As usual, I'm behind.
I'm behind in my housework, I'm behind in my bills and I'm behind in school work. You know what they say about the best-laid plans...errr, right? Well, honestly, I don't know what they say, but I know it's something about how having the best plans does not always guarantee the results you expect.
But, it is what it is, so onward and upward!
John Wooden is known as being one of the greatest coaches of all time; he is one of my personal heroes, and you know I don't have many.
One of the things he is known for in his coaching and in his life, is the 7-Point Creed. See quote below:
John Wooden's Seven Point Creed,[1] given to him by his father Joshua upon his graduation from grammar school:
* Be true to yourself.
* Make each day your masterpiece.
* Help others.
* Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
* Make friendship a fine art.
* Build a shelter against a rainy day.
* Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
If you don't know who John Wooden is, look him up--his story is quite remarkable. As I said, I deeply admire him and the things he has accomplished as a coach and as a human being. As you know, I don't say that about very many people.
In any case, your task for this week is to come up with your own 7-Point Creed and share it here. I know that I am asking a lot of you. I know that this is not something you can do in two days. And this is why I am extending the deadline until Friday night. You will really need to put a lot of thought into this. And because you are, you can be sure that this is not as assignment that will stand on its own; you will see this, in some way, again in the future.
If coming up with your creed proves difficult,ask yourself these questions to help you along:
What do I value?
What are my morals?
How do I want to be perceived by others?
What do I want my legacy to be?
What have I learned in my life?
What else do I want to learn?
Now, I certainly don't want you to answer those questions and consider that to be your creed. Remember, a creed is a sort of guideline for living, but it is also completely subjective. Look at Wooden's creed again. The statements there are kind of ambiguous and can be open to interpretation, don't you think? So, when you are doing this, try to keep that in mind. However, it is precisely BECAUSE the statements are ambiguous that you will have to explain what you mean by them, what they mean to you and why you chose them. Always the why.
What you are basically doing is creating a blueprint by which you can live your life. YOUR life. Nobody else's.
After all, who is more important than you?
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* Always remember the importance of the things we take advantage of everyday.
ReplyDelete* No one is watching behind closed doors, so I pretend that I am in the spotlight, even if nobody is around to train myself to do what is right.
*I don't have to be famous to be known. Courage and wisdom is key to being remembered.
*Never settle for less, I do my own thing because nobody loves me but my family. Never feel ashamed to succeed beyond others.
* TRUST NO ONE.
* The finer things in life aren't always the best. Sometimes one may need to turn something bad into something great.
* It isn't good to rely on others. Have faith in what you do and help those in need of help. God watches every little move we make.
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1. Question everything. Everything and everybody has some reason for doing something.
ReplyDelete2. Only care about what I think of me. Don't let other people thoughts effect what I do.
3. Never hurt an innocent life. Don't hurt anything unless it is hurting you or someone else.
4.Try everything. Do all that life has to offer even if that seems impossible.
5.Have FUN! Don't work all the time, find some time to kick back and relax.
6.Do the work! Even it is not fun or what you want to do it must be done.
7. Never let someone toy with your heart. People who mess with your emotions are best forgotten.
*There is no control, only influence.
ReplyDeleteThis is just something from my Anonymous days that kinda stuck.
*Think logically.
Whenever a conflict arises, I always think logically. The answer is there, you just have to find it.
"Every puzzle has an answer" -Professor Hershel Layton
*Expect anything to happen at any given moment.
I generally don't show emotion or suprise when something happens mostly because I expected it. I'm always open to new ideas and always expecting something to burst through the wall and wreck havoc. This is not to be confused with paranoia.
*No matter what, the possibility exists.
I try to do the impossible sometimes. However, this does not mean that it's pointless. There is always a way to overlook the impossible. It was once thought that flight was impossible. Then the Wright brothers invented a flying machine. It was once thought that the moon would always be out of our reach. That theory was proved wrong. It is said today that teleportation is impossible, but who knows what the future has in store for us? There is also the possibility that I could be the one to discover this technology...
*Be kind to others whenever a chance arrives.
This is the one thing that actually has a few exceptions. I'm nice when I get the chance to, but sometimes I have to turn people down when they ask me a favor. My kindness has its limits, as do my abilities to fulfill requests.
