You know, sometimes it is very important to take a break from the ‘doing-ness’ of life and spend time regenerating one’s spirit…….to vitalize the ‘being-ness’ part of life. It is a kind of ‘breaking up’ of the status quo. It matters that we do that from time to time, and it isn’t always easy if always moving toward some goal is deeply embedded in our ‘shoulds.’
Okay, what I mean is that I’ve been away for a while. Looking at a new project or two and being away from most of the technologies into which life gets submerged.
I welcome me back and that includes you, the readers. I hope you had a nice break as well. Yes, that matters.
Rich
Okay, that’s a trick question. I never seek someone’s coaching when it looks like it is merely about advice.
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So many folks on the TV and out in the world having to say ‘I’m sorry’ for so many things these days. I don’t want to sound like an old fuddy-duddy, and though ‘sorry’ is a good gesture, is that enough?
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Ever get the feeling that someone is trying to dump a dose of guilt into our life? I mean besides all our own attempts? Happening a bit more as I get older, into ‘the twilight times’ of my life, it has been referred to, when others are beginning to talk to me about their mortality and ‘what has it all been about?’ I am noticing that it is also about questioning what we have been taught to believe, or have faith in.
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There’s an African proverb that says simply, ‘Smooth seas do not make a skillful sailor.’
My memories of my sailing experiences, although I never sailed any seas in my 16-footer, certainly would bear that proverb out. But there was also something else I got to see, and learn, from being near one or two unfamiliar lakes…….
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There is so much new stuff coming out about listening. It is listed at the top of those things that can make or break a relationship. It has now become an essential ’strategy’ for good communication.
What is now between us is a checklist, ensuring that we get it right, so we can revel in the results!
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The weather is bad and I need something to read. “Nope, nothing here.” he says, glancing quickly past the hundred or so, books in front of him.
A notable author once said, in response to a question about whether we read more these days, that ‘libraries are full of books that no one reads.’
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