Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
“Listening is one of the foundations of society.” ~ Shane Parrish on Farnam Street My father knew how to listen: he gave you his full attention, made eye contact, noticed the body language that added to the words you were saying, and then reiterated to make sure he understood what you had said. Of course,… Read More
Did you know that our minds help us to get our thought lives under control. Our brains operate under the control of our minds, so we can re-design our own brains. We aren’t victims of biology as we used to believe. Our brains are the physical house or structure of our minds. We use them… Read More
Sleep with an open window tonight! 1400 mosquitos like that. 420 mosquitos commented on it. 210 mosquitos shared this. One mosquito invited for the event. 2800 mosquitos will be attending the event. I was sitting in a bar one day and two really large women came in, talking in an interesting accent. So I said, “Cool… Read More
Do we accept refugees into our country? Just some or all who request entry? Where’s our compassion? When do we think about long-term issues? Can our country be humanitarian and self-protective at the same time? These aren’t new questions. I was reminded of this by a delightful blog, The Belgian Refugees of WW1, by Alma Alexander.… Read More
God designed us in his image. We are made with the ability to think and choose. This ability is powerful, and by working within God’s design we can quite literally change our world. God didn’t tell us in the scripture to do something that we are unable to do. Our design includes the operating system we need.… Read More
Cole’s Law: Thinly Sliced Cabbage Judge: “Why did you steal the car?” Man: “I had to get to work.” Judge: “Why didn’t you take the bus?” Man: I don’t have a driver’s license for the bus. Q: Anton, do you think I’m a bad mother? A: My name is Paul. Check out these really funny jokes: http://www.short-funny.com/ It’s… Read More
Conversation does not seem to be a valued skill in America today. We are good at pointing fingers, making judgments, taking sides, insisting we are right and that we we have rights, and looking out for #1. After all, “we’re worth it.” Conversation happens in that middle space between two opposing viewpoints, between authority and… Read More
