Tuesday; November 2
Have you noticed how easy it is to point out something’s faults? It doesn’t take much effort to tell someone that their idea isn’t good or won’t work. However, have you noticed how difficult it is to make a workable solution to the idea we shot down? It doesn’t take much thought to veto something, but it can be pretty thought-provoking (and labor-intensive) to replace it with something productive. A simple example of this is when it comes time to plan and prepare a meal. When one family member puts something on the table at mealtime, it is easy to comment about how the menu lacks creativity or the food lacks palatability – however, when there is usually a dearth of volunteers to do something about it. Often, no one steps up to volunteer to plan, shop for and cook a better meal – we just like to complain about what someone else did. There are times when we may have to object to something that someone is doing, but let’s be careful to condemn the efforts of others. Maybe all th