I was born in 1952.  That’s right, I’m officially old.  Anyway, in my youth, there existed quite a few sayings that aren’t in common use these days.  One of those expressions was, “I’ll have to chew on that awhile”.  Normally, one heard that expression after asking an older person, and especially one that had grown up in rural America, what they thought about an idea.    For example, one might ask, “Do you think it would be a good idea for me to ……….(fill in the blank)”.  And the response might be, “I don’t know.  I’ll have to chew on that awhile”.  If that is Greek to you, the responder is saying, “I’ll have to think about that before giving you an answer that I’m comfortable with”.  With that understanding in mind, when you see a post titled, “Something to Chew On”, I’m asking you to think about it.

So, think about this……………

Just because I feel that I’m right, doesn’t mean that I am.

If I am wrong, it doesn’t mean the person whose idea is the polar opposite is right.  In fact, we could both be wrong.

Just because I feel that I have been offended doesn’t mean that I should be.

Life is a series of choices.

Choices have consequences.

Consequences can be good or bad.

The consequences of a choice may last a lifetime.

I am responsible for my choices.  No one made me do it.  It was my choice.

Unless legally bound, I am not responsible for the choices of others.

I am not responsible for the choices that my ancestors made.

I am not responsible for the choices of my children, nor those of my grandchildren.