March 17, 2014 – Thought and Poem Growing up in a family with many brothers and sisters, a mother and father, it did not take me long to learn how to read their facial or body language to discern what was happening or what was about to happen. No mistake about it, I may have read a few of the expressions wrong, but for the most part having this second “language” was an added benefit. If mother had daggers in her eyes while she was being firm when explaining her point, we knew this meant don’t move, breathe or talk as this would only prolong the agony of having to listen to her. When dad was quiet and kept shaking his head side-to-side, it was best that we left him alone and let him stay in his room. There was no need to try to draw happiness out of his heart’s well. It wasn’t going to happen. Now if one of the siblings had that Cheshire cat grin on their face, you knew they did something. What you didn’t know is “what” they did. They are either ready to pounce on you, they set you up for some kind of trouble, they did something sneaky, or they wanted to drive you nuts trying to figure out what “what” was. What about you? When you were growing up, how were you able to discern the moods of those you lived around by their expressions? Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst Expressions! All of us have different ways, that our feelings we express, And most times we don’t have to use words, as our facial expressions say it best. And then there are times when we may choose to scream, while we proceed to jump up and down, Sending out warning signals to all those around us that they may not want to hang around. If any man has lived around a woman, it doesn’t take long for him to learn, That he needs to pick up on her “highs and lows,” and her facial expressions discern. He would be smart to learn these quick, so that in the house he may stay, As he knows full well if he messes up, a dog house is where he is apt have to camp out for the rest of the day. And a woman too has to learn, how to read a man, Because a man most times is a creature of few words, so he can be hard to understand. So a woman too will have to be quick to learn, how to be his helper and friend, So that any “silent treatments” will fade quickly by, and together the two shall blend. And just in general, all people need to know, How to be more loving and kind, and this do their best to always show, To avoid any facial expressions that will worry us or keep us on our toes, So that there will always be peace among ourselves, wherever we may happen to go! Jeanne Claire Probst
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:42:16 +0000
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