*Procrastinate to boost motivation.
I work better when I'm in a rush. I'm not saying that everyone should live this way, but it just works for me.
*Life is a joke, so enjoy it.
This is just my philosophy of life. It's funny how skinny I am. It's funny what stupid people do. It's funny how other people suffer. It's funny how I suffer. If there is a God, he has a pretty sick sense of humor. So why cry over the little things, or the big things. You don't have to put a smile on, just keep your face blank as you laugh on the inside. Nobody will notice, nobody will care. Just put on a mask and put on a show, because believe me when I say that someone is enjoying it.
*Always allow yourself to try every possibility.
ReplyDelete*No matter how hard a situation becomes or how bad it seems there will always be a bright side to it, you just need to find it.
*Don't allow others to run your life, the life belongs to one person that is you. only you will have to live with the consequences and rewards so dont let others dictate how the life is utalized.
*When you come across a descision that you have a difficult time deciding go with what you truly feel is right.
*Try as hard as you can to have fun in life and not stress everything.
*Focus on the task that has the most importance, dont allow yourself to be side tracked by stupid things tht dont truly matter.
*Let your true feelings loose. there is no sense in hiding how you feel or what you truly believe.
1. Always be first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else
ReplyDelete2. Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority
3. I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge, myth, hope always triumphs over experience, laughter is the cure of grief, love is stronger than death
4. Courage is like muscle, we strengthen it with use
5. If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun
6. Let your heart guide you, it whispers so listen closely
7. Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Enjoy the little things- Life is filled with experiences. Every single day you wake up is a new day and brings new things to do. Not all of them are good of course which leads to your choices. As you continue to live in life you will be confronted with choices and many of them hard, so in order to counter that you need to kick back, relax, and enjoy the little things. It’s unhealthy to always be working and not to mention it’s just no fun. So next time you are encountered with a tough situation take a step back and take a look into the world, it’s a beautiful place. Enjoy what many people take for granted. For example next time it snows get your coats on and your boots and take a walk down the street. Listen closely and think about what you hear. If it is anything like when I do it you hear nothing. You hear the crunch of the snow and the whisper of the trees and for awhile the world seems peaceful. So be happy you’re alive and breathing and don’t ever be afraid to slow down and enjoy life like it was meant to be enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteNever be afraid to laugh at yourself in order to laugh with others- Humor is the cheapest and most effective medicine known to man kind. Think about it are you ever feeling bad or angry when you’re laughing, probably not and if you are than something is seriously wrong with you. So why not make a fool out of yourself for a couple giggles. Now I’m not saying be annoying and immature, but don’t be afraid to do something others will laugh at and if others do laugh at you start laughing with them because if you step back and look at it from another point of view it probably is pretty funny. Always try to find the silver lining and more importantly always try to get a good chuckle in as much as possible.
Don’t be afraid to end things in fear of starting over again- With the start of a new day comes different experiences. Every day changes from the day before and if you want to live a good life you need to go head first into these changes with an open mind. You should never be afraid to end anything because you are scared to start over. Sometimes starting over could be better and give you experiences you never thought possible. It’s okay to enjoy what your doing now, but every now and again an opportunity will arise for you to do something different from the norm and if you want to most out of life than go ahead and take it.
Never lose what it means to be you- There are millions and millions of people in today’s modern age and each person looks different and acts different. Out of the millions of people no one person is alike. It’s a good thing to be unique and you should never try to be like someone else. No matter what anyone says, does, or thinks you should always pride yourself on being original.
Don’t hurt the innocent because you misunderstand them- Through out history people have been known to act towards people they didn’t understand with hostility. I have insulted and lashed out at people in my past and thinking about it now I don’t think I ever had a good reason. We as people lash out a things we don’t fully understand. I guess because we don’t understand them we feel threatened or scared, but regardless neither of these excuses are valid ones. If we ever want to make the world a better place we need to stop treating those we don’t understand with hatred. I’m not asking for anyone to understand everyone’s mind set or even become their best friend. What I am asking is for everyone to restrain yourself if you feel yourself becoming violent towards others.
