Comments on: When Words Sting by Jon Stolpe

By: Jon Stolpe

Jon Stolpe — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 01:52:49 +0000

In reply to Carol Peterson. Thanks, Carol!

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:11:11 +0000

In reply to Carol Peterson.

Yep…

An anxious heart weights a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. Proverbs 12:25

Thanks Carol!!

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:08:40 +0000

In reply to David. Zig is right on the mark, good add David thank you!

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:07:39 +0000

In reply to Caleb Suko. Oh yea, the reply problem. I've suffered from that one too at times. The Bible encourages us to focus on good things, and in 1 Corinthians 15:33 it says that bad company corrupts good character. You got it right Caleb, stick with the good friends and listen to their comforting words.

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:00:05 +0000

In reply to David. Sometimes I think it's more the evil one coming into play than God, I don't know just a thought. Thank you for stopping by and sharing David!

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:58:40 +0000

In reply to LarryTheDeuce. There are all kinds on Twitter, keep surrounding yourself with good people and focused on doing good things Larry! :-)

By: Carol Peterson

Carol Peterson — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:51:47 +0000

Good advice Jon. I remember that people are generally just doing the best they can. That helps me not take other folks’ stinging comments too hard and keeps my own stinging comments from lashing about as much. We’re all just doing the best we can…

By: David

David — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:12:47 +0000

#1 and #3 are paramount. We already face enough bad stuff which means if we surround ourselves with bad people then we’re really setting ourselves up for failure. The other side I’d like to add to this is to start giving yourself positive self-talk to repair previous damage. “Better Than Good” by Zig Ziglar is a great resource for this.

By: Caleb Suko

Caleb Suko — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:13:45 +0000

“Moving on” is a big one for me. It’s so easy to think and rethink and replay those those words in my head. I find it helpful to talk with a good friend, ask them their opinion about what happened then moved on based on what my friend has said rather than based on the hurtful words I had heard earlier.

By: chris vonada

chris vonada — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:22:01 +0000

In reply to Jon Stolpe. Thank you TC for adding to the conversation!