[ SHOWGSD-L ] Wishing everyone a GREAT Thanksgiving Day!

From: "Kathy Partch" <jokaysedona@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GSDCA Showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:50:50 -0700
Dear GSD friends, as you prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow and for the rest
of the holiday season, stay aware. The extra stress and pressure makes you
vulnerable to the ego's antics. It's easy to take personally any criticism
that comes your way from other family members who are also felling stressed
and pressured for whatever reason/s.
 

The Secret to a Peaceful Holiday

 

You've probably heard of this before, and it bears repeating if so:
criticism aimed at you is really about the person who criticized you. It
isn't about you! If you defend yourself, you escalate the conversation right
into an argument. Defending yourself is like picking up your end of a rope
and pulling. The other person inevitably pulls back. Soon you have a verbal
tug-of-war.

 

You practice the secret to maintaining peace during the holidays by refusing
to pick up your end of that rope.;o) You can say, calmly and matter of fact,
"Thank you for your opinion" or "I understand that's how you see it." Then
be silent. Both of these responses leave the rope alone. They keep you clear
that how the other person sees you, is merely his or her perception of you.
They also communicate that you don't buy into that perception.

 

Let people have their perceptions. You only make yourself miserable when you
take personally the projections that others place onto you. Remember that
others' criticism of you reveals how they see themselves, and you can choose
to have compassion for that.

 

You do have the right to eat too much tomorrow. If someone says something
about that you THEN can defend yourself.;o) Have a Happy Day tomorrow! Kathy
www.JoKaySedona.com <http://www.jokaysedona.com/>  

 

 



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[ SHOWGSD-L ] Wishing everyone a GREAT Thanksgiving Day!

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