For Lent

RantWoman has come to clarity. RantWoman has a whole list of people on whose behalf she is gladly giving up a variety of behaviors for Lent. Who cares whether the people in question WANT to give up these behaviors? RantWoman has discerned that the behaviors should be given up for Lent and RantWoman is generously going to give them up on behalf of those attached to them.

For instance, stealing words from a Russian historian Friend, On behalf of Vladimir Putin, RantWoman will be too happy to give up the centuries old habit of treating the Crimea like an imperial tug toy.

On behalf of President Obama, RantWoman is very happy to give up some drone strikes.
RantWoman does not intend to mess around only giving up things on behalf of people far away. In fact, RantWoman has a WHOLE list of people near and mostly dear to her on whose behalf she is very happy to give up an even larger list of behaviors. In fact, the lists of people and behaviors are so long that there is a decent chance it is going to take RantWoman all of Lent to spell out what behaviors she is giving up and on behalf of whom.

Hold this in the Light!

But it's Mardi Gras and there will be too much partying somewhere tonight to say more.

What? You think it's not supposed to work this way?


Here RantWoman is going to invoke the Active Listening clause. Once upon a time, someone in a meeting was actively feeding back things RantWoman said. As soon as RantWoman had a sense of her words not disappearing into a faceless cloud, RantWoman also was MUCH better able to interact with what other people were saying.

Word!

Digression because RantWoman appears to be fixated:
RantWoman THINKS she has articulated some big not hearing back concerns a couple ways. RantWoman THINKS that she has also made the point that when she is in meetings where interpreting is occuring, she always makes a point when she speaks of echoing things said through the interpreter. RantWoman does not do this because she is instantly endowed with empathy and perceptiveness. RantWoman does this because she knows from BEING an interpreter how hard it can be for the person being interpreted for to get a word in edgewise. RantWoman also jumps up and down on the "being interpreted for" because RantWoman, Lenten Leadings notwithstanding, has all kinds of people eager to spekaon her behalf and to tell other people they do not need to talk directly to RantWoman.
End of Digression, sort of.
Back to the Active Listening clause: as soon as RantWoman compiled her list of people on behalf of whom behaviors are to be given up for Lent, RantWoman's eye landed closer to herself.
Ummmmm.
Behaviors. ... The Light of God...Daffodils... Stay tuned.