Think and Breathe

Peter was boiling inside, he needed to share his thoughts; he has been maligned, roughed and he was having none of it. He felt so much rage and the words to express his anger could not be heard back any longer. And then the microphone falls and now he was livid; because he felt he saw Paul drop the microphone intentionally. And while he waits for the new microphone he finds out that the talks about Peter were directed at some other Peter. Now he thanks God that Paul dropped the Mic.
Peter did not end up making a mess of himself, yet, not everyone is that fortunate. Many have in that moment of no restraint let out words that they regret till this day. Perhaps that was why scripture asked that we be as "gentle as the dove but as wise as the serpent."

Well you would say that should not always be the case, after all there are just times you need to let people know they have goofed. You need to 'win the war' and show who has the last laugh. And then this might be your only chance to make a point. Hmm!  What can I say? Okay, let's take chance out of the equation, especially as we do not deal with 'Luck' here. That chance is a trap to get you holed in a place you will for a long time hate yourself for. Now if you still do not agree, then tell me if there has ever been that one time when you looked back at how you handled a particular situation and as good as it was, you felt you did it differently and perhaps with some RESTRAINT.

Restraint might not be the best option, I find it hard myself, yet we need to learn delayed response. It could be why you would have a better deal; it can be the reason that acrimonious ending could be prevented. You know, you never regret not responding immediately - No! The story has always been responding too quick and perhaps with all the emotions coming to fore.

It may not add up to wait just a moment or to just breathe whilst closing your eyes before hitting the send button when you receive that annoying mail requiring your equally demeaning response. Yet trust me, I have found myself saved from embarrassing position by a failed internet connection or simply deleting that 'red-hot' mail. Hey Mate, we all have done this before, we can always delay response, thing will certainly be different when we do.

Nugget: It's never lost on us when we make those comments that turn back to hurt us when all that could have made the difference is a split second. Think that RESPONSE again and keep REGRET afar. Think and Breathe