The Right Time to Respond

Responsibility is our ability to respond.

How and when should we respond to whatever comes our way? Patience is knowing the right time to respond.

• Self-control is understanding what our response can change or will do. If we can’t control what’s happening, all we can do is control the way we respond. Otherwise we are reacting rather than responding.
• Not responding is responding.
• Silence is a response that speaks louder than words. It’s not even necessary to respond to everything we notice or if we are right or wrong.

Let all that matters be if our response is serving our behavior today.