You've chosen a good one, KT.. Listening. There's a great song recorded by Carmen McRae with the lines:
"Never stopped to listen, never missed a chance to speak."
People always think of conversation as talking. Talking without listening is a monologue. And sometimes, people just need to talk to someone who is interested in hearing what they need to say. "Thanks for listening" is a wonderful compliment to receive.
Of course, one of the greatest simple gifts, (and one of the rarest ones) is a true friend. There are those who minimize computer friendships as somehow being less than one in 3-D. I'm not one of them. There are many friends on the Cat who are gifts to me. Perhaps I am to some of them as well. For all the negativism and insults that fly back and forth in here, there are many friends whose presence in a thread makes my day. Lifts me up.