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Thought and Poem – February 18, 2015

There have been many ways people have promoted helping each other to be more kind to one another. Some may have bribed, some may have begged, some may have shown by example how kindness can work.

It seems today, that many people are too short tempered and are not thinking before they speak or act and this causes others to feel they are victims because of unkindness or rudeness. I have been on both sides of the coin in this area myself and I am working on trying to remember to hold my tongue until I have something nice to say.

There are times I wish that making changes for our faults can be as easy as adding a meal to a crock-pot and mixing in the seasonings with the veggies and meat/poultry. As it cooks, we can take out what we don’t like after the benefits of such has seeped into the broth. Taking out what we don’t like can make a big difference in how we are going to enjoy the meal when we finally get to sit down and eat it.

It may seem a little far-fetch of an idea, but I think it could work grand results. It could help many to have better days and have the ability to get more sleep at night. Guilt would be reduced as you would not have said nor done what you may have “wanted” to say or do. Thinking before our actions is not a bad idea and I think I will make out my list of ingredients I will have to get for my crock-pot.

What about you? When you consider your own faults, what would you add to your crock-pot to help you make the changes you may need to make? Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst

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I am making a list

That will help me to show more kindness

And I will add these ingredients to my crock-pot

That will help me remember the “dos” and the “do-nots.”

One thing I know I will need to add

Is “a time out” when I am angry or mad?

Where I can let myself simmer silently

So that myself and others I will not displease.

I will add salt and pepper and other seasonings too

To help me remember to always say “please and thank you,”

That I won’t sound demanding,

But that you have a choice, because I am asking.

I might add a little water to allow the ingredients to blend in while they cook,

This will be like allowing time to think before I say words that might be misunderstood

And it will help to lower my temperature before I reach a boiling point

And do things that might annoy.

When the meal in the crock-pot is ready to eat,

I will be able to share what I learn with my family and others I might meet,

And I will see that my kind words and actions will reflect,

How I thought carefully chose the ingredients and will be apt to interact in a way that will be best.

Jeanne Claire Probst

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