Oppo-Tunity

We've been here before, and we will be again.  Once in a while an oppo-tunity presents itself, a chance to step back, take a deep breath, and look at where we are and where we're going.  Here's our proposal: Is it really necessary for us to react so quickly and so emotionally to whatever is shown on nightly news or headlined on Fox, CNN, Huff Post or other media outlet?  No, it isn't.  Yes, the news cycle these days can be measured with an egg timer, but that doesn't demand that we react accordingly. 

Here's the oppo-tunity, and in a bit we'll explain why we spell it that way.  We think this holiday season we should all make an effort to default to kind, to ignore obviously inflammatory pronouncements, and to use the 48 hour rule as much as possible, which means waiting to react and make durable decisions.  So, why the odd spelling?  Someone gave us a wise saying once--"Emotion high; Intelligence low."  And it's true.  Any time we react emotionally and lash out, our decision is automatically diminished.  If we look at oppo-tunity, we see the misspelling.  But if we take a moment, we see instead the opportunity we might have missed.