Comments for Dancingwithwords.com http://www.dancingwithwords.com Living the dance, dancing the life. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:52:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on What happened to personal letters? by Emily http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/07/07/what-happened-to-personal-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-14036 Emily Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:52:06 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/07/07/what-happened-to-personal-letters/#comment-14036 My friend asked me why a letter would be more personal than instant messaging, and this really hit the nail on the head. I totally agree with all those things you said about how letter provoke more thought and emotion, and I think I'll start writing more letters from now on. That is, of course, hoping my hand doesn't cramp up too quickly. My friend asked me why a letter would be more personal than instant messaging, and this really hit the nail on the head. I totally agree with all those things you said about how letter provoke more thought and emotion, and I think I’ll start writing more letters from now on.

That is, of course, hoping my hand doesn’t cramp up too quickly.

]]> Comment on Slowing Me Down by Elizabeth http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2008/07/24/different-surroundings-slow-me-down/comment-page-1/#comment-10021 Elizabeth Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:37:21 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2008/07/24/different-surroundings-slow-me-down/#comment-10021 I think balance is elusive because to truly maintain balance everyday in the same proportions and at the same speed would be boring. Life is about the ebb and the flow - you can't appreciate busy unless you've been bored, and you can't appreciate calm unless you've been overwhelmed. I think balance is really just preventing yourself from dipping into the unhealthy extreme on either end, and being able to recognize when you need to start back in the other direction. I think balance is elusive because to truly maintain balance everyday in the same proportions and at the same speed would be boring. Life is about the ebb and the flow – you can’t appreciate busy unless you’ve been bored, and you can’t appreciate calm unless you’ve been overwhelmed. I think balance is really just preventing yourself from dipping into the unhealthy extreme on either end, and being able to recognize when you need to start back in the other direction.

]]> Comment on Sarcasm for Grown-Ups by Jared Goralnick http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/11/27/sarcasm-for-grown-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-9288 Jared Goralnick Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:26:02 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/11/27/sarcasm-for-grown-ups/#comment-9288 I hear you--sarcasm definitely has stronger roots in certain places...but I don't think it's all about negativity. It's just a form of communication that can be enjoyed or shared. It's like Woody Allen movies--they're not for everybody. The challenge is deciding when and with whom it's appropriate. I'll try not to be too sarcastic around you from now on! I hear you–sarcasm definitely has stronger roots in certain places…but I don’t think it’s all about negativity. It’s just a form of communication that can be enjoyed or shared. It’s like Woody Allen movies–they’re not for everybody.

The challenge is deciding when and with whom it’s appropriate. I’ll try not to be too sarcastic around you from now on!

]]> Comment on Sarcasm for Grown-Ups by Gabriel http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/11/27/sarcasm-for-grown-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-9234 Gabriel Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:18:41 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/11/27/sarcasm-for-grown-ups/#comment-9234 Growing up out west, sarcasm - or at least what I now know to be sarcasm - was something I rarely encountered until having friends and a room-mate from the East Coast in college. At first I reveled in this new found form of expression. But, after many years and a few travels within and outside of the Coasts, I find that sarcasm is usually a way to cause or express pain, discomfort, displeasure, embarrassment, disdain, or humiliation. I am not sure why, but it seems the ability to use sarcasm to express humor instead of a negative experience is now a lost art. Unfortunately, I think this may be tied with an overall loss in our ability to take ourselves a little less seriously because an ability to laugh at oneself seems to be a crucial element to sarcasm as humor. I also believe it is tied to the gradual decline in literacy in the US. But, those thoughts are better left for another blog. Growing up out west, sarcasm – or at least what I now know to be sarcasm – was something I rarely encountered until having friends and a room-mate from the East Coast in college. At first I reveled in this new found form of expression. But, after many years and a few travels within and outside of the Coasts, I find that sarcasm is usually a way to cause or express pain, discomfort, displeasure, embarrassment, disdain, or humiliation. I am not sure why, but it seems the ability to use sarcasm to express humor instead of a negative experience is now a lost art. Unfortunately, I think this may be tied with an overall loss in our ability to take ourselves a little less seriously because an ability to laugh at oneself seems to be a crucial element to sarcasm as humor. I also believe it is tied to the gradual decline in literacy in the US. But, those thoughts are better left for another blog.

