<div dir="ltr">Well said, Maureen. Thank you. I agree wholeheartedly.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 11:21 AM Maureen Olander via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0in">Communication is a complicated thing.
Body language, tone, even the look in our eyes tells us so much about
what we are trying to say to each other. I read a piece by a minister
who learned the hard way about the limits of email. He found that
even the mildest comment can be interpreted as criticism and lead to
hard feelings. He vowed never to handle potentially sensitive issues
on line because sometimes what you thought your wrote is not what I
thought I read. Personally, I have been in a couple of situations
that blew out of control over email. It was not fun. I would urge
talking in person or at least the phone. I found that just picking up
the phone can help a lot. It tells the other person that
I care enough about their feelings to make this small effort.</p><div><br></div><div>Peace. Hope.</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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