We talk turkey a lot during Thanksgiving.

We discuss:

• Buying turkeys
• Baking turkeys
• Stuffing turkeys
• Eating turkeys
• What to do with leftover turkey

We talk turkey any time of year when we discuss a problem.

As we talk, we:

• Get serious about the problem and try to solve it
• Speak in clear language
• Focus on what needs to be said

Many times we know something is wrong but do nothing about it. We ignore the problem and hope it goes away. Often it only gets worse the longer we wait. We become worry warts who get nothing done.

Talking turkey is not always easy.

Like a kitchen after a Thanksgiving meal, life gets messy. If we want to clean up our mess, we need to tackle it.

• Talk about what is wrong.
• Do what we can to make it right.

Talking turkey usually makes life better.

We don’t talk turkey to quarrel. We talk turkey to:

• Solve our problems
• Get business done
• Get along better with one another.

“A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel” (Proverbs 15:18 NIV).

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