The sun sets on another day…
Sunset was again clear and beautiful, and I can do nothing except revel in the fantastic light show in front of me. I have often thought that there are places that are more beautiful at sunset but the longer I live the more I find that if you open your eyes sunset adds beauty to any place.
I was laughing about the old colloquialism “clear as mud”. It’s kind of funny if you think about it, because this sarcastic statement is meant to upset people or rile them to the point that they would be a little frustrated. I have said it many times when I have seen dumbfounded looks on a team and had to rephrase my entire line of thinking. “It looks like I am being about as clear as mud” is something I’ve said a few times. When you think about it though, maybe I’m the problem. Maybe communication is the problem. I don’t think mud is the problem though.
Since we got all come from very diverse backgrounds, and no two people are exactly the same, sometimes communication can be difficult. If you read through 29,000 sunsets you will find that I have said this numerous times and I continually search for commonality among my readers. You will also notice that any communication is between us. I am not looking for hundreds of thousands of comments, nor am I trying to go viral, I’m just trying to help people find a path. It is sometimes daunting.
The ability to communicate between two people always starts with trying to find something that is 100% shared. This can be light and darkness or a tree and a rock. Something that has clear delineation. Language builds upon that. And somewhere in the middle is understanding and patience. Perhaps there’s a little bit more built in there. Maybe the idea of clear as mud applies all the time. Maybe it’s just hard to communicate.
Anyway, listen to people and in the process try to find common ground and perhaps the mud will be a little less muddy.
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope that was clear as mud. Well maybe not. I hope it was clear and not like mud. I hope somewhere in the middle that we all realize that we have to listen and learn and understand. As terrible as it seems we just are not all the same and maybe we just need to share some mud to understand more. I hope you have a super day as twilight closes in on us, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and free mud pies…