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Recently I was drawn to this T.H.I. N.K. acrostic that I saw on Facebook. The image posted was white on black. It did not seem to be appropriate to take that image, so I created another graphic.

I also did a Google search to see if there was someone to whom this is attributed. I could not find an original author.

Given our is focus now on relationships, I felt it too rich not to include this powerful/empowering suggestions/reminders in Treasure Your Life Now. The questions are such perfect reminders to pause and ask ourselves before launching into complaints, in particular, with those with whom you are close or anyone else, with whom you are interacting.

If you feel you are about to say something, especially when you are angry or upset, remember these questions, repeated should you want to copy and save.

"Before you speak, pause, take a deep breath and THINK! Is what you are about to say True? Is it Helpful? Is it Inspiring? Is it Necessary? Is it Kind?

Remember also that there are most likely many different interpretations that could be put on what you might be about to speak. This leads us into

TODAY'S PHOTOS -

Sad?

Mopey?

Now, Coy? or Smiling?

All it took was a 90 degree shift. Same image, totally different feeling to the image and we now have a happy face.

Today's Relationship Tip - What Face Do You Want to See or Be Known by
When you get right down to it, today's photos are obviously a cut red onion. Yet look at the varied interpretations I brought into the different points of view as I personified it.

Some of my observations of the "faces" were in fact reflections of my own state or mood that day. When I finally committed to following my insistent mantra of taking photographs of what ever catches one's eye, I shifted into the fun and play of it. Interestingly, after that the simple rotation of the onion reflected my new state. The latter resulted, in part, from my actually using the camera.

When we remember that so much of how we interact with a situation or another person is based on our own individual interpretations, we are reminded that this also holds true for the person on the other end. Very often all we have are the expressions on our faces or another's and/or the tones of voice to which we may also add meaning.

For most empowering communication, I thus invite you to go back to where we started today and T.H.I.N.K. Are the thoughts you are having, even without speaking, "true", "helpful", "inspiring", "necessary" and "kind"?

When with others, consider also what your own facial expressions might be saying to another. Are they what you want to be portraying? You might even want to ask what's going on with the other person or what he/she thinks is going on with you.

For total fun, should there be a conflict situation and you get upset by the expression on another's face, why not imagine it as one of these from the red onion. It might even bring a smile to yours and lighten up the whole conversation.

As always have fun and please post your experience in the Comment Section on the blog post for this article.

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Inspirationally,


Sheila
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