> Practical Family Living

Do you have the sense that you are often being ignored or brushed aside?  If it happens a lot at work, in your marriage, or at social gatherings it is a sign that your relationships are in trouble.  People listen to people they like.  They also listen to people who respect themselves and others in a mutual way.  If you have an angry or bitter air about you, people are not likely to listen to you.  Doing an inventory of your own may help.  Do you respect yourself?  Are you consistently angry or negative? Do you like the people you are talking to?  Be honest with yourself.  Chances are one or more of these conditions are hurting your input into the conversation.