"Remember to load your brain before you shoot your mouth off." —Unknown
Sounds like some western wisdom to me, and although it's appropriate for writers (and everyone else) I thought the amping political climate could use an injection of humor. Wry, but humor.
It's all better with friends.
There is a vehicle version of that phrase that begins: "Be sure brain is in gear..." Wise words for most situations. I have to remove my hands from the keyboard sometimes and remind myself that I'm not going to change anyone's mind even I post a heated version of truth as I see it. That said...I doubt anyone who friends me on FB has much doubt about how I feel.
ReplyDeleteI love passion. In fact, when I write, I have to work hard not to write OTT (Over The Top). Even passion that doesn't agree with my passion is a good thing. As long as we can walk into the disagreement with respect and leave it the same way. Unfortunately that rarely happens these days.
DeleteAs far as you and I are concerned... I think we're pretty much passionate along the same lines.
Spiders might be the exception. :-) It's unfortunate that some folks don't understand the difference between disagreement and personal attack. Sometimes I don't much like the world. Remember Charlie Brown? I love mankind; it's people I can't stand.
DeletePeople can be frustrating, no doubt about it. I choose to try and embrace our differences rather than become irritated because of them. It's not easy. Not ever. And often I fail.
DeleteIf I ever sense I have the actual opportunity to lead by example (that disagreement vs personal attack thing) I take it. Often, it works.