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Advice to the College Bound
I posted this on someone’s facebook wall but liked it so much I wanted to share with y’all. This was my advice to a young lady having experienced her first few hours in college -
Hey random note from a random twitter/youtuber – College is one of those things that forces us to grow up in so many different facets that a lot of what’s going to happen to you is going to suck/hurt and otherwise make you wish you had never heard of college. On the other hand those changes and experiences can bring you the greatest joy and biggest smile.
It’s a two edged sword that cuts both ways – sometimes within the first hours and very much over the coming weeks/months. You can do it and without question have every possibility of going into those halls and classes and changing the world. There is no key or special sauce to get through the next few years as each will be different for everyone.
It’s your destiny. Your future. Own it, live it, love it and laugh your way through it.
And know there are people from your family to friends to random people on facebook cheering you on. Kick it in to high gear and roll on.
Angst and Agony
Authors note: I’ve decided to do some writing about my work in youth ministries. This is part one in an ongoing series where I’ll talk about issues facing the kids of today from my perspective and give some thoughts on where we might go from here. Feel free to comment, complain or otherwise give your thoughts. -aaron
If I asked you to name the chief complaints you had about the youth of today I have the good sense to know the list would go on and on and on into infinity. It seems no matter what generation you live in, what year it is or what country you live in the youth are always regarded in a negative light for enumerable reasons. Truth is I’d probably agree with you on most if not all of the litany of lists you’d present.
The truth is the youth of today (and by proxy the future of tomorrow) are troubled by more than any group of teenagers that have come before. If you don’t believe me try the following experiment. Volunteer at a nearby church, youth center or other assorted group for a period of a month for just one day a week. Watch. Observe. Listen. Repeat.
I’m a people watcher and in that I observe. I listen. I might even eavesdrop. I watch people’s eyes. I peer behind the eyes in hopes of seeing the raw emotion that lies just beyond the horizon. In those moments from afar you can sometimes see a flash of the life being lived.
I can guarantee you that that world view you’ve occupied for so long will slowly begin to change as you spend more time with them.
Help a friend find the cure
This is not a blog about me and my stroke. This is about breast cancer. This is about finding a cure. This is about looking beyond ourselves. This is about something bigger. This is about the search for hope, the belief that somewhere somehow it will be found.
This is about support. I’ve got an old friend from way back in the day running and fund raising. As she explains on her message to her friends on facebook,
Please support me as I take an amazing journey in the fight against breast cancer! The Breast Cancer 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust, funding important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment.
So, if you’re inclined and have something to give…please do. See the link here.
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- @malou_nievera well, and hopefully with your site/recipes I can recreate some of my memories. Thanks!
- @malou_nievera In my apartment building just one street over from ABS/CBN they opened a small homemade restaurant. Such good cheap food.
- @malou_nievera Gerados was one of our favs, I recognize Gerry's...so many good places with good food.
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Live from the 303 by Aaron DeLay is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. -
