Ah... well my first week of school is over and let me just say it was a good week. AND an even better weekend! Seriously, if this next semester is anywhere near as fun as this past weekend then it's going to be an AWESOME semester. And it will be that awesome.
One of the reasons why this weekend was so great was because of this video:
It is GREATNESS!!
But in all seriousness... a couple of girls who used to go to Loma came and visited for the weekend. You would think that it would be weird since we haven't seen these girls since May. But it wasn't weird at all! It was like they never left... how does that happen? When we all come home for the summer/winter break and hang out it ALSO feels like nothing has changed. We're all different, we've all matured (most of us), and yet we can still hang out and have a blast. Why is that?
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Don't Be Vague
Bringing in the new year always make me think about what I'd like to do differently. You know, the whole "New Year's Resolutions" thing is very catchy. Doesn't it feel good sometimes to say everything you want to do differently and think you'll do it differently. Now having said that... I don't believe in setting resolutions. Not anymore. But I don't really have a problem with those who make them. I used to make them up every year. My best friend from 5th grade and I used to bury them every year in my front yard and then dig them up on New Year's Eve. Of course we hadn't made any of them come true.
So my question is... can we ever really change? Did you know that every year the top four new year's resolutions are the same? They have been for years. This information is coming from my pastor by the way. I can't remember exactly how many years but for at least three years the top goals have been to 1. Slim down 2. Stop smoking 3. Reduce debt. The order may vary from year to year but they are always up there. Why? You could take one route (called the Negative Route) and say it's because people simply cannot change without divine intervention or some sort of life-altering wake up call. Year after year after year these resolutions are set only to have them reappear each year!
But here's the thing. (This thing = positive route!) Even though I know that millions of resolutions will be broken this year I still believe that people CAN change! And I'm not even talking about exercising, eating healthier, stop smoking, etc. Yes those things matter because those things help you to live a longer, healthier life and BONUS you are taking care of your body (your temple) the way you should. People CAN change. The human mind is an amazing thing, and with encouragement from friends (and some of your own willpower and lots of sticky notes) you can do what you set your mind to do. Whatever it may be. Read your Bible more often (we can all do that one), walk the dog more (poor Rover is just begging for more time to sniff the world), or maybe to spend a couple minutes a day sitting in the sunshine (if there is any).
People's character... that may not be so easy. All of the duel bags in the world (see The Doghouse if you don't understand that, but only if you want to) will probably stay duel bags. But that's another question I guess.
So my question is... can we ever really change? Did you know that every year the top four new year's resolutions are the same? They have been for years. This information is coming from my pastor by the way. I can't remember exactly how many years but for at least three years the top goals have been to 1. Slim down 2. Stop smoking 3. Reduce debt. The order may vary from year to year but they are always up there. Why? You could take one route (called the Negative Route) and say it's because people simply cannot change without divine intervention or some sort of life-altering wake up call. Year after year after year these resolutions are set only to have them reappear each year!
But here's the thing. (This thing = positive route!) Even though I know that millions of resolutions will be broken this year I still believe that people CAN change! And I'm not even talking about exercising, eating healthier, stop smoking, etc. Yes those things matter because those things help you to live a longer, healthier life and BONUS you are taking care of your body (your temple) the way you should. People CAN change. The human mind is an amazing thing, and with encouragement from friends (and some of your own willpower and lots of sticky notes) you can do what you set your mind to do. Whatever it may be. Read your Bible more often (we can all do that one), walk the dog more (poor Rover is just begging for more time to sniff the world), or maybe to spend a couple minutes a day sitting in the sunshine (if there is any).
People's character... that may not be so easy. All of the duel bags in the world (see The Doghouse if you don't understand that, but only if you want to) will probably stay duel bags. But that's another question I guess.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)