some decades ago (more like a lifetime ago), it was pretty well accepted by most adults that yelling and screaming was not the sign of a “reasonable” person and we tended to not listen to the rants and rudeness of those doing the yelling and screaming . . .
today, it seems to me, that we have reversed those conclusions and more are repeating the yelling, screaming rudeness we used to recognize as signs of immaturity –
the book I am currently reading has stirred me to remember the calm, rational voices who spoke firmly and often shared hard truths, but did NOT yell and scream or rant with insults and rude remarks – they were simply voices that calmly, and sometimes passionately, spoke truth – who called us to think (WOW!) and to talk respectfully about challenges and explore solutions without belittling or insulting others . . .
a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others.
My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds!
Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!
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