If there is one thing we learn from the Lord's prayer in Luke 11:1, it is that the best ways to think about prayer is to view it as
simply having a conversation with God.
It's frustrating that when you're a mom, posting a picture, updating your status, or
simply having a conversation with another parent seems to open you up to judgement.
When this happens, I try being gracious just
simply have a conversation with the guy.
But, if pre-marital counseling is not your cup of tea, there are tremendous benefits to
simply having a conversation with your future spouse about some typical issues that I have seen come up in marriages that end in divorce, such as:
Not exact matches
«The way we look at it, if we can't
have impactful
conversations with a single booth space,
simply adding more real estate probably isn't the right solution,» he says.
By now, most marketers
would agree that two - way
conversations with consumers are more valuable than
simply pushing their brand's messaging without providing opportunities for audiences to interact.
«We
have simply noted in
conversation with Mr. de Voogd that without the registration required by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, offering financial service could be grounds for criminal proceedings for illegal economic activity, which is a standard practice for, say, pawnshops.
«We
have simply noted in
conversation with Mr de Voogd that without the registration required by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, offering financial service could be grounds for criminal proceedings for illegal economic activity.»
Pick three industry thought leaders that you
've learned from, admire and are open to
conversation (you can find this out
simply by engaging
with them on Twitter or their blog — do they respond?)
I like to think that everyone here feels comfortable voicing their opinion and discussing concerns
with management
simply by walking into my office and
having a
conversation.
Very
simply, just as I mentioned, I find the
conversation interesting and the way you
have engaged
with it surprising for reasons given.
But rather than debate what Luther believed, which probably
would be a long and somewhat unhelpful
conversation, perhaps you might
simply explain to me how your view of justification by faith (whether or not it is Luther's) is not actually just another form of justification by works (
with coming to a correct belief being the «work»), as I outlined above.
Having studied early church history and the bible intensely, coupled
with a background in the sciences I can turn such a
conversation vile, but usually choose not to as it
simply ruins the outing.
Often, kids prefer to
simply «serve their sentence» rather than
have a meaningful
conversation with their parents about the reasons for and impact of their lie.
Like so many topics that involve danger,
having a one - time
conversation with your child
simply won't cut it.
If the child is unwilling to say which rewards he
'd like for good behavior,
simply observe the student or listen to his
conversations with friends.
I
've had nurses who were a little rough
with checking dilation and didn't offer much
conversation, but were always respectful and kind, even if they were
simply doing their job and I was just another patient.
Legislator Hardwick concluded his testimony before the commission by retelling a
conversation he
had with his 11 - year - old granddaughter, in which she came to the simple and profoundly accurate assessment that FIOS being available in one town and not its neighboring municipality is
simply unfair.
In closing, Day stated that «I
have previously
had this focused
conversation with our state representatives, and asked them to
simply do what every citizen here must do; consider the costs when you take action.
There is also a suspicion that Rennard, one of the most knowledgeable and effective political operators in British politics, did not
simply resign, as
has been said a few months after his
conversation with Alexander, purely for health reasons.
«What resulted was overly broad legislation that
would prevent the county from reimbursing any municipality in the county for any fees that are on their tax warrants, and so the response from not just myself, but the mayors of Cohoes and Watervliet and Supervisor Paula Mahan was that this legislation changing a decades - old way of making municipalities whole for their tax levies was really thrown in to complete and utter confusion and disarray,
with legislative leaders saying that the legislation or the resolution meant something different than the letter of the resolution, and all of it really could
have been addressed if the leadership of the county legislature
had simply reached out, sent us a letter, picked up the phone to
have a
conversation about their concerns
with respect to the trash fee.»
Taylor's idea to resign
had simply «gelled» amid
conversations with top officials about whether or not the city's homeless services systems needed to be reorganized, de Blasio said.
«I
simply relayed to the other members a
conversation I
had with Carl,» Collins said.
Put
simply, if I'm really engaged in a
conversation with a scientist, I
have a better chance of writing a captivating article for my readers.
