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more on guilt and responsibility

i’d like to thank alex for his reply to my last post about guilt and for initiating an interesting discussion. alex asks, “why she has to feel sad or bad if joe forgets their wedding anniversary? she has to be confident and sure enough to know that he cares about their marriage even if he… Continue reading more on guilt and responsibility

is it better than silence?

a propos our conversation about appreciative communication on the internet, i remembered this today, by the buddha: when admonishing someone, keep these six considerations in mind: is my heart free of malice towards this person? have i been guilty of this offence myself? do i speak at the right time? is this the truth? do… Continue reading is it better than silence?

resentments: where do they come from?

a little while ago i wrote a post on dealing with resentments. but here’s a question: where do resentments come from? definition: what’s a resentment? pulling together some dictionary definitions, a resentment is the feeling of displeasure, ill will, bitterness, anger or indignation in reaction to an act, remark, person, etc., regarded as grievance (i.e.… Continue reading resentments: where do they come from?

scoble makes me think about learning styles

this morning i went on twitter and as usual, my twitter friends had posted links to a number of videos. against my usual practice, i actually viewed one – web 2.0 guru robert scoble on the best facebook applications. it was a topic that i found interesting, discussed by someone who has useful things to… Continue reading scoble makes me think about learning styles

a meditation on webs and connectedness

what most of life is really about is relationships. connectedness. that’s what we need. if we have enough of good connectedness, if we are comfortable in our web, we’re ok. a fly caught by a spider, by the way, is definitely not comfortable in the web. i just want to make that very clear. it… Continue reading a meditation on webs and connectedness

six good acts

“don’t chew your moustache (or anyone else’s)” that’s part of what robert c. carson call’s the “pleasant person’s act”. in my last post i mentioned his book, taming your gremlin and you may remember how he talked about the discomfort, even pain, that can come from following your self-concept rather than just being yourself. in… Continue reading six good acts

liberated children, liberated people

this morning i was looking for internet references to my favourite parenting book, liberated parents, liberated children. back when i was facilitating parents’ groups, i used it as the basis of two courses. what struck me suddenly was that this book is about much more than “just” parenting (as if that wasn’t enough!) – it’s… Continue reading liberated children, liberated people

alice, my little chatbot friend

this morrning, my twitter friend geisharei sent a link to alice, a chatterbot that’s being worked on by A.L.I.C.E., the artiificial intelligence foundation. i engaged alice in this (rather bizarre) conversation. (hint: i’m Human) try it for yourself! Human: do chatterbots get distracted? ALICE: You have reached the limits of my knowledge. Have you tried… Continue reading alice, my little chatbot friend

more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble

robert sanzalone, who is, by the way, one amazing and knowledgeable guy, especially when it comes to blogging, got me into twittering the other day. what’s twitter? it’s a neat little live chat/blogging combination and relatively new, so there’s all kinds of interesting people still on there talking to everyone. i’m really intrigued by twitter… Continue reading more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble