Not caring is not an excuse to be rude, passive aggressive, or checked out. In fact, once you learn the art of not caring you may find yourself more at peace with the situation and able to act lovingly towards the other person. A strategic approach to not caring releases us from aggravation and resentment, ultimately leaving us a more caring person overall.
If you spend your life caring about everything, then you will find that you burn yourself out while accomplishing nothing. So how do we figure out if it’s ours to care about or not?
Piling on with words works against us because it leaves children feeling defensive and resistant. The irony is that the words we use that we intend to teach a less actually takes our children away from the lesson they are presently learning from their own discomfort. Instead of lecturing, try these three techniques that allow you to say less but with greater effect.
When life stalls out, you can run laps around the car to distract yourself, or you can learn how to wait in such a way as to develop your spiritual core – your connection with God, and the character you need when things don’t go your way. Here are three ways you can make the most of a season of waiting…
What is resentment exactly? It is indignation or anger over being treated unfairly. Why is it so deadly? Left unaddressed it begins to pile up and create distance between the two of you.