Super Sunday

Church today went really well. My bishop (ecclesiastical leader) gave a spirited sermon on dating and marriage. Some people where out of this topic, but I'm all for it.

There is no need to get into the particulars of the talk, but suffice it to say he thinks we should all get off our electronic devices and socialize.

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I was thinking this evening about how bad news always seems like an emergency while good news can wait until the weekend. I've noticed that whenever I get bad news, it shows up at 4:00 am while good news comes on Saturday or Sunday. It's as if i need to be depressed right away, but if there's something out there that could lift my spirits mid-week, it's never urgent enough for a phone call.

There is a connection between this and compliments/insults. I have a compliment to pay someone, but it hasn't seemed important enough to pick up the phone and call. In fact, I will probably put it off until I don't remember what my observation was and there won't be any compliment to pay. Fortunately, I have a bad memory, so I won't have to feel any amount of guilt for ignoring the opportunity to brighten someone's day.

If I had an insult or criticism for this person, I probably would've called Wednesday afternoon around the time I thought of it. I may have left it in a message feeling that this person needed to hear it immediately or they would have no chance of correcting their behavior. Yes, I would be quite on top of this if it were an insult.

Probably the biggest reason I don't seek out the chance to give a compliment is because I figure the person wouldn't really care. It escapes me why I think someone would care about a criticism I have for them. Admittedly, when someone gives me a compliment, I take it far less seriously than when someone calls me a jackass although I'm far more surprised to be complimented.