Opinion...............

Word of the Day.............. Opinion......n.,.....a view, judgement or appraisal. We all have opinions. I have an opinion of you. You have an opinion of me. We have opinions of books, movies, laws, government, doctors, lawyers and Indian chiefs. We get to listen to each other's opinions.....sometimes ad nauseam. We make opinions, we change opinions, we voice opinions and we disregard opinions. We boldly say...I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY THINKS ABOUT ME OR MY OPINIONS!! Well, I sincerely doubt that, but okay. Everybody needs to have opinions. If no one had an opinion about anything, then nothing would get done. No decisions would be made. What do you want for dinner? I don't care. What movie do you want to see? I don't care. For whom are you going to vote ? I don't care. What time should we have the meeting? I don't care. Should we even HAVE a meeting? I don't care. Opinions are a necessity of life. They lead to action. BUT....when our opinions become judgmental, then we've crossed a line. You can differ with someone's opinion and still be respectful. One loses his/her credibility when disrespect and contempt cloud your disagreement of another person's thoughts, ideas or opinions. Our world with all of its Social Media now allows us to stand on our Soapbox 24/7. We Tweet, we Facebook, we Blog....we put ourselves out there everyday. We throw sayings, Bible verses, pictures, updates, statuses and OPINIONS into our virtual society anytime we want. Cyberspace if chocked full of opinions. Mine, yours, theirs, whomevers........if you want an opinion, just log on to the WWW. So, my friend, be careful how you voice your opinion. If you want to be heard, then conduct yourself with dignity. Your opinion matters, as does everybody's. But please, remember that he who screams the loudest isn't necessarily the one whom others respect. Have an opinion, stand by your opinion, even voice your opinion. The world spins on opinions and actions stemming from those opinions. But don't grab a virtual big stick and beat someone else over the head because their opinion differs from yours. At that point, you look like a three year old having a tantrum because someone has your toy. Play nice kids; we're all in this together!