Jumping to conclusions
photo credit: Jack Actions have consequences. It is always a good idea to stop and think before we act. Why? we are not always going to have all the facts or be always correct in what we think or feel about a person or a particular situation. It is very easy, and perhaps understandably so, to react without thinking in certain situations especially if you feel compromised, are under threat or in despair. Whatever the reason we should always endeavour to step back and allow ourselves time to think rationally and be armed with sufficient information to make an informed decision. I recall an incident that happened to me a while back. I was at home minding my own business, as you do, when I heard a slight commotion and raised voices followed immediately by a frantic knock at my door. I enquired who it was , a woman whose voice wasn’t familiar responded. I opened the door and standing outside the doorway was a small and very agitated elderly lady. At first I couldn’t make out ...