The Theory of the Dipper and the Bucket Each of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When its empty, we feel awful. Each of us also has an invisible dipper. When we use that dipper to fill other peoples buckets -- by saying or doing things to increase their positive emotions -- we also fill our own bucket. But when we use that dipper to dip from others buckets -- by saying or doing things that decrease their positive emotions -- we diminish ourselves.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:30:55 +0000