Unacceptable

All my life, I’ve been saying, “that’s ok.” It started out as a child’s lesson: when another kid says, “I’m sorry,” the appropriate response is, “that’s ok.” It’s an expression of forgiveness for toddlers who can’t quite grasp the full concept of forgiveness yet.

Ideally, wisdom comes with age. While forgiveness is still required, not all grievances are ok. Some are, but not all, and that’s where we need wisdom and discernment. My first exposure to “that’s not ok,” happened two years ago while joking around with some teammates during pre-trip preparation. She was a younger college student who, upon hearing something she didn’t agree with, promptly said, “that’s not ok.” It caught me off guard, and I started laughing. It wasn’t a serious situation…merely an expression of her opinion, but it started me thinking, “How often do I say, ‘that’s ok,’ when I really don’t think it is?” Continue reading…