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about the families who lost rela
tives to pending plans for Ameri
can foreign policy overseas.
“YVhat I’ve learned from this is
that an event happens and you
can’t make assumptions about
where people are at in their reac
tion to it,” he said.
Lubbock has practiced listening
to people for some time, first as a
teacher and then as a counselor.
He worked with alcohol and drug
abuse clients for 10 years at Pre
vention and Recovery Northwest
in Eugene. He started All Ears
more than a year ago, with the in
tent of fulfilling a dream he had al
ways had.
“I’m a listener. It is one of
those life dreams that
develops and grows on you
and you know if you ever
have the chance to do it,
you will. ”
Scott Lubbock
listener
“I’m a listener,” he said. “It is
one of those life dreams that devel
ops and grows on you and you
know if you ever have the chance
to do it, you will.”
He began the service to simplify
his life, planning on running it for
a year at first and then renewing
his lease for another two years in
order to continue the business. His
friend, Bud Fitzgerald, said Lub
bock succeeds as a listener because
of his personal attributes.
“He's very compassionate,”
Fitzgerald said. “He’s more of a
healer.”
To Fitzgerald, Lubbock’s listen
ing fills a void missing in today’s
society.
"In our society, there’s been a
trend to not engage with each oth
er," Fitzgerald said. “[Lubbockl re
establishes that interpersonal con
tact, which is extremely valuable.”
Although Lubbock accepts a
minimum of $5 or more for up to
an hour of listening time, he did
not charge clients who needed to
talk about the Sept. 11 attacks last
week. While he does not adver
tise or promote himself as a thera
pist, he said for clients who want
feedback, he will suggest addi
tional resources or techniques to
try.
“The biggest difference [from a
therapist] is that my starting point
is just to ask people where they
want to start, and they share their
stories with me,” he said. “I just
listen to make sure that’s what peo
ple want, and if people seem stuck
but are not done talking yet, then I
ask questions.”
Lubbock said his biggest hurdle
in running a listening service is to
continually remind himself not to
interrupt or offer suggestions.
“Through the experience of
hanging out- the sign and sitting in
the chair, I’ve learned to keep
telling myself that your opinion,
your thoughts don’t matter,” he
said, “just to keep listening.”
Don Kahle, the publisher for the
Comic News, supports Lubbock’s
listening service by publishing a
free ad for All Ears each week.
“Our bailiwick is we think out
side the box,” he said. “If he’s
courageous enough to let people
pay him whatever they can afford,
then we decided to give him the
same deal he’s giving everyone
else.”
Sue Ryan is a community reporter for the
Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at
sueryan@dailyemerald.com.
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