Bite Your Tongue

AA said: Dein heutiger Newsletter hat mir mal wieder sehr aus dem Herzen gesprochen. Vielen Dank dafür. Es tut so gut, die Woche damit zu beginnen.

Bite Your Tongue

 If a word burns on your tongue, let it burn!

                                                 Persian wisdom

All too often we make silly remarks on what others say or do; remarks that we regret afterwards. Remarks can make somebody sad or angry, whilst often being unnecessary or even stupid. 

Perhaps we make our remarks out of an old habit of always wanting to have the last word, or because we absolutely want to prove we’re right in something. Often we just want to serve the other person our solution to any issue he/she might have. 

It’s a good rule to hold your words, especially if you really feel a real urge to utter them. That is often a sign that you want to impose yourself instead of really listening to and being there for the other person. If they want your advice, they will ask for it.

More often than not, it’s a good idea to let the words that burn your tongue - just burn. ;-)