Friday, February 5, 2010

WHO DAT?

The New Orleans Saints are going to the Superbowl!!


This is what I'm listening to right now.

GEAUX SAINTS!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Prisoners of Parole

Check out this New York Time Magazine article about rethinking parole and probation.  I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Listening or Waiting to Talk?

I saw this and my mind jumped to some discussions we have had in our house in New Orleans about listening, and to a program that Jordan and Mallory did with us about active listening.

I don't know about the rest of you folks in other cities, but I know that in our bayit, we sometimes struggle to actively listen to each other.  Sometimes we get so caught up in our eagerness to share what we know that we forget to listen.  We forget that we don't know everything; or that somebody else might have something really valuable to share.

I've gotten so much out of our intentional community this year, but one of the most valuable--and challenging--things for me has been learning how to actively listen and how to engage in a balanced conversation.

How about the rest of you?  What does active listening mean to you?

--Michal (AVODAH New Orleans)