Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: Words

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: Words:   “Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you, may stick with someone else for a lifetime.”       ...

Words

 

“Be mindful when it comes to your words. A

string of some that don’t mean much to you, may

stick with someone else for a lifetime.”

                    Rachel Wolchin

Words have power. Words can be beautiful and uplifting. Words can

hurt. Words can sting. Words can leave a permanent stain on a relationship.

Sometimes the damage done by our words is obvious and

we immediately regret what we said as soon as the words come out of

our mouth, or we hit the send button on the text or email. Sometimes it

is not so clear, but the damage is not any less and probably is greater

for our not being able to recognize the damage our words have done to others. Choose your words

 wisely. Think before you speak. Some things are better left unsaid. Never gossip. Recognize when

 there is no need to stir the pot with your words

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WORKED UP

 

“Dear self, Don’t get worked up over things you can’t change,

or people you can’t change. It’s not worth the anger build

up or the headache. Control only what you can. Let go.”  Unknown

What good is getting ourselves all worked up or angry over something

or what someone said to us? A little righteous indignation over an

injustice can be a good thing and anger can be a useful tool at the

right time and place and when used in the right way to help keep us

focused and on track when we need the fuel. But when we feel the

anger boiling up within us or we feel ourselves getting worked up that

is not the time to burst out or boil over. Save that feeling and energy

for when we need it. Practice restraint. Exercise patience. Say hello

there anger, I recognize you and I welcome you but now is not the

time there will be a time later but not now. Let us move on together or

try a different path for now. Then coolly calmly collectively calculate

your path and plan and prepare for the future. We may just find the

anger goes away or we overreacted for no good reason, or we were

mistaken. It also helps not to take everything personally because it’s

not always about us.

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: VOICES

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: VOICES:   “The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.”                             ...

VOICES

 

“The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you,

the better you will hear what is sounding outside.”

                                                    Dag Hammarskjold

We often hear voices. Those voices in our head. Sometimes they can

be weird or bizarre “thoughts.” Other times they can be invigorating,

joyous, inspiring thoughts or “voices.” Sometimes it is helpful to picture

these voices or thoughts as coming from a little angel or devil on your

shoulder depending on whether the thought is one, we know is “right”

or positive (angel) or when we know is “wrong” or negative (devil). In

this way it helps make it easier to do the right thing and avoid doing

the wrong thing. Rarely do the angel and devil show up at the same

time. It is usually one or the other. This can make it a little more

difficult to make the right choice because there is no internal debate

going on. It is all one sided. All we hear is that voice inside our head

trying to convince us it is OK, just this once, or trying to deceive us or

challenge our core beliefs and values. It is OK to hear this voice, let

it speak, then ignore it and do the right thing. If we did not have our

demons, we would not have our angels. Steer clear of what we really

know to be wrong.

You can get the International bestseller The Shi*t I Wished I learned in College here:

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: HOW WE REACT

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: HOW WE REACT:   HOW WE REACT “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”                                  Charles R. Swindoll It’s not ...

HOW WE REACT

 

HOW WE REACT

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

                                Charles R. Swindoll

It’s not what happens to us, but it’s how we react that matters. What

is going to happen is going to happen. It is outside our control. Fate,

destiny, divine power, predetermined plan, nature, whatever name

we choose, “it is what it is.” What is going to be is going to be. We

can certainly shape our own destiny or steer ourselves down a path.

But there will always be “stuff” that happens. There are so many

things other people choose to do that are out of our control. What we

can control is our own point of view, our perspective, our reaction,

our dreams, our attitude, our lens we see the world through. How

we choose to react to the stuff that happens “outside us”: is always

our choice. What really matters is the stuff that happens “inside us.”

How we choose to act, react, see things, how we feel. Our values,

our virtues, our “thoughts.” Look at all the horrible, abhorrent misery

bestowed on people through no fault of their own. Look at the horrible

Holocaust. Yet, out of that came a man named Viktor Frankel. Who

taught us we always have a choice of how we see things, and no one

can take that choice away from us. No one. We may not be able to

control all that happens “out there,” but we can control what happens

“in here”. One thing no one can ever take from us is our mind, our

thoughts, our choice, our point of view. It is mine!

You can get the International bestseller The Shi*t I Wished I learned in College here:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5FMWDGW