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The Artful Asker: Here goes......
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Monday, March 2, 2009. Well, welcome one and all (or perhaps none? This is my first foray into the Blogosphere and I'm hoping I'm neither too old to get it, nor too square to write it effectively. And, of course, these challenging times makes the acquisition of these gifts a most interesting process. Stay tuned, please. Chime in often. Let me know what makes you an artful asker. March 2, 2009 at 5:07 PM.
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The Artful Asker
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Friday, March 27, 2009. Ray’s Note: As I talk about my friends and their extraordinary gifts, I’ll be using names that I think fit them, but these are not their real names.). It was striking to me every time I walked in to Millicent’s room at the Kingsway Arms assisted living community. The smiling young children on the wall were my children; the pictures covered about six years. And I said, ‘shall...
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The Artful Asker: Why? Where? How?
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Do you remember the Give 5 initiative of the 90's? As part of the Points of Light program, CASE (the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) and other groups suggested that Americans "Give 5." 5% of their time, 5% of their income. Would someone choose to give their five to us? And craft a great case. I'm not talking about a fancy case statement - I mean the ca...
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The Artful Asker: March 2009
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Friday, March 27, 2009. Ray’s Note: As I talk about my friends and their extraordinary gifts, I’ll be using names that I think fit them, but these are not their real names.). It was striking to me every time I walked in to Millicent’s room at the Kingsway Arms assisted living community. The smiling young children on the wall were my children; the pictures covered about six years. And I said, ‘shall...
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The Artful Asker
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Thursday, March 5, 2009. Ray’s Note: As I talk about my friends and their extraordinary gifts, I’ll be using names that I think fit them, but these are not their real names). Now, Moira was considering a gift that would be transformational in it both its size and scope. She was poised and ready, she had decided which assets to use, and she was enthusiastic about what her gift would do. Some small talk an...
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The Artful Asker
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A Blog on the "mystical mingling of the joyful giver, the artful asker, and the grateful recipient.". Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Ray’s Note: As I talk about my friends and their extraordinary gifts, I’ll be using names that I think fit them, but these are not their real names.). There is a red Amaryllis in the window, eagerly consuming the late winter sun. But in my heart, I know that Carla decided to take care of Mrs. Sage and be sure that she could live out her life in the home she loved. My visit was t...