Thanks for the enlightening essay. I shared it on the “You know you are from Humboldt-Dakota City” FB page for our local graduates (today is graduation here).
Also sent it today to a friend of mine who is a resident of the North Central Correctional Facility in Rockwell City. I have kept in contact with him since meeting in Toastmasters at Fort Dodge prison a few years ago. I think your words of wisdom apply not only to graduates but to all of us!
I love the thought about focusing on things you can't count. I think about social media, and how it tells us how many "friends" we have and how much they "like" or "don't like" what we have to say. The quantifiable-ness of that is so false, but it's also so hard not to care. I think things are changing! Anyway, THANK YOU for this beautiful piece.
Thanks for the enlightening essay. I shared it on the “You know you are from Humboldt-Dakota City” FB page for our local graduates (today is graduation here).
Jim, I'm so happy to hear that. Thank you for sharing it. And congratulations to all your grads!
Also sent it today to a friend of mine who is a resident of the North Central Correctional Facility in Rockwell City. I have kept in contact with him since meeting in Toastmasters at Fort Dodge prison a few years ago. I think your words of wisdom apply not only to graduates but to all of us!
Jim, I'm honored that you shared it with him....thank you. I think that Toastmaster's group and Joan Johanson impacted a lot of lives.
Beautiful!
Thank you, Aysu! xoxox
YES!
Delayed reading this--glad I finally did. Thank you!
I love the thought about focusing on things you can't count. I think about social media, and how it tells us how many "friends" we have and how much they "like" or "don't like" what we have to say. The quantifiable-ness of that is so false, but it's also so hard not to care. I think things are changing! Anyway, THANK YOU for this beautiful piece.