September 6, 2008The Week in the World ~ The three days policy
I had an emotional meltdown this week. I found myself feeling unusually negative. My inner reptile was alive and well.
As you probably already know, my motto is to “Say what you mean and mean what you say without being mean when you say it.” But I have another policy. If I feel a strong emotional compulsion to make a radical change, and particularly to make a change that will burn a bridge, I wait three days. I tell myself that if I still want to make the change in three days, I will. In the meantime, I listen to my grievance and explore it for deeper meaning rather than acting in a way that could backfire.
My three day policy can save a lot of grief. I usually come out of my emotion ready to make some changes, but they are kinder and gentler changes. Consider what kind of emotional policy would serve you.
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