Comments on: Alleviating Pain in the World, One Conversation at a Time http://visionary-resources.com/alleviating-pain-in-the-world-one-conversation-at-a-time/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:46:27 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kim Leatherdale http://visionary-resources.com/alleviating-pain-in-the-world-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Kim Leatherdale Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:30:54 +0000 http://spiritworkandmoney.com/?p=717#comment-575 A few thoughts: 1. My husband and I have a rule- no phone calls while we are at dinner (in or out of the house.) It is about respect and caring. 2.When you are with someone, it is important to be *with* that someone. 3. Awareness of the world requires kindness toward self and others. Have we forgotten what it means to be kind? 4. I for one will retweet the message by @indranislight - "Get off the phone and play with your kids." Thanks for the thoughtful post, Pat! A few thoughts:
1. My husband and I have a rule- no phone calls while we are at dinner (in or out of the house.) It is about respect and caring.
2.When you are with someone, it is important to be *with* that someone.
3. Awareness of the world requires kindness toward self and others. Have we forgotten what it means to be kind?
4. I for one will retweet the message by @indranislight – “Get off the phone and play with your kids.”

Thanks for the thoughtful post, Pat!

]]> By: christine eisner http://visionary-resources.com/alleviating-pain-in-the-world-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-573 christine eisner Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:16:37 +0000 http://spiritworkandmoney.com/?p=717#comment-573 it is so easy to for technology to encroach on our lives. I think we have all been in situations where we have let an incoming phone take a higher priority than our our children, me included. Sometimes we just need to regroup and set a new path for how we want to behave. About 6 months ago, I made a pact with my 12 year-old daughter that I wouldn't make or recieve calls when I was in the car with her. It took a few days of really resisting the urge to dial the phone, but since then, it's been great for for both of us. Yes, put down the phone -- better yet, give it a "time out" every so often. it is so easy to for technology to encroach on our lives. I think we have all been in situations where we have let an incoming phone take a higher priority than our our children, me included. Sometimes we just need to regroup and set a new path for how we want to behave.
About 6 months ago, I made a pact with my 12 year-old daughter that I wouldn’t make or recieve calls when I was in the car with her. It took a few days of really resisting the urge to dial the phone, but since then, it’s been great for for both of us.

Yes, put down the phone — better yet, give it a “time out” every so often.

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