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<DIV>Thank you, Del.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm struggling to learn to communicate from the heart level rather than
head. It's difficult and I often don't succeed, but it's delicious when the
magic works.</DIV>
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<DIV>From my 75-year-old brain cloud, I said "Wes" in my e-mail. Was thinking of
Rev. Bill. Where do those things come from?</DIV>
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<DIV>Blessings,</DIV>
<DIV>Jann</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/20/2012 11:57:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
delhmor@wamail.net writes:</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I really
appreciated this Jann. One of the best experiences a few years ago was
visiting the church Eileen and George have been active in, in which the people
are from all walks of life and all types of theological backgrounds, and using
an amazing variety of vocabulary to describe their experiences. The
common denominators were joy within themselves, acceptance of one another and
their great diversity, and a care for their community. I’m sure there
were other “denominators”, but these were the most evident to a one-time
visitor and observer. Wouldn’t it be nice to “view” this, and
participate in it, in most any gathering.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Frankly, I was
rather surprised at the quick, dogmatic responses and judgment elicited by
this latest writing from <U>The Week</U> (which is a great mag, if you haven’t
ever read it). Granted, it wasn’t a ton of correspondence, but it came to me
as quite “old-fashioned”. Responses that seem to come before getting more
information or even asking a simple question or two before making such
judgments, seem, to me, to be as close-minded as the same persons probably
accuse those of more conservative religious views. What happened to the
days when we felt strongly that you should not critique a writer until you
have read through thoroughly and tried to be in their shoes as that
writer? I guess some of us have forgotten this. I’ve been learning in
these past years to at least attempt to listen for what a person is trying to
say to me, rather than getting blocked by the words used or the philosophy out
of which one speaks. Is there a new perspective? Is there a
different slant being taken on an old perspective? Is there an attempt to help
the reader understand where someone else is coming from, or why they have
chosen the route they have taken? etc. etc.??? Personally, I rather
appreciate trying to understand just why someone might think the way they do
or act they way they act. Maybe it’s just that I’m so much older than
when I thought I knew everything!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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