Emotionally True Pancake

A   L   O   H   A !

"Sit down before fact

 as a little child, 

be prepared to 

give up every 

preconceived notion... 

or you shall learn

 nothing."

                       Thomas H. Huxley

"I have never 

been hurt 

by anything 

I didn't say."

                 Calvin Coolidge

 "There ain't no pancake 
so thin 
it ain't got two sides. ..."

"The first pancake 

is always lumpy." 

 Russian Proverb

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When I worked with teens

I was very invested in 

giving them my attention

and believing in them.

Sometimes they complained

about some person or situation:

The principal said-

Mom said-

Yes, Mom, 

or the Principal

can be rude,

or even wrong.

B U T

By going off half-cocked,

based on 1 person's version

I have learned to my

embarrassment

that there are 

ALWAYS

at LEAST two sides

to everything,

two versions of every story.

I have learned

to withhold judgement

instead of reacting

passionately.

(What was that Grandma

said about counting 

to ten?)

My version of events

is Emotionally True

to me.

Yours to You.

Yet, those truths

are but parts

of a bigger

T r  u  t  h.

I have learned

not to argue with 

Emotional Truths.

They are facts.

It is a rare person

who can see beyond

their own

Emotional Truths

to walk a mile

in the Other's shoes.

I work towards being that person.

Join us.

Together we can

change the

Way the World 

Works!

Who's with me?

                      Fondly, cloudia

Bonus Info:

No matter how flat you make a pancake, 

it still has two sides. 

Step into the other person's shoes 

and try to see their side of the story. 

Try to understand the other person 

and why they acted in a hurtful way. 

Try not to judge them. 

Conversely, examine your role in the feud. 

Did you do or saying something hurtful? 

Did you promise something 

and then back out of your agreement? 

Keep in mind 

the other person 

probably has some valid points that you need 

to weigh and consider. 

"Dr. Phil" McGraw.