Attitudes

i was really trying to figure out what the hell to pontificate about and after a few revisions it hit me. it is all about attitude. more importantly, one's attitude toward everything but specifically towards other people. ideally, one should be open to other people's thoughts, feelings, appearances or whatever. i mean i am no saint or anywhere close. sometimes, i judge people based on very limited information that i have received but even worse is to base on limited information that is given third, fourth or even fifth person. (not quite 6 degrees of kevin bacon)

i mean we see it all the time, decisions being made by folks and those folks taking an attitude that their insight/decision/whatever has to be correct. really? what gives them this all-powerful ability to correct. granted, maybe they are right but i think there is a way to be humble about it. i really think that we as a society have lost that humility. look to our media or politicians or majority of athletes or business leaders or religious leaders and you will hear "this is RIGHT and to not agree is WRONG and my opponent is a SOB" . (ok, maybe i embellished that point a bit, but you get the idea)

and, you know i think if you ask most people they will be able to acknowledge the problem in somebody else. but, come to look at yourself in the mirror.....whole different story. but, maybe it is getting better. i think the recession has really caused folks to see past materialistic stuff (partly, cuz a lot of us are losing those things) and focusing on the real essence of ourselves. family, friends and how we build or start and grow those relationships. that is a good thing and i know that it has happened and continues to happen with myself. i far from being a model in any aspect but at least i try to look at myself first before i make a judgment on a person. i still think people are sometimes assholes, dirtbags or maybe need to be eliminated from the face of the earth (bin laden) AND i probably still will. that won't change but i think it is important to at least attempt to keep an open mind/attitude as i am going through that process.

just my thoughts.