Welcome to my blog!

The name comes from the Old English word (sabat), which comes to us through Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. It's origin is "to rest", and is etymologically connected to Sabbath and Sabbatical. It seemed appropriate... given my current time of transition. This blog allows a place for personal reflection, shares my whereabouts and happenings, but most importantly - it is a vehicle for your reactions to my submissions. My hope is that, as a group, we have a running dialog pertaining to those things that really matter.

I promise to read each post, but please know that replies may be sporadic and/or delayed. For my plans in the near-future will frequently have me "out of pocket", or I may just need to escape the day-to-day deluge of electronic ping pong . But feel free to submit a post. We are all traveling together on this journey to understand, called life; and each perspective is important.

Let's keep in touch as we share the journey!

Be well,

Sam

Friday, September 3, 2010

The Concord Socrates Café

With the help of my good friend, Nathan King, we will be starting a new series that will meet at The Branchview Tavern on the first Tuesday evening of each month at 6:00pm.  The series is called The Concord Socrates Café.  The Socrates Café is a national, grassroots movement devoted to bringing philosophical inquiry into our daily lives. The goal is for each of us to become better questioners and listeners. We can then use our improved skills to make better decisions in our personal lives, as well as better consider public issues.


The Concord Socrates Café offers an opportunity for residents to move from small talk to big talk, to get together in a casual setting to discuss a topic or idea and explore it from multiple angles and perspectives. As we share our differing views and opinions, we will stimulate our minds and encourage thoughtful and creative responses. No special knowledge is required; just bring an open and inquiring mind.  Together, we will nurture the "fourth R" - reasoning.


So - please consider joining us for our first meeting this Tuesday, September 7th.  The food, fun, and conversation will be great!



"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking." ~~Arthur Bloch
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  1. Sam TreadawaySeptember 8, 2010 at 8:14 AM

    Terrific initial meeting! Thanks to all who contributed to the dialog.

    Be sure to checkout the Concord Socrates Cafe on Facebook.

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