]]> Comment on Ambition Creep by Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/05/05/ambition-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-8993 Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:17:14 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/05/05/ambition-creep/#comment-8993 Yes, I hopped from TechnoTheory. Ambition creep is the rule that governs my life. I feel somewhat like a star that is dying - a star expands as far as the energy from fusion will allow (ambition creep), and then gravity (reality) wins and starts to pull the gases back towards the core, which then creates more fusion, and more gravity. It's a beautiful process that unfolds in stars, but in myself, not so much. I need to write a post about taming the visionary within. Creative artists, entrepreneurs, and dreamers are all afflicted with the visionary disease, but, as RadioHead said, gravity always wins. And we're left with frustrations of a reality that pales in comparison to the one we wish to create. Yes, I hopped from TechnoTheory.

Ambition creep is the rule that governs my life. I feel somewhat like a star that is dying – a star expands as far as the energy from fusion will allow (ambition creep), and then gravity (reality) wins and starts to pull the gases back towards the core, which then creates more fusion, and more gravity. It’s a beautiful process that unfolds in stars, but in myself, not so much.

I need to write a post about taming the visionary within. Creative artists, entrepreneurs, and dreamers are all afflicted with the visionary disease, but, as RadioHead said, gravity always wins. And we’re left with frustrations of a reality that pales in comparison to the one we wish to create.

]]> Comment on Is Perspective Possible in this Insanely Digital World? by Jonny Goldstein http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2008/06/02/is-perspective-possible-in-this-insanely-digital-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8856 Jonny Goldstein Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:14:18 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/?p=290#comment-8856 Hey Jared, I think most of the 1% struggle with this. I think one approach is to really actually focus on those few important relationships. That involvement with social media (yes, with some investment of time and effort) is not going to disappear if you keep yourself focused on the key offline relationships. I wish you the best as you keep figuring out a good balance for yourself. Hey Jared,

I think most of the 1% struggle with this. I think one approach is to really actually focus on those few important relationships. That involvement with social media (yes, with some investment of time and effort) is not going to disappear if you keep yourself focused on the key offline relationships.

I wish you the best as you keep figuring out a good balance for yourself.

]]> Comment on Ambition Creep by Technotheory.com - Social media: from hobby to job – this stuff takes real work http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/05/05/ambition-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-8791 Technotheory.com - Social media: from hobby to job – this stuff takes real work Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:09:36 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/05/05/ambition-creep/#comment-8791 [...] In the last year I’ve given up on my book clubs, I don’t even think twice about guitar, and I dance a lot less often.  Clay’s going for broke—I’m just trying to avoid ambition creep. [...] [...] In the last year I’ve given up on my book clubs, I don’t even think twice about guitar, and I dance a lot less often.  Clay’s going for broke—I’m just trying to avoid ambition creep. [...]

]]> Comment on Presence, and the barometer of friendship by Temporary for Technotheory.com - Maintaining real relationships online and off: a guide to presence http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/03/10/presence-and-the-barometer-of-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-8265 Temporary for Technotheory.com - Maintaining real relationships online and off: a guide to presence Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:52:27 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/03/10/presence-and-the-barometer-of-friendship/#comment-8265 [...] Presence, and the barometer of friendship (on my personal blog) [...] [...] Presence, and the barometer of friendship (on my personal blog) [...]

]]> Comment on Presence, and the barometer of friendship by Technotheory.com - Maintaining real relationships online and off: a guide to presence http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/03/10/presence-and-the-barometer-of-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-7294 Technotheory.com - Maintaining real relationships online and off: a guide to presence Mon, 05 May 2008 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2007/03/10/presence-and-the-barometer-of-friendship/#comment-7294 [...] Presence, and the barometer of friendship (on my personal blog) [...] [...] Presence, and the barometer of friendship (on my personal blog) [...]

]]> Comment on The friends who come and go from our lives by vanesa http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2006/02/06/the-friends-who-come-and-go-from-our-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6823 vanesa Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:38:20 +0000 http://www.dancingwithwords.com/2006/02/06/the-friends-who-come-and-go-from-our-lives/#comment-6823 how do all of yall yet through this things that happend to yall how do all of yall yet through this things that happend to yall

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