Maybe It Was Some Crossed Wires

                                   Thank you, Michael. 

Michel - perhaps it was some crossed wires or an electical wires touching causing the currents to touch and go zzzzzzzzz.   

Happy Sunday and what a delightful light bulb moment - from Kathy Streib 

Great read, thanks. The importance of a good clear understanding can not be overstated and “ face to face” communication (if possible) is the best way for that to happen. After all, most of us would not be here today if our parents had not started a f2f dialogue.. 😁

We sometimes need to sort out those crossed wires in real estate transactions.

Congrats on being featured by Kathy this week!  Great post!

During a mercuty retrograde, that's all we end up with is crossed wires.

Cross Wires, Love it Michael Jacobs and think maybe there was some cross write in New York City last night.

Great post for Kathy to feature, Michael! Definitely undertones are better left uninterpreted - pick up the phone and TALK!  

The brevity of texting and social media comments (or lack thereof) never tells the full story. I want to know the full story before I make a judgement!

Yes, my favorite - always! Face-to-face!

Hope you have a great week ahead, Michael...

Michael Jacobs,

Communication is so important in everything we do.   Studies show that non- verbal communication makes up about 65% of all communication.  It is always good to make eye contact, and last but not least, be sure you are understood.  

"Get an understanding".  Great blog.  

Before the internet, telephone, texting, etc.....

People used to negotiate, discuss events, cut deals, tell stories, face to face.

This is SO missing in today's digital world that I think the current vitriol is largely due to zero human connection.  Letter writing was once a ponderous event.  You would think hard before committing to paper.

Body language, inflections, manner of speech, eye movement, etc. all had very important consequences and intentions and could be 'read' much better than anything written.

Now it is a tweet, a text, a quick comment online with NO way to understand whether the communique is intended to be totally serious, somewhat forceful, a total blast, coy and suggestive.  Whatever.

We are doomed

I have found that in our very busy world of intense and quick communications, we all can make mistakes and errors in communicating with one and other.  I also have found that the quicker we attend to any 'crossed wires' and leave our EGO outside the door, the better.  This is one area where I suggest to my family of 9 children:  TAKE THE HIGH ROAD.  I have had a son or daughter tell me, "But this is as high as I can go right now."  I reply, "Try Harder."  

While driving through a parking lot today my husband and I were surprised when a woman, holding a little girl's hand, stepped off the curb in front of us. No cross walk...she didn't bother to check to see if any cars were coming.

Once she did see us (and my husband stopped in plenty of time) she continued to cross in front of us, glaring right at us...as if to show her disapproval of our behavior.

Sure would have been easy to glare back or give that hand gesture you mentioned but instead I simply gave her a huge smile.

She actually smiled back.

Crossed wires don't always have to blow up into something serious.