Be Careful About Your Thoughts A well known saying among people in the trades is “Measure twice, cut once. Measure once, cut twice.” Raise your hand if have personally learned what that means? My hand is up. You cannot un-cut something. Many of us wish we could. It would have saved us money. The general principle here is “take care before you act.” This particularly is true regarding things that can’t be undone. I want to apply this principle in a different way. Take care as you choose to think about something. ...