New Year,New you?

In church we are focusing on a new series. Our verse of focus is Mark  2 :18-22. In summary, what I have interpreted so far, if you  want to progress/grow this  year, you can't do the same old things you did last year.It is important to create long term and short term attainable goals.

• surround yourself around positive people.Negative people will only bring you down. That means getting rid of those negative people in your life. People who only tell you condescending comments, have no goals, or have no intentions of  enhancing their lives for the better do not need to be in contact with you everyday.Slowly, weed them out...
• Be positive and  believe in yourself. Know that you can and will achieve whatever you set your mind to doing
• Take things one day at a time,don't try and rush things
• Document your progress to remind yourself of how far along you are.
• Have daily reminders somewhere whether that be a picture,quote, or article.

What will you accomplish this year? What will you do differently this year?

Overwhelming.

Ahhh... COLLEGE...WORK...EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL RELATED THINGS....ALL TIME CONSUMING.With all these different things to focus on all at one time, things can get overwhelming! Thats when you need to STOP and take some time out for yourself( which can be really difficult sometimes especially when your tasks are so demanding). Being so occupied all the time causes us to spend less time (if any at all) doing the things we love. I urge you to take at least a few hours for yourself and do something you LOVE to do even if you do it by yourself. Don't forget to spend time with the people you CARE about. Remind them that they are important you. Never take them for granted,tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone.

Titles are earned not given....What is a friend?

I've noticed that too many people use too many words so loosely that they have loss their meaning(if any meaning  to them at all).Lets look at the term friend

• Friend: In my opinion, I think a friend is suppose to be loyal and there when you need them.I dont think someone who only calls/messages you when they need something is a friend.(vice versa) 
• As friends we should try and make each other "better", encourage each other 
• Just because someone is in your class, or work does not automatically make them a friend
• We should try to be honest with each other, trust is  essential in ANY relationship
• We should listen to each other! too many people want to be heard, be considerate about someone else's feelings for once!

Tip:Assess yourself, and ask "Would I be my own friend?" If not, then you need to look at what you need to become better at.