I climbed a peak just lately and aside from the few different hikers elsewhere on the path, I had a quiet, peaceable place alone, all to myself, with a chook’s-eye view of the majestic, distant, far increased peak, and the forested valleys and hills that stretched down and earlier than me from the place I sat and ate my lunch whereas perched on a rock.
A chook’s-eye view is idiomatic for perspective, seeing the large image, getting a lay of the lay of the land, charting a course for the journey forward, how we get from right here to there.
Human relationships want a chook’s-eye view.
Birds that fly south for the winter, for instance, achieve this for survival. As winter approaches and the availability of meals sources drops, migrating birds take to the air for hotter climes.
On the opposite hand, the idiom “go south,” with regards relationships, suggests these human ‘birds of a feather’ are very a lot at risk of parting asunder, their survival very a lot doubtful.
“Go south” can imply “to escape, vanish, disappear; to deprecate, to lose quality or value; to cease working or functioning; to quit, fail, or fall apart.”
All of the above are seemingly penalties in a relationship that lacks one very important, ‘dare-not-fly-south-without-it’ high quality.
“What do wives want in a husband?” writes Pastor Wayne Muri. And for that matter, what do husbands need in a spouse? “Employees want in a boss? Athletes in a coach? Students in a teacher?”
Gentleness says Pastor Muri.
“When we’re treated with harshness, we pull away to lick our wounds and the relationship suffers. We feel attacked, condemned, diminished – and in the process become defensive rather than learning and growing.”
Birds wouldn’t have GPS however can discover their approach.
Humans have GPS on their telephones however with out GPM on their coronary heart they are going to get misplaced.
GPM stands for Gentle, Patient, and Meek.
Next time you sense the feathers are about to fly, test your GPM relationship navigational information.
