Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Tablebearer, a fofoqueira....

Le 19:16 'You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbour: I am the Lord.'

Here's a checklist for you to know if you're one or not. If you are and you recognize it, you can still change. If you are and you don't recognize it, you're lost. And if you're not, learn this so you can stay away from those who are.

1. Likes to be in the know
2. Knows it all
3. Has many contacts
4. Nosy
5. Hub information
6. Doesn't think before talking
7. Uses flattering speech
8. Smooth talker
9. Idle talker
10. Indiscreet
11. Gossiper
12. Evil tongue
13. Blows stories out of proportion
14. Lies
15. 'Throws green' (you might not get this since this is a Portuguese expression for those people that in order to find out something, they say it as if they knew about it)
16. Likes to talk
17. Evil eyes
18. Malicious
19. Suspicious
20. Lobbyist
21. Jealous
22. Envious
23. Can't see his/ her mistakes
24. Can't take correction
25. Itchy ears
26. Influential (in a negative way)
27. Popular (though it's not wrong to be, many talebearers are also popular)
28. Self-righteous
29. Pretend to care
30. Sets one against the other
31. Needy of friends
32. Cries in defence
33. Likes to judge
34. Jumps to conclusions
35. Plays double
36. Likes to gripe
37. Is never happy for others
38. Plays the victim
39. Looks for sympathy
40. Looks for a scapegoat
41. Likes to form a party
42. Has a distorted vision
43. Suspicious mind
44. Always has a reason to justify herself
45. Good artist
46. Full of reasons
47. Full of opinions
48. Can't hold secrets

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