an enouragement to myself and others



i have found a good number of blogs that people have started, but they all have been pretty much abandoned. the common problem? one realizes that all the entries are pretty much the same. we all generally interact with the same people and engage in familiar activities and hobbies that we are comfortable doing. or it could be that we just talk about the same subject over and over. i am too guilty of that (health, nutrition, fitness, etc.). there is nothing wrong with that. if a person did things differently and interacted with different people every single time, that person would never estabilish identity and character. being human, part of our goal in life is to build and improve what we have (wheter it be relationships, skills, or material posessions.) another integral part of life is to learn and assimilate new relationships, skills, and material posessions. but as we grow older the need and time to make new gains in life to refine our character becomes less and less. but the desire within still burns. and the older you get, this desire will set in as regret.



when i say this, i'm speaking to my peers, the near and post graduates. you are young. and you are at the prime of your life. you have the time and the energy to just about accomplish anything you want to accomplish. instead of finding solace (to remove regret and desire) in accepting who you have become so far, you should prioritize more focus in becoming the person you wish to be. i'm not suggesting you make a big personality change. just be more active in refining your character so that your friends see same person you are when you close your eyes.



i bring this up because i sometimes don't physically portray the person i really wish to be. i want to be more confident. i want to be a better christian. i want to be more generous to the ones i love and even strangers. i want to be successful in my career. i want to be a better brother and a better son. i want to learn how to swim and surf. i want to travel the world. i want to play the guitar and piano at a professional level. i want to spend more time creating art (drawing, creative writing, writing comedy). i want to be better at approaching girls i want to meet. the list goes on and on. and i can't wait to share my walk to all these things in my future blog entries. stay tuned!