Tag: friend

  • Seeing Other…..

    Seeing Other…..

    …..is not something that can be easily done. We easily assume that seeing another is something that we can all do, but I don’t think you can necessarily see another until you have an established and mature sense of identity and self. I was working on a writing project –…

  • The Power of a Friend

    The Power of a Friend

    This morning, I had the privilege of giving a talk at the college that I teach at.  I normally turn down the local speaking gigs.  I mean, I teach there so it’s not like people haven’t heard me.  Sometimes I think students get sick of hearing you. Anyway, I gave…

  • Knowing Your Heart

    Knowing Your Heart

    Ok.  I’m not thinking about the feelings and emotional part of the heart.  I went on a mtn. bike ride with my good friend Bill.  He wears a heart monitor when he goes on a ride.  He keeps an eye on his heart rate as he rides up the mountain.…

  • Notice Things

    Notice Things

    I was talking with a friend of mine who is also a blogger – you have to check out his ideas at thechristiannerd.com.  We were watching a performance, and there was a random comment made by one of the announcers.  I leaned over and said, I’m going to write about…

  • Nuance and Old Age

    nu·ance  (näns, ny-, n-äns, ny-) n.  1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation. 2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone I spent some time with a friend of mine today.  I was gonna say that he was…

  • Inspiring Conversation

    Inspiring Conversation

    Have you ever had a conversation with someone that just so inspired you to do things that you’ve never thought possible?  You know what I’m talking about – a conversation that challenges you to think about yourself in a new way.  I had one of those this week.  I met…

  • Circumvented Identity

    How a friend responded to my post on Circumvented Identity Formation – check it here: http://identityspecialist.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/circumvent-identity-formation/

  • InterculturalistIQ.com

    A few weeks ago, I posted about my friend Scott Reitz.  It was a post entitled Smell Like Jesus.  I had been talking to him about his ideas and setting up a blog.  Please check it out.  Here’s the shortcut for you lazy people that can’t type it in http://interculturalistiq.com.…

  • Friends and Followers

    The whole social media space is changing the way that we see friends and followers. It provides a much fuller perspective or a more shallow perspective. I guess it depends on where you begin. My “friends” are people that I know. I know all of my friends on Facebook. Some…