http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/ A Blog of Ideas Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-993 boodleheimer Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:31:23 +0000 http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/#comment-993 I agree whole-heartedly with your take on conversations. If you like the dialogue format, you can check out BloggingHeads.tv - It's nothing but one-on-one conversations between two smart, open, respecting and interesting people. They call them "diavlogs," - video dialogues. I agree whole-heartedly with your take on conversations. If you like the dialogue format, you can check out BloggingHeads.tv - It’s nothing but one-on-one conversations between two smart, open, respecting and interesting people. They call them “diavlogs,” - video dialogues.

]]> http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-919 leslie Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:54:05 +0000 http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/#comment-919 I begged my parents to let me stay up past bedtime "just to listen" to the conversations they had with their visiting friends. The conversations were about everything and anything. I could 'eavesdrop', as long as I didn't interject, But sometimes they would even ask my opinion. Talk about fostering the "love of conversation"! I have the love. Your concept of respectful openness is right on the mark! And if we could extrapolate that politically, we could call it Diplomacy. I begged my parents to let me stay up past bedtime “just to listen” to the conversations they had with their visiting friends. The conversations were about everything and anything. I could ‘eavesdrop’, as long as I didn’t interject, But sometimes they would even ask my opinion. Talk about fostering the “love of conversation”! I have the love.
Your concept of respectful openness is right on the mark! And if we could extrapolate that politically, we could call it Diplomacy.

]]> http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Cazzie Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:51:17 +0000 http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/#comment-918 I like this post because it is the essence of what I speak of in man y of my posts. As a nurse I find out so much more about my patients through LISTENING to them. Shouting gets bad results in any situation, unless it is, "Watch out, the sky is falling..runn!" LOL. You know what I mean, when it is a life threatening thing about to happen, shouting might be our intial response. I will be back. I like this post because it is the essence of what I speak of in man y of my posts. As a nurse I find out so much more about my patients through LISTENING to them. Shouting gets bad results in any situation, unless it is, “Watch out, the sky is falling..runn!” LOL. You know what I mean, when it is a life threatening thing about to happen, shouting might be our intial response.
I will be back.

]]> http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-911 LYN Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:42:06 +0000 http://www.frozentoothpaste.com/2007/09/04/in-praise-of-conversations/#comment-911 Interesting post... being a rather shy, but, outgoing person, I have had my moments of frozen silence in the past. Now, I just assert myself; if I feel that there is no point to converse, I pass along a compliment or a gesture of kindness and depart. It is not always words which a person remembers or responds to, but, a genuine affection for humans as a whole. Conversations these days are strained, especially if the people involved are outside of their box, but, self respect and total respect of others can tear down the walls of the box. I am one who believes in interaction, be it verbal or otherwise, and, if one fails, there is always the other. Manners are imperative as well.... We do not have to relate to or like everyone we meet, however, we should respect that we are all in this together, and, another being is no more or no less worthy than we are... love your site and the title is awesome... Interesting post… being a rather shy, but, outgoing person, I have had my moments of frozen silence in the past. Now, I just assert myself; if I feel that there is no point to converse, I pass along a compliment or a gesture of kindness and depart. It is not always words which a person remembers or responds to, but, a genuine affection for humans as a whole. Conversations these days are strained, especially if the people involved are outside of their box, but, self respect and total respect of others can tear down the walls of the box. I am one who believes in interaction, be it verbal or otherwise, and, if one fails, there is always the other. Manners are imperative as well…. We do not have to relate to or like everyone we meet, however, we should respect that we are all in this together, and, another being is no more or no less worthy than we are…
love your site and the title is awesome…

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