Do you care about Time, Venue, and Position when you express your opinions?

Yes..I actually do now. I took a self awareness class for my management position and it pointed out a lot of things that I had never really thought about before. I'm glad I learned these things because it has really helped me professionally. I still tend to put my foot in my mouth sometimes but nowhere near as much as before..lol.

As a young person I used to be very timid and never voiced my opinion. As I got older I began to realize that it was about time I stopped letting people run over me. Now if I have something to say I say it - no matter when, where or how. At present I am in the UK and my husband and I go to a pub run by two very dear friends. There is a woman coming in there that literally drives everyone up the wall. She brings her laptop into the pub and just takes over. She gets on Facebook and if you happen to disagree with her she is rude. I just decided enough was enough for me. When she comes up with some smart remark - I just have a go right back at her. About a month ago she told a dear friend of mine what she should do when her little girl was ill - when my friend told the Dr. he said had she done it her child would have ended up in the hospital very seriously ill and I told the stupid know it all about it. I avoid speaking to her whenever possible. Last night this idiot had her two grandaughters in the pub - kept them in there until well after 1.00a.m. - when someone asked her how they were going to get up for school she told them they weren't goin - she was calling the school and telling them they were sick. I wanted to have a go at her. She has had these grandkids a few days and will have them until Wednesday and is calling them in sick because she can't be bothered taking them there. Well I guess that is my rant for the day over. LOL

zhuhuifen46, A great deal of unhappiness in the world has been caused by bewilderment and the failure to say the right word at the right time. A word that is not uttered at the right time is harmful and always has been so. - Fiodor Dostoievski, in 'Occasional Writings' Lest you want to invite animosity and flaming into your own backyard, I feel that it is very important to be mindful of the time and place when we express our opinions. It is simply being cordial and ethical that we observe and be mindful of it to effect effective communication. I suppose before you can get the other party to listen, we just have to be sensitive and mindful not to place anyone in an awkward position when we deliver our words. So, "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." Prov. 25:11 Have a nice day.