 {"id":1503,"date":"2021-07-13T16:28:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2021-07-13T16:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:28:51","slug":"window-turn-on-your-speakers_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/window-turn-on-your-speakers_\/","title":{"rendered":"Window.. ( turn on your speakers)!_"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>aashitaK, aasthaD, abi, aditiR, aditiV, aishwariyaG, ajay.gang, akhila, akshataA, akshaya, alan.fly, aneriT, anjanaS, ankitaG, annT, antaraT, aparnaA, aparnaN, aparnaT, apuK, arpitaN, arthurD, arushi,<\/p>\n<p>barbaraDM, bianca, biniP, biniS, boscoR,<\/p>\n<p>carls, christabelleR, christie, claudette,<\/p>\n<p>danica.gang, deepaShe, deepaSom, deepikaM, deeptiA, denisR, derek.sonia, dishaJ, diyaB, dorothyT, durga, dwisha,<\/p>\n<p>edwina, emicaN, ericaM,<\/p>\n<p>fergus, gandhali, georgeC, gitaliR,<\/p>\n<p>haalahS, heba,<\/p>\n<p>ibtisam, insiaL, ishaG,<\/p>\n<p>janviG, jasmine, jennyT, joseluis, juliaJ, jyotsnaM,<\/p>\n<p>karinD, karishmaCh, kesavanN, khushbooA, kritikaS, krutiT, kshitiSV, kylynnB,<\/p>\n<p>lexley, linusF, looSh,<\/p>\n<p>madhuriR maduraG, manishP, maryA, mariamM, mariette, michaelC, mirabelle, misbahS, mugdhaS,<\/p>\n<p>namitaF, nanda, nanditaM, neelK, nylaS,<\/p>\n<p>poojaG, poojaShe, pranjaliC, prashantO, prerna, priyamvadaM, priyankaR.gang, priyankaSur, pujaG, pitliP,<\/p>\n<p>radhikaR, rakhee, rashmiR, rashnaI, rasikaV, rasikaU, reema, reshmaB, rheaC, rituD, roshanBala, ruchikaB,<\/p>\n<p>saadhvi, sakinaCh, salimS, saloniB, samataA, samruddhiP, sandhyaS, savioCra, shamitaB, sharonP, sharonSin, sharviM, shaziyaK, shobhaG, \u00a0shonaliS, shivangiP, shriyaP, shrutiG, shrutiW, shubhamS, simmi, simran, smritiA, soniaM, sophiaJ, sudhaP, sujataS, sukritiS, supriyaC, swastika,<\/p>\n<p>tarang, tezzSpace, trinjhna,<\/p>\n<p>utsha, vaishnaviP, valerie,<\/p>\n<p>walter, yakuta, yvette,<\/p>\n<p>zaverS, zelynda, zenia,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My dear<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your mail and I hope your exams went off continue going on super.<\/p>\n<p>Holidays soon for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Adventure, excitement, surprises and interludes of peace and relaxation&#8230;.YYYYYYYAAAAAAAYYYYYYY !<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A brother of mine sent me this story on the email.<\/p>\n<p>It is a nice simple story and I am sharing it with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A young couple moves into a new neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>The next morning while they are eating breakfast the young woman sees her neighbour hang the wash outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The laundry is not very clean&#8221;,\u00a0 she said, &#8220;She doesn&#8217;t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her husband looked out at the washing \u00a0but remained silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every time her neighbour would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About\u00a0two weeks \u00a0later the young woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband : &#8220;Look! She has finally learned to wash correctly! I wonder who taught her this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The husband said: &#8220;I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that&#8217;s an interesting story .<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re not going to believe it but something similar happened to me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img class=\"wp-image-1504\" src=\"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cid010001cbf224dollar27f4a500dollar0100007fxaviers.jpeg\" alt=\"cid:010001cbf224$27f4a500$0100007f@xaviers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 photo : terryq<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For many years I used to look at the college and the world and people I knew and worked with and the work that I was doing\u00a0 and practically all of life itself\u00a0through a somewhat uncleaned window.<\/p>\n<p>There were times when I looked at myself that way as well: I wasn\u2019t capable or good enough &#8230; Obstacles were insurmountable&#8230;. challenges were too big&#8230;.. and things like that.<\/p>\n<p>OK, OK, so it was a stained glass window \u00a0and looked pretty like that but still it was not all that clean and what I saw through it was kind of blurred and not so beautiful&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then you know what I did?<\/p>\n<p>Since I did not have anyone else to do it for me&#8230;. I had to do it myself so I did it :<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-1505\" src=\"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cid010101cbf224dollar27f4a500dollar0100007fxaviers.jpeg\" alt=\"cid:010101cbf224$27f4a500$0100007f@xaviers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 photo : terryq<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I opened the window!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And suddenly a lot of things looked differently beautiful and natural and clear.<\/p>\n<p>Just like it was\u00a0 meant to be and actually was&#8230;. !<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I do not easily jump to first-sight and first-impression conclusions now&#8230; about others or about myself.<\/p>\n<p>I check on my windows\u00a0 first &#8211; clean or dirty, open or closed, &#8211;\u00a0and then I relate to what I see.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, though,\u00a0I mess up and judge wrongly. If I do that then I generally correct myself and apologise for it.\u00a0 Most people can handle and appreciate \u00a0well meant and sincere apologies .<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And carrying on after that is a whole lot easier&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is always so much to learn from windows and water bottles and kites and birds and flowers and even from dust \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the end much of the\u00a0world around us is as we see it through windows or glasses or experiences we have had earlier or attitudes we have developed over the years&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning up our windows or opening up our lives does more good to us than it does to what is out there beyond&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doing it right away is a good time to be doing it&#8230;. don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More happy and cleaned-clear windows to you there!<\/p>\n<p>And more beautiful sights that you open yourself to seeing and experiencing!<\/p>\n<p>Big counselling rush during April and May. The windows have been cleaned already and I am ready to deal with what is to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Take care. Lots of love, Terry<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:terryq@xaviers.edu\">terryq@xaviers.edu<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"mailto:querry2@gmail.com\">querry2@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>aashitaK, aasthaD, abi, aditiR, aditiV, aishwariyaG, ajay.gang, akhila, akshataA, akshaya, alan.fly, aneriT, anjanaS, ankitaG, annT, antaraT, aparnaA, aparnaN, aparnaT, apuK, arpitaN, arthurD, arushi, barbaraDM, bianca, biniP, biniS, boscoR, carls, christabelleR, christie, claudette, danica.gang, deepaShe, deepaSom, deepikaM, deeptiA, denisR, derek.sonia, dishaJ, diyaB, dorothyT, durga, dwisha, edwina, emicaN, ericaM, fergus, gandhali, georgeC, gitaliR, haalahS, heba, ibtisam, insiaL, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/window-turn-on-your-speakers_\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Window.. 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