A rolling train don't stop for no barking dogs.
Dr. B. Carlisle Driggers
When a person is responsible for making decisions that affect other people he can be sure of one thing, there will be those who complain. We see that carried out regularly in opposition to the President. (And it doesn't make a difference which party the president is from.) Those in the other party throw rocks.
It is true for the Pastor too. It doesn't make any difference what you do, there will be those who will think you should have done something different and thus they complain. I suspect it is true of leaders in most any profession.
When Davy Crockett was fighting in the war of 1812 he made a similar statement. "Be sure you are right, then go ahead." That is the attitude successful leaders need to have. And when you start rolling, don't stop everytime there is criticism. Otherwise you will never get anything done.
Of course, it could be dangerous. I don't know if that was still Mr. Crockett's motto when he headed for Texas, but he paid for it with his life. Even so, I believe if anything positive is ever to be accomplished, when you are sure you are right you must go ahead, and once moving, you don't stop when the criticisim begins.
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Hello Poppy - this is your daughter. It's exciting to know you have a blog, as it will provide me with quality reading when it's not super busy at work. I love you - A
Hi Rodger,
Good thoughts,,,, Feels a lot like
"You can please some of the people all the time, or all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all of the time."
Later,,,, Chuck H
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