

“ They have the unique ability to listen to one story and understand another.” ~ Pandora Poikilos You have the power today to reset your boundaries, restore your image, start fresh with renewed values and rebuild what has happened to you in the past.” ~ Shannon L. “ Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. “ Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.“ ~ Korean Proverb

They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves.” ~ Blake Lively People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won’t be talked about. “ Words spoken can never be recalled.” ~ Wentworth Dillon “ Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven’t said to that someone.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant “ Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.” ~ Proverb “ Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.” ~ Unknown “Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” ~ Joyce Meyer

Rumors, secrets, lies, comments and whispers behind your back… Do they sting you as much as they do me? I recently had a hurtful event happen in my life that reminded me what I already knew: gossip is a nasty disease, a poison that kills relationships. When I thought about putting together a list of quotes that will make you rethink gossip, I was thinking more about the fact that we sometimes get unwillingly involved in gossip because we don’t want to hurt feelings, say no, and decline the unsolicited information. As a reader of The Positive Mom blog, I highly doubt that you are a gossiper.
