Being right is really expensive and way overrated.  No matter how many times I chase or proclaim rightness, it often turns out to be a leaky vessel.

Years ago, while standing and arguing heatedly with my wife, Patty, in our living room, she paused, looked me squarely in the eye and slowly asked, “Would you rather be right, or would you rather be married?”

Last week we talked about internal conflicts that routinely happen between our ears.  This week let’s consider external conflicts. 

Conflict arises whenever opposing forces or desires collide and cannot be readily reconciled. Conflict is the relationship or interaction among incompatible choices, internal or external.