Proverbs 13

Too many gems!!

But the one that stuck out for me is verse 3 "He who guards his lips guards his life,but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin".

I mentioned this before,but seriously,this is something I will probably have to work on my whole life!Steve and I have an understanding now (after 8 years together!),that if we are arguing and I walk away,dont follow me!Leave me be for a while.I will come back.But its something I learnt when I was in counselling when I was a teen (yes I was very screwed up!),that if I keep myself in a situation and get angrier and angrier,if I dont remove myself I will without a doubt say something hurtful and mean to the other person.It took me a while to figure this out.Even now there are times where I forget.But I figure it is far better for me to get away for a bit,or even hang up,then say something out of anger that will hurt someone and cause a bunch of issues that didnt need to be there!So for me,this is me guarding my lips.So for any family or friends that may read this,if I walk away or hang up the phone,it is me trying to be kind,not mean!It is me trying to do the right thing.I guess I have learnt enough about myself over the years to know this trait of mine!And to know its not one I like!!But I would rather zip my lips then hurt someone