Advice

"I always pass on good advice, 
it is the only thing to do with it,
It is never of any use to oneself."
Oscar Wilde


It is a pleasure to give advice, 
humiliating to need it, 
normal to ignore it.


Want to make the life of a writer difficult, 

ask them to write an advice column,

using only the things they themselves do.

One thought that crossed my mind was to

fill the page with the quotes of others.

"Advice is what we ask for when we already
know the answer but wish we didn't."
Erica Jong

Then there was a quick thought to change the topic from Advice to Opinion.

To find the difference , a quick check of Miriam-Webster came up with this definition 
of opinion: "a formal expression of judgment or Advice by an expert".

Being an expert is much to daunting.

"Men give advice; God gives guidance."   ~ Leonard Ravenhill

Then I remembered the advice of a wise person, the answer to my dilemma,

when all else fails, let go and let God.

Best advice: Pray.

After you have prayed, make sure you take the time

and/or make sure you are listening when God answers your prayer.

It seems that we often do with God's will as we do to the advice or others, 
we ignore it.

"I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old,
because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them.
Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes.
Just make sure they're your mistakes."    ~ Fiona Apple

Do not blame the advice of others for the mistakes you make.

Advice is the guidance of your Higher Power,

coming through the mouth of another person.

Sometimes God's messages or the messengers are positive,

and unfortunately, sometimes they are negative.

If you chose to do the next best thing in the service of

mankind and your Higher Power, advice is not needed.

"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z,
X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."    ~ Albert Einstein

Hold your beliefs dearly, but allow them to change as your life changes.

Share your beliefs, but give advice begrudgingly and only when asked.

As you believe, so shall you receive.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.


Michael_e




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