Thinking First

My Bubby would always teach me
to think before you speak.
In these days and times,
it should also be think before you type.
I lost a friend once
because I typed before thinking
and even though I apologized,
knowing I was wrong,
she has yet to forgive me.
I work on being mindful
and think before I speak or type,
ensuring my words
spoken or typed,
are heartfelt, loving, honest, and necessary.
I have found if I think
before typing or talking
that my words are healing and not harming.
So I tell my son,
think before talking or typing.
Always think first.

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I don’t know who said, "A picture is worth a thousand words." So this image is not so much a picture, but it really spoke to my spirit this morning. It reminded me of a few other lessons I try to incorporate in my life. One being HALT (hungry, angry, lonely, or tired). If I am any of these, I need to halt before speaking or doing anything. When I am hungry, physically not emotionally, I need to eat something. When I am angry, I need to calm down. When I am lonely, I need to find a way to socialize with someone. When I am tired, I need to take a nap. I need to do all of these things BEFORE I say or do anything, which I may later regret.

Then there is the Sufi teaching, which reminds me that BEFORE I speak, I must answer three questions: is it truthful; is it necessary; and is it kind. If they are not, then I do not need to speak those thoughts into being. I need to remember to think BEFORE speaking or doing.

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