TODAY'S QUOTE: In the end the only faults we will be asked to answer for
will be our own; any others are not ours to either censure or correct. GLENDA ALEXANDER
Missteps and screw-ups litter every landscape we ever stumble through... ignoring them doesn't make for ease of travel. Making excuses won't alter the terrain. Pointed fingers always lead the way to senseless drama, but even the most sensible among us has either given directions or taken them. Wagging tongues make for such ugly faces; natural beauty melts like candle wax when gossip, true or not, comes spilling out over ruby red lips.
It may seem easier to focus on someone else's shortcomings than to work on limiting your own, but what do you gain? A judgmental tongue in an honest person will tell facts as they see them and give unsolicited advice as if it were law. A judgmental tongue in a dishonest person will add layers of fiction to a bit of fact and spread it like icing on whoever feeds on dirty linen. The ones who fashion and repeat are quickly surrounded by people more than eager to listen, add their own flair, and retell never caring who gets hurt or what they destroy.
Too much in our society has traveled lightning years past the, "if you can't say something nice, simply say nothing at all" portion of our evolution. Social media gives unlimited space in which to complain and criticize. At times it seems that we glory in the ugly side of life, while the beauty barely gets a glance. All negatives are noticed, reported, relished, and digested, leaving any positives in the dust to be trampled underfoot. I don't condone, support, or add an ounce of credit to what I find to be one of the most counter-productive practices that too many waste their precious time on... and you shouldn't either.
Tend to your own biscuits before you go trying to tell someone else how to make their own... or everyone is apt to end up with a filthy kitchen and an empty bread box. Let God do His job and you do yours. Maybe if we stop judging each other there'll be more visible reasons to love them. The sea gets rough enough without having others randomly adding rocks to your pockets so your drowning is certain. Think about it... let it ride... then YOU decide!!!!
Missteps and screw-ups litter every landscape we ever stumble through... ignoring them doesn't make for ease of travel. Making excuses won't alter the terrain. Pointed fingers always lead the way to senseless drama, but even the most sensible among us has either given directions or taken them. Wagging tongues make for such ugly faces; natural beauty melts like candle wax when gossip, true or not, comes spilling out over ruby red lips.
It may seem easier to focus on someone else's shortcomings than to work on limiting your own, but what do you gain? A judgmental tongue in an honest person will tell facts as they see them and give unsolicited advice as if it were law. A judgmental tongue in a dishonest person will add layers of fiction to a bit of fact and spread it like icing on whoever feeds on dirty linen. The ones who fashion and repeat are quickly surrounded by people more than eager to listen, add their own flair, and retell never caring who gets hurt or what they destroy.
Too much in our society has traveled lightning years past the, "if you can't say something nice, simply say nothing at all" portion of our evolution. Social media gives unlimited space in which to complain and criticize. At times it seems that we glory in the ugly side of life, while the beauty barely gets a glance. All negatives are noticed, reported, relished, and digested, leaving any positives in the dust to be trampled underfoot. I don't condone, support, or add an ounce of credit to what I find to be one of the most counter-productive practices that too many waste their precious time on... and you shouldn't either.
Tend to your own biscuits before you go trying to tell someone else how to make their own... or everyone is apt to end up with a filthy kitchen and an empty bread box. Let God do His job and you do yours. Maybe if we stop judging each other there'll be more visible reasons to love them. The sea gets rough enough without having others randomly adding rocks to your pockets so your drowning is certain. Think about it... let it ride... then YOU decide!!!!
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