Yesterday I posted on Response, not reaction and promised to speak more to that today. Ironic, given that my day was FULL of Reaction, not response. Nice, huh?
I recorded the vlog anyway. Me: exposed, candid, and gratefully, able to laugh – at myself.
If you didn’t hear via Twitter or FB, Magpie Girl welcomed me on her site yesterday. Rachelle Mee Chapman is a long-time friend/colleague with whom I’ve just recently reconnected. She posted a 1Q interview with me talking about truth-telling and has a a 3Q interview coming up next Monday, as well. More details to follow…
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It’s so perfect that you post this this morning. (Or that I see it this morning) There’s been someone who has increasingly been using certain ideas, but last night…I found that she’d pretty much taken work of mine word for word (she was around at the beginning when the concept was born and has been a ‘friend). I’d been letting it go but the ‘word for word’ thing just got to me.
And I was really kind of proud of myself that I didn’t just immediately react but have been thinking it through. But then wonder if coming to the same conclusion later, after some thought and prayerful consideration, means I’m still just reacting — or responding. (ha!)
I do have to admit that the strong emotion first associated with finding this out has dissipated, so the response (ahem) will probably be something that might be received in a much better way. I’m hoping anyway.
Thanks for this!
Love
deb
It’s a fine line – that between reaction and response. For me, I know I’ve crossed it when my emotions are pretty heated, my blood pressure goes up, and I want to drink wine (at 9:00 a.m.). So, really, NOT that fine of a line, I guess.
Aaaaugh!
All I can do is smile, and again say thank you. Aren’t we such a work in progress?
All I could do was smile at myself. And, frankly, doing so is what made all the difference. Lesson learned? Let’s hope so! Definite progress…