Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Talking in Circles
Speaking in tongues. Speaking in circles. All are confusing for a listener. Translators are needed.
I speak in circles because I think in circles. One thought is not completely out of my mouth before I am sidetracked and in the middle of yet a new and different thought. Too often, I don't finish with verbal closure, I merely tag on the beginning of a new thought. In other words, I am hard to follow in conversation.
Maybe other "elderly"folks struggle as well, as evidenced by the FBOFW comic in this morning's newspaper. "The man talks in circles."
Certainly, it's been an aspect of my speech recently because in March, I posted a Circular Nature blog entry along these same lines of disjointed thoughts.
I tend to think ahead and my thoughts never seem to quite catch up with my speech. Such distraction has been prevalent lately.
With family and friends, that's not so-o-o bad. But....on my upcoming trip I will be teaching folks from many nationalities and I don't want the translations to be garbled or get bogged down because of my circular language expressions.
I'm asking the Lord to grant clarity of speech so that "the words of my mouth....would be acceptable..." (Psalm 19:14) as well as asking Him to "guard my mouth and keep a watch over the door of my lips" (Psalm 141:3) so that my words don't go down those hard to follow rabbit trails of our western culture. Please join me in that petition that my talking in circles would cease----at least for this upcoming event.
Certainly, it's been an aspect of my speech recently because in March, I posted a Circular Nature blog entry along these same lines of disjointed thoughts.
I tend to think ahead and my thoughts never seem to quite catch up with my speech. Such distraction has been prevalent lately.
With family and friends, that's not so-o-o bad. But....on my upcoming trip I will be teaching folks from many nationalities and I don't want the translations to be garbled or get bogged down because of my circular language expressions.
I'm asking the Lord to grant clarity of speech so that "the words of my mouth....would be acceptable..." (Psalm 19:14) as well as asking Him to "guard my mouth and keep a watch over the door of my lips" (Psalm 141:3) so that my words don't go down those hard to follow rabbit trails of our western culture. Please join me in that petition that my talking in circles would cease----at least for this upcoming event.
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