Crossing your arms

Crossing our arms is something we do very often, sometimes not implying anything and we tend to do it due to our subconscious.  What message does crossing a person's arms have for you?

Would you categorize it as a negative or positive message?  Do you see it as a kind of shyness?  Do you see it as being in control? (Think about yourself and when you tend to cross your arms).

We need to think before we cross our arms, because other people might read a message that we did not initially intend on sending out to them.

We are all human beings and have the tendency to get ticked off because of  another person's body language portrayed towards us.  We can either approve it in our heads or become more skeptical of what they are thinking.

Today I was at a festival called Nampo Oesdag for all the farmers. It started raining unexpectedly so the nearest thing I could find similar to an umbrella was a plastic bag...I pulled it over my head and as I walked through hundreds of people I received a few raised eyebrows.

Was I skeptical? No.  Did I approve? Yes.

I just laughed at them..because their hair got wet and I was safe.

Do you think we should always approve the body language of others towards us?

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Interesting fact

Do you know that before you could even speak, you've been communicating through body language? 

Now at a later stage in life we start analyzing what we do when we speak. 

Our particular situation can have a potensial impact on our reactions.  At only a few months we can communicate when we've had enough food, when we're unhappy, when lemons are sour, etc. by only using facial expressions.

Do you have any funny childhood video's you would like to share with us?

Self confidence

Want to be more self-confident?  Here are a few quick tips:

*Defy gravity
*Claim space
*Displaying non-defending gestures

If we behave in a positive way, you'll get a positive reaction.