by Peter Gibb | Feb 24, 2021 | Conversation, Uncategorized
I’ve been talking about opening a conversation for several blogs. The basic elements are … well, basic, but that doesn’t mean that they’re generally used. Not by a long shot. You say you know how to open a conversation? You probably do, but do...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The best path to better conversation is to be Mindful. Mindful Conversation does not mean sitting on a mountain top, meditating! In fact, it has very little to do with meditation, although attitudes associated with meditation, such as inner peace and presence in the...
by Peter Gibb | Jan 29, 2021 | Conversation, Mindful Conversation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
Robert Frost put it this way, “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” A bit cynical, but perhaps not far from the truth. Another truth is that most of us...
by Peter Gibb | Nov 13, 2018 | Conversation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
photo credit; pixabay.com Thinking About Holiday Conversation The family gathers. Okay,maybe, Aunt Tilly doesn’t show. Friends gather. Okay, at the last minute , Frank calls to say he’s bringing his girl friend, Mabel, but that’s fine, because she...
by Peter Gibb | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Power of Still So many conversations feel so rushed, comments crammed together like stuff piled into a closet. Rarely is there a moment’s pause to take in – I mean really take it in, as in savor it – what anyone has said. The rule is “speak...
by Peter Gibb | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Senate Judiciary Committee This Week I had intended to listen for just a few minutes, but once I turned on the Senate hearings, there was no turning it off. The testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh was riveting. Ugly. Passionate. Sincere....
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