Comments on: http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/ Email Tips Blog Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:21:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Kranich http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Dave Kranich Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/?p=38#comment-11 Excellent read, so true, and can apply it to everyday personal and business relationships that I have. Thanks Steven! Excellent read, so true, and can apply it to everyday personal and business relationships that I have. Thanks Steven!

]]> By: Antoinette http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Antoinette Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:56:51 +0000 http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/?p=38#comment-10 You are absolutely correct. I too made an assumption of someone today. To only discover she recently lost her husband and has not quite gotten over his death. To her own admission, the pain of his abscence affects her more often then she thought. You are absolutely correct. I too made an assumption of someone today. To only discover she recently lost her husband and has not quite gotten over his death. To her own admission, the pain of his abscence affects her more often then she thought.

]]> By: Dale Bernard http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Dale Bernard Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:05:18 +0000 http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/?p=38#comment-9 Steve, That was a touching story. For most of us it is our nature to assume or imagine what the other persons actions will be. Especially when we have known the person for a while and they have a history of acting in the exact same fashion repeatedly. When it is a stranger we are wrong to assume anything. We should give them the benefit of the doubt. One thing that comes to mind is driving down the road and you see another car switching lanes constantly to get ahead of other cars and go faster. We always assume they are just being a jerk and impatient. I know that is not always the case. I for one have been that speeding car. One day I received a call from the Police that my Son had been in a Car accident and was being transported by Rescue to the Hospital. He was not conscious when the Rescue left with him. I got in my car and started speeding down all the roads weaving in and out of traffic to get to my injured Son in the Hospital. Other Motorists became angry with my driving and were blowing the horn at me or not letting me get ahead of them. They did that because they thought I was just being a jerk. I know this to be true because one of those motorists was my neighbor and didn't realize it was me until I flew past them. They did not even consider the thought that something might have been wrong. Now when I see a vehicle doing that sort of thing I move out of the way and let them pass. That person may have an emergency they are trying to reach. Steve, That was a touching story. For most of us it is our nature to assume or imagine what the other persons actions will be. Especially when we have known the person for a while and they have a history of acting in the exact same fashion repeatedly. When it is a stranger we are wrong to assume anything. We should give them the benefit of the doubt. One thing that comes to mind is driving down the road and you see another car switching lanes constantly to get ahead of other cars and go faster. We always assume they are just being a jerk and impatient. I know that is not always the case. I for one have been that speeding car. One day I received a call from the Police that my Son had been in a Car accident and was being transported by Rescue to the Hospital. He was not conscious when the Rescue left with him. I got in my car and started speeding down all the roads weaving in and out of traffic to get to my injured Son in the Hospital. Other Motorists became angry with my driving and were blowing the horn at me or not letting me get ahead of them. They did that because they thought I was just being a jerk. I know this to be true because one of those motorists was my neighbor and didn’t realize it was me until I flew past them. They did not even consider the thought that something might have been wrong. Now when I see a vehicle doing that sort of thing I move out of the way and let them pass. That person may have an emergency they are trying to reach.

]]> By: LaVerne http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-8 LaVerne Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/?p=38#comment-8 I just want to say that a little change in each of us can inflict life-long compassion, love and emotional harmony. (And this experience is proof of it.) Thanks for sharing, LaVerne I just want to say that a little change in each of us can inflict life-long compassion, love and emotional harmony.
(And this experience is proof of it.)

Thanks for sharing,
LaVerne

]]> By: cheryl http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/2008/12/03/important_reminders_relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-7 cheryl Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:45:50 +0000 http://www.stevengaffney.com/blog/?p=38#comment-7 Thanks Steven that was a great story brought a tear to my eye we do need to be more compassionate and I think it was great that Vicki actually spoke her truth so the couple could move into compassion vs. anger. Best, Cheryl Thanks Steven that was a great story brought a tear to my eye we do need to be more compassionate and I think it was great that Vicki actually spoke her truth so the couple could move into compassion vs. anger.

Best,

Cheryl

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