Nerdy, maybe....but for the past few days the lyrics to Switchfoot's song, "This is Your Life" have been in my head....or at least the line "This is your life, are you who you want to be?"
I decided that this is going to be my "theme" for this year. My friend Jillian talked in her latest blog entry about the following: "I've also been thinking about my word for the year. For those of you that are confused about this concept, check out Ali Edwards' blog for details. In short it's a way to refocus your life with one single word. A small way to remind yourself how you personally want to move forward. I think my word for the year is: Contentment. I know, a little off the beaten path for me, but something I think I need to work toward." Jillian and I are good friends...and pretty similar in many ways. My first thought was simply to "steal" her word and make it my own as well...quite frankly, I could use a dose or two of contentment in my life! However, I decided instead to steal from Switchfoot ;) and make a "phrase for the year" instead of a word. ;). So, there you have it! My blog is now changing from its first title ("Turns out not where but who you're with that really matters") to a new title...."...becoming who I want to be...". Let's see if it sticks! AND, let's see if I am successful in becoming WHO I do want to be!
(maybe I should attempt to answer the question in a future post....just WHO exactly do I want to be?!)
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Okay, what makes up a person ? You are the result of every experience you\'ve had, book you\'ve read, person you\'ve connected with and more. All of your perceptions and how your mind processes those perceptions makes you the person that you exist as. You cannot be anyone else than who you are. This is why, despite the best of efforts, people really do not change. They can redirect slightly, change an environment so poor choices are less likely to occur, but you\'re not going to change Rachel. The best thing to do is to place yourself in the environments in which you thrive.
So, if you understand yourself, you will understand the choices that you make. If you don\'t understand yourself, you\'ll always be confused by what you do and a confused person always repeats the failures that bind them. Do you know someone who says,\"I don\'t know why I do these things?\" Of course you do. That\'s the expression of that confusion.
Take care Rachel. It must be difficult at times because you know you\'re the smartest person in the room. Yet be careful. When fools make sense, avoid their advice.
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