Warning Sign Haiku #2

If you’re in a conversation that’s making you doubt your own knowledge, experience, and perhaps even your sanity – put a #stop to it!

If perceptions of reality don’t align and it’s just a circular battle that has you spinning – that’s #toxic so put a #stop to it!

In a healthy relationship, agreeing to disagree and coming to the most beneficial resolution for all will be the result of stepping back and gaining perspective. You both understand that relationship is more valuable than being right.

But if the other in the relationship just wants to keep pouring oil on the flame of their fight to be right or they punish you with long silence after heartfelt apology has been offered, you may have to make the difficult decision to walk away (or to not fight to get them back or obsess about the loss after they walk away).

Either way, #crazymaking is too toxic to allow in friendships, family, work, or any environment.

Stay sane, my friends. Even if the steps to sanity sometimes cause pain.

#LunchtimeInspiration: Goodbye Negativity!

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This quote making the rounds in social media right now is simply reflective of the eternal truths in God’s Love Letter to us that remind us to focus on and cling to what is good. 

And, ultimately, everything that is good  comes from God (See James 1:17).  In the end, that is truly what we want: more of God – our Father, our Designer, our Redeemer, our friend….

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” – Philippians 4:8 NASB
http://bible.com/100/php.4.8.NASB

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” – Romans 12:9 NIV
http://bible.com/111/rom.12.9.NIV

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” – James 1:17 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jas.1.17.NIV