Want to know who you will be in five years? Look at who you are hanging around with. We mirror the people around us almost like we don’t have minds of our own. It’s not just becoming a Giants fan because you are dating one (been there done that). It’s about trying to be a better person yourself because you are hanging with one of the most generous people you know (dated him too). Or trying stay in peace because you have a friend with solid, calm faith in God (love her).
Just look at teenagers – who are especially impressionable. Parents have to keep a close eye at that age. My parents were lucky with me (ha,ha) – I wanted to hang out with the Smartheads in high school and the Phi Beta Kappas in college. My friends didn’t drink much, so neither did I. Now is that because I was mirroring them? Or did like minds just gravitate together? I suppose it doesn’t matter. Since they didn’t drink much, I never felt pressured to.
Are you gossipy? Chances are, so are your friends. Do you swear a lot? Do your friends? Negative traits to get rid of? Get new friends without those traits. Be very deliberate about who you associate with. Choose people who speak wisdom into you -- who raise you up to be more than you are now. In five years I figure I’ll be retired, raising money for a pet shelter, making scrapbooks, participating in marches, and loving myself more.
Just look at teenagers – who are especially impressionable. Parents have to keep a close eye at that age. My parents were lucky with me (ha,ha) – I wanted to hang out with the Smartheads in high school and the Phi Beta Kappas in college. My friends didn’t drink much, so neither did I. Now is that because I was mirroring them? Or did like minds just gravitate together? I suppose it doesn’t matter. Since they didn’t drink much, I never felt pressured to.
Are you gossipy? Chances are, so are your friends. Do you swear a lot? Do your friends? Negative traits to get rid of? Get new friends without those traits. Be very deliberate about who you associate with. Choose people who speak wisdom into you -- who raise you up to be more than you are now. In five years I figure I’ll be retired, raising money for a pet shelter, making scrapbooks, participating in marches, and loving myself more.