{"id":768,"date":"2008-04-27T20:28:58","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T01:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.185.166.32\/~davidfoster\/?p=768"},"modified":"2009-10-21T20:30:29","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T01:30:29","slug":"today-the-gathering-april-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/today-the-gathering-april-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"Today @ The Gathering – April 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today at The Gathering<\/a> we continued with installment six in our series \u201c7 Ways Weird Families Work\u201d<\/em> with way number five, \u201cWeird Families Work When W.W.O.N.D.A. Reigns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The premise today is simply this: there is no winner in a war of words and high emotions<\/span>. God gave us the ability to talk not in order to be right, but in order to be close.<\/p>\n

We talked about the three goals of intelligent talking<\/span>:
\n1. To gain perspective from the other person\u2019s point of view.
\n2. To gain understanding of our own point of view.
\n3. To gain W.W.O.N.D.A. \u2013 win-win or no deal always.<\/p>\n

We also talked about the seven insights of an intelligent talker<\/span>.
\nIntelligent talkers:
\n1. Think before they speak.
\n2. Choose their words wisely.
\n3. Slow their responses.
\n4. Temper their tone.
\n5. Tame their tongue.
\n6. Love their listeners.
\n7. Say they\u2019re sorry.<\/p>\n

So as of today, we\u2019ve dealt with five of the seven ways that weird families work. As a review, here they are. Weird families work when:
\n1. There is no them.
\n2. Love is LOUD.
\n3. Promises are kept.
\n4. Closets have no doors.
\n5. W.W.O.N.D.A. reigns.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t signed up to receive the Weird Families series<\/a>, now would be a good time to take the journey. Another web site that will also help is 31words.com<\/a>. If you haven\u2019t taken that course, you can sign up today and have it delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

You can use these web sites and online courses to help stimulate your thinking and also to carry on a conversation in your small group or friendship circles. Or even at home around the dinner table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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