[Magdalen] Quiet Pub

[Lynn Ronkainen]

> You can't *be* to people what they don't want you to be.
> -M


very profound, thought provoking words.... that can be seem from various 
positions.
Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 11:50 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Quiet Pub

> My own observation:
> children ignore adults far more effectively than adults ignore children.
>
> You can't *be* to people what they don't want you to be.
> -M
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In general I wish them well enough to spare them my odd, boring self.
>> Said another way, I'm not afraid of children but am afraid of making
>> them wish they were elsewhere.
>>
>> In the instances where we find ourselves together (like my 7th-grade
>> niece at Thanksgiving, who's growing up to be a curious,
>> deep-thinking, lovely introvert), I just try to be genuine while
>> showing interest and having a relaxed conversation. Then the guilt
>> sets in that I can't do more than that and I assume it's more
>> sinister: that I won't due to various deficiencies in my character.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I don't know how you feel about children in general, Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>