Part One of a Two Part Series on listeningGrowing up my dad would literally quiz us at random times on a variety of subjects. We would panic because we loved praise too much and always wanted a chance to show up our siblings. We would then stutter out the answers, screaming at the other one when they would jump in with the correct answer. Let me clarify by saying this is when we were younger...not … [Read more...]
Dealing with Grieving People (part 2)
March 6, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Part 2 of a two part series on listeningWhy do people tiptoe around the issues? Silence is Golden is a bunch of poo. Unless you are drunk at a wedding and are contemplating making a toast to the happy couple. But really, when do people just stop asking the hard questions and politely stick to the fluff? When we know someone is hurting, grieving, why do we shy away from asking them? What- they may … [Read more...]