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CEBR - Catch Everyone Being Right

We want good things to happen. We want to have fun and enjoy life. One way to enjoy life more is to "catch" yourself and those around you "being right".  It turns out that a lot about our lives and our "performance" is right. Think about your interactions with your children and how you were treated when you were a child. It's too easy to let the "good" and "right" times slip by. Too often it's when things are going "wrong" that we are moved to speak; "Don't sit so close to the television." "Did you get your homework done?" "Finish your meal." "Pay attention". What happens is that most of the time we, our children, who ever, are being pleasant and doing things "right" and we don't say anything. The idea here is to "catch" these moments and comment on them. If someone does something for you, that's a great time to notice and say, "Thanks for clearing the breakfast dishes."  "Thanks for emptying the trash." "Thanks for being home from school on time." We all want happiness and to get along with our family and friends. Working together, being friendly and in love is what life is all about. The more we recognize good things are happening in our lives, the more we predispose ourselves to have good things happen. When life is positive and fun, then life has the tendency to be even more positive and more fun. When we "catch" ourselves being right, it is a celebration of life and living together.

Try this:

Look for opportunities to comment when things are going well. Next time you're about to correct, warn, or catch someone being wrong, don't. Will it really matter if they sit a little to close to the TV? Do you think they have forgotten, "Don't sit so close to the television." Congratulate yourself for being aware; catch yourself being right. Keep track of whether you catch right or wrong and try and keep them even or better yet more "rights" than "wrongs". Say, "Thanks kids for playing together." Catch yourself being right too. How can that be wrong?

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