Diffuse your bomb…...

.......before you become a suicide bomber!!

You hold grudges. When someone upsets you, you don’t immediately speak up. You bitch and moan to friends. You silently seethe. A while later, a second hurt is inflicted upon you. Then a third. You’ve pretty much almost had it. Then, one day…….KAPOW!...you explode. And the world better watch out. Even you can’t believe the caustic things that come out of your mouth. 10 minutes after you’re done yelling at the recipient of your verbal tirade, you regret it more than you ever expected. You can’t take your words back, and you know that your ‘friendship’ will never be the same.

Next time, don’t hold it in in the first place. While there is no need to bitch and moan over every little thing, if you feel like you have genuinely been slighted, then speak up. It’s the only hope you have to clear the air, and diffuse a situation that has no good end.

New Rule: Speak up! Clear the air.

- SR