My Major Flaw

Every single person has a flaw and some can be easier to fix than others at least from other people's point of view. For mine anyway I think it could be fixed easily except for the fact I don't think I have the heart to do it. To start off with my flaw would have to "Caring about people too much". It always seems to get me into trouble and stress that is unneeded. See if I could only be ass to people more than I wouldn't give a crap about what they did.

Life

Some say the only way you know what your life is worth is by seeing how you are remembered by those you leave behind. I sometimes think about how I will be remembered once I die. What would they say? Would I leave an impression on anyone to make a difference? Would there be a difference if I wasn't here?

I would like to believe that I have left an impression on people I interact with. I try although I fail at most attempts to do or say the right thing at any certain moment. Sometimes people only remember the accomplishments we have succeed with in our lives. Now you might not agree with me on this but I think it would be more benenfical to remember te mistakes they have made and then overcame. If the only thing remembered is the accomplishments then people will never learn from others mistakes. A very popular saying that I only recently have started to agree with is if you don't learn history and remember it you are doomed to repeat it. Obviously this is not correct for major things like if you dont remember who invented electricity that doesn't mean you will have to invent it yourself or something like that because that is just ridiculous. Now if the history is more directed to learning from others mistakes you will likely make those exact same mistakes and have to learn the lesson yourself.

Some of those around us only believe what they lean themselves and in certain circumstances I would be one of those people. Some would say I would argue just for the sake of arguing and that is not the case normally I'm right. Just kidding I am usually wrong about a lot of things. Anyway back to the mission learn what you can about others and their mistakes and you will be surprised.

Priority

Do you ever get the feeling that you should be doing something but you just cant figure out what that something is? Everyone gets the feeling sometime through out there life it usually turns out to be a matter of if you act on that urge. Well I think I might actually finish this since I started to write this post about a month ago. I always try to put things off til the last minute but when something that might be a megabite better I would immediately switch and do that instead. This time it has just been the fact of life getting in the way. By life I mean I thought other things should take priority. It seems easy enough for example if a boat is sinking but the cabins need to get cleaned what would be done first fix the problem that is making the boat sink or clean the cabins? Although in this instance the decision is very easy to decide but sometimes it is harder than others. If you were to hang out with two different groups friends for the same time period how would you pick which one you would hang out with? Would it be by when they asked you, people you get along better with, or some other form of deciding? The whole trick to the whole college life thing is time management, time management, time management. Because sooner or later you will be busy with several different things and will have to find time to do everything because it must be done. How will you decide?

You Are All I Want, All I Need, Your Everything

Every year when it comes around Christmas time I start to get asked what I want and I have to think about it for awhile. I mean what could I possibly get that would truly change my life? A new iPod, computer, car, or what could really make a difference? There is only one thing that I really want and that is something that I have already been given but have run away from it at my earliest convenience. The gift I am talking about would be love, the love of my Savior. What could I possibly do to deserve it I mean I no where near deserve it or have done anything in order to keep it.

There is a very inspiring skit that I grown to be very connected with. This would be the "Everything" byLifehouse song that was turned into a skit. It pretty much sums up what I do on a daily basis. I get so caught up in this world that I forget about what really matters and that being my relationship with Jesus. I could never blame anything on getting farther and farther away from Him except for the fact that there is sin in this world and nothing will ever change that. What I think is pretty amazing is no matter what I do to run away from Him he will always be there when I need Him. The only thing that can ever effect a person's relationship with God is the person them self. Everyone is responsible for what they do it's called taking responsibility. Now I will admit that there are some situations where you feel there is no other choice then to do what you know is wrong. This is where you must remember that you are never alone and God doesn't put you in a situation you can't control your actions. "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone."Luke 18:18-20 No one is even near being good except for God so all you can do is try your best to be halfway decent and with God's help you will be good and able to over come any obstacle.

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."Matthew 26:40-42 I will be the first one to admit that I am not even close to having a extremely strong faith although through His help I can do anything.

People and Their Actions

While I sit here and observe the world working around me there a several things that are happening around me. From people sitting by themselves to huge groups just chilling and hanging out. There are more people texting that are with other people than those sitting y themselves ans s they would probably be more inclined to join the group. Most of us if we don't see someone we know we will be more inclined to sit by ourselves than trying to meet someone new. Every once in awhile there is a person that approaches a group and says "Can I join you?". What do you think would happen if you were one of those types of people. No one even in college like to be in a unfamiliar environment. Jumping into a conversation with people in which you have no previous history with could be a little nerve racking. They might just assume to sit by themselves because they are different from the average person. What if you passed up the opportunity to meet your could be best friend. I am speaking from experience here I am not just pulling this out of thin air because I hate it when people say something like that with zero experience in the matter.

One day near the beginning of the year I chose not to sit with anyone but someone came and sat by me. We started to talk and we are now best friends now granted you just don't start talking to someone and become best friends with them but it takes time to develop that friendship. Ever since then I try not to sit by myself because you could meet your new friend any day of the week. I try and meet one of my friends for breakfast every morning and through doing that I meet another friend because he started to sit with us. He is a very interesting person and I can learn a lot from him.

So next time you don't have someone to sit with go and try new things if you are comfortable with it. You might surprise yourself and find out how awesome some people can be.

The Most Popular Word

If you walk around any high school or college campus in the United States I can almost personally guarantee that you would hear the word drama being used. The Athenian theater created three genres of drama: tragedy, comedy, and satyr. Now when we discuss drama in the "modern" ideology there could be more than the original three that are discussed but still rotate around the same general principal.

Starting with tragedy to different age groups this could mean a very wide variety of issues. To teenagers it could be anywhere from Jack and Jill broke up to Oh My God I am having the worst hair day and Jimmy wouldn't even notice me now. Now as you increase in age you realize how much that really matters. A tragedy would be a member of the family has passed away or you can no longer afford to live in your house.

This brings me to the topic of economy and how it some what relies on drama. The stock market is somewhat all drama you see if there a stock X and is losing points(shares) more and more stockholders will sell in order to get somewhat of a profit. In order for the economy to do well and everyone to keep their jobs there needs to be less drama. On September 17, 2001 for instance the day the stock markets opened after one of the worse tragedies to happen on U.S. soil there was a 1,369.7 point drop (14.8%) the lowest drop recorded in history. Everyone just experienced a major tragedy and wanted to get what they could instead of trusting in a system that has proven to work when people believe in it. It took several years to recover from that horrible day and we have still not quite recovered.

What would life be like without drama? We would never have any grief, sorrow, pain, or any of that. Now I realize this sounds very appealing right now but I have yet to include comedy in the mix that takes away happiness, laughter, or anything that puts a smile on anyone's face. This would be a very depressing life to live. No sadness but happiness would also be absent just picture trying to an entire day without a smile.

What would you rather have?