Category: Communication
You Might Not Need A Smartphone If…
1. You still don’t know how to turn it on.
2. When your screen goes black, you think your phone is turned off.
3. Your phone is always in the bottom of your bag turned off.
4. You still leave messages on others voicemail saying, “You need to answer your phone!”
5. You have no idea what these are: an apple id, gmail or live id.
6. You say things like, “How many minutes of data do I have?”
7. You don’t know how to access settings on your phone.
8. You don’t know how to download an application.
9. You say I just got this phone to take pictures.
10. Something is always acting up on your phone. Uh, no that’s called user error!
Please do the rest of us a favor and either learn how to use your smartphone, or just return to using a basic phone.
Before You Speak…
Recently, I was in Sunday School class and my Sunday School teacher told us some profound information about speaking. I wrote it down and chose to start the week by helping us apply her instructions as we carry on various conversations throughout the week. So many times we speak without considering the impact and ramifications of our words. We choose to disregard the feelings of others, and would be upset if we were spoken to in the same manner. My Sunday School teacher admonished us to consider these questions before we speak:
Is it true?
Is it necessary to say?
Is it kind?
As we go about our lives this week, let’s use these questions as a litmus test for the words that we choose to say to one another. I believe we will have less conflict and confrontations with others. What do you think? Practice asking yourself these questions this week before you speak, and let me know your results.
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