Posted by Joy in writing Tuesday, 30 March o 09:42 No Comments
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We wall want it – understanding. It has move value to some of us than great wealth.
You know how it is – in the heat of a disagreement, you want to be heard and understood. You believe something deeply and you want others to understand why. You want to over come prejudice and injustice and are certain if the world at large understood, everything would change.
Understanding is priceless.
I used to think you had to holler to get heard. Now I know the power of a whisper. I long to understand and to be understood whether I need to speak out loud or offer a quiet comment.
Sometimes, no one is listening.
So, I follow the advice of Lawrence Clark Powell. . .
”Write to be understood, speak to be heard, and read to grow. . .”
Mr.Powell was a librarian, literary critic, and the author of more than 100 books. He understood somethings and wanted to share them with the world through the written word. He did.
I have a list of things I believe in, want others to understand about me, and that hints at the secret places of my heart. It’s a dangerous list – it holds within it demands of intentional authenticity and courage. Perhaps if I write them, I can still keep them to myself. They can be found when I’m dead and I won’t have to live heart-naked right now.
Then again, maybe not.
Do you have a list?
Posted by Joy in Uncategorized Monday, 29 March o 11:03 No Comments
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I’ve recently discovered I like honey – a little bit. In tea. Baked into cereal (the kind that comes that way). And as medicine – I take it to alieviate allergies – I take a tablespoon of raw honey havested in this area. Raw is best. I know this sounds weird, but I can sort of taste the flowers the bees landed on and the air they flew in. Not really, but there’s something in there that tastes that way. I enjoy watching bees, but prefer to stay out of their way.
I call Jon honey and mean it. The man is sweet and good for me.
It’s this quote that got me honey thinking today:
“If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.”
Dale Carnegie
Who doesn’t want to gather honey in life in the form of positive feedback from our loved ones and business contacts? I’ve never been a beehive kicker although I’ve watched a few. At first it looked like their personal and professional lives were flourishing. Then, their family, friends, and clients got sick of the kicks and the success of these people was destroyed by a swarm of losses.
Honey gatherers are not not into sweet talk, false statements, lies, and flattery.
They know raw honey is delicious, satisfying, healthy, earthly, life giving, and real.
I believe if I write, publish, and marketing authentically – with genuine enthusiasm, and respect for my readers and clients (current and potential) I’ll gather honey. If I disrepsect them, I’m gonna get stung. Every time.
How do you gather honey?