tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post4336764925900837204..comments2023-02-27T12:58:29.826-05:00Comments on Unpublished For a Reason: My Gracious Speech ChecklistHannah Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00849529277859991156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-43331766127907401692012-08-14T10:12:17.833-04:002012-08-14T10:12:17.833-04:00I remember that blog! I enjoyed it as well. And I ...I remember that blog! I enjoyed it as well. And I really like this phrase in your comment: "I just don't see any value in throwing extraneous remarks into an already crowded cacophony." Sometimes I'm just bursting to say SOMETHING, but I decide my voice will just add to the chaos instead of speaking through it.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind comments about my blog! I'm also fascinated by how often we agree on things, even though we're coming at them from different places.Hannah Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849529277859991156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-82146925703923361802012-08-14T06:38:40.429-04:002012-08-14T06:38:40.429-04:00This reminds me of a blog post I recently wrote ab...This reminds me of a blog post I recently wrote about My Blogging Philosophy (http://travismcclain.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-blogging-philosophy.html). It also reminds me of something Craig Ferguson articulated in a TV special last year, <i>Does This Need to Be Said?</i> He explained that he asks three questions before commenting on a topic:<br /><br />"Does this need to be said?"<br />"Does this need to be said by me?"<br />"Does this need to be said by me, now?"<br /><br />I found there was nothing for me to say about the recent shooting in Aurora because whatever I might have said was already being said by plenty of others. Issues like that bug me because they seem important enough to merit saying <i>something</i>...but I just don't see any value in throwing extraneous remarks into an already crowded cacophony.<br /><br />I really enjoy your blogging, Hannah. You and I come to things from admittedly very different perspectives, which is why I find it so interesting how often we're in agreement. I don't come here just to have my conclusions validated, though; I sincerely enjoy following along as you explain how you got to the same place as me. My own relationship with religion and spirituality is much murkier than yours, for instance. Yet rather than brace myself for eye-rolling, self-righteous lecturing, I know when I come to your writing that you've got something interesting to say. In short, you're everything that's right about faith. I admire you for that. I also admire the accessibility of your writing style; yours is a very conversational blog, easy to get into and you've got a great sense of humor to keep things getting too dry. I dig it.Travis S. McClainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774869483357940473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-11638055664366601692012-08-13T17:19:48.863-04:002012-08-13T17:19:48.863-04:00Thank you! I have a separate good writing checklis...Thank you! I have a separate good writing checklist I use.<br /><br />OK, I'm kidding about that one. But thank you for real. :)Hannah Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849529277859991156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-81433980436297432512012-08-13T16:18:56.556-04:002012-08-13T16:18:56.556-04:00Well written!
Well written! <br />lacyndarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594991064207436091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-84080600563338990932012-08-13T13:53:04.133-04:002012-08-13T13:53:04.133-04:00Yeah, that's a great verse. Sometimes somethin...Yeah, that's a great verse. Sometimes something is the right thing to say, we've just chosen the wrong timing. Thanks for sharing the post, Mom! :)Hannah Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849529277859991156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450543349448165337.post-8308795829132052162012-08-13T12:41:01.674-04:002012-08-13T12:41:01.674-04:00"Like apples of gold in settings of silver, s..."Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word spoken in right circumstances." This verse in Proverbs 25:11 is something that I often use to determine if what I want to say is necessary or profitable.<br /><br />Great post! I'm sharing it.Kate @ Teaching What Is Goodhttp://teachingwhatisgood.comnoreply@blogger.com