Got an interesting, yet perplexing question from my friend Robyn … actually, it was her blog that the question arose from. How do you talk to someone about pot smoking. In this case, speaking to a young adult about pot smoking. Wow!

Television sure makes it sound easy. All those infomercials telling us exactly how we should approach the subject of pot smoking certainly makes it sound easy, so cut and dry. But when you separate fantasy from reality, boy!, the whole easy part sure becomes not so easy as we’ve been lead to believe. So how do you talk to a young adult about pot smoking?

I believe there are two approaches. You can either tell or explain, and neither are one in the same.

When you tell someone about the pit falls of pot smoking it usually falls on deaf ears. Telling someone is like shaking your finger in their face and no one likes that done to them. And it really doesn’t get you anywhere. On the other hand, when explaining the pit falls of pot smoking the receiver is more apt to be receptive to the message because it tends to come from the messenger's heart.

I believe it’s times like this when you have to dig deep into your past and perhaps resurrect a moment in your life when you experimented with something and found that the consequence of your action wasn’t worth the experiment. It is this conscience decisive moment that you can use to explain from your heart as to why you believe the path someone is taking might not be a wise one.

If you can’t relate from personal experience then the best approach might simply be to keep an open mind, as well as an open dialogue. After all, you don’t want to alienate what you’re trying to save, because once you loose them it very well might be forever. Remember, speaking from the brain only ends up in telling. Explaining from experience speaks from the heart. If all else fails … love goes a whole lot further than any telling or explanation will ever go.

Good luck Robyn ... I hope this little bit of non-professional advice gives you something from which to draw in your quest to help and protect your extended family member.

To read my friend Robyn's post click here.

Today was a quiet low keyed day … my back played havoc on me and all I could do was rest. As for the outcome of my interview, my application was turned down. Not because I wasn’t qualified, but because I didn’t have reliable transportation. Needless to say, I was disappointed.

Well, as of this posting, North Myrtle Beach is still on fire. Homes have been destroyed. But thankfully, no deaths or injuries have been reported. This is the second largest fire in the history of South Carolina.