Taking a Position

Taking a Position on something happens hundreds of times a day, whether it be a conscious action or a subconscious thought about something you are barely aware of. Any kind of profiling or stereotyping is your mind taking a position on something. As well as little things such as deciding what to eat for dinner tonight, if there is more than one person who will be eating, you can take a position regarding what you would like to have for dinner.

Here a a list of things that I have done recently that requires taking a position:

1. A classroom activity or assignment is a great example, almost allays you consciously or subconsciously will decide if you like the assignment and think its worth your time, or not.
2. Discussing possible dinner plans for the upcoming week prior to going grocery shopping is a somewhat inclusive possess, but it is definitely the time to take a position and put in your oar.
3. Deciding what grade of fuel to put in your car can be you subconsciously taking a position, either in belief that less ethanol content will benefit your cars health, or if that is just a load of crap fed to you by the oil companies trying to make more money. Either way, your taking a position.
4. You see a road sign for a new city counsel member on your way to work. Automatically you may think to yourself whether that particular person would have your vote or not, in turn taking a position.
5. Flipping through the channels on T.V. or through the pages in your favorite magazine trying to decide what show to watch or article to read.

Bottom line is; you take positions on things everyday, not even knowing your doing so.