tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post2538140311524094312..comments2023-07-28T04:34:48.956-07:00Comments on This and That: Go ahead, I am listeningCarolyn Tindorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18021732104470702542noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-81682327210660846392016-09-15T08:57:17.637-07:002016-09-15T08:57:17.637-07:00With more than seven billion people on the planet ...With more than seven billion people on the planet there are more singulars than we might think. What was that quote from Samwise Gamgee you posted a while back "It's a dangerous business Frodo going out your front door."Carolyn Tindorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021732104470702542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-63021926389632443442016-09-15T07:06:56.286-07:002016-09-15T07:06:56.286-07:00I've long thought my own disconnect is based o...I've long thought my own disconnect is based on the whole world comes at us now. When we only got news of the village an occasional monster was truly unusual. Now we are slammed with news of the world and pods of thousands doing and sharing the behaviors I used to think as singulas. I often wonder now if I'm the odd one for not sharing these inhuman practices. Sharyn Mallow Woerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776056375534578046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-33508341923223416922016-09-15T06:30:44.708-07:002016-09-15T06:30:44.708-07:00me too :)me too :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-8185111385058822842016-09-15T06:08:00.457-07:002016-09-15T06:08:00.457-07:00There is this little 'Metaphysical' church...There is this little 'Metaphysical' church in the area, not big and I stop in on a Sunday morning here and there and they use a 'talking stick' - it's a good practice.<br />Carolyn Tindorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021732104470702542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-1656819689308532382016-09-15T06:06:25.923-07:002016-09-15T06:06:25.923-07:00I don't like it when people don't listen t...I don't like it when people don't listen to me, and I can tell when they are not. Others can tell when I am not listening to them. We get what we give out. I have to remind myself to shut my mouth and give others a chance. (I am a bit bossy)Carolyn Tindorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021732104470702542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-71681219277320229812016-09-15T05:47:38.182-07:002016-09-15T05:47:38.182-07:00I've always thought a "talking stick"...I've always thought a "talking stick" (like in the card) was a good physical reminder to be willing to listen to others - though I think in some groups I'd be tempted to use it to whack someone who kept interrupting the person who was supposed to be talking! :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381019337816177372.post-66316312968124954412016-09-15T05:12:57.558-07:002016-09-15T05:12:57.558-07:00"we tune back in to our own internal dialogue..."we tune back in to our own internal dialogue." or we don't even take our eyes from our screen. I've been told I do both things sometimes. Mostly when I am tired but that's no excuus. Thank you for reminding me to stay present in a conversation :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com