my take on it

My take on it isn’t always considered right, now that is for sure, I have found that out many times. In fact, I am at times in the minority in the room is my take on it (i.e. like the guy in the pic).  Take that into consideration when reading this "It's Saturday." Such is life.

I believe in the Biblical meaning of Easter (i.e. my opinion but yours might be different). Yes I do. It’s about repentance and humility (i.e. meaning change our minds; turn around; become humble). Easter is a good time to do that, my opinion. Maybe we want to rethink some of our basic assumptions about God and ourselves. Easter and spring make me feel "oh sooo good;" like new, fresh life. "April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." – William Shakespeare That’s my take on it! But remember folks, my opinions spring up like daffodils!

And your take on it might be different than my take on it, that is for sure. I have found that out many times and continue to have those experiences. It ain’t nuttin new. I have a friend who I respect who just leaves the room if the discussion gets boring or it is skewed or it isn’t a discussion anymore but folks who think they are absolutely always right and dominate the conversation (i.e. a lecture); he doesn’t argue but just leaves the room. I think that is a good maneuver. I respect him. He doesn’t argue his take on it. What do you think? There is an old saying—You can’t win a pissing match with a skunk! Maybe it’s better to just get up and leave the room! Or maybe just ignore them! Or at least, just keep our mouth shut and just listen and just smile. What do you think? That is what I thought!

I read that statement in the paper soooo it must be right! A longtime friend from Butler Co would say to me when I asked her how she is doing—"Better than some but not as good as others!” I sure hear a lot about the economy, and everyone is concerned about how it will affect them. My take on it is like what RickyRick says—"In God’s economy, success isn’t measured by our paycheck . . . but by the motives, methods, and meaningful impact of our efforts.” MoneyMosterAlfred says—"Money is just money; here today and gone tomorrow but I like my cars let me tell ya and also my winter holidays; soooo I’m saying I like my money! It’s all about the money for sure! Don’t kid yourself (i.e. my problem is that I don’t have enough time to use all my toys)!” And everyone is wondering how the economy will affect ME! ME gets a lot of attention let me tell ya; if it doesn’t affect my pocketbook, it’s not near as important. That’s my take on it! Abraham Lincoln said, “I cannot understand why men should be so eager after money. Wealth is simply a superfluity of what we don’t need.” TheGalNorthOfTown who is in full spring bloom, says to me—erv, you are toooo simple; you need more toys!

We usually have a destination where we are going that we like  (i.e. some place we are looking forward to). It might be the shopping mall, a vacation spot, a fishing hole, even the moon etc. Some destinations are just general and some very exact (i.e. like when we use GPS). Many seniors go to AZ as their destination for the winter. Many travel a long way like my Canadian friends who travel many miles to get there (i.e. when it’s winter in Canada, it’s 40 below--eh). CoachB says—"To get to a destination in life, we have to leave from where we are. If we don’t leave, then we will never get to a destination. It’s as simple as that! Da! But if we are comfortable where we are, then sometimes we don’t want to leave. In the big picture, we will never get to our destination in life if we don’t move from where we are!” That is his take on that! I think he is saying: if we just sit on the coach and eat chips it’s really hard to get to our destination and it gets harder the more we eat and sit! Saturday question—What is our destination in life anyway?

Your take on this might be different from the neighbor’s take!  Friends in the 55+ park where we winter have a neighbor who has two dogs. Our tin huts have 8 feet between them on each side and 8 feet to the neighbor’s in the back (i.e. pretty tight but it works, most of the time)! ANYWAY, our friends’ neighbor would take her dogs out to poop and pee but would take them to their 4 feet of rocks in their backyard and not to her own or to the dog park (i.e. they had no idea why she did this). And to top it off, she would not clean up the feces or spray down the pee. After some time, our friends had a conversation with her that she could not continue doing this. She couldn’t understand why it had to change (i.e. she must have had no common sense, or she thought her dogs’ excrements didn’t stink or were not repulsive)!  Da! It changed!!!! Da! Didn’t Robert Frost have a poem that said—Good fences make good neighbors?

Do we think that some folks talk and ack differently when around different folks? It appears to me that some do; I wonder if they are the same person! hahaha; they seem to switch gears or something. But others are always exactly the same. If my observation is correct, why is that? I wonder if sometimes they are in a different zone or sometimes in a different world depending on who they are talking to (i.e. sorta kinda Jekyll and Hyde). If my observation is correct, why do folks do that?

Have we ever thought about taking the high road (i.e. we might enjoy it)! What I mean is when some person presses our button or when there is tense exchange with a friend or family member, we offer them a concession or a compliment that brings down the temperature. Or say I always learn something from you, or I value your opinion. You might blow their socks off! It might even be fun. Remember folks, you can’t win a pissing match with a skunk no matter how hard you try! Soooo maybe just enjoy the situation! That’s my take on it! CadillacJack says—If any of you are staunch black and white folks, you won’t probably want to take the high road. Such is life.

Are humans always right? Da! Are major league baseball umpires always right in calling balls and strikes? Da!  I see in the spring training this year they let pitchers challenge strike and ball calls with automation deciding.  I never did understand why they just don’t use automated strike and ball calling as it is always right compared to human calls as they are sometimes wrong and those calls can play a major role in the result in a game. It seems to me that is sooo “black and white.” That’s my take on it!

I have relearned again how what we say to others and how we treat folks do affect others and also really affects me! Yikes!  Sometimes we won’t know for a long time and maybe never know. But it sure does feel good to hear from folks who were part of our lives from years past. Sooooo others like to hear from us how they have affected our lives from years past also. My take on it is that relationships are important, and it takes effort to maintain relationships.  Sometimes it just ain’t easy. And sometimes relationships just disappear for many reasons. BUT maybe we still think of those folks and they think about us. That is my take on it.

I know a guy who half of what he says isn’t true and the other half I don’t believe!  And others have the same feeling about that person. And some know DuaneTheWorm who only says what it takes to self-glorify himself or put himself in a better position; he never really cares about anyone else except himself. And then I know many of you who are very open and straight forward; you hold nothing back. You are as real as real can be! Guess who folks like to be around? Bingo! And of course, we all know folks who really like to blow themselves up or their family!  And we all know folks who don’t but would rather ask questions about others. Again, who do most folks like to be around. Ralph Waldo Emerson said--“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”  Nilis says—"Now, the expression of gratitude and the corresponding feeling is a magical practice that gets me in a beautiful state of peace, contentment, and, well, gratitude.” It seems like folks like to be around grateful folks!  That is my take on it! What is your take on it? That’s what I thought.

As a friend reminds me of what Will Rogers said—Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean said—We began to move mountains when we start carrying away small stones.