It seems it has to go both ways. I’m sitting with two tour guides in Laos, both of whom spent years as Buddhist monks. I cannot learn to much about them because they are both peppering me with questions. Why me? Because I have no religion and they find that unusual. Yet, we seem to have somewhat similar belief systems and I’m knowledgeable about Buddhism except all the little ceremonies that are different in each country. I’m not interested in the ceremonies as I want to know more about how their beliefs fit with their reality.
So, to learn about others I must share some of me.
Nice post Katharine! Very positive, so welcome amidst the barrage of negativity, stupidity, and mendacity with which we are being bombarded these days! Thank you. 😊
Thank you for reading, Irma. Now it’s Monday morning and I’m catching up on the disgusting weekend rally news and trying desperately to hold on to my positive energy. Peace and Love must prevail.
RE: Pronouns. I have made progress in my reluctance to use "they" to refer to a singular person regardless of sex. I've even used it with some who I know to be definitely one cis or another. It's been a struggle and I often have to go back to edit out the He/She/Him/Her that got stuck in there on automatic.
Thanks, Don A. I’m glad we share the same generational habits which can be hard to change. And I often think of you as I’m washing out my plastic baggies, notwithstanding that I have four new boxes ready to use thanks to the recent sale I wrote about.
It seems it has to go both ways. I’m sitting with two tour guides in Laos, both of whom spent years as Buddhist monks. I cannot learn to much about them because they are both peppering me with questions. Why me? Because I have no religion and they find that unusual. Yet, we seem to have somewhat similar belief systems and I’m knowledgeable about Buddhism except all the little ceremonies that are different in each country. I’m not interested in the ceremonies as I want to know more about how their beliefs fit with their reality.
So, to learn about others I must share some of me.
Thank you, Jim. Absolutely—sharing is caring.
Nice post Katharine! Very positive, so welcome amidst the barrage of negativity, stupidity, and mendacity with which we are being bombarded these days! Thank you. 😊
Thank you for reading, Irma. Now it’s Monday morning and I’m catching up on the disgusting weekend rally news and trying desperately to hold on to my positive energy. Peace and Love must prevail.
RE: Pronouns. I have made progress in my reluctance to use "they" to refer to a singular person regardless of sex. I've even used it with some who I know to be definitely one cis or another. It's been a struggle and I often have to go back to edit out the He/She/Him/Her that got stuck in there on automatic.
Thanks, Don A. I’m glad we share the same generational habits which can be hard to change. And I often think of you as I’m washing out my plastic baggies, notwithstanding that I have four new boxes ready to use thanks to the recent sale I wrote about.