On Talking
How often do we find ourselves in places where we are not supposed to talk? How often, especially as children are we reminded to "be quiet"! There are places where quiet is appropriate, (can you think of any? Talk about them,) but there are times when talking is essential; like those times when you are looking for the answers to your questions.

"Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings." -Miles Franklin (Do you agree?)

Sometimes we have to look for the right place to talk and for the people willing to listen.

"It was my mother who gave me my voice. She did this, I know now, by clearing a space where my words could fall, grow, then find their way to others." - Paula Giddings
(Who are your best listeners?)

"Language is the means of getting an idea from my brain into yours without surgery."-Mark Amidon (Why are good ARTICULATION skills so vital?)

"Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprung up." -Oliver Wendall Holmes (Have you heard the old saying, "two minds are better than one"? What does it mean to you?

"The revelation of thought takes a man out of servitude and into freedom." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Is talking empowering? How so?)

Talk about talking with someone today. Share your ideas.

Mrs. J