The power of your opinion can literally, make our break a friendship or a relationship of any sort. Some may take your opinion, and twist it into, one thing or another. Someone may take extreme offence to the words you are speaking. Having an opinion isn't a crime, but when you ask for it, you must be ready to accept the opinion, and the feelings/consequences that go along with it.
Me, for example. I have some seriously strong opinions, and an ever stronger way of voicing them. My opinions don't often fit the mold of what "Utah" is. It never has. Now, because of this, an the environment in which i live, and interact in, i often must censor what i want to say, for fear of offending someone. Although my opinion isn't wrong, someone may take it that wrong way, and in no way do i want to change you opinion, just because i feel strong about mine.
Blogging some what is a censored version of my opinion.
Caution your words, but be honest.
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My Stupid Mouth - John Mayer
I'm never speaking up again
It only hurts me
I'd rather be a mystery
Than she desert me
Oh I'm never speaking up again
Starting now
One more thing
Why is it my fault?
So maybe I try too hard
But it's all because of this desire
I just wanna be liked
I just wanna be funny
Looks like the jokes on me
So call me captain backfire
It only hurts me
I'd rather be a mystery
Than she desert me
Oh I'm never speaking up again
Starting now
One more thing
Why is it my fault?
So maybe I try too hard
But it's all because of this desire
I just wanna be liked
I just wanna be funny
Looks like the jokes on me
So call me captain backfire
Rachel, you know I love you right? I think we all need to look at why we have the opinions we do. Is it our upbringing? Is it because frankly we like being different. I think after we figure out why we have the opinions we have we need to look to the prophets, apostles, scriptures and pray to see if our opinion is right. There are right and wrong opinions for sure. This life is all about figuring out what is right and wrong and I think if you continually share the same opinion as the scriptures, prophets, and apostles you will never go wrong. They have the true light and knowledge and we should ALWAYS trust them and agree with them and if we disagree we should figure out why and pray really hard to gain our own testimony of the prophets so we won't be led astray. I love reading your blog. I wish no one would ever get offended. Being offended is a choice that too many of us make. I offend people daily without meaning to. I really have started to try hard to never get offended. It has helped me a lot. It makes me feel like I am doing what Jesus did because he never got offended even when he was spit in the face. Love and miss you.
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