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Originally Posted by Trixter  Keely Momma, It might help to think of this public forum as a public room. Realize there are people and faces and hearts and feelings on the other side of the screen you are looking at. You are open to your opinion, but you said that at times you feel like slapping some of the people at your shelter in the face.
When you reply to a thread with a negative response, you ARE slapping the person in the face. Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean you aren't having the same effect. You do know how it feels, because people HAVE done the same to you.
There is an old saying "You can catch more flies with Honey than Vinegar!" There is great truth in that.
You have great passion, and if channeled correctly, you will use this to your advantage, and the advantage of the pet world. |
Having passion is GOOD but you should find more effective ways to direct it.
In some of your previous posts where you have tried educating people you have sounded confrontational... that might not have been what was intended, but you could have phrased things differently. People are more apt to listen to someone who is calm and will explain things, rather than being accusatory. For example, instead of saying, "Keeping a dog outside is CRUEL AND SICK" you could say, "There are a lot of dangers of keeping a dog outside all the time and these are the effects of these dangers ...." Which one would you be more likely to listen to? The first response would put the other person on the defense whereas the second response, a person would more than likely say either "yes, but ..." then give you a response or say "oh you know I never thought of that. Thanks!" They could still get defensive, but you know, you can't help everyone!