Good Morning,
I am having drinking some of the last of my Door County Christmas flavors . It won't be too long before I run out of the Christmas brews. So today I salute Christmas in July with a hot cup of Door County Naughty Or Nice Grog.
Proverbs 18:2 ESV A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Galatians 2:10 ESV Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
One thing that gets me irritated is people who just pounce at any opportunity to hand out advice. Now advice is a good thing, but at times it is not solicited for. There are people who pass by and hear part of a conversation and then feel that they should jump in with their opinion and their solution to your issue. It doesn't even really need to be an issue. They throw in an opinion to any situation you are in. They are those folks who, start in the conversation, with "You could do this. You should have done this. Did you try that? Or why not do it this way.?
These are the folks that surgeons can't wait for the patient to be asleep because they don't need advice from the patient and his or her peanut gallery.
These same folks are never seen actually in the mud with a shovel, but they have a plan on how you can remove it. Or you can't take them seriously because they are habitually late, but yet they have an answer and a comment before they are even greeted.. This is what I call "All hat and no cattle." Or another one. "All skirt and no knickers."
My good friend and buddy shared a quote with me from an unknown author.
"Why would I take criticism from someone who I would not take advice from?"
During a murky situation a wise person offers help by saying. "Is there anything I can do to help.?"It's hard to take them serious when all they offer is criticism and unsolicited advice".
Food for thought today. Are you a helper or a yelper? If you just can't resist criticizing another person's efforts make sure your own grass is dog poop free.
Have a great day.
Marty
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