Comments on: Words Do Mean Something, Don’t They? http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2007/04/19/words-do-mean-something-dont-they/ Marla's adventure from Aplastic Anemia and beyond Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2007/04/19/words-do-mean-something-dont-they/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Administrator Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:29:02 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2007/04/19/words-do-mean-something-dont-they/#comment-1285 Thanks for that, Andrea. I read your comment to my boys since they happened to be here at the moment, and they got a kick out of what you wrote. They said, "Yeah, well, words are information!" Effective communication is a skill that takes some nurturing. I know I've found it a challenge, too, at times! And as you say, "listening" or "paying attention" takes some discipline! Especially when topics have a way of meandering. It takes a good, attentive thinker to stay on track and keep on subject so that some sort of meaningful communication actually takes place. Take care! Marla Thanks for that, Andrea. I read your comment to my boys since they happened to be here at the moment, and they got a kick out of what you wrote. They said, “Yeah, well, words are information!”

Effective communication is a skill that takes some nurturing. I know I’ve found it a challenge, too, at times! And as you say, “listening” or “paying attention” takes some discipline! Especially when topics have a way of meandering. It takes a good, attentive thinker to stay on track and keep on subject so that some sort of meaningful communication actually takes place.

Take care!

Marla

]]> By: Andrea http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2007/04/19/words-do-mean-something-dont-they/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Andrea Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:59:37 +0000 http://goatrevolution.com/blog2/2007/04/19/words-do-mean-something-dont-they/#comment-1284 Misunderstandings are everywhere. I have learned, the hard way, that I often don't hear what people are really saying, or vice versa, that being clear when one communicates and very attentive when one listens is THE most important thing--and your example, Marla, points this out very well. Now here's the thing--In John it says--"in the beginning was the Word." I don't know what this means, but it does seem to imply that communication is pretty important. And here's another thing--DNA is nothing more than information! In fact, our friend Richard Dawkins--remember him, the God Delusion guy?--in another book about biology, The Blind Watchmaker, said--If you are looking for the basis of life, don't think magic goo--think *information.* This astonished me. Here's an avowed atheist, who all but worships science, and you know what he said? He said, "In the beginning was the Word." Andrea Misunderstandings are everywhere. I have learned, the hard way, that I often don’t hear what people are really saying, or vice versa, that being clear when one communicates and very attentive when one listens is THE most important thing–and your example, Marla, points this out very well.

Now here’s the thing–In John it says–”in the beginning was the Word.” I don’t know what this means, but it does seem to imply that communication is pretty important.

And here’s another thing–DNA is nothing more than information! In fact, our friend Richard Dawkins–remember him, the God Delusion guy?–in another book about biology, The Blind Watchmaker, said–If you are looking for the basis of life, don’t think magic goo–think *information.* This astonished me. Here’s an avowed atheist, who all but worships science, and you know what he said? He said, “In the beginning was the Word.”

Andrea

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