I watched the new first time campers on the recent campout fend for them selves in their new patrol. Sometimes it was smooth sailing.. sometimes, when expectations were not met, a time of sadness fell. Someone would say a hurtful thing and have fun at anothers attempt to lead. The boys come in all shapes and sizes of open un-trained Ego's and vises common to humans! Among these "angels" we place "wolves" and all varieties of attitudes, many with negative social skills.. How then do we come to expect a young man to "deal" with this challenge? It turns out that Adults often carry the same bundle of problems unresolved and un-confronted. At the point of seeing "trouble" some "fly off the handle" and react.. REACT! before thinking things through to a proper *RESPONSE. Years may go by.. and some minor upset can cause the entire applecart to turn over<G> *Think about how you would handle a strong "challenge". Would you want with NO time to think..and be forced to solve a complicated problem on the spot.. *OR Would your solution likely be better after a brief time to think things through? What is the cure for Hyperventalation? CALM SUPPORT AND STEADY BREATHING! It turns out many shortcommings of Men and Boys can be remedied by allowing time to think of a better response than a first reaction! This can lead to a new understanding of how you work best. *Pauseing.. to "pray" on the matter allows us to access wisdom and calm responce, which is returned to us in Respect! *Teach the boys to play hard.. and play fair! -=A*=- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
