Comments for Sparks from the Fire

Comment on Attention Span by Peter Link

Peter Link — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:10:51 +0000

Congrats on your rare ability. Perhaps you’ve given her a special gift — something that is nothing…

Comment on Attention Span by Susan Doty

Susan Doty — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0000

Peter: Couldn’t agree more. The other day I was sitting in my bedroom in a very comfy chair just “being,” and my granddaughter walked by and said, Mamgee, whatcha doing? Just sitting here, I said. But what are you “doing,” she asked more intensely. Nothing, I said. How do you do nothing, she asked. She was truly perplexed. I don’t think she ever saw anyone doing nothing. I thoroughly enjoyed the moment and continued on doing nothing for another 30 minutes. Delightful!

Comment on How To Handle A Liar by Peter Link

Peter Link — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:29:28 +0000

Well said. However, isn’t prayer being truthful? I can see them as one in the same. If prayer is aligning one’s self with God, then being truthful and being compassionate are being prayerful as well. I tend to look at prayer as more about declaring the truth than asking for things anyway.

Comment on How To Handle A Liar by Peter Link

Peter Link — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:25:47 +0000

Very strong advice. Many thanks!

Comment on How To Handle A Liar by Amy Duncan

Amy Duncan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:27:26 +0000

Hey Peter! Congrats on your 400th blog…that’s quite an achievement.

I had a creative/working relationship with a guy some years ago who was what I would call a pathological liar. I didn’t recognize it at first, but as time went by it became clear that practically everything he said was some kind of fabrication. He used his lies to manipulate me to get what he wanted. Like you, I walked away from it. And I have to say that I never thought (and still don’t think) it was my responsibility to heal him…what I had to do was heal myself, my own thinking about him, and in my case, my tendency to be boonswaggled by pathological liars. Anyway, thanks for this blog.

Comment on I Stood In The Wings… Part 4 by Peter Link

Peter Link — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:16:11 +0000

Actually, it has struck me that there is a book somewhere in these 400 posts. Someday I shall see it it all fits together. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll keep it in mind.

Comment on By The Numbers? by Evelyn Brookins

Evelyn Brookins — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:47:59 +0000

Gosh, Peter, what an education about listening to classical music! My ear and training won’t take me that far when I listen. But I’ve been to Carnegie Hall – in the nosebleed section – in the early 1950′s, and it did live up to your description. I heard a large choral group of black singers and I still recall the beauty of it. Thanks for a journey back there. Great to be reminded that it’s still happening.

Comment on I Stood In The Wings… Part 4 by Dick Frantzreb

Dick Frantzreb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:42:24 +0000

I just finished reading all four parts, and all I can say is “thanks” for taking us on this remarkable journey of insight into genuine talent. I really felt like I was in the wings with you. So when is the book coming out? (There should be a book.)