Each choice we make causes a ripple effect in our lives. When things happen to us, it is the reaction we choose that can create the difference between the sorrows of our past and the joy in our future.~ unknown
we were just talking about that, at work. About how when folks are ugly to us, we make all the difference in the situation with how we react to it. Sadly to say I don't always react like I should. ( and make things worse )
I tend to think of a reaction as something knee-jerk, automatic and without thought. While I view a response as a thoughtful, purposeful thing. I often pray that God will help me to respond as he'd have me to and not just react. And that these responses will become so engrained in me that one day they will be my reactions. - Barbara
we were just talking about that, at work. About how when folks are ugly to us, we make all the difference in the situation with how we react to it. Sadly to say I don't always react like I should. ( and make things worse )
ReplyDelete...and here I thought you were talkin' 'bout moonshine!
ReplyDeleteI tend to think of a reaction as something knee-jerk, automatic and without thought. While I view a response as a thoughtful, purposeful thing. I often pray that God will help me to respond as he'd have me to and not just react. And that these responses will become so engrained in me that one day they will be my reactions. - Barbara
ReplyDeleteWow is this sooo true!
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