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Keys 1–4: The first four keys—stop, look, ask, and listen—actually go together. It’s imperative that we take time to stop when we encounter another person, look them in the eye, and ask, “How are you?” or any other question . . . and then, listen for the answer. Think about it. How many of us use “Hi, how are you?” as a greeting that really just means “Hi”? Almost ALL of us!! We walk by someone quickly, say “Hi, how are you?” and we keep walking! We don’t really care how they are, or if we do, we are not showing it by our actions, not if we keep walking.

This epiphany came to me when I was forced to slow down a few years ago while enduring intensive treatment for Lyme disease. Normally, I am in “go” mode all of the time. I have so much energy, that I move fast, and loudly, everywhere. In fact, a student would often catch me in the hall as I was striding from point a to point b. Said student would say, “Mrs. T, I have a question.” And my inevitable response would be, “Walk with me, I have an answer!” And, on we would go!