On Being Kind, Being Right, and How to Load the Dishwasher

Is anyone else as amazed as I am by the many and varied perspectives we all have? On Wednesday, I wrote about how hard it can be for me to choose being kind over being right, depending on the circumstances. I had a lot of fun contemplating Anne Lamott’s quote, “You can either practice being right or practice being kind.”  But even better, I loved reading these other writers’ responses.

 

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Velveteen Mama disagreed a bit with Anne Lamott and argued that “the crux is our dependency on the outcome.”

In her post, SusieJ described how taking her boys to a church they like–not the one she would choose–has been a surprise blessing.

And Mayberry Mom just made me laugh, as she agreed that it’s difficult “to let go of being right when it doesn’t really matter,” but insisted that how we load the dishwasher does matter!

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