Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 What should a person do when a barking dog following your caravan decides to attack and bite you? In my previous […]
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Some decision making is hard enough, but having someone second guess or criticize your decision after the fact makes it even harder. This old Arabian proverb puts things in perspective. The dogs bark but the caravan moves on. In other words once you’ve wrestled through all the pros and cons of a difficult decision and made it, you need to IGNORE THE NEGATIVE INPUT and keep moving on!
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This is my fourth blog on talking it out in relationship conflict. Today I want to deal with four types of people who may take you all the way to step 3 or 4 of the reconciliation process as outlined in yesterday’s post. My goal is to help you identify these people in your
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In my previous posts “When in doubt talk it out” and “5 times when you better talk it out” I initiated some conversation about resolving relationship conflict. Unfortunately that is not all that can be said about the topic. What is a person to do when that does not work? Several who read the blog have
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Yesterday in “When in doubt talk it out” using the illustration of two small stools, I focused on the attitude of humility and non-judgment with which to approach difficult conversations. From personal observation (ouch) I have determined there are at least five times when it would be best to grab some stools and talk it
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