Christmas morning my 30 year old handsome son gave me my Christmas card. I lit up and said, "Well, this blesses my soul. I didn't know you noticed, Son." He sauntered over with a question all over his face. Then he chuckled and grabbed me around the shoulders and said, "Yes, Mom...you are a WOW, but you'll notice as you open the envelope that I wrote it: M ... O... M and you are reading it WOW!!!"
Ain't that just like life: upside down perspectives give such a different message than the one intended by the writer!
I choose to hold onto that envelope and display it WOW...it is actually one of my favorite "encouraging" tools for bum days. But I have begun to suspect communication issues may well be summed up in me holding that message upside down and getting a totally different message from the one my son innocently wrote on the envelope.
Your turn: got any ideas on communication perspectives?
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2 comments:
Hi Kay,
You are the 4th person I know--just this week alone that has had computer problems--two of them twice!! I, myself was hit with 382 Trojan viruses when I clicked on a site that I have use often. Today, my internet was working--my son's was not. Hmmm...how strange!! We both live in the same place and use the same internet.
As far as personal communication issues--misunderstandings can come about so easily--a word misread, a word not said in the proper context, a facial expression. I've had all of these read as things that I didn't mean to say or convey.
I hope next week is a better one for everyone!!
Beth
WOW ! I love the way you read that on the card your son gave you! Sweet!
Lord, help me to see not just the "good" in a situation but help me to see "better" and even "Wow"!
God bless you Kay!
Marilyn
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