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bluidkiti · 10-25-2021, 03:34 AM

October 25

Defuse the situation

The answer to rude behavior is not more rude behavior. Retribution doesn’t get you anywhere good, doesn’t create anything useful.

An insult in return for an insult is predictable and ineffective. You have the opportunity and the skill to be much more innovative and constructive than that.

You can be the person to rise above it. You can chart a new, more beneficial path.

Be the original and intentional person you are. Put forth a positive perspective rather than just reacting to a negative one.

Yes, someone else has said or done something objectionable. But do you really want to create additional incitement for doubling down on that?

Be the strong one, the reasonable one, the one who defuses the situation. You’ll vastly improve the possibility that something good will come of it.

— Ralph Marston

10-25-2021, 03:34 AM	#27
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,931	October 25 Defuse the situation The answer to rude behavior is not more rude behavior. Retribution doesn’t get you anywhere good, doesn’t create anything useful. An insult in return for an insult is predictable and ineffective. You have the opportunity and the skill to be much more innovative and constructive than that. You can be the person to rise above it. You can chart a new, more beneficial path. Be the original and intentional person you are. Put forth a positive perspective rather than just reacting to a negative one. Yes, someone else has said or done something objectionable. But do you really want to create additional incitement for doubling down on that? Be the strong one, the reasonable one, the one who defuses the situation. You’ll vastly improve the possibility that something good will come of it. — Ralph Marston __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.