The usual treatment for many new starters...
Monday, June 27, 2005
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I Write Because...
A very interesting poem I came across in one of the groups I subscribe to.
I Write Because..
C 2005
Julie Jordan Scott
I write for a simple reason.
Life is better whenI come to the page every day and
put strings of letters and words and trace the etchings of my heart with language
so that people will know that I was there.
I don't write seeking perfection in
grammar or brilliance in syntax.
I write because I know it is not a luxury,
it is a necessity.
I write because my soul longs to be heard
and it gives the message to my fingers tapping
on this keyboard who in turn "get" how important
it is to have a life that is witnessed by others.
I write because the process brings me to
a greater understanding of me.
I don't write to make anyone else happy or
entertain or to inspire. That sometimes comes
as a result, but that is more akin to sharing
the light and warmth of the sun orenjoying a star lit sky.
The sunlight and the starry sky and my words
all come from the same source. They come
from divine orchestration - and just like the
sun and the stars agree simply by being exactly
what they are, I agree to write because I am.
I am a writer.
And, I am a Project Manager :)
I Write Because..
C 2005
Julie Jordan Scott
I write for a simple reason.
Life is better whenI come to the page every day and
put strings of letters and words and trace the etchings of my heart with language
so that people will know that I was there.
I don't write seeking perfection in
grammar or brilliance in syntax.
I write because I know it is not a luxury,
it is a necessity.
I write because my soul longs to be heard
and it gives the message to my fingers tapping
on this keyboard who in turn "get" how important
it is to have a life that is witnessed by others.
I write because the process brings me to
a greater understanding of me.
I don't write to make anyone else happy or
entertain or to inspire. That sometimes comes
as a result, but that is more akin to sharing
the light and warmth of the sun orenjoying a star lit sky.
The sunlight and the starry sky and my words
all come from the same source. They come
from divine orchestration - and just like the
sun and the stars agree simply by being exactly
what they are, I agree to write because I am.
I am a writer.
And, I am a Project Manager :)
Monday, June 20, 2005
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Talking e-mails
As a project manager your life depends and revoles around replying to a email or waiting for a reply from some one, this does not mean your profession is (likely) any different.
What interest's me the most is writing emails to individuals I've never seen or met, but thanks to the advances in human imagination and graphic skills most of us come equipped with - we start to create that virtual image of the person based on the name - as how it sounds (in our mind) and the gender, the voice of the person if you ever happen to have a call, and the email address it self !!!
And, then everytime you receive an email you start to imagin how that person would actually be thinking, what expressions s/he would have while typing, and a whole lot of stuff. As you read this blog and don't know me - your imagination is likely force you to draw a image - based on what i write, how i write, my name, the color scheme of the page - and most importantly what are you interpreting of the whole text on the screen.
Things were easy to recognise when you had hand written letters - one could figure what mood the person is in while writing the letter, how the text flows, the thought behind writing, and the jazz.
But with email, you shout with CAPITALS and you can always delete without leaving a mark on the page.
So next time you write an email, think of talking to that person while writing - you'll see some difference in the words you'll normally use. And, that's when you'll have your talking emails...
What interest's me the most is writing emails to individuals I've never seen or met, but thanks to the advances in human imagination and graphic skills most of us come equipped with - we start to create that virtual image of the person based on the name - as how it sounds (in our mind) and the gender, the voice of the person if you ever happen to have a call, and the email address it self !!!
And, then everytime you receive an email you start to imagin how that person would actually be thinking, what expressions s/he would have while typing, and a whole lot of stuff. As you read this blog and don't know me - your imagination is likely force you to draw a image - based on what i write, how i write, my name, the color scheme of the page - and most importantly what are you interpreting of the whole text on the screen.
Things were easy to recognise when you had hand written letters - one could figure what mood the person is in while writing the letter, how the text flows, the thought behind writing, and the jazz.
But with email, you shout with CAPITALS and you can always delete without leaving a mark on the page.
So next time you write an email, think of talking to that person while writing - you'll see some difference in the words you'll normally use. And, that's when you'll have your talking emails...
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