I was thinking about the attitude of some of the people in the local area here and found myself having to confess that I have one myself… I really don’t like the way I’ve been treated in all the years I’ve lived here. Maybe they don’t either* 🤷‍♂️

My dad gave me some advice many years ago that goes like this (not necessarily the best mind you):

• Be your own man, be a man….

• With regard to women it’s better to be an S.O.B. than a fool ( In my personal experience I think some women prefer a man who’s something of a jerk then then someone who has no savvy -and that’s all I’ll say on that one!

•American women are the most arrogant creatures on the planet (Some of course will agree with us and some won’t. I’ll reserve my own opinion).

And while I’m in the mood I guess I’ll throw in a couple from my grandmother:

• The way to get over one woman is to find another (I find this to be particularly bad advice looking back although I must admit I took it many a time 😒).

•Never trust a man! Oh, And never trust a woman either! WT…* 🤷‍♂️

*I often pondered… “If you can’t trust your own parents -who can you trust?” 😔

Bonus: Many years ago we were at my aunt and Uncle’s house watching a movie. In a particular scene a woman made a is made of very very crude and heartless act…. I made a gesture………………………. My aunt turned to me and said women can be more ruthless than a man… My personal opinion is that… my personal experience is that both men and women both can be ruthless at times. I think it’s more of an individual called than a gender call frankly. My feeling is more or less this although I am human.. As long as there is one good person in the world common humanity can’t be all bad.. As long as there is 1 bad person in the world humanity can’t be all good!

*if there’s any advantage I may have over Jesus Christ (my Lord and Savior) it’s perhaps this: I’m flawed; and maybe, just maybe I can reach some people thru first admitting those flaws and; secondly, by pointing out such things as the practicing of self-acceptance and; thirdly, the enormous growth and benefit of turning it around. I remember, vaguely, the first time I chose Y (something new) rather than X (my usual approach) 🤔 -and how the outcome of Y versus X was like night and day. One of the great rules of the universe, and beyond is this: “Do something different; get something different.”

The good thing about being the one with the problem is… I can do something about it. If you’re the problem, chances are I can’t!

There’s a difference between having problems and being the problem and… (this is a new wrinkle I’ll throw in just for free) not having any problems -only opportunities 🤷‍♂️