Interpersonal distance is an important part of ethics in interpersonal communications. You can read more about it in Communications Ethics Literacy: Dialogue and Difference by Arnett, Fritz and Bell, 2009. In the vlog linked below I wish to illustrate the importance of distance in interpersonal relationships by using a clip from the film Pride and Prejudice. ItContinue reading “I beg you not to importune me any further”
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Search for the Grail
The narrative that guides my life can be summed up in referencing the story of the search for the Holy Grail. This may seem like a big story to throw out there at you as my life’s narrative, or it may seem overly cheesy, but I’d like to explain. The Grail legend is a fascinatingContinue reading “Search for the Grail”
The good of me
Have you ever thought about how your notion of “the good” is different from someone else’s? For years I have studied personality typing. I am a nine on the Enneagram and tend to want to understand the viewpoints of all around me for the sake of connection. I enjoy seeing others’ points of view, althoughContinue reading “The good of me”
Reflected Images
In COM 601, Communication Fluency, at Queens University, I have learned a great deal about myself and how I process information, as well as how others receive it. The seven traditions of communication theory have given me the tools to question to whom I am communicating and from whom I am receiving communication. In addition,Continue reading “Reflected Images”
Seven traditions, seven stages?
In keeping with the theme of my blog of “monk in the world” or “mystic without a monastery,” I’d like to compare the idea of seven communication traditions with the notion of seven stages of spiritual transformation. The seven stages of spiritual transformation, described differently by different teachers, including in the Gnostic Gospel of MaryContinue reading “Seven traditions, seven stages?”
Choosing the right scribing style
What kind of research or writing are you doing in your scriptorium? Are you a scientist, a liberal arts researcher, or a social scientist? Dependent upon on what kind of work you do, you’ll want to choose the writing style guide that applies to your field. I hope you enjoy the podcast below on theContinue reading “Choosing the right scribing style”
APA Style Storytelling
In researching several recent topics, I am getting reacquainted with APA Style. I never really learned it thoroughly in the first place. My main course of study in college required the use of MLA Style, designed more for the languages and language arts. Where I once studied languages (French and Russian) in great depth regardingContinue reading “APA Style Storytelling”
External Downloads
As an introvert, I’m a big believer in going within myself to find information and to process those ” internal downloads.” As a curious student, I love to research. Libraries and the Internet are particularly important resources. Google and YouTube – pure instant gratification, whether true or false information is presented. These external downloads are funContinue reading “External Downloads”
A Box of Sky
In the middle ages, monastics living in cloistered communities had access to a limited amount of sky. I can imagine solemnly walking from morning prayers to the courtyard garden in an abbey in Europe, hungry to soak up the vibrancy of plants and herbs. I would then turn my head upward to the sky framed byContinue reading “A Box of Sky”
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