Bouncing Ball
Life is like a ball. When you hit it harder, it will bounce higher.
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(2007-10-26 12:04:43)
IwentalocalNSAmeetinglastnight.Therewere8PWSattending.Oneladyfromanearbycitywhichisabout40milesawayjoinedthemeeting.Shespokequitewellforgeneralconversations.Icouldnotfeelsheeverstutteredwhenshewasgivingthefiveminutesintroduction.However,whenshewasaskedforreadingaparagraph.Shespentabout5minutestoreadabout100words.Shestutteredalmosteverywords.ThisWhenshewasaskedthatifshestutteredwhenshewasreadingalo...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-25 20:48:57)
IstutteredwhenIwasalittlekid.IcouldnotrememberifIstutteredwhenIamreadingabook.IrememberedthatIwasaskedtoreadinclass.IpossiblydidnotstutterwhenIwasreadinginclassatthattime.Idonothavebadmemoriesaboutthat.However,IdidhavealotoffearwhenIspeakinpublic.IrememberthatonceIwasaskedtoreadapoemmyyoungerbrotherwrotefortheZhengYueShiWushow,IcouldnotdoiteventhoughIwasalreadyincollegeatthattime.
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(2007-10-25 07:28:35)
Formepersonally,stutteringhasindeedaffectedeveryareaofmy
lifefromromanticrelationshipstoacademicsuccess.I'dsaytheonly
relationshipsithasnotaffectedarethosewithmydogandpossibly
myonlineacquaintances.
Ithinkstutteringisahighlyunderestimateddisability...it's
abilitytowreakhavocinaperson'slifeisquitestrong,andpeople
don'tunderstandjusthowmuchitaffectsaperson'sspiritand
exis...[阅读全文]
lifefromromanticrelationshipstoacademicsuccess.I'dsaytheonly
relationshipsithasnotaffectedarethosewithmydogandpossibly
myonlineacquaintances.
Ithinkstutteringisahighlyunderestimateddisability...it's
abilitytowreakhavocinaperson'slifeisquitestrong,andpeople
don'tunderstandjusthowmuchitaffectsaperson'sspiritand
exis...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-25 07:23:13)
Stuttering'sadisability?Why,becausewecan'tcommunicateasquickly
asfluentspeakers?DoesthatmeanIalsohaveadisabilitybecauseI
can'tfixacarengine,repairacomputer,havegreatdifficulty
learningGreek,can'tgetagameascatcherfortheNewYorkMets?We
allhavedifferenttalentsandjustbecauseI'mnevergoingtogetupon
astageandgiveaheartwrenchingversionofHamlet'ssoliloquydoes
notmeanI'mdisabled.
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asfluentspeakers?DoesthatmeanIalsohaveadisabilitybecauseI
can'tfixacarengine,repairacomputer,havegreatdifficulty
learningGreek,can'tgetagameascatcherfortheNewYorkMets?We
allhavedifferenttalentsandjustbecauseI'mnevergoingtogetupon
astageandgiveaheartwrenchingversionofHamlet'ssoliloquydoes
notmeanI'mdisabled.
...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-24 20:35:46)
Whatisthemosteffectwayofinfluenceourchildren?Iwouldliketosayleadbyexamples.Wearethemosteffectiverolemodelofourchildren.Usually,theinfluenceofourfamilyisthemostsignificanttoourchildren.Itshouldbeacriticalfactortoconsiderformarriage.Ifapersonisfromaverygood,understanding,loving,caringfamily,theperson'spersonalitywillnotbebad.Ifapersonisfromadisfunctionalfamily,mostlikelyhis/herpersonalitywillbeaprob...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-24 14:11:19)
IfoundthatthebiggistobsticleIfaceforspeakingistheanxiety.IfIjustbealittlebitofpatienttomyselfanddonotrush,Icoulddomuchbetter.Ispeakslowlymostofthetime.IfeelalotoftimepressurewhenIspeak,especiallywhenIhavesomeblocks.ItriedtohavemorepausesinmyspeechnomatterIspeakfastorslowrecently.IfoundthatifIpausesmoreoftenandtakeadeepbreathwhenIpause,thespeakingisnotveryhard.Icouldbemorerelaxedandtalkfreely.Icoul...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-23 13:57:58)
TwoweeksagoImetamanintheparkwhenIwasdoingmorningexercise.Wehadanicechat.HetoldmethatthereisaTuedsdaymorningprayinaCovenantchurch.Itisamulticulturalchurch.Thepraytimeis5:00amto6:00am.Iamcuriousaboutthisactivity.Whydopeopleliketogetupat4:00amtogettogetherinachurchtopray?Iwantedtohaveavisit.
Lastweek,Igotupat5:00amanddrovearoundtofindthechurch.IdidnotfindtheplacebecauseIdidnothaveamapinmycar.Imet...[阅读全文]
Lastweek,Igotupat5:00amanddrovearoundtofindthechurch.IdidnotfindtheplacebecauseIdidnothaveamapinmycar.Imet...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-22 12:44:45)
Forthelast20yearsorsoIhavereadcountlessbooks,attendedseminarsandhadthechancetolearnfromindivdualsmuchmoresuccessfulinlifethanI.SomanytimesIhaveread,heard&beentaughtabout"thoughtsbecomethings","Whatyouthinkaboutyoubringabout","lawofattraction","thesecret","causeandeffect","affirmations/auto-suggestion","Visualization","R...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-22 12:33:09)
Yourtendencytothinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtosayisoneofthemain[underlying]causalfactorsofyourstuttering.Fluentpeopledon'tsitaroundgenerallypicturingeverywordofasentenceandorganizingitpriortobeginningtospeak.AndyouAREafluentperson--capablealreadyoffluentspeechinmanycontexts--suchasbeingaloneinaroom.Whenyouforceyourselfto"thinkaboutyourwords"--youareputtingaspotlightonyourspeech--Youarejustlike
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(2007-10-22 12:25:18)
Ourteachertaughtus...Thethedayyoulearntoplaychopsticksonthepiano,youcannotexpecttoperformBeethoven's5thinconcertatMadisonSquareGarden...or,putanotherway,asyoubeginlearningbasicgolfstrokes,youmaynotyetbereadytogoproortoplaywithTigerWoods!
Now,hedidn'tmeanthisinabadway..ornegative..hehe..pleasedon'treadintoit:)...Whatitmeantforus"intraining"wasthattechniqueislikeasport...Thegreaterthelevelofstre...[阅读全文]
Now,hedidn'tmeanthisinabadway..ornegative..hehe..pleasedon'treadintoit:)...Whatitmeantforus"intraining"wasthattechniqueislikeasport...Thegreaterthelevelofstre...[阅读全文]
