Think First - Speak Later
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"FOR IN MANY THINGS WE OFFEND ALL. IF ANY MAN OFFEND NOT IN WORD THE SAME IS A PERFECT MAN AND ABLE ALSO TO CONTROL THE WHOLE BODY." James 3:2 In other words if you can control your tongue you can control the rest of your body too. What I'm tying to say here is this: YOU WANT TO BE LIKED; Be likable. Be fun to be with. Be easy on the nerves. No one wants to be around Dr. Gloom and Doom all the time. You want to be avoided, keep it up. YOU WANT TO BE LABLED: Give people a tag and they will be happy to pin it on you. Or you could just try to treat others the way you want to be treated and see what happens.
The less said the best said, or so I have heard,
Is often the best rule of thumb,
For trouble is wrought more often than not,
By the unguarded human tongue.
For 'tis easier by far to quell the unsaid,
Than to mend a wound opened by candor;
And senseless indeed to ignore the soul's need,
For assurance and welcome not slander.
So take into account your own feelings Friend,
And listen to things that you say.
How would you feel were these things said to you,
Your actions, perchance be repaid?
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2021
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