When to Stay Silent and When to Speak
- You have nothing to say.
- You need time to solidify your reaction.
- It's better left unsaid.
- You don't have a receptive listener.
- You want to let your feelings known.
- You have the power to change something.
- A golden opportunity comes knocking.
- Your opinion is requested.
Silence is good for overall physical health and well-being
From a physiological standpoint, silence helps: Lower blood pressure, which can help prevent heart attack. Boost the body's immune system. Benefit brain chemistry by growing new cells.If you feel yourself getting angry, what should you do?
- Tell yourself to calm down.
- Force yourself to leave the situation.
- Use visualization to calm down.
- Count to 10 (or 50… or 100) if you feel like you're about to do or say something harmful.
- Splash some cold water on your face.
- Slow down and focus on your breathing.
Silence is better than words mostly when we face critical incidents in our life's. The most important time to be silent is when you are angry. Avoid saying anything, even a single word when you are angry because anger is a lethal weapon it not only slays the other person but it also slays you.
Try to stay silent for an entire day to get better at listening before you speak. Stay silent to learn to think things through. When you face a problem, it's beneficial to first reflect in silence before acting. That way, you can fully assess the situation and then make an intelligent, useful move.
Since talk encourages more talk, they choose to stay silent, instead of having meaningless conversations. Being quiet can be powerful. When you're silent, other people feel uncomfortable. They often feel compelled to fill the silence, so they reveal more about themselves.
Never tell your business , unless they tell you theirs and will be a back bone for you. Never overshare, either way it will hurt you in the long run. Better off sometimes venting your problems to a stranger then a family member or friend. At least you will only see them once in your life.
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
Top 10 Motivational Quotes
- With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
- Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
- Well done is better than well said.
- Good, better, best.
- Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
- Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
- It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
OBSERVATION: In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: “it goes on.” – Robert Frost. as the life behind. There will be opportunities for laughing and loving and new success and deep fulfillment.
The 100 Most Famous Quotes of All Time
- "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -
- "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -
- "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
- "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." -
Life Sayings and Quotes
- In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
- Life is inherently risky.
- Life isn't about finding yourself.
- I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
- We all have two lives.
- You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Whatever in the numbered days you have is what matters…not the Number of days but what you have lived in those days! Not the Quantity but the Quality of life. For example if you are putting a time schedule to complete a work in (say) 10 days. You should not be counting the days every now and then.
Twain wrote that, 'The kernel, the soul, let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances is plagiarism.” Twain believed that there was no such thing an original thought or an original idea, because every subject on Earth had been pored over, written about and
Mouth Quotes. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.
17 Times You Need to Keep Your Mouth Shut
- When technology isn't working.
- When you're losing the audience.
- When the other side misunderstands.
- When you've asked a question.
- When silence is a strategy.
- When silence is a tactic.
- When you can only make things worse.
- When others need to speak.
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Speaking Quotes
- “Think before you speak.
- “Listen with curiosity.
- “I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.”
- “Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.”
Appreciate silence instead of talking to fill it.
If no one's speaking and people look slightly uncomfortable, just wait for someone else to talk. It might feel uncomfortable at first, but you'll be able to keep your mouth shut if you practice.Quotes to Explore
- You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
- Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.
- That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
- The goal of socialism is communism.
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Maurice Switzer. Maurice Switzer Bnesi is a citizen of the Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation. He is the principal of Nimkii Communications, a public education practice which focuses on the treaty relationship between First Nations and the Canadian government.
