Category: Frustration

Criticism

In our society today, if anyone criticizes someone else, it is the person that is criticizing that is the enemy and treated as though they are the plague versus accepting the criticism as something where that person can improve.  Not sure when all this came about, but if I had to guess, somewhere in the […]

Discouragement

Our pastor has said that he is discouraged, but what does that exactly mean? There are many definitions: from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discouragement A feeling of having lost hope or confidence. what doesomething that discourages someone. from https://bible.org/illustration/definition-discouragement Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust of the future. It is ingratitude for the […]

Being Offended

People seem to be easily offended these days.  Our church split about 5 years ago because one person who was teaching young adults got offended by the pastor.  The pastor had heard a rumor and went to talk to this individual in private.  However, this individual did not want to talk and instead left the […]

Business Closing

Many businesses seem to be closing or laying off a lot of employees.  Will Trump be blamed for this?  My guess is yes. Companies like people do not want to take responsibility for their actions.  The internet businesses are putting the “Brick and Mortar” type businesses our of business.  The “Brick and Mortar” businesses failed […]

Liking People?

Not sure how you feel, but I really do not like people.  I find most people to be: arrogant rude conceited nosy obnoxious argumentative know it all always right hateful moody liars manipulative selfish This  makes it really tough to be around them. Our society does not do much to alter this either.  For example, […]

The Good Ol Days

Were the “Good ol days”, so good?   Honestly, I do not know.  Things were simpler, but yet harder.  Think about the conveniences we have today compared to the 50s, if you can think about such things.  If you did not live then, then think about 5, 10, 15, even 20 years ago, what were things […]