{"id":768,"date":"2010-07-19T15:26:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T20:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=348"},"modified":"2010-07-19T15:26:40","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T20:26:40","slug":"will-what-i-am-about-to-say-be-helpful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768","title":{"rendered":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I pose that question because I think it’s worthy of consideration in every conversation I \u00a0have. \u00a0I have tried over the past few years to let those words guide me when sharing my opinions with others. \u00a0It’s simply so natural for me to think I have all the answers; that my assessment of any situation is the correct one. \u00a0However, what may be right for me is not necessarily right for some one else. \u00a0This is true whether we are talking about the action a person is considering or the opinion one is harboring. \u00a0It’s not my right, or any one else’s either, to assume control over what another person chooses to think or do.<\/p>\n

Learning to remain quiet when the urge to correct some one calls, takes a herculean effort in some instances. \u00a0I know full well how hard it is to back away from situations and people when I think I know best. \u00a0The need to control is insidious. \u00a0I marvel at those men and women who appear to be truly unconcerned with the behavior and the opinions of others. \u00a0I hope to imitate them one day. \u00a0In the meantime, it’s a daily goal for me.<\/p>\n

There are some very simple questions that need to be asked. \u00a0Is what I am about to say going to be helpful? \u00a0Will my words add value to the moment? \u00a0Will they harm or help heal the other people present? \u00a0If I can’t say yes to all of these questions, remaining quiet is the best contribution I can make.<\/p>\n

Learning to be quiet is an art I think. \u00a0And it’s one that begins to feel empowering when practiced. \u00a0It’s one that can begun a new every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I pose that question because I think it’s worthy of consideration in every conversation I \u00a0have. \u00a0I have tried over the past few years to let those words guide me when sharing my opinions with others. \u00a0It’s simply so natural for me to think I have all the answers; that my assessment of any situation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reflections-in-the-mirror-you-and-yourself"],"yoast_head":"\nWill what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Will what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I pose that question because I think it’s worthy of consideration in every conversation I \u00a0have. \u00a0I have tried over the past few years to let those words guide me when sharing my opinions with others. \u00a0It’s simply so natural for me to think I have all the answers; that my assessment of any situation […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Karen Casey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"karencasey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"karencasey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"karencasey\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639\"},\"headline\":\"Will what I am about to say, be helpful?\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\"},\"wordCount\":302,\"commentCount\":17,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\",\"name\":\"Will what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Will what I am about to say, be helpful?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\",\"name\":\"Karen Casey\",\"description\":\"You are not alone, anymore\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Karen Casey\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png\",\"width\":1925,\"height\":396,\"caption\":\"Karen Casey\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639\",\"name\":\"karencasey\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"karencasey\"},\"description\":\"I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey","og_description":"I pose that question because I think it’s worthy of consideration in every conversation I \u00a0have. \u00a0I have tried over the past few years to let those words guide me when sharing my opinions with others. \u00a0It’s simply so natural for me to think I have all the answers; that my assessment of any situation […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768","og_site_name":"Karen Casey","article_published_time":"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00","author":"karencasey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"karencasey","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768"},"author":{"name":"karencasey","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639"},"headline":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful?","datePublished":"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768"},"wordCount":302,"commentCount":17,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768","name":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful? | Karen Casey","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-07-19T20:26:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=768#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Will what I am about to say, be helpful?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/","name":"Karen Casey","description":"You are not alone, anymore","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization","name":"Karen Casey","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png","width":1925,"height":396,"caption":"Karen Casey"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639","name":"karencasey","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","caption":"karencasey"},"description":"I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?author=4"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}