What does it mean to become a cultural communicator?? My husband and I recently returned from a 25th anniversary trip to New York City. Everywhere we walked we heard an amazing variety of foreign languages. In every location we saw an incredible range of people. We were surrounded on all sides by diversity that was mind boggling. What made the trip most enjoyable was not the sights although they were spectacular but the people we…
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Recently I finished reading Crucial Conversations . The book is subtitled Tools for talking when stakes are high. One of the best takeaways for me from this book was this idea. “When it is safe, you can say anything.” Open and honest communication takes trust and a great measure of value and respect for the other person. Learning to be aware of how people are responding to your communication is a key way to know if you…
Leave a CommentDid you see the movie? On a Friday night last spring with Gary and 3 of the manboys in our house we went to see it. Loved it… It was tough to watch at times but between being a graduate from the Naval Academy in the first years of women attending and being stationed in the Philippines where I lived in the same Bachelor’s Officer Quarters as a deployed SEAL team-I was prepped :-). There…
Leave a CommentOnce upon a time there was a Cherry tree. It was small and weak. You would say that’s horred. For the cherry tree it was HORRID. Children shook the tree back and forth. Millions and millions of petals and leaves fell to the ground. It was like a wedding! Every year the tree grew ferocious at the children. Every shake when the leaves came floating down the tree became hot as fire. One day the tree saw…
Leave a CommentThe first year…. Lesson 2: Consider others more important than yourself. In the first year of marriage I remember one incident above others that demonstrated the kind of love Gary was capable of… Understanding that opposites attract, one of our opposing traditions dealt with security. I never locked anything… Gary locked up everything. Everyday when he came home, Gary asked two questions. “Did you go anywhere in the car today?” and “Did you remember to…
Leave a CommentLittle drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.Thus the little minutes, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity.-Julia Fletcher Here it is … the month of March… coming in like a lion… and with it a wedding anniversary!! The little minutes have evaporated into the big 2-5 for us!! With 15 days to go til the big day, I am going to be sharing lessons I have learned from…
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