Posted in Living on Aug 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
The quote that came up for me today in my Franklin-Covey was:
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
and I have to agree.
I’ve recently been thinking and practicing silence when engaged in one-on-one conversations, and it’s pretty eye-opening. When I’m silent — when I’m not thinking about what I’ll say in response to whatever […]
Posted in Living on Jul 6th, 2007 3 Comments »
Can you believe it? The dSO and I are thinking about moving into a house. We have a couple of candidates we’re looking at, but haven’t completely decided whether to pursue it or not.
My biggest problem isn’t with moving in. That’s a cinch: Cart my clothes over and I’m done. It’s the getting of things […]
Posted in Living on May 23rd, 2007 4 Comments »
Maybe it’s just me, but I find some of the daily quotes in my Franklin-Covey planner to be the exact opposite of what I believe makes sense for me spiritually. Here’s a case in point:
See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.
–Robert Collier
Now, I realize that Robert Collier (whoever that […]
Posted in Living, Writing on Mar 31st, 2007 4 Comments »
I was having lunch today with a friend of mine who told me this story.
She had a copy of The Orchid Hunter with her at a doctor’s appointment, and the intern asked her what she was reading. She told him she hadn’t started reading the book yet so she didn’t know exactly what it was […]
Posted in Living on Mar 29th, 2007 No Comments »
The terns are back!
Our coastal area is summer home to two types of terns: the Least Tern and the King Tern. These wonderful fishing birds are the most patient birds on the planet. They hover about twenty feet above the water looking for fry in the waters below, then dart, submerge completely, and explode up […]
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