tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post1096531366025821206..comments2024-03-25T15:16:59.631-04:00Comments on The Green Bough: What I LearnedOriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-55758147159699319372011-06-21T06:06:37.116-04:002011-06-21T06:06:37.116-04:00What greater gift could there be than the gift of ...What greater gift could there be than the gift of openness and wonder? My little girl has an endless curiosity and, whilst I wish it wasn't directed towards some of the subjects she chooses sometimes, I hope that she never loses that. The world is full of mystery and beauty if we only know how to see it. And how precious to be able to see wisdom no matter where or in whom it lies. He sounds like an amazing man.<br /><br />Happy Father's Day Oriah's Dad.The Awakened Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283471463348525046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-36469952043693349482011-06-20T23:24:04.702-04:002011-06-20T23:24:04.702-04:00Thanks for sharing the stories about your father.
...Thanks for sharing the stories about your father.<br /><br />The willingness to plunge into the unknown reminds me of two things I've encountered elsewhere recently. One is a quote by Martin Buber:<br /><br />"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware."<br /><br />The other is <a href="http://www.tedxmaastricht.nl/2011/04/tedxmaastricht-talk-tim-hurson/" rel="nofollow">Tim Hurson's TEDxMaastricht talk on The Shock of the Possible</a> (apologies if I've shared this before ... I know I've thought of it before when reading previous posts of yours):<br /><br />"People tend to ask themselves the wrong questions. And if you ask yourselves the wrong question, it doesn't matter how good the rest of your work is. Great answer! Wrong question.<br /><br />What I see often is that the more expert the individuals are, the better doctors they are, the better engineers they are, the more learning they have, the more reputation they have, is that they tend to ask questions that they already know the answers to.<br /><br />It's really, really hard to ask questions that you don't know the answer to. But that's where the magic is. That's where we start exploring things in a totally different way. ..."<br /><br />Here's to dads, daughters and everyone else who is willing to ask the right questions and embark on journeys to destinations unknown!Joe McCarthyhttp://gumption.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-88289703691881461672011-06-20T17:45:09.773-04:002011-06-20T17:45:09.773-04:00[Dad] was willing and eager to learn from anyone a...<i>[Dad] was willing and eager to learn from anyone and everyone- regardless of age or position- if they had something they were willing to share.</i><br /><br />Oh what a different world we would live in if everyone was this open. <br /><br />Thank you Oriah for taking me back to when I was growing up, a pondering sponge (but without the nurturing). I smiled at the thought of your dad calling up the school. I can see myself doing the same thing one day should the need arise ... and I'll remember back to this as I pick up the phone.Lorrainehttp://www.kitchentablewisdom.com/ktw_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-84929557859442066372011-06-16T04:34:40.917-04:002011-06-16T04:34:40.917-04:00It is lovely, albeit poignant, to read your reflec...It is lovely, albeit poignant, to read your reflections on your relationship with your father. Present sadness could so easily take over so it is heart-warming and life-affirming that you are tracing the rich thread he has woven into you and your life.<br />With much love and continuing strength during this difficult time. xxjeanlunoreply@blogger.com