Great minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people.
- Elenor Roosevelt
Gossip is backbiting which easily leads to slander.
Gossip is COWARDLY.
· That is putting down others.
· That is demoralizing.
· It is attacking another person's character.
When you avoid direct confrontation
you tend to complain to safe people.
That is GOSSIP.
Gossip BOOMERANGS in your face eventually.
Are you angry at someone?
· Do not dump on others.
· Cool off. It may take hours or days.
· Wait at least three days, then confront that person directly.
Suggestions:
Say “I FELT offended when you _____.”
Say “That was backbiting, stop it.”
For Example:
Donna has not yet met Barb.
If Linda paints an ugly picture of Barb to Donna,
then Donna will likely
form a bias, dislike, avoid, repel and reject Barb.
Then Donna complains about Barb to others.
Reputations can easily be destroyed.
That is slander.
Words can destroy reputations.
Ch 2 - Relationships
heal, relationships, z. 0706, P. 2005,
gossip, cowardly, slander, backbiting
upd 2022dec11