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The Carpark

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Graham Y...

Thanks for that tip..makes life a bit easier.
Posted by taurus29, Sunday, 22 October 2006 11:28:44 AM
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NedKelly
I have taken a part of our discussion from the Church Leader’s thread over to this thread because it’s more a personal thing than it is to do with the original topic.
I would just like to refer to something you said in that Church thread, namely:
“People will think you are fickle if you do that and they will just targett you as a push over. I am sure if you stand up for what you really beleive in others will come in to support you. Even if they dont. To thy own self be true.”

The reason I want to discuss it on here is because I do not believe that I am fickle and so I find this a little unfair. I AM true to myself.

If people believe that I am fickle for changing my mind about some things (like the Church leaders’ role), then everybody is fickle. I yet have to meet a person with an open mind who never changes his/her mind about something.
There is no way that anyone who knows me finds me a pushover.

Changing one’s opinon is just part of life, part of growing and part of sharing.
People change their opinions all the time- e.g. when they gain more information about an issue.

Imagine a world in where nobody ever changed their mind about anything. We all might as well be brain dead. Nobody would have to think after forming an initial opinion on something. Their thoughts about an issue would never change- they’d have the same old thoughts as a decade, two decades ago.

I prefer to have a flexible mind and am not ashamed of admitting some mistakes I make no matter who points them out to me or how aggressively they tell me that I am wrong. Some people don’t have good people skills but they can still be right.

I love learning from other people as equal persons in a discussion. Different people look at different aspects of an issue. That, I find interesting.
Posted by Celivia, Sunday, 22 October 2006 5:22:54 PM
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celivia

I was actually refering to the post on the car park on the 21st- just a few threads up.

Your idea was brilliant yet you changed your mind. Thats a pity because if some of yours and Roberts ideas were actually put into practise it would benefit all.

Yet you seemed to change your mind about it as soon as somebody said they didnt think it would work. An observation over a few different threads. Certainly not meant to offend. If you took it that way please know you have taken it the wrong way.
I notice Robert has not been into the car park for a while.
I do hope he is ready to put up all your ideas
Posted by NedKelly, Sunday, 22 October 2006 8:37:07 PM
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Good on you Celivia! It takes a lot of courage to stand up sometimes. I know your critism of me has been harsh but maybe you may now understand that different people take different stands for their own reasons. We all express our selves differently and its unfortunate that the written word does not convey tone then a lot of what gets said here would not be so miscontrued.

Dont let anyone intimidate you. I have obviously misjudged you and lumped you in as part of a group. i am sorry.
Posted by PF, Sunday, 22 October 2006 9:09:50 PM
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I thought we werent supposed to read disputes between other posters, let alone comment on them..:)

But as it seems to be the norm here..I would just say that to change ones mind is a good thing..as Celivia says when we know better we do better..new facts and points of veiw come to light which adds to our knowledge base and so we come to see a different angle..

Im all for keeping an open mind and PF you are right..the tone of a post cant be conveyed thru this medium and a lot of misunderstandings can and do occur.

Go softly..
Posted by taurus29, Sunday, 22 October 2006 10:59:43 PM
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Glad to see my point was noted Taurus.

But .. how does that saying go?

Whats good for the goose .....
Posted by PF, Monday, 23 October 2006 7:50:54 AM
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