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Hello John yes this is so true. Well said. x xx /Darlene/

A simple but very important message. Well done.

That is a really great piece of practical advice. I wish I followed it more - lol. Someone once told me to every day remind yourself to "communicate skillfully", by which, I think he was meaning something like what you've just said.

Hi John! Love the poem~ you reminded me of a saying I heard 56 years ago,)))) ACTION NOT REACTiON…Also…but I thought of a saying when I was 10 years old~ …Love many. trust few..Always, paddle your own canoe. ))); Too many people put on smiley faces but are more than happy to tear us to pieces, let them! You, John, will always have true friends. Love, Pangie xx

Hi John....like the feathers of a pillow scattered in the wind from a top of a mountain that the wise sage asked the impulsive one to release and then put back. You note that anger (heat of the moment) might tell us to exercise a bit of constraint as we've probably been triggered. Reason is such an under appreciated thing, but you exude it! Smiles!!

Hello John, Great Wisdom! The mouth spews whats in the recesses of the brain and yes, take a moment to cool our jets. Loved reading you this morning. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Good policy -- as well as Pause, Count to 100, Reread, b4 you click and send.

We've all been there John saying things in the heat of the moment and regretting it afterwards. I try and live by Engage Brain Before Opening My mouth. It's saved me a few times. Tom

- Really true... we can't take back our words... but, we can apologize... if our mouths run wild, John - hugs

True. As the proverb says: Least said soon mended.

I agree with you brother John, we must think before we speak, and try not to hurt someone. I was hurt badly in my youth by someone who quite simply was jealous of me, for reasons I vowed to never speak of again, I went through a lot of emotional pain…. Sis Beryl