Today's Gift
Making assumptions is something we
all do in many areas of our lives. An assumption is “something taken for granted
or accepted as true without proof.” In other words, it is belief without proof.
--from: motivation-for-dreamers.com
To assume what other people are thinking or
feeling without asking them is to invite misunderstanding. Just as disastrous is
to assume other people know what we want or need without our telling them. Many
potentially good friendships and marriages perish because of our false
assumptions and our lack of honest communication.
Do we assume others can't live without us or
wouldn't know what to think or feel unless we told them? Do we take for granted
that "silence means assent"? Do we assume others don't have time for us, or
don't care about us, if they don't call or go out of their way to talk to us? Do
we think others can read our minds without our ever opening our
mouths?
Since we can only assume the same limited or
distorted thoughts of others that we have of ourselves, we each need to take the
initiative to ask probing questions and give honest responses in our
relationships.
TODAY I will not make the mistake of
projecting my feelings onto others. I will initiate honest and open
communication.
From The Reflecting Pond by Liane
Cordes.
Read more Daily Motivations at http://thework-in.blogspot.com
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