Tear down any barriers the world has set in front of you- We are the human race. As we grown older and older we have broken countless records and shown that we can achieve more than what we were designed for. Since we are all human we should all live by that moral and never let anyone tell us what we can and can not do. No person knows your better than yourself and they can’t possibly tell you what you can’t do. More importantly they don’t know about the desire that burns inside you and they can never restrict that. So do as God intended for us to do and never give up and let others build these walls in front of you.
ReplyDeleteRespect those in your lives and those who aren’t- Since I was young I have grown up with family in my life. To me family has played a big role and family was imbedded in my mind as something very important. I was told to always respect them no matter what. Just like my family I was told to respect others as well. I was brought up on the old system of respect your elders and respect those that deserve it. Well I believe I have lived my life pretty well by those standards. Everyone in life deserves some amount of respect because regardless of the person everyone has done something important in their life at least once and for this they deserve our respect. I know some people are jerks and shouldn’t be respected but that should be based off of what you know about them not just a first impression.
*-Believe in something that needs no proof.
ReplyDelete*-Make sure you're learning, don't judge your intelligence by a number.
*-Give/Help whenever you can without receiving anything in return.
*-Stand your ground, and stand strong.
*-Act as if you know nothing.
*-Cherish the moment, make someone smile.
*-Don't Steal.
*-Believe in something that needs no proof. -
People, especially during these hard times, like proof, wether it's scientific, or some sort of evidence for everything that goes on around us. From religion, spirituality, and serendipity, people say where's the proof that it's real? Always love, feelings, and the interest of a human soul are under attack. Are they really just a stupid chemical reaction, or is it close to magic, something that we as humans can not define? I like that mystery, and I also believe that if you leave out some of the hard core evidence and definite meaning of things that it ignites feelings and thoughts in each mind. It lets people start hoping that what they think is right, because it is what they truly have faith in. Wether it's a higher power, religion, faith, love, or even a connection between a mother and child, believe in something that has no equation, or evidence answering why or how. It makes us more human, more tolerant, more compromising, but most of all understanding that maybe how you strongly feel about something, another person is the same way about something else.
*-Make sure you're learning, don't judge your intelligence by a number. -
I love knowledge. I like to learn, I read, and I write. My knowledge skills stop at math and science therefore I make sure that I try even harder in the subjects I do know and understand. When I know I benefited from something, it feels a lot better then to get a 100 on a test that I learned nothing from. I always felt that my power to know, and to have these random answers for everyone wasn't because I want to be a nerd, or be smart. I want to be intelligent. Make sure you find what you're very good at doing and learning because you will feel that much better about yourself. You might know how to hot wire a car without any engineering, you might know how to recognize and memorize sport plays by seeing them only once, or you might just be an amazing cook that if you taste something you can replicate it by flavor. The greatest power is to know, and at the end of the day numbers or letter grades aren't anything but what someone else tells you what you learned, deep down you know how you benefited, if you did at all.
*-Give/Help whenever you can without receiving anything in return.-
This one is simple. It's charity, without a pat on the back or anything in return. Do something good with no one looking, just help. Not only does it feel good to help ( at least to me) but seeing people smile makes others smile. It's like a chain of contagious smiles. I also am a believer in Karma wether in this life or the next. I think that no good deed is gone to waste. I also believe that doing something nice without NHS or colleges telling you to do it makes it not a chore but something for yourself without being selfish. It's hard for me to explain, but just do it! GO compliment someone and make them feel better.
*-Stand your ground, and stand strong. -
ReplyDeleteThe people I respect and admire most are people that don't agree with me, but actually hold up a good conversation to what they believe in. To me that's the best type of personality. The strength to not go with the majority or main stream because you stay true to what you believe in. It's true we might not agree, but I will still rather converse with you. Many times people either hold their tongue, or watch what they say to get an approval of another person. What I love most about this class is that no one is like that, therefore it makes the class more real. We all say what we believe in, I also believe it helps us be tolerant and accept the fact that we're all different. Wether we like it or not. Many people through out history died for words they used to express themselves, and those are the people I respect the most.
