<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">it is wonderful to ‘hear’ Brian’s voice like this.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you indeed.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Paul</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 10 Mar 2020, at 21:07, isobeljimbish--- via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Thanks Brian and also Terry. 🌠 <div class="">Isobel Bishop <br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">On 11 Mar 2020, at 2:28 am, Terry Bergdall via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial" class="">KINDLING THE LIFE QUALITY</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial" class="">, Brian Stanfield<span class=""></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial" class=""><span class=""> </span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;text-indent:21.25pt" class="">Some years ago, I remember someone saying to a bunch of us in India, "It only takes a feather to trigger the deeps." I've been experimenting with ways to shift people's mood at the supermarket checkout counter. I'm a shy kind of person, so I've been surprising myself lately. I have lots of opportunities to do this, since I do all the grocery shopping for our family.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class="">I've got used to waiting for it. Uh-oh, here it comes. The man behind me says, "Why does it always take so l-o-o-o-ng?"-- referring to the check-out process. I have given up attempting to remind them of their existential situation of being in the world. Instead, I try to divert their attention. This is an old trick I learned from my wife who has used it on me on innumerable occasions when I have sunk into the abyss.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class="">Last Friday, when the </span>grouching<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""> happened at the Dominion store, I looked around and my eyes lit on this Halloween display a few feet away. I said, "Well, great gravy, will you get a load of that?" It was a figure of the Grim Reaper. At a signal, its eyes would flash fire. It was a fearsome sight, yet fascinating. I heard the complainers behind me: " Ooo, Alfred, look at that, isn't that something." Soon, the whole line was preoccupied with the Grim Reaper's performance. It was a small thing, but suddenly the mood shifted; the pall of complaints was gone.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class="">One of my colleagues has the practice of going into places like licensing bureaus, or dentist lounges, and saying in a loud voice, "GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE WE ALL TODAY?" He says the effect is startling. People come out of their lethargy and introversion and recognize their innate sociality.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class="">There are few situations that couldn't do with a turn of the dial, and a calling forth to living life fully. "It means kindling the life quality where it was not." I invite us once again to pick up that stance and find opportunities to do some kindling today. </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="2" class="">++++++++++++++++++++</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:14px" class="">Note from Terry:</span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14px;" class="">Brian provided an example of a good witness. Therefore, it implies some helpful GUIDELINES about preparing one: (1) at the heart of a witness is the sharing of a personal life experience, (2) followed by highlighting an underlying truth about life, i.e., "a spiritual insight," revealed in the experience, and (3) it is short; it can be read in about 3 minutes.</span><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14px;" class="">As stated before, members of this group are invited to share a witness anytime they choose. There will be no assigned </span><font face="ArialMT" class=""><span style="font-size:14px" class="">schedule. </span></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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