I made a mistake this morning by immediately responding to an email from my daughter. I try to wait 24 hours before responding to friends and family, but this time I blew it. The result? I had to talk to my son about my reply and I have regret about what I said. In that moment, I thought I was being heartfelt and honest and loving, but I forgot one fact about myself: I usually give too much information and assault others with too much verbage. Now I've stirred myself up and probably upset my daughter.
I need the pause. If I'd waited until tomorrow I would have handled the exchange differently, and maybe avoided hurting her. Maybe not, but it was worth a shot. I should have a sign on my monitor, in fact, I'm going to put one up right now. PAUSE. WAIT 24 HOURS. DON'T BE AN IDIOT!
I'm sure I'll get into trouble many other ways, but I'm going to strive to keep this intention. For my own sake, and others with whom I come into contact.
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