tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post1433041175884284466..comments2023-10-23T14:50:26.376-04:00Comments on the struggle within: Lessons in "Grace" should be mandatory for life...Zenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03857291235181694200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post-85057522241218811982010-06-26T23:14:58.772-04:002010-06-26T23:14:58.772-04:00I swing back and forth...sometimes I am the nice l...I swing back and forth...sometimes I am the nice lady who lets someone go ahead of me in the grocery line because they just have a few things and I have a whole cart....but unfortunately sometimes I am the person who gets angry at the little old lady doing 50 in a 65 zone. I would never give her the finger but I think angry thoughts. But usually i feel instantly ashamed of myself and say a little prayer and ask the Lord for patience. I have noticed though that as I get older I have become less kind and more judgemental, and this dismays me. I pray about it all the time and really hope I don't end up a bitter old hag!<br />Anyways, thanks for giving me something to think about!lisalisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506556513672749033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post-20250100477117079122010-06-26T20:35:01.562-04:002010-06-26T20:35:01.562-04:00The world does need kindness and grace. I sometime...The world does need kindness and grace. I sometimes show it; I sometimes make mistakes and I am not as kind as I could be. This post calls me to remember that, especially during a time I am hurting and long for kindness (I plan to blog about it when I am ready.)Angela Elain Gambrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199876962091491591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post-17521564109089854662010-06-26T18:45:49.642-04:002010-06-26T18:45:49.642-04:00Sarah honey I know you are grieving right now too....Sarah honey I know you are grieving right now too...but really the whole point of this post was that EVERYONE should be kinder to each other because no one knows what the other persons load is...<br /><br />and as for my pharmicist well he was full of shit cause the pharmacy closes from 1:30 to 2 pm every day so that they may take their break so he had just had his break maybe he hadnt finished his desert but thats really his problem...and the whole thing was I didnt say a word I just stood there waiting as he ate...it wasnt until I shifted my position which after standing for 20 min I feel entiteled to do did he come over and yell at me because I sighed, I was not rude I did not provoke him, if anything I extended HIM grace by being patient, but that wasnt good enough for this grumpy man, and maybe he had some crap going on to, but I didnt need to be yelled at it for it....I didnt yell at him, but the thing is that today I witnessed 4 occassions of people just being rude, or nasty just because they could giving nop thought as to how there action would affect the person they were being nasty to...I went to my car and sobbed....and maybe the starbucks women did too she looked pretty upset...this world is cruel enough without the other members who live in it makeing it even worse.Zenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857291235181694200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post-57510071216153104602010-06-26T18:32:26.898-04:002010-06-26T18:32:26.898-04:00Ummm maybe we all need a lesson on grace. Nobody i...Ummm maybe we all need a lesson on grace. Nobody is perfect all the time. Even the best of us can be a little impatient sometimes. We are not in their shoes to judge and maybe the pharmacist was doing you a favor by filling the prescription on his break time. I do know many a pharmacist who doesn't have time to get something to eat on their eight hour shift. Maybe we need to rethink the rushing around and take a break once in a while. Live life a bit slower filling those extra minutes with a kind conversation. I like no other hate waiting in lines but if they all look equally long I will go to the one that looks the most fun. Umm which one has people laughing, a cute baby in tow, or exasperated children? I'm resolved that Im going to have to take a break so which bunch of people do I want to hang out with? This week I had an odd experience of sitting in the waiting room and instead of awkward silence and people busy with themselves. There was a conversation going on which everyone was the audience just because they were there. I guess instead of wanting things like yesterday enjoy those moments and look for the good in all people.<br />Umm Tara, people don't wear things on their outside as you so well know that person , who you judged at starbucks may not have said the right words but who knows what was going on with her. We all have burdens to carry in this world and no ones burdens should be measured by another persons. You can live in the past or choice to move on. I don't know what I'm trying to get to in here. Maybe it's because I'm having a hard time today with grief. You know the kind when someone's life is cut so short and those minutes seem so precious that complaining that it was going to take longer to fill a prescription doesn't matter in the big picture. Who am I to judge the person that stick his finger out at me because I'm driving slow? When that happens to me I just blare some christain music on the radio or say have a nice day. Life is too short ! <br />T: I'm not cutting you down at all I get it .fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443020437138183849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709375526155793906.post-12057419691888069702010-06-26T17:54:35.476-04:002010-06-26T17:54:35.476-04:00I really hate people like this. I mean, geez, life...I really hate people like this. I mean, geez, life is full of enough stress without upsetting people that really can't handle being hurt that way. I am sorry you had to deal with a horrible pharmacist and 20 minutes is a long time to wait when he is just sitting there. Looking after your order would have taken 5 minutes. I hope you feel better soon.<br />*hugs*<br />SarahSairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110575221596955775noreply@blogger.com