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Stay Out of the middle of a Quarrel

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Sharon Rose Gibson

“Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.”

Have you ever jumped into the middle of a quarrel and later realized it wasn’t your problem to solve? In the meantime maybe someone turned around and attacked you and you got hurt.

Wisdom comes when you know what is your responsibility to fix and what is not. People need to settle their own issues with each other. If you care about the individuals involved it’s not easy to stay out of the middle but it’s wisdom that protects you.

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What is the Best Way to Help Someone?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Sharon Rose Gibson

When I did guest teaching this week, I had some students help each other in a 6th grade math class.

I reminded them, “Helping does not mean you do for them, you help them understand how to solve the math problem so they can do it for themselves. The person you’re helping needs to understand at this level in order to go to the next level.”

This is true of any helping situation.

We need to help people figure out and understand how to do things for themselves at whatever level they’re capable of instead of doing it for them.

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Relationship Advice–Walk With the Wise and Grow Wise

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Sharon Rose Gibson

Who you listen to, who you hang out with, who you share your life with, matters. They will either help you seek and find wisdom or they’ll lead you down harmful path. This includes what you read, watch and listen to.

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)

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