Think before you speak!

I think I get most frustrated when people just talk to talk.  Speaking should be reserved for people who think before they open their mouth.  If you think of what to say before you say it, you are giving yourself the opportunity to perfect what you are going to say.  This is not an easy task.  It is so much easier to think out loud.  It takes patience to actually have thoughts prior to saying words.  This is particularly important because you can do so much damage to yourself and others with few words.  Sometimes you will say such thoughtless things that will only in turn fill you with regret.  Why put yourself through this in the first place.  Listen, stop, think and just when you think you heard and thought enough, listen and think some more and then speak.