Throwing Stones

We don't like people to point out our flaws, but when we take a stance that we refuse to analyze, we open ourselves up for negative criticism.  Judgment will only shatter that funhouse mirror you look into that reflects your perfect self. Choose your words carefully, and give your opinion, but not at the expense of someone else.  Quit telling others that they are bad parents, bad Christians, bad seeds, etc. because that only fans the flames and fuel the fires, which then extinguish any hope for learning, change, and growth.

I'm not perfect, and I have made many mistakes in my life.  I have tried to be kind and do the "right" thing most of the time, but there have been moments where I have veered from that path or hurt someone unintentionally.  Sometimes we react to something and speak before we think.  It is amazing that one word can make all the difference in how the meaning of something is perceived.  However, part of the reason I started to write this blog is to continue to improve myself and to make sure I have learned from my past.  I don't have all of the answers (or really any for that matter) but I can pause before I write or speak, which gives me time to reflect upon what I want to say.

We don't like to be wrong. We say that "everyone has a right to their own opinion," yet we don't often put this into practice.  The problem with opinions is that they often reek of superiority.  People judge, belittle, and condemn others who are different and who differ in opinion from them, and they show little respect for one another when debating the opposing sides.  I have yet to see a productive conversation emerge on Facebook (or in the comments section on other websites) that result in people having a legitimate discussion about their beliefs and ideas, without it being filled with personal attacks and trivializing insults.  Therefore, little can be accomplished by yelling and repeating, restating, or repeating our own point of view.  Instead, it may be beneficial to believe in what we choose, and live our lives as fully and as closely to that point of view as possible so that we are personally fulfilled. Express your concern for others, but after you have respectfully addressed them, let them choose how to take it. 


You have to find your own Truth and implement it accordingly, but if that truth results in harm (physically, mentally, or ideologically), prejudice, or discrimination  to someone else, then I would try to persuade you to rethink your Truths and truths (yes, I believe there are capital T "Truths" and little t "truths", but you don't have to believe that too, if you don't choose to.)