Soundtrack: You'll Never Walk Alone
First you talk the talk. Then you talk the walk.
Then you walk the talk. Then you walk the walk.
~Unknown
Mentoring is about walking your talk
Friendship is about walking your talk
Relationship is about walking your talk
Parenting is about walking your talk
Keeping Promises is about walking your talk
Then you walk the talk. Then you walk the walk.
~Unknown
Mentoring is about walking your talk
Friendship is about walking your talk
Relationship is about walking your talk
Parenting is about walking your talk
Keeping Promises is about walking your talk
| Dawn Cove Abbey - Doe & Fawn - May '07 |
...that our actions make all the difference is no secret, and is nicely illustrated by this story about
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi:
A man brought his grandson to Gandhi in hope that the wise man would tell his grandson to stop eating
refined sugar.
Gandhi invited them to return in two weeks.
When they did so, he immediately advised the boy to stop eating refined sugar.
After thanking Gandhi, the grandfather asked him why he asked them to wait two weeks.
“Two weeks ago,” Gandhi replied, “I was still eating sugar.”
.... about walking your talk
Walking Your Talk means the most important thing is to make your
actions match what you believe and talk about – to “practice what you preach”.
Some Talk the Talk....
....but stumble walking the walk....
a man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard.
Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.
He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk,
even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get
through the intersection with him.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious
police officer.
The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up.
He took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell.
After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door.
She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer
was waiting with her personal effects.
She was still very angry, and demanded to know why he had arrested her in the first place.
He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake.
You see,
I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn,
flipping the guy off in front of you,
and cussing a blue streak at him.
I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do" bumper sticker,
the 'Follow Me to Sunday School bumper sticker
and the chrome-plated fish emblem on the trunk.
Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
-- Author Unknown
Walk your talk…
Walking Your Talk identifies the importance of making your actions match what you believe and talk about
– “practice what you preach”.
Gandhi’s actions matched his words, the woman’s didn’t;
Gandhi walked his talk, and the woman didn’t.
Walking your talk demonstrates your integrity,
and strengthens and increases your credibility,
both your own belief in yourself,
as well as that of others in you....
because you walk your talk;
it leads people to trust and respect you –
for they want to trust you –
but they want to “see” that you are for real.
When your actions don’t match your words,
people (including your children) see it as hypocrisy and become cynical.
Then it’s time for the four A's: Awareness, Asking, Acceptance and Acknowledge.
Awareness: You need to start noticing when your thoughts,
words and actions don’t match up.
Asking: You need to start asking yourself the tough questions
about why they aren’t matching.
Acceptance: You need to accept the fact that you're human:
that you make mistakes, have fears,
and aren't perfect, and.
Acknowledge: You need to acknowledge and admit this,
as well as your inconsistency,
when others have noticed and commented,
with humility and grace –
that’s ownership, and integrity.
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi:
A man brought his grandson to Gandhi in hope that the wise man would tell his grandson to stop eating
refined sugar.
Gandhi invited them to return in two weeks.
When they did so, he immediately advised the boy to stop eating refined sugar.
After thanking Gandhi, the grandfather asked him why he asked them to wait two weeks.
“Two weeks ago,” Gandhi replied, “I was still eating sugar.”
.... about walking your talk
Walking Your Talk means the most important thing is to make your
actions match what you believe and talk about – to “practice what you preach”.
Some Talk the Talk....
....but stumble walking the walk....
a man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard.
Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.
He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk,
even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get
through the intersection with him.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious
police officer.
The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up.
He took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell.
After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door.
She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer
was waiting with her personal effects.
She was still very angry, and demanded to know why he had arrested her in the first place.
He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake.
You see,
I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn,
flipping the guy off in front of you,
and cussing a blue streak at him.
I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do" bumper sticker,
the 'Follow Me to Sunday School bumper sticker
and the chrome-plated fish emblem on the trunk.
Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
-- Author Unknown
Walk your talk…
Walking Your Talk identifies the importance of making your actions match what you believe and talk about
– “practice what you preach”.
Gandhi’s actions matched his words, the woman’s didn’t;
Gandhi walked his talk, and the woman didn’t.
Walking your talk demonstrates your integrity,
and strengthens and increases your credibility,
both your own belief in yourself,
as well as that of others in you....
because you walk your talk;
it leads people to trust and respect you –
for they want to trust you –
but they want to “see” that you are for real.
When your actions don’t match your words,
people (including your children) see it as hypocrisy and become cynical.
Then it’s time for the four A's: Awareness, Asking, Acceptance and Acknowledge.
Awareness: You need to start noticing when your thoughts,
words and actions don’t match up.
Asking: You need to start asking yourself the tough questions
about why they aren’t matching.
Acceptance: You need to accept the fact that you're human:
that you make mistakes, have fears,
and aren't perfect, and.
Acknowledge: You need to acknowledge and admit this,
as well as your inconsistency,
when others have noticed and commented,
with humility and grace –
that’s ownership, and integrity.
| Without awareness of how we are, it is impossible to truly "walk the talk," since the talk doesn't know what the walk is doing! |
Also read "The Awakening"
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Article, haiku, humour and poem contributions are welcomed, and gratefully received
Layout & Design by DawnStar
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