60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday: First Impressions

<p>Hello to you listening in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3_VkAUGjMQ" target="_blank">Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada</a>!</p><p>Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday.</p><p>How often have you made a decision about someone you just met? If you’re anything like me perhaps your righteous, opinionated, judgmental side showed up. Not good! I know; I’m working on it.</p><p>Why? There are virtues to withholding judgment. As Amor Towles writes: “<i>After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration-and unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour</i>.” [<a href="https://www.amortowles.com/a-gentleman-in-moscow-about-the-book/" target="_blank">A Gentleman in Moscow</a>, by Amor Towles]</p><p><strong>Question</strong>: When have you been surprised (and delighted) to learn that your first impression wasn’t your last? </p><p><i>60 Seconds is your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. <strong>Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! </strong>You’re invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more</i>: <a href="https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net">Quarter Moon Story Arts</a></p><p><strong>Stories Fro