Thanksgiving Conversations

Conversation matters. It is fundamental to our human yearning to connect with others and to build community. We may feel overwhelmed by the inequities confronting us, disturbed by the acrimony of our polarized politics and troubled by local and global traumas, yet our...

Thankful Conversation

According to StoryCorps, listening is an act of love. To that I would add that conversation is an act towards belonging. The simple practice of conversation, sharing stories, beliefs, experiences and opinions, is at the heart of our Thanksgiving traditions. We find...

Giving Thanks Through Conversation

Friday November 23rd is the National Day of Listening. I wrote about this event last year in this post here and can do no better than encourage you once again to read that and to dive into those relationships that on many occasions we treasure, misunderstand, take for...

Giving Thanks Through Conversation

Friday November 25 has the potential to be more than the best consumer day of the year. It could be the day when you find deeper levels of personal understanding, growth, insight and relationships. Friday is the National Day of Listening, a project of StoryCorps that,...

StoryCorps

Last weekend’s remembrance of the tragedy of 9/11 and, especially, the extremely compelling, emotional and intimate sharing of conversations through StoryCorps once more demonstrated viscerally the capacity within all of us to recognize the human condition and...