Well, if during the course of your networking
conversations one of your contacts recommends that you get in touch
with HR, you
have the perfect opening:
Simply ask them for the name of the recruiter who works in your field of expertise.
If so, the bad news is that brain chips will never be sophisticated enough for us to learn new languages instantly or
have a «mental telephone»
conversation with a friend «
simply by thinking about talking,» as Popular Science
has prophesied.
You could also try journaling, talk therapy, hypnosis, or
simply having a frank
conversation with your partner about why you feel the way you do.
And instead of my doctor
having an uplifting, encouraging
conversation with me on ways to cure it, I was
simply thrown into a statistic, a statistic that could not be changed because there is no known cure for it.
The real secret to scoring
with women is
simply having the guts to go over and start up a
conversation.
Simply have the best time you can and bring some positive energy to the
conversation with your partner.
I'm a single guy who is looking for someone to
simply have a decent
conversation with.
Some people
simply don't
have enough time to search a partner «offline», some are too shy to start a
conversation with a person they like.
Of course, that isn't the only appeal of free dating chat sites: there is no pressure to impress anyone — you can
simply have fun, you can
have a one on one
conversation with someone you are interested in, you don't
have to board a plane to meet someone across the world, and it's a fantastic way to waste some time.
Members of sites that offers free chat rooms feel that their chances of finding someone to fall in love
with (or at the very least
have a fantastically flirtatious
conversation with) increases exponentially then if they
simply waited for someone to message them.
Online dating lets you bypass the awkward, tedious and time consuming dating rituals of the pub, bar and club scenes so that you can
have real
conversations with real people day or night by
simply logging on.
Act as if you already know him and be energetic: Start the
conversation as you
would with a best friend and
simply ask him how his week
has been or how he's doing.
While most people join these sites to find love, you can find people who
simply are looking for someone to
have a good
conversation with and maybe form a new friendship
with them.
-- Agapi Stassinopoulos, author of Gods And Goddesses in Love: Getting the Life & Love That's Right for You and
Conversations with the Goddesses «The Tao of Dating is,
simply, the book that I wish I
'd written myself.
Simply having students mark up texts
with questions and inferences before engaging in
conversation is a good idea.
There is no commitment — you are
simply starting a
conversation with a Nissan Dealer who will provide you
with a price estimate on the Nissan you
've selected.
It was the the movies, the
conversations, the walks through the small town, the nights on the beach
with the waves rolling in, the way I could hold her hand and feel as if the world
had simply melted away and we were all that was left.
Since the inception of the Web, content of all kinds
has not
simply been digitized, but contextualized by open - ended
conversations with other content.
I suppose I'm partly reacting to many
conversations I
had with my grandfather, who took a dim view to most of the books and movies I liked - they
simply made no sense to him, because they were so different from all the things that he liked.
If a service
simply wants you to place an online order and pay for it, and then does not
have ways to engage in
conversation with your writer and
with a customer service department, the service is not likely to be professional and reliable.
I
've had long
conversations about this breakneck speed
with several of my authors, who
have simply decided that it's not for them and that they are both happier and more productive when focusing on writing and the rest of their private lives.
Step # 3: Let The Call Take It's Course — Some lenders will
have a
conversation with you at this point to keep the time moving fast and some will
simply put you on hold but, in most cases, they are looking for an available customer retention specialist to transfer you to.
If someone's answer doesn't jive
with you, that's okay, but if you decide not to continue a
conversation with them,
simply thank them for their responses and let them know you'll reach out again if you
have any questions.
Interesting because they differed in many ways from
conversations I was
having with others, who painted these opportunities as
simply something you want, you go for, and you get.
Despite following the same plot, many people
would have had many different experiences
with the supporting cast
simply due to the dialogue choices available during every
conversation.
Can you recall any specific event, whether it was seeing a particular work of art,
having a
conversation with some artists, or
simply accepting the strong urge, which drove you to come to terms
with the prospect of being an artist?