Lessons!

I have the gift of gab.

 I have always been a talker. In fact, I remember when I was a child, my school teachers telling my mom that I talked too much during class. Since becoming an adult, my ability to talk has been a blessing. My darlin says, "You can talk to anyone, anytime!" I notice people and things, and just start talking. I talk to people in the grocery store check out line, and people at the doctors office. At my job, I talk all day. Most of the time people love it, and talk and visit back with me. It is a blessing to have the gift that I do. Who knew, that the thing that I was always in trouble for as a child would be a gift and blessing as an adult, and that it could also be a frustration to me as well. 

I had an experience at work a few weeks ago. I said something without thinking, and felt very sorry. I didn't feel very happy about my talking so much then. I wished that I hadn't said what I said. I didn't say anything mean about anyone, but I just shared too much about what I was thinking. And what I was thinking was not very nice. I thought to myself, "You say too much!!!! You don't have to share everything that you are thinking!!" I went home feeling like I was never going to talk again (yeah right, like that's even possible). I thought about what had happened for a few days. And realized, that I was being harder on myself than anyone else. The situation that I'm telling you about was over, and I was still worrying about it. Then I found a great thought that I want to share. It's perfect for this. 

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. -Dorothy Nevill

I learned to be a little more selective about what I say. Think for a moment before I speak, 'Is this a good thing to share, or is it better to keep it to myself?'