Friday, October 17, 2025

Jones’ Law

 “Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate”. -Jones’ Law

“ The warm, golden-glow of hugs and kisses is fleeting. The scar-tissue from criticism (whether warranted or not) endures forever”.   -Logical extension of Jones’ Law

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4 comments:

  1. ERJOctober 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM

    If you must criticize, identify the behavior that you don’t like and criticize the BEHAVIOR!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM

    AA sponsors corollary: Love the person, hate the behavior!

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM

      Bill Wilson was way ahead of his time.

      The Milgrim experiments at Stanford showed how devastating “labels” are.

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  3. Toirdhealbheach BeucailOctober 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM

    People often forget what you say. They never forget how you made them feel.

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