Let's Communicate...Favorite Things Week 2

I think that there are many different ways to communicate, beyond the verbal. Here are some of the ways that I communicate, some of the many different forms of communication available to us, as human beings:



Original drawing for an embroidery piece, "Medusa Girl Chases the Aliens Through a Field of Flowers"



"Time" an original photo compilation, Olympus OM1, TriX film



Original Photo Chemical Painting



Handwritten journal entry scan



Embroidered garden gloves, "Love & Hate," a Blues Brothers tribute



Milagro Necklace, an original jewelry piece

Each has its own story to tell & is a different form of communication. I once had a friend who asked, when looking at a piece of art "But what does it do?"  The real answer to that question is that it communicates...

We all communicate  in some way, unless we're hermits or asleep. Whether our communication is vocal or we use some other means of communication, we are always communicating  & hopefully listening to each other, to me this is the most important part of communication. Without listening, there is no communication . Without hearing & reflection, we can not truly understand.
What about you? What do you think? In what ways do you choose to communicate? SAM

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Why I Hate Post It Notes

So, let me explain: I once had a boss who communicated almost entirely in post-it notes. I grew to hate those little yellow slips of paper plastered everywhere. It's not necessarily that they said anything bad, although there where many little criticisms, they just weren't the most effective or personal form of communication & They Where Everywhere. We worked in a tiny little espresso booth that we rolled, each day, from the back to the front of a grocery store in Gig Harbor, WA. Every morning one of us would come in to a cart covered with these little post-its. They never said anything positive, like great job & that's what made them so annoying (that & the sheer number of yellow squares). The owner was generally a very nice person   & I don't think she meant the notes to be annoyances, I just don't think that she realized how these notes might be interpreted, especially in the wee hours of the morning. I guess what I'm saying here is that it is far better, particularly if you have a lot to say, to communicate personally & to make most of your communication positive, if you happen to be the boss. Your message is far more likely to be heard & your employees are far more likely to respond...
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