PARADIGMS OF LIFE
FRIEND-CENTERED
FRIENDS ARE GREAT BUT…….
Make as many friends as you can, but don’t build your life on them.
STUFF-CENTERED
If who I am is what I have and what I have is lost, then who am I?
BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND CENTERED
No longer hard to get!
Security Issues? “ Where do we stand?”
Have as many boyfriends/girlfriends as you like…. Don’t get obsessed with or centered on them These are usually about as stable as a yo-yo
SCHOOL- CENTERED
EDUCATION SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY……BUT Don’t get obsessed!
Real Purpose is to Learn THANK GOODNESS OUR WORTH ISN’T MEASURED BY OUR GPA OR CLASS RANK!
PARENT-CENTERED
Parents can be the greatest source of LOVE and GUIDANCE……..and You should respect and honor them…..but Centering your life or living to please them above all else can be a mistake
OTHER CENTERS
STRIVE TO BECOME EXCELLENT BUT REMEMBER….. THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN HAVING A PASSION FOR SOMETHING AND BASING YOUR ENTIRE EXISTENCE ON IT
PRINCIPLE-CENTERED THE REAL THING
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART TRUE PRINCIPLES ARE EASY TO IDENTIFY JUST LISTEN
THEY NEVER FAIL They don’t play favorites. They don’t talk behind your back. They don’t move away. They don’t break up with you. They can’t be bought or sold.
PRINCIPLE-CENTERED LIFE STABLE IMMOVABLE UNSHAKABLE A FOUNDATION YOU CAN BUILD ON