tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post6053536392784644113..comments2024-03-26T16:06:54.317-04:00Comments on Reflections From The Bell Curve: Kindness Over EverythingPat Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-18636876892986478842019-10-28T08:10:06.152-04:002019-10-28T08:10:06.152-04:00Anonymous; Appreciate you continuing our online co...Anonymous; Appreciate you continuing our online conversation. Clarification: My original post did not posit that kindness is all there is to life, for those who "live creatively" or otherwise. Instead, what I took away from the slogan on that t-shirt was how kindness OVER everything could help mitigate the ugliness and incivility that permeates the world we live in. I aspire to be more kind, notwithstanding my desire to continue to "live creatively". Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-19320127180029645762019-10-26T10:01:10.456-04:002019-10-26T10:01:10.456-04:00Turn of the screw. A must listen.
https://www...Turn of the screw. A must listen.<br /><br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aYr1xguMyg<br /><br />There's much more to life than kindness, and you know it, as does anyone who has attempted to to live creatively. Sturm und drang.<br /><br />To break the glass and twist the knife into yourself;<br />You've got to be a fool to understand.<br />To bring your woman back home after she's left you for another,<br />You've got to be a, you've got to be a man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-73155173098380643662019-10-23T20:55:51.676-04:002019-10-23T20:55:51.676-04:00D; So good to see a comment from you. And, knowing...D; So good to see a comment from you. And, knowing you just the little I do, I am not at all surprised to her that people ask you all the time why you are so kind. You personify kindness and your children emit the same vibe. Thanks for reading. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-7682220518049553042019-10-23T17:35:21.859-04:002019-10-23T17:35:21.859-04:00Love this, Pat! Kindness truly matters and makes a...Love this, Pat! Kindness truly matters and makes a difference. My students often ask why I am always so kind. My answer is usually along the lines of, "Why be anything else?" It behooves us at all times, in all ways, for all reasons, to be kind. I've never left a situation and regretted my kindness...but I can recall times of reflection and regret over even the slightest verbal transgression.<br /><br />Thank you, Pat, for the reminder!<br />DDonna Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16687199628628845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-71566299522130864252019-10-23T11:34:32.547-04:002019-10-23T11:34:32.547-04:00Ines; Thanks (again) for reading and commenting; I...Ines; Thanks (again) for reading and commenting; I'm glad this touched you. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-42713904928189442102019-10-23T11:32:04.691-04:002019-10-23T11:32:04.691-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-39659686265794058702019-10-22T11:37:40.596-04:002019-10-22T11:37:40.596-04:00Thank you for sharing this. I am touched.Thank you for sharing this. I am touched.Ines Altemosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514401015415332296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-84918015310014594942019-10-21T23:33:53.699-04:002019-10-21T23:33:53.699-04:00Anonymous; Intriguing; thanks for commenting. Anonymous; Intriguing; thanks for commenting. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-84963879318865434922019-10-21T22:24:53.293-04:002019-10-21T22:24:53.293-04:00Thesis/antithesis. Three alternative words, Will t...Thesis/antithesis. Three alternative words, Will to Power. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4i11923V04Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com