My Thoughts
Rage About Weeds
I must admit I was quite upset when last Friday we received a letter in the mail from the Butler County Weed Department saying that if we didn't treat the weed lespedeza in our pasture in seven days that we'd be fined $100 a day up to a total of $1500. Now, that made me mad for two reasons. First, the time frame to arrange for and administer the herbicide was impossibly short, especially considering that we received the certified letter on Saturday. Second, I was insulted because we had...
What Did You Say?
"I can't believe you just said that," spilled out of my mouth. A "friend" verbally attacked me because I disagreed with her position on a topic I thought fair to discuss. I'm shaken. If friends cannot reasonably discuss what is happening in our culture, with whom can we discover the strength of opposing positions? How can we make informed decisions about local issues? I'm frustrated. Are you afraid to disagree with others because of fear of rejection? Me too. Even though I try to be sensitive...
Mind Matter
What occupies your mind? Through what process did your controlling thoughts develop? Several years ago while principal of an elementary school, a parent accosted me in front of my office. This parent normally supported the school so I wondered what horrible thing had occurred. I asked her to explain her concern. Her son's teacher had shown a movie to which she objected. I reminded her the movie had a G rating. That did not appease her. I listened. The issue boiled down to a single scene inside...