ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven years ago, Al Nixon began visiting the city’s waterfront to clear his head.
But more recently, he’s helping others get something off their chests.
There have been many people, so many sometimes that there’s a line. All he does is listen. “He’s not judgmental,” said Bernadette Dorset-Mills, who added she has never met a wiser man.
“Listening is the number one skill all mankind needs to know how to do very well,” he told CBS’ Steve Hartman.
Watch the segment from “CBS Sunday Morning” below:
In St. Petersburg, Fla., when Al Nixon started coming to a park bench seven years ago, he needed a quiet place to clear his head. Today, he’s providing impromptu therapy sessions, as a trusted confidant and counselor to whoever passes by https://t.co/5YBArzDj0t pic.twitter.com/rz0tfkt4kU
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) July 18, 2021
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