Thought for Today

Right to Speak

“Right to speak comes with a duty to listen.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

Amazing Power

“We hold amazing power in our words.” ― Cathy Burnham Martin, Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best

Balancing expressing and listening

“We all fare better when we can balance freely expressing and quietly listening.” ― Cathy Burnham Martin, Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best

“We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpretedContinue reading “We can control the words”

Communication in times of crisis

We’re all getting a lesson in the importance of good, clear, and accurate communication in times of crisis right now, aren’t we? Do you feel you have not been getting good information about COVID19? Or maybe you are on overload with too much information? Are you not sure who and what to trust? If youContinue reading “Communication in times of crisis”

True Conversation

“Conversation isn’t about proving a point; True conversation is about going on a journey with the people you are speaking with.” —Ricky Maye

The real art of conversation

“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” —Dorothy Nevill

Be brave enough…

“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” — Margaret Wheatley

+Parents and kids talking together

“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear.” ― Judy Blume