Moving Mountains

So I'm going to start this off a little lightly by saying what happened to all the classic songs!?!?! You know what the ones I'm talking about. The ones you can go months even years without hearing and still sing along to each and every word. Boys II Men - On Bended Knee came on my itouch the other day and it just made me think about all the other classic songs I still enjoy to this day. Songs like Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby, Boys II Men feat Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day, Usher - You Remind Me, Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems, Brian McKnight - Anytime and theres many more. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy today's music, the Jason Derulo's, the Jay Sean's, Ne-Yo's, etc etc. Even now, Mariah Carey's new music is sub par and Usher's new stuff has been good but not amazing. How many of you knew that Boys II Men had a CD that came out fairly recently? This was just a short update for all those classic songs that we still love.

So here comes the 'deeper' stuff.

Integrity is defined as " adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty."

Why is it often so hard to make the right choice/decisions which is often also the obvious one too? Why does temporary/short term always prevail over permanent/long term in decision making?

"We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry."

- Francis Chan

I think myself along with the majority of people pick the "quick fix" choice with the I want it now mentality over the often better/rational choice. It's never easy going against your wants/desires/"needs" (using this term loosely becuase most of the time what we think we need is more what we want)

I am FAR from perfect and there's many aspects of my life I want to be better and hope to improve on. I guess this is my ew years resolution list:

1. Continuing to develop my relationship with God - This definitely is no easy task but I hope 2010 will be the best for me.

2. Becoming a better person - although very vague, I want to be better, less judgmental, more rational and make better decisions.

3. Build relationships - I want to take more time talking/spending time with friends both old and new. This may seem simple but I want to get to know people better and just simply hangout with them. I want to be closer to those around me, look out for those younger than me and offer advice/guidance when needed.

4. Being more tough minded - this is more specifically toward me trying to be "too nice" to everyone. I need to be nice to the people who appreciate/accept it and not worry about those who don't.

5. Be thankful for the things I'm blessed with - God, my life, family, friends, food, health, a house, a car, a job, the list could go on forever but its things I take for granted.

6. Less whining/stressed - I've talked about this in my last post but this related to my relationship with God. Why worry right? I'm not saying that I'm never going to worry since its human nature to do so but I am going to make a conscious effort to do less of it. Many things are out of my control so why worry? This is something Pastor Joseph stressed to us back in high school. He gave the scenario of SATs which in high school is drilled into our heads as "the biggest test of our lives," and at the time we buy into it and study for hours on end. All the pressure we put on ourselves to to out perform the next and getting into the best colleges. Let me ask you, when was the last time someone ask you about your SAT score? That number is so insignificant now and chances our things would've been just fine had our scores been however many points more or less of what we got.

7. Stop caring about what others think - I'm not saying this in the sense I'm going to go around blasting everyone but more so stop worrying about what he/she thinks about me if I'm just being myself. If he/she doesn't like me than I shouldn't feel obligated to act differently just to please him/her. I think blogging has been good for me because it allows me to say how I feel and not worry about what people think.

Ultimately I want 2010 to be the bste year of my life. I want to strive to be better and live life to its fullest. I want to be happier and worry less.

"Intellectually we all know that we will die, but we do not really know it in the sense that the knowledge becomes a part of us. We do not really know it in the sense of living as though it were true. On the contrary, we tend to live as though our lives would go on forever. "

- Frederick Buechner


What's in the past is already done, life and learn. Lets starts LIVING life people.


Thanks for reading.