Posts Tagged ‘breakfast table talk’
Shake the Dust……Anis Mojdani…
One thing we discovered on Easter Sunday was the poetry of Anis Mojdani. Jonathan Fields introduced us to “Shake the Dust”. When he started the recording he had on his telephone of “Shake the Dust” everyone was talking about other things and as Anis Mojdani started his poem the table became very quiet. We wanted…
Read MoreWe Live by Faith………….
copyright 2015 Bettina Network, inc. Breakfast is a fantastic time of day. Good conversation with good food starts my day like nothing else, especially when you don’t know who you are going to have breakfast with, nor what will be discussed. We have a family custom, which goes back to the…
Read MoreFACEBOOK – Marketing for MultiNationals
Bettina Network, inc. copyright 2015 Isn’t it interesting to talk about Facebook to those who don’t know other than – ‘I am addicted’: ‘I put all of my business on Facebook’:’ I spend all of my time on Facebook’: ‘my friends and I talk all the time on Facebook’: ‘I used to email, but Facebook…
Read MorePTSD – Yes, Posttraumatic Stress
copyright by Bettina Network, inc. 2014 Our breakfast conversations don’t shy away from any topic. This one dealt with – what is Post Traumatic Stress? I went to Wikipedia to look up what this means and found the following: “Posttraumatic stress disorder[note 1] (PTSD) may develop after a person is exposed to one or more…
Read MoreDescribe Sin!
copyright 2014 Bettina Network, inc. We had an interesting question over breakfast and an even more interesting answer. The question was – can you describe sin? The answer was – sin is the lack of empathy no matter how or where it surfaces. The most common way it surfaces is in racism and sexism, but…
Read More“Do Not Be Afraid”
What follows is a link to a sermon preached on October 5, 2014 in Harvard’s Memorial Chapel by Rev. Jonathan Walton. It quotes a powerful poem written by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, past president of Morehouse College. We recommend a quiet space to listen to this very powerful sermon which addresses a lot of what ails…
Read MoreProblem Feet
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2014 I read your blog on ‘Old Feet’. I thought it was great. I would change your title from “Old Feet’ to “Problem Feet.” Most women have a problem with their feet, usually caused by the fashion shoes we wear and as the years pass the stress on those feet from…
Read MoreBalm in Gilead
copyright Bettina Networi, inc. 2014 Who would have expected different guests, not previously known to one another, pick up and read Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot’s book “Balm In Gilead” during their stay in a Bettina Home. All of our homes have large quantities of books. Host families generally buy them at Estate Sales for very little…
Read MoreMaking Old Feet New Again!
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2014 I love breakfast in a Bettina Home. No matter how horrible I feel arriving, I leave refreshed. The last breakfast from my most recent stay was great! The food is always good, but the conversation unbelievable. I am going home to work on my feet so I can wear high…
Read MoreFood and Pharma Connected?
copyright 2014 Bettina Network, inc. We had another one of those breakfasts and we are all still reeling, having put different backgrounds, experience, education, parts of the world together we came up with a startling conclusion: The discussion centered around Bettina Network’s attempt to keep Bettina Homes as organic as possible – in cleaning, food,…
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