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Heart-to-Heart

February 13, 2023 Diana Derringer Comments 4 comments

Most relationships benefit from occasional heart-to-heart talks. When we open our hearts to one another, we learn to appreciate each other more.

Heart-to-heart means open and honest.

It usually refers to conversations where we don’t hide our emotions. Such talks occur between:

Family members
Friends
Coworkers
Neighbors

Honest discussion helps us work through differences of opinion.

The outcome varies. We may:

Agree
Compromise
Agree to disagree

Although such talks don’t always end the way we hope, they usually result in improvement.

Most heart-to-heart talks involve serious subjects.

We don’t just shoot the breeze. Through open discussion, we try to prevent or work through conflicts. Under ideal circumstances, our talks build on already strong relationships.

We celebrate Valentine’s Day with hearts of all kinds:

Candy
Cards
Cakes
Clothing

Why not also include heart-filled conversations? Resolve conflicts. Strengthen bonds. Love with both words and actions.

“I have a lot more things to tell you, but I’d rather not use paper and ink. I hope to be there soon in person and have a heart-to-heart talk. That will be far more satisfying to both you and me” (2 John 1:12-13 MSG).

Thanks to Glenda Britton for the suggestion. Image by u_uf78c121 from Pixabay.

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Save Your Breath

November 6, 2017 Diana Derringer Comments 0 Comment

Save Your Breath-two little boys Sometimes you need to save your breath.

You know that no one will listen to what you say.

Talking will do no good.
Explaining will not help.
Arguing will probably make things worse.

A person not listening to you can be a good thing.

You may not have anything useful to say.
Your ideas may be wrong.
You don’t like to admit it, but you don’t always have the right answers.

A person not listening to you can also be a bad thing.

You may have useful information.
Your ideas may be correct.
The other person may simply be hardheaded or stubborn as a mule. He will not look at the other side of the coin.

Most of the time, a person will listen.

That person may not like what you have to say. However, he or she will listen. Therefore:

Speak when you need to speak.
Save your breath when you need to stay quiet.
Always remember you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Speak and act with kindness.

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:6 NIV).

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