Extraordinary Discourse Podcast

This Instead      Few people have the imagination for reality.  Goethe          

From The Funny To The Very Serious     I've learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning. Margaret Atwood          

Deep Air Quotes       You can't change who you are, but you can change what you have in your head, you can refresh what you're thinking about, you can put some fresh air in your brain. Ernesto Bertarelli      

All The Time In The World For The Small Stuff I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time. Virginia Woolf                

Morning at the Enantiodrome            

New Morning Train Of Thought Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition. Max Ernst            

Trophies From A Voice Hunt To research this You’re Not Listening , I interviewed people of all ages, races, and social strata, experts and non-experts, about listening. Among the questions I asked was: “Who listens to you?” Almost without exception, what followed was a pause. Hesitation. The lucky ones could come up with one or two people, usually a spouse or maybe a parent, best friend, or sibling. But many said, if they were honest, they didn’t feel like they had anyone who truly listened to them, even those who were married or claimed a vast network of friends and colleagues. Others said they talked to therapists, life coaches, hairdressers, and even astrologers—that is, they paid to be listened to. A few said they went to their pastor or rabbi, but only in a crisis. Has Listening Become a Lost Art? Kate Murphy