The
Art of Biting Your Tongue…..
Art of Biting Your Tongue…..
Have you mastered the art of biting your tongue? Or are you still a work in progress like most of us? In today’s society, some feel that they can do and say what they please, with no regard for others (and sometimes for themselves). Hard lessons are on the horizon! J
If you have ever received what you feel is a ridiculous
request from someone, let’s say at work, what is your typical response protocol? Do you offer some sort of resistance, or do
you just go with it?
I believe we’ve all seen those Facebook post where someone
is typing/texting what they REALLY
would like to say/respond with, but ultimately changes it to the politically/professionally
correct response. I have to say, I feel
that I have a knack for biting my tongue in most instances, but sometimes I too
fall short. J
It recently took me 6 minutes to respond to an email, because
my brain simply REFUSED to let me bite my preverbal tongue for several minutes. It took a couple of strolls around the
office, down the hall, up the stairs, down another hallway, down more stairs and
subsequently back to my office before my brain would allow me to type the
professional response. Clicking the
mouse button to “send” the response was a struggle in itself! I believe that my brain and fingers now have
some sort of “beef” with each other…LOL Oh
well, they’ll get over it, hopefully before lunch time J.
As an official, especially with basketball, the art of
biting your tongue is paramount to being successful in this endeavor. Being a basketball official, I would have to
say there’s really not a more difficult “training ground” to practice this art
of restraint and professionalism. YES,
sometimes we all let a remark or two slide off of our tongues, whether
intentional or by accident……and if you’re an official and you are claiming that
you never have, just STOP that nonsense right now!....LOL
Okay, back to the art of mastering this thing…….