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Toastmasters Turn to Philosophy The Canadian Statesman Bowmanville, Saturday, May 1,1993 5 Bike-a-thon Hopes to Raise $10,000 In a departure from the regular Table Table Topics session at Bowmanville Toastmasters Club, Table Topics Master Margaret Kropf worked philosophy philosophy into the April 20 meeting and elicited a good response from members. . Being given quotations from a variety variety of authors to respond to members members appeared to have little or no difficulty difficulty in ,becoming philosophical in stating their views. Brief excerpts from some of their mini speeches follow. follow. Toastmaster Fred Archibald àgreed with the proposition that repressed repressed anger negatively affects a relationship relationship as surely as cruel words do. Deep seated anger, he believed, can result in frustration and a bitter end to a relationship, if not released. Asked to respond to the Quotation: "When I slow down enough to smell the roses, I usually see the beauty of all else that is ours to share", Joe Christl related his experience on a holiday in Austria. He came upon a patch of beautiful edelweiss flowers but was warned not to pick any. Thus •their beauty could be shared by others others who passed that way. Responding to the quotation: "Noble "Noble deeds and hot baths are the remedy remedy for depression," Mike McDowell said both remedies were appropriate for depression. It has affected many people this spring because of the volume volume of wet and dull weather. "The best thing to do," he advised, is to do a noble deed and take a hot bath." Toastmaster. Nancy Barnes was assigned to respond to the quotation: "True intimacy with another human can only be experienced when you have found true peace yourself." "If you don't know yourself how can you know anyone else intimately? intimately? she asked, if you don't have anything anything to share and don't have a peaceful peaceful relationship with yourself. This is the foundation of life. You can only love another if you love yourself.' 1 "Some people need joy as much g 1992 OLDSMOBILE 98 ELITE Silver, fully loaded, * V> 0QQ ? only 15,000 km. 1991 OLDSMOBILE 98 ELITE (3 available) (1) Blue, loaded, 31,000 km $17*500* (2) White, loaded, 35,000 km $18*500# (3) Grey, loaded, 81,000 km $16*500# 1991 LUMINAEURO (3 available) (1) Grey, loaded, 34,000 km $13*000 (2) Maroon, loaded, 31,000 km $13* (3) White, loaded, 46,000 km $12* CHEVROLET • GEO • OLDSMOBILE • CADILLAC LTD, Hwy. #2 East End QQE.4 E7E of Port Hope 00U"4u I U as they need clothing," was the quotation quotation presented to Toastmaster Leo- 1 nie Holder. When you feel joy in yourself you-feel relaxed," she stated. If you are not joyful you can make yourself sick with worry. Joy releases a lot of tension." Toastmaster Sher Leetoozc was faced with: "To be wildly enthusiastic enthusiastic or deadly serious is wrong." She felt that too much of anything, even joy, is not beneficial for anyone. If people become too enthusiastic they tend to believe in what they are enthusiastic enthusiastic about rather than facing reality. reality. Conversely, feelings of continued continued frustration can likewise blind people to the bright side of a situation, situation, she said. Table Topics is one of the exercises exercises in Toastmaster clubs which help individuals to • master impromptu speaking. Given a . topic without warning the member is expected to speak for one minute. This brings imagination and quick thinking into play. Over time this gives speakers the self confidence to be able to speak any. time, they are called upon without warning for occasions occasions outside the club atmosphere. During the formal part of the evening evening when prepared speeches are presented presented Toastmaster Henry Lise won the trophy for the best speech; It detailed detailed how to be a successful buyer of a new car to receive value for the money being spent -and not pay more than a car is worth. The trophy for the best evaluator went to Toastmaster Marilynn Dow. Toastmaster Nancy Barnes was a double winner. She not only won the Spark Plug Award for the most valuable valuable contribution to the business session, session, but also the trophy for the best Table Topics presentation. Bowmanville Toastmasters Club meets each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in- thc Parish Hall of St. John's Anglican Church on Temperance Street, a few steps south of King St. Visitors, are always welcome. Further information can be obtained obtained from Toastmaster Connie Nelson Nelson at 623-2243; Toastmaster Sher Leetoozc at 623-9247, or Toastmaster Toastmaster Joe Christl at 436-2306. 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