Nobody scores from the sidelines.


Monday, March 17, 2014

What's a True Friend?

“A friend is supposed to be somebody you can trust without a doubt, not a person that gives your secrets to the world.  A friend is supposed be someone who is happy for you, not someone who is jealous of you.”
-Trent Shelton

Life isn't about having millions of friends, its about having a few true ones.  Acting like you got 50 friends is pointless if you don't have those few that you can lead on.  Just because you can say what's up to every dude in the "cool" group means nothing if you don't have real friends.  Real friends where you don't need to ask them to have your back, because they always do.  Friends that befriend you because they like you, not for popularity or their own gain.  Just because you have a nice car, doesn't mean now you have 100 more friends.  It is fake friends that like people for material items.  And they don't like you, they like the car and the places they can go in it.  Around real friends you don't try to fit a figure, you just stick out as yourself.  Friends mold us into who we are as adults.  If you spend your whole life trying to fit that "cool" mojo you'll never make a unique identity, in turn making your personality bland as toast.  So focus your energy and time on the people you really care for, the same people that should have the same vested interest in you.  Live a good unique life, yolo.  

"Fake friends are like shadows: always near you at your brightest moments, but nowhere to be seen at your darkest hour."

Monday, March 3, 2014

Church

Roughly half of Americans are religious and half of Americans are happier than other Americans.  Those stats don't match up, but having God in our lives reeks benefits.  For me, Church served as a place of annoyance for years with the objective of mass to space out.  I am a Catholic and not until very recently have I found true importance in faith.  The best thing I've found in the church is it serves as a backbone.  It helps us be confident and keep composure when times get hard.  It helps us to be optimistic and focus our energy on what makes us happy.  More importantly, it helps you to live by good morals, understanding right from wrong and making smarter decisions.  With so many peer pressures, it is one of the few things I can lean on for support.
I recently went to retreat with my church and I've changed considerably as a person.  The amount I learned about god in that short time was astounding.   Making a solid relationship with god has helped me to live a happy life.
“The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
-Psalm 118:6