11.22.2008

How to: Resolve a Conflict

How To:


RESOLVE A CONFLICT.


It's not that hard to get into a disagreement with someone, but quite difficult to get out of one.
Throughout my years of experience in acting mostly as a middleman in countless struggles between friends, familia, etc., here are some general factors that seem to work the best.


-Rationalize: Try to see what you are doing wrong, before you jump straight to someone else's fault. Then, see how the problem could be fixed by changing something on your side, or help change the other's, or both!
[Biblical Ref: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" -Matt. 7:3]

-Improvise: Think of a solution in which you end up with a win-win domination. Talk it out, and make a pact, or something.

-Apologize: This is often the most teeth-grinding bit of making up. Just simply say,
"I'm sorry (for blahblahblah)."
When accusations are abound however, neither side will be apoplectic first. When all is seems dim, then apologize, even if you are absolutely convinced that you're right. ...No, I'm serious! Lie, and say that you're mistaken. It is the rarest but best resolution.

Be Aware:
Sometimes, even when you exert your best efforts to resolve something, your strife still won't go away. That's okay. As long as you sincerely tried, then you have done all you could. It really won't be your fault anymore after that.


Sometimes, the optimal fix is just talking.
Yeah, sorry, you can't get away with just sending an email.
Talk to that person/animal/violin personally, and with the right attitude too.
...Try not to be sarcastic.

11.21.2008

HAPPY MAGRITTE DAY!


Or his 110th birthday.

You look like the Joker in that picture

tic tac toe, three in a row

fine print is updated.

not that anyone will ever know!

11.20.2008

My New Best Friend

Remember the German violin (by Ficker) that I recently disposed of? [http://jazznkat.blogspot.com/2008/11/fondness-for-material-objects-what.html ]
Well I acquired it again. ;D
So after giving back the Ficker fiddle, and taking home some other violins , I nostalgically played them. On the day of my lesson, however, my teacher was still not satisfied.
So she ordered me to buy the German, and keep it for now. I won't say how much it was, but I'm definitely not risking taking it to school.
&I can always trade it in if something better comes up.
But I don't think that will happen for a while. <3


[Edit]: I named my violin 'Ficker', after the violin-maker. It fits, but change one letter and you've got a potential insult. .__.

11.17.2008

Pac Man!

There's Pac-Man on the sidebar!

I wub whoever put it there. :)

11.15.2008

Crazy Cali Weather.

Mr. Fire is quite destructive today D:
Pray for the victims and firefighters out there.
Thank God that this isn't affecting us here.
But I know I'm not going to run for the rest of the weekend.
<= (I took this on a car)