a long post

"Pray for those who persecute you"
Forgive me since I don't know the exact bible verse, but I think we all know who said it. I just want to start off this blog saying that I am an incredibly sensitive person. I don't take criticism well and I get quite emotional if I find that someone has said something hurtful about me. I think that I am kind of an easy target because I tend to give off that vibe that others can push me around. This being said, what do we do when we find that someone has said something mean towards us, especially someone we thought was our friend. Well, I think we pray. I thought of all the things we could do, ignore them, seek revenge, etc. but nothing will ever make it better; that person has still hurt you. I think the only think you can do is pray. maybe it's also the only thing you should do. I think it takes a hurtful experience to help us realize how hurtful we have been to others. If I hold something against someone else, I give them every right to hold whatever horrible remark I have made towards them against me. And no one wants to live with their mistakes. I don't think we realize all of the careless remarks we make day in and day out. We never realized all of the bad things we say about people until we hear a remark about ourselves. then we think what a horrible person they are because they have judged me. how dare they! but we do it all the time. So I'm writing this blog in an effort to open our eyes a bit more to what we say. Remember, we will be held accountable for everyone idle word we speak. This is not to say that we should go around saying wonderful things about people when they don't deserve them, but who said we should ever say bad things about them even if they did deserve it? I think often we criticize others to feel less critical about ourselves. We all (especially myself) need to stop being perfectionists! I magnify every flaw I see with not only others but also myself. That's just plain stupid. I guess those are my thoughts lol. I am sorry to anyone I have ever said an unkind, idle word to.