{"id":5855,"date":"2015-08-19T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2015-08-13T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T01:39:32","slug":"talk-to-each-other-rather-than-about-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/talk-to-each-other-rather-than-about-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk to each other rather than about each other"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA lot of problems in the world would disappear if we talk to each other instead of about each other.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Talking negatively about others is an easy trap to fall into. It typically starts innocent enough with a simple comment about something as trivial as the outfit someone has on that day, but then over time making negative comments about others becomes a habit, and before you know it you find yourself constantly talking negatively about others without even realizing it.<\/p>\n

The sad part about that is the fact that talking negatively about others really reflects more about your character than it does about the person you are saying negative things about. And while you might think you are getting a laugh at other people\u2019s expense, deep down those listening are making a mental note about the mean-spirited person you are and making sure they remember not to trust you in the future, because someone who talks bad about others will eventually talk bad about you too\u2026they just can\u2019t help themselves because talking negative has become a part of who they are\u2026unless and until they choose to break the habit and stop the negativity.<\/p>\n

All of us need to do better to always look for the good in others and try only saying nice things about people rather than talking about their negative qualities. Every one of us has positive qualities and every one of us has a few negative qualities we need to improve\u2026that\u2019s just a given, but we can certainly make an effort to focus our words on speaking more of the positive things we see in people. Just think how much nicer the world would be if we all made more of an effort to do that.<\/p>\n

You cannot change the world,
\nBut you can present the world with one improved person –
\nYourself.<\/p>\n

You can go to work on yourself to make yourself
\nInto the kind of person you admire and respect.
\nYou can become a role model and set a standard for others.
\nYou can control and discipline yourself to resist acting
\nOr speaking in a negative way
\nToward anyone for any reason.
\nYou can insist upon always doing things the loving way,
\nRather than the hurtful way.
\nBy doing these things each day,
\nYou can continue on your journey
\nToward becoming an exceptional human being.
\n-Brian Tracy<\/p>\n

Have a fabulous sunshine day!<\/p>\n

~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cA lot of problems in the world would disappear if we talk to each other instead of about each other.\u201d Talking negatively about others is an easy trap to fall into. It typically starts innocent enough with a simple comment about something as trivial as the outfit someone has on that day, but then over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7002,4059,7003,7004,6998,7000,445,155,1151,1100,3398,1067,3728,1547,2499,6996,34,729,7001,529,5970,295,1068,143,6214,1293,6819,6999,7006,7005,84,336,6997],"class_list":["post-5855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-avoid-the-bad","tag-bad-habit","tag-be-kind","tag-be-loving","tag-become-a-role-model","tag-become-exceptional","tag-brian-tracy","tag-character","tag-charity","tag-discipline","tag-exceptional","tag-gossip","tag-habit","tag-honest","tag-hurtful","tag-improve-yourself","tag-integrity","tag-lies","tag-look-for-the-good","tag-loving","tag-lying","tag-mean-spirited","tag-negativity","tag-poem","tag-positivity","tag-reflection","tag-reflects","tag-set-a-standard-for-others","tag-talk-to-each-other","tag-talk-to-each-other-not-about-each-other","tag-trust","tag-truth","tag-work-on-yourself"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5858,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855\/revisions\/5858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}