Have you ever considered that you, yourself, don’t know what you’re talking about?
Do you even know how to go about finding out?
Do you even care??
Isn’t it an interesting question? Isn’t it something that might interest you?
Don’t you think that the answers might make your own life more comfortable? Don’t you think there would be less tension, less apprehension? Do you think you would get more respect? Do you think more people would favor your company ….i.e. have more friends?
Suppose I suggested the simplest way for you to check yourself!!!
How about “listening” to what you, yourself, are saying!! …. Yes!!! As you speak (or think) listen to yourself!
Do you understand what you’re hearing?
Do the thoughts that you hear really reflect what you “meant” to say?
Did you use the words that best communicate your thought?
Are you satisfied with the way “it” came out?
Have you ever even considered this possibility?
Think of all the times you just “reacted”. You didn’t even give yourself time to “consider” much less try to “listen” to yourself. Would you react the same way now? I don’t think so!!!
Never mind the past!!! Can you do a better job NOW???
There’s no shame in saying “Let me start all over again. I don’t think I was as clear as I could be.” It is a mark of respect to your listeners that you want to do better for them; but, it is also a mark of respect to yourself that you are “actively” reconsidering. ….. How bright is that!!!
Do you really care? … That’s a downright ugly question!!! …. Of course you care! …if only you had a way to care!!!
(I hope this, also, is “a successful alternative” for your consideration.)
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