The other day, my husband Mike and I were having a conversation about a phrase I'll bet you've used at one time or another.

I was grumbling to Mike about a particular business situation, but said I was “dealing with it.”

Mike said, “Why do people say, ‘I’m dealing with it?’ Doesn’t a ‘deal’ mean that both people are getting something out of it?”

Well, I have never thought about that! I decided to look up the word ‘deal.’ The meaning is “an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit.”

I also considered other words that are complimentary of the word “deal:”

• Agreement
• Relationship
• Partnership
• Compromise
• Negotiation

Unfortunately, while some things we are dealing with are good, other deals are those made with the devil.

Click here to learn how to consider the deals you are making in life - and how to make wise ones.

Kimberly Taylor

Creator of the Take Back Your Temple program

www.takebackyourtemple.com/program