Friendly Argument

[Guest guest]

Audrey:

 

I like to call it the difference between fighting and debating ;-)

 

Brainstorming is another good word, it implies that ideas are flashing all

over. Ever had somebody else's idea hit you like a bolt? Wham! Fried stale

beliefs!

 

My dad dryly calls it " solving the problems of the world " . I remember from

my indiscreet youth how my friends and I always thought we could do that

when we were stoned <G> We even tried taping our conversations, but either

we were communicating on some other level besides verbal, or we weren't as

deep as we imagined, because most of the discourse went like this...

 

" You know, that thing, like that other thing... "

" Yeah! Yeah... just like that. "

" Wow. "

Lots of laughter.

" Man, I'm hungry. Where are the chips? "

 

Abs, this reminds me of that humor you sent me about the stages of

drunkenness including " smart " , " good looking " , " rich " , " bullet proof " and

" invisible " .

 

My HT mentor, Janet, seems to get more cagey and zen as the years go on,

clipping her teaching to an economy of word that can make the newbies

insane. She often answers student questions with the statement, " Do the

work. " While we are at lunch chatting and weighing and pondering and

discussing, she is quietly eating, smiling like the Mona Lisa. Maybe when we

get it all figured out, we'll stop talking so much, too... but I hope not. I

really like to talk ;-)

 

Blessings,

Crow

 

 

>audreylee

>

>Crow,

>Before my father died, I finally figured out what he meant by a

>'friendly argument.' I'm so glad I did because it resulted in some of

>the most wonderful fun conversations I have ever had. As well as a

>friendship with him! And part of understanding and enjoying it was to

>remember to not take it personally, and to consider the ideas brought

>up. Just like brainstorming, sometimes it seems like nonsense at first

>but, if you just let it flow, often it comes around to the *answer!*.

>

>I'm glad you're here (there?) and glad to share with you.

>

>Audrey

>

 

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[Guest guest]

Crow,

Thank you for the Belly Laugh!

Audrey

 

 

, " Caroline Abreu " <nrgbalance@h...> wrote:

" I remember from my indiscreet youth how my friends and I always

thought we could do that (solve the problems of the world) when we

were stoned <G> We even tried taping our conversations, but either we

were communicating on some other level besides verbal, or we weren't

as deep as we imagined, because most of the discourse went like

this...

 

" You know, that thing, like that other thing... "

" Yeah! Yeah... just like that. "

" Wow. "

Lots of laughter.

" Man, I'm hungry. Where are the chips? " "