Affirmations:
I honor others by speaking with respect and kindness.
I listen and receive messages I share.
Everything I teach is a loving reminders for me.
I speak with integrity, encouragement and Love.
Listen To What You Are Saying!
Everything you say is your teaching.
Everything
you say is what you need to hear.
Everything
you say is your message to your world.
Everything
you say is what you want others to know about you.
Words create long lasting impressions.
Words hold
the truth about what you think of you.
Words
demonstrate what you profess to be your truth.
Words
cannot be taken back once they are said.
Be careful with your language.
Stop
vulgarity, name-calling, shaming and belittling.
Stop using
your words to attack or make others wrong.
Stop
treating others as you don’t want to be treated.
The words you use can heal or hurt.
The
language you use can inspire or offend.
The truths
you tell can bless or curse.
The speech
you use can create or destroy.
Every person we encounter is an opportunity to teach.
Every
relationship is a chance to make amends.
Every work
we do is a way we can make life better.
Every
moment we can use our words to create what we really want.
The habits of our mind create the habits of our mouth.
When we use
our mouth for vulgarity, we make ourselves sick.
When we use
our mouth for kindness, we make ourselves well.
When we use
our words to inspire, encourage and appreciate, we make everyone better.
Think before you speak.
Take pause
before you criticize.
Hold you
tongue before you hurt someone.
Better to
say nothing than to be wrong.
Remember
the adage:
If you cannot say something kind, say nothing at all.
Better to
be silent than to speak from emotion.
Better to
listen than to speak falsely.
Appreciating
us in undoing all negative and crude language.
Betty
Lue
Speaking from emotion distort your perception.
Drama escalates and exaggerates.
Negative creates more negative.
Nothing is accomplished through using fighting words.
Successful Communication Keys:
Calm tone of voice
and be on the same level.
Ask permission to
speak
Tune in to where
they are with desire to understand.
Give what will
create the greatest safety and respect.
Talk with kindness
and in private.
Step away until
both parties are calm. Use time-outs as needed.
Defuse the stress,
urgency and upset, before attempting to talk.
Be clear when you
don’t have time or patience to listen.
Write communication
to avoid confrontations and arguments.
Allow all parties
time to think about their needs and possible equitable solutions.
Encourage using “I
feel….., I want…… and I am willing………
Seek cooperative
agreement, rather than punishment, threat or demand.
Open your heart to
understand (“Walk in their shoes”)
Choose an outcome where everyone wins.
Choose an outcome where everyone wins.