Now how about this ..
People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the 'sober curious'.
Sober Curious?
The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/08/tech/alcohol-alternative-sober-curious/index.html
If you want what we have, and are willing to go to any length to get it, then you are ready to take certain steps.
You have to want to be sober for yourself.
Very interesting indeed.
Sunday, 23 June 2019
Thursday, 30 May 2019
MAY 30, 19 .. SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT WORKING WITH A TRANSLATOR
Alcohol consumption in Russia. Below is an interesting link about this issue here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_consumption_in_Russia
What is interesting is the challenge of working with a translator. First, I may speak for say 30-seconds. Often, not always but quite often, my various translators will take several minutes to then translate what I have just said.
This is especially true for the Serenity Prayer. It takes me about 15-seconds to quietly say it. It will take the assembled multitude of Russian members maybe a minute to say the same prayer.
Back to the lag in time from when I stop speaking and my translator begins.
I can lose-my-train-of-thought during a normal conversation. Then here I am, standing before a meeting, silent, not knowing what my translator is saying, all the while having to remember where I left off so I can resume talking about the same thing.
My mind can, and does, wander.
"Let's see. What was I saying?"
Then the real issue : Is what I said being transmitted to the members?
I have actually had this happen.
I'll not forget it. It was about the Fourth Tradition. I was asked if a member in a meeting who was obviously drinking, should be allowed to remain in the meeting.
I said that in Tradition 4 a group has a right to take a group conscience and, as a group, decide how to handle this issue.
I went on to say no member should ever be allowed to totally disrupt a meeting.
In the group, there was a member who speaks English. I expressed my above opinion. My translator translated what I said.
The English speaking member said aloud : "That is NOT what he said!"
My translator got up and almost walked out she was so upset at having been taken-to-task over her translation.
Bottom Line : It remains one grand adventure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_consumption_in_Russia
What is interesting is the challenge of working with a translator. First, I may speak for say 30-seconds. Often, not always but quite often, my various translators will take several minutes to then translate what I have just said.
This is especially true for the Serenity Prayer. It takes me about 15-seconds to quietly say it. It will take the assembled multitude of Russian members maybe a minute to say the same prayer.
Back to the lag in time from when I stop speaking and my translator begins.
I can lose-my-train-of-thought during a normal conversation. Then here I am, standing before a meeting, silent, not knowing what my translator is saying, all the while having to remember where I left off so I can resume talking about the same thing.
My mind can, and does, wander.
"Let's see. What was I saying?"
Then the real issue : Is what I said being transmitted to the members?
I have actually had this happen.
I'll not forget it. It was about the Fourth Tradition. I was asked if a member in a meeting who was obviously drinking, should be allowed to remain in the meeting.
I said that in Tradition 4 a group has a right to take a group conscience and, as a group, decide how to handle this issue.
I went on to say no member should ever be allowed to totally disrupt a meeting.
In the group, there was a member who speaks English. I expressed my above opinion. My translator translated what I said.
The English speaking member said aloud : "That is NOT what he said!"
My translator got up and almost walked out she was so upset at having been taken-to-task over her translation.
Bottom Line : It remains one grand adventure.
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