tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30611202.post6795423803031646699..comments2024-02-27T00:19:20.139-08:00Comments on Thales’ triangles: I have heard thy voiceJoshua Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825513382152813711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30611202.post-71605119400320064002008-07-06T21:16:00.000-07:002008-07-06T21:16:00.000-07:00Your title today, "I have heard thy voice" is prob...Your title today, "I have heard thy voice" is probably out of the lyrics of "I AM THINE, O LORD". W by Fanny Crosby, Music by Wm Doane.<BR/><BR/>I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, <BR/>And it told thy love to me;<BR/>But I long to rise in the arms of faith, <BR/>And be closer drawn to Thee.<BR/><BR/>This is a Hymn I learned as a child. Thanks for the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30611202.post-32609760233121445242008-02-29T00:35:00.000-08:002008-02-29T00:35:00.000-08:00I spend a lot of time not really being “good” (not...<B>I spend a lot of time not really being “good” (not being “bad” per se, but sort of neutral)... I spend some portion of my day surfing the Internet... what about the time that I spend trying to work but just getting frustrated? I am not sober enough in temperament to spend all my time intensely goal-driven.</B><BR/><BR/>Ongoing mindfulness of what ends your present activity serves isn't likely to be a easy habit to develop or maintain in an entertainment/convenience-centered culture. <BR/><BR/>Nor is it the same thing as being goal-driven (which is too bad, because goal-driven-ness does get support through advertisement and job markets.)<BR/><BR/>I suggest first making a habit of often asking yourself what ends your current activity serves. That developed, work on maintaining a continuous rather than sporadic awareness of those ends. It won't make you goal driven, but you may find yourself spending less times on lesser goals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com