tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618873943805025079.post3119845100199217896..comments2016-11-26T12:00:40.396-05:00Comments on Mind Flotsam: JeanMarie Kleppickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761688835242922154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618873943805025079.post-87758774055354659412010-01-13T14:23:58.590-05:002010-01-13T14:23:58.590-05:00I appreciate your input, Jen, especially since you...I appreciate your input, Jen, especially since you know me fairly well, warts and all : )<br /><br />But even if it's my knee-jerk reaction, shouldn't that be less judgmental and more loving? Especially as a Christ-follower?JeanMarie Kleppickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761688835242922154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618873943805025079.post-53797897028920900492010-01-13T12:19:11.559-05:002010-01-13T12:19:11.559-05:00I think you are way too hard on yourself. I think...I think you are way too hard on yourself. I think that the negativity is your knee-jerk reaction a lot of times. *However* you are open to hear other people's opinions and thoughts. You are open to change your mind and you do some thinking behind your initial reaction. THAT is the key, IMO. Maybe your first thought doesn't believe the best about people, especially if they have actually done "wrong", but, you have the ability to give more thought to it. You have many grey areas like me. I don't think you are truly black or white with the negativity.Jennifer Varelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034228287476190530noreply@blogger.com