Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 > Pat, you hit the nail on the head!! > Not hard enough, I fear! ;=) And, yes, it was a useful little book, wasn't it? best, pat sant > Pat, you hit the nail on the head!! > > I remember that book quite well. Every time I faced a particularily > difficult person I found it had an answer that worked for me. > > A classic " vicious circle " that starts with an innocent enough question --> > response --> indignation --> response --> indignation --> .... (i.e., you > just can't please some people no matter what you say to them.) > > Lee-Gwen and Pixx, I suggest that no matter your response, indignation is > what you'll get in return. Sadly, this is a " game of life " that few will > ever acknowledge they play (maybe because they don't know it's a destructive > game). > > It's usually up to the responder to end the game. > > DaveO > -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci * " The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. " - Alice Walker ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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