Being Available or Being Meddlesome: The Difference

I'm going to mix it up a bit & shoot straight from the hip. I'm being very transparent here on a post that can be viewed from anywhere in the world, since this is a public blog. Sometimes however, a person's gotta do what a person's gotta do. The following subject matter has bothered me for some time & I suspect that others can relate.

I like to help others. I feel compassion & empathy for those who are hurting or who just need simple kindness shown to them. I'm naturally helpful, so much so, that it can be annoying to some & exhausting to me! The problem with trying to be of service/assistance toward others is that rather than it giving me joy, it often bites me in the butt.

Man Up Already!!!

This is a rant, really. I have a huge pet peeve. I cannot stand it when people don't take responsibility for their own behaviors, & they either deny all ownership, or they deflect blame to someone else. Far too many people do this. It is difficult to work for a boss who makes the work day unbearable for employees & then blames the employees for their lack of productivity because of the morale that was killed by that boss's behavior & treatment of others. My biggest issue comes from those who know in their heart that they are in the wrong, but they refuse to admit it. Such people would rather see a relationship fail, others hurt or upset, & situations blown out of proportion & made worse, than to admit they were in the wrong & take responsibility for trying to make things right.

No More Racism

I'll be blunt & to be honest, I'm not going to be politically correct, as people get carried away to the point of nonsense when it comes to political correctness...

I'm tired, so tired of hearing about racism. Of course I don't want to think that in this day & age, racism & discrimination still exists, but we all know that it does. Still, I'm tired of hearing about it! Before I'm accused of being insensitive, please bear with me.

Stranger Things...

About two weeks ago, I had 4 separate encounters with a stranger. So what, you may ask?? We all often encounter strangers daily. But these were unusual encounters, in that all of them involved lengthy conversations about Christianity. I was so impacted by these conversations that I had to write about them. Before I do, I want to state that this is not a post that is aimed at bashing Christians. On the contrary, it is intended to remind & encourage us to always try to live by the example set by our Lord Jesus Christ & to admonish us to do better, if we find ourselves acting in ways that can turn people away from God, rather than toward Him. So on that note.......