Being Unhappy with YourselfWritten by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer
PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to author, and it appears with included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required. Mail to: eagibbs@ureach.comI am always bothered whenever I see someone criticizing another person in a loud, angry, and boisterous manner. It bothers me because, although it may have been meant to be constructive, it is, in reality, destructive for both parties. And I know that experience does not have to be destructive. What criticizing person fails to realize is that he is showing his ignorance. He is demonstrating his unhappiness with himself. He concentrates on what is wrong with everything instead of what is right. He does not see sky; he sees rainy clouds. He does not see true potential of his wife, children, or employees; he only sees their tiny natural mistakes. This person concentrates on specks of dust that may be found on a masterpiece and misses masterpiece, itself. As a result, he goes through life missing beauty and gusto of life. That is why real love, real, well-adjusted and true love, is so great. It stops to smell roses, to see ducks in lake, to see butterflies on flowers. The total image is so wonderful that little flaws become insignificant; they are not noticed.
| | Looking Briefly at Our AttitudeWritten by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer
PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to author, and it appears with included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required. Mail to: eagibbs@ureach.comOnce we understand difference our attitude makes in our lives, we can appreciate fact that it helps us to make our lives so much more enjoyable and successful. The reason our attitude makes so much difference is that it seems to control nearly everything else about us. It helps us get better grades in school, become more generous and courteous to others, and enjoy better health. People with a positive attitude enjoy life to fullest. They tend to work better and get along better with others than do their peers who lack such attitudes. They seem to expect good things to happen to them and usually they get what they expect because they become kind of people who earn their good fortune.
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