I love this journaling exercise where I write out things I admire about my friends (and scheme about how I can move up in social status for the sake of the Lord).
I’m looking at my friends on FB and wondering, how come they are so successful? What can I learn from them? One mentch can transform the people around him. There’s one high-achiever I know, the least pretentious guy I know, and everybody loves him because he talks to everyone where they are at. I need people around me who inspire me and I need to remember that everybody some of the time is a role model to somebody else. What can I do to inspire others? How can I cut toxic people out of my life?
Being around good people makes me better (temporarily), being around smart people makes me smarter, being around secure people makes me more secure, being around successful people makes me more successful. I’m highly suggestible.
It’s important for me to journal daily about things I’m proud of, things I’ve done well, things I’m grateful for, and where I want to make amends.
Most of my life, I’ve been willing to settle for 5s, thinking they’d be less bother than an 8. I’ve never had an 8 for a GF, but I did have several 7.5s. The quality of a man’s woman reveals how he feels about himself. Much of the time, I feel this big ol’ need to abase myself with ugly chicks. This is not part of God’s plan for my life.
I’m really vulnerable when I’m around the same women every day. Even the most plain Jane can become attractive to me, even if she’s chubby or wears glasses, particularly if she likes my jokes.
Taking the easy way out is probably my biggest character flaw. I think, “Well, at least she’ll be grateful and I won’t have to put in much effort.”
A friend of mine complains about how taxing it is to have a hot wife. My heart bleeds.
As laziness is such a big character flaw for me, it will be awesome to hang out with people who don’t settle for slovenly.
