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TRAINING
During this time, we must also become mindful that during that time I had been mean to him.
of our tone of voice. We have heard the saying As I listened and thought back to the incident, I
over and over again, “It’s not what you say, it’s realized, he was correct. I had been mean to him.
how you say it.” Saying the right thing - to others And it had all occurred in my word choice and
and ourselves - can be compromised by using tone of voice!
the wrong tone.
Aargh!
A conversation with my boyfriend recently Although he told me he forgave me because he
reminded me of these two lessons. knew I was going through something at that
time, I must admit, I was not proud of myself to
He and I were discussing an incident which had realize I had slipped up and used the wrong word
occurred a few weeks ago. He informed me choice and tone of voice with my honey.
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