*-Act as if you know nothing. -
If you pretend that you know nothing, only to yourself though, then you keep yourself open-minded to learn anything. To be humbled by the fact that you are very small compared to our world and it's endless knowledge, will probably be the best things that help your personality. More so that not only are you more friendly, level-headed, but you also use what you learn to either help prove your side right, or maybe even change your perspective. Life with a little mystery is always more interesting, and more exciting. Nothing should be all about you, or what you think, life is more about your interactions and the way you are handling information.
*-Cherish the moment, make someone smile. -
Take a breather, and look around you. Stop all the drama, stress, and troubles, and simply look at what's beautiful. Anything that can make you genuinely smile, enjoy it and take your time enjoying it. Now take that feeling, and give it to someone else. Make someone smile, you know the people around you, and people know a genuine smile. I personally believe that smiles are contagious and that once a smile starts it never stops, it travels through out people. Compliment a girl and her smile will go to her friend, and her friend will be smiling, maybe reminiscing on something her friend's story reminded her of, and that friend's teacher smiles because she enjoys her students being happy... You get the point, to me smiling is a charity.
*-Don't Steal. -
Yeah, it's bad to steal like literally take something that's not yours, but my steal is different. It's more vast. My steal is taking anything from anyone. Lying is the stealing of the truth, and taking away from someone the right to know. Killing is stealing someone's friend, son, daughter, mother , or father, it's denying someone their loved one. Don't steal not because it's bluntly wrong but because the guilt it carries, and the effect it has on the victim. I always think in a way that points me in the place of the victim. Being the hurt position always makes me rethink my thoughts and actions.
1.) dont steal
ReplyDelete2.)never cheat
3.)always be honest
4.)do things you want to do
5.)never regret
6.)appericate what you are given,even if its not alot
7.)treat others how you would like to be treat
The last one is my favorite I have a retail job and im constantly running into rude people. It really makes my day terriable all it taks is one customer to ruin your day.
Never cheat can be taken in many ways. It is a good rule to stand by because if you cheat you are short handing yourslef and not changelleing yourself.
Stealing is wrong like nick said you are takeing something that isnt yours. Imagine working all summer to save up to buy a new ipad than the next day someone stole it. How would you feel? now imagine that if you ever think about stealing something no matter how small or insignificant you think it is. It could mean the world to the other person
The third one to be honest is another one I stick by all the way. I hate liars I dont like even being assoicated with them. Like the little boy who cried wolf if you keep lieing no one will ever believe you.
Do things you want is a big one because you only live once. make sure you do it right.
Never regret anything goes along with do the things you want becuase if you dont you will regret not doing them and you will be missing out
I hate people that are always complaining that what they have isnt enough or there parents dont do enough for them. Look at kids in Africa they live in mud houses with rebels going around killing anyone they please.
Never take anything for what it is. Just because it's written, religious, the law or someone "important" said it doesn't mean it's right or true. Question everything, no matter who it is. Don't be naïve
ReplyDeleteKeep your head up. Just because one door closes doesn't mean another won't open. Things fall apart so other things can fall together.
There are two things in the world that you should never half-ass, that's friendships and relationships. If it's gonna work out then you have to give your all.
Approach everything in life with love first.
Take chances, make opportunities and live your life the way you want to because at the end of the day it's YOUR life. Don't let fear of failure stop you.
Nothing last forever, good or bad. So cherish the good things & don't worry about the bad things.
Be you & do your own thing, never follow suit. Nobody makes a better you than you do.
*Keep an open mind, listen to music, don't regret anything cause at one point it was what you wanted, if you want it then go & get it, don't worry because worry causes stress
Sorry it's like mad late but I couldn't get to a computer
1. Always Believe. Meaning, don't always be stick to tight into something. Have an open mind about things.
ReplyDelete2. Not to be judgmental. Meaning no one should judge someone else's life style.
3. Exercise. Meaning exercise too stay tone. To promote a longer life.
4. Everything happens for a reason. Meaning that everything in life has meaning. Despite on any actions that take place there will always be a reason for it.
5.Have faith. Meaning no matter your struggle try to push forward. Always believe the good of things will come around sooner or later.
6. Stay true to your self. Meaning to always be you. Don't change or act differently for someone because you won't be yourself.
7.Help family. No matter what, with the family that you have always been with and cared for you, treat them with care. They should always come first