Comments on: The rudder that’s steering your ship http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/ Communities, Lives, Love Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Eleanor Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:05:10 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1505 Thanks Ben. That's very good advice. Sometimes it's not what we say but how we say it and like you say, it is about how we hear it too. Too often we can be guilty of hearing what we think we want to hear and that's not always a good thing either ;) .-= Eleanor´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.giveabrick.com/bmycharity-apparently-not/">BMyCharity? Apparently not</a> =-. Thanks Ben. That’s very good advice. Sometimes it’s not what we say but how we say it and like you say, it is about how we hear it too. Too often we can be guilty of hearing what we think we want to hear and that’s not always a good thing either ;)
.-= Eleanor´s last blog ..BMyCharity? Apparently not =-.

]]> By: Ben http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Ben Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:37:17 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1493 Even though I think we should be conscious of what we say to other I think we should also be mindful of how we receive comments from others. We often easily jump to the wrong conclusions and read to much between the lines. As long as you say more nice things than bad Eleanor I think you're doing good. .-= Ben´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/6Aliens/~3/JJHwrgTtC-s/">How to deal with Chronic Back Pain and how to stop having a bad back before it starts.</a> =-. Even though I think we should be conscious of what we say to other I think we should also be mindful of how we receive comments from others. We often easily jump to the wrong conclusions and read to much between the lines.

As long as you say more nice things than bad Eleanor I think you’re doing good.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..How to deal with Chronic Back Pain and how to stop having a bad back before it starts. =-.

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Eleanor Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:41:07 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1475 I hear you Ralph. There's a fine line to be walked in this parenting lark. Just glad that bucket loads of love and saying sorry stills cuts ice. I'm sure it will get harder as my little ones approach their teens. As for saying nice things, it doesn't come naturally to everyone but as I said to Dr Egg, we're all works in progress. Some people would just be rude and not give it a second thought. That's not you :) I hear you Ralph. There’s a fine line to be walked in this parenting lark. Just glad that bucket loads of love and saying sorry stills cuts ice. I’m sure it will get harder as my little ones approach their teens.

As for saying nice things, it doesn’t come naturally to everyone but as I said to Dr Egg, we’re all works in progress. Some people would just be rude and not give it a second thought. That’s not you :)

]]> By: Ralph http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Ralph Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:32 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1471 That woman should have appreciated the compliment you paid her. I would love to have ever been truly scary to my kids. Some things might have gone better. I am sure I have said some truly bad things to people without intending to but I seem to have thankfully forgotten them. More in my mind are the times I wish I had said things that needed to be said but didn't. I have to work at saying nice things to people like how good they look and such. It is harder these days because complimenting women is viewed as potentially akin to harassment. That woman should have appreciated the compliment you paid her. I would love to have ever been truly scary to my kids. Some things might have gone better. I am sure I have said some truly bad things to people without intending to but I seem to have thankfully forgotten them. More in my mind are the times I wish I had said things that needed to be said but didn’t. I have to work at saying nice things to people like how good they look and such. It is harder these days because complimenting women is viewed as potentially akin to harassment.

]]> By: Heather http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Heather Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:11:19 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1469 Ehh.. my tongue gets me into trouble semi-constantly lol. Usually by not speaking when it really should. Ah well, learning. :) .-= Heather´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.shadesofadream.com/blog/2010/03/11/guest-post-mary-poppins-guide-to-life/">Guest Post: Mary Poppins Guide to Life</a> =-. Ehh.. my tongue gets me into trouble semi-constantly lol. Usually by not speaking when it really should. Ah well, learning. :)
.-= Heather´s last blog ..Guest Post: Mary Poppins Guide to Life =-.

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 Eleanor Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:50:56 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1460 I appreciate your honesty. I'm sure you're a work in progress though ;) I appreciate your honesty. I’m sure you’re a work in progress though ;)

]]> By: Dr Egg http://www.giveabrick.com/the-rudder-thats-steering-your-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1457 Dr Egg Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:15 +0000 http://www.giveabrick.com/?p=2281#comment-1457 Too many to remember, to my shame! Too many to remember, to my shame!

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