by Peter Gibb | Mar 6, 2021 | Conversation, Mindful Conversation, Uncategorized
Shifting Gears. You feel it, that moment of transition, when the time is right. You’ve said “Hello.” Now what? How do you begin a conversation? Both what you talk about and how you say it, begin to set the stage for the conversation. Beginning...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 20, 2019 | Conversation
photo credit: pixabay.com A Failed Conversation Conversation is a master life skill. Yet most of us give it little thought. We blunder along, thinking we are good at it, but my research does not support this conclusion. (My research consists primarily in situating...
by Peter Gibb | Nov 13, 2018 | Conversation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
photo credit; pixabay.com Thinking About Holiday Conversation The family gathers. Okay,maybe, Aunt Tilly doesn’t show. Friends gather. Okay, at the last minute , Frank calls to say he’s bringing his girl friend, Mabel, but that’s fine, because she...
by Peter Gibb | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Power of Still So many conversations feel so rushed, comments crammed together like stuff piled into a closet. Rarely is there a moment’s pause to take in – I mean really take it in, as in savor it – what anyone has said. The rule is “speak...
by Peter Gibb | Oct 5, 2018 | Conversation
A Dinner to remember I had the most delicious, three-hour dinner this week with my great friend, L. The food was fine, but when I say “delicious,” I’m thinking about the conversation. Afterwards, I went home, sank into my favorite chair, closed my...
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