Re: [at-l] Trailplace

[bullard@northnet.org]

I guess there's (at least) 2 kinds of criticism and the difference is in
the delivery. There's the shoot from the hip, unasked for type and the
diplomatic offer of advice type. 

Diplomacy: When you meet someone who's face would stop a clock and you say
" when I look at you, time stands still", you're using diplomacy. (old Boy
Scout definition).

Criticism is just someone else's opinion. But it's easier to accept (or
dismiss) calmly when it's not delivered in a form that can be taken as a
put down.

Saunterer

At 06:46 PM 1/13/99 -0500, W F Thorneloe, MD wrote:
>Not so fast. Often hikers complete to show that s0-and-so that they really
>aren't quitters in everything they've attempted. 
>
>I get your point, but I also hope you get mine. If we are excessively
>thin-skinned about criticism, we really haven't a clue about our own
qualities
>and potentials.
>
>OrangeBug
>Atlanta, GA
>
>At 06:03 AM 1/14/1999 -0500, bullard@northnet.org wrote:
>>Thought for the day from my computer at work 1/7/99:
>>"Criticism never built a house, wrote a play, composed a song, painted a
>>picture or improved a marriage" Author Unknown
>>
>>I could add that it probably never was the inspiration for a successful
>>long distance hike either.
>
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