Video Blog - Day 1

Galapagos Islands

We are finally here at the Galapagos Islands and it is awesome!! I have video blogs that I'm editing and post soon! Make sure and check them out and the Culture Shock team 1 blogs and video blogs!
www.cultureshocktrip.com

Leaving our footprints....

It's been AWHILE since my last blog. I'll blog next time on what 's been going on but I felt to blog about this.

One thing that we always want to strive to do is make an impression on someone somewhere at sometime. But do we really think about what kind of impression or impact we leave? I know that there are 3 types of impressions people leave wither they meant to or not.

1. Good or Positive - Some of us actually want to make a difference in the world that we live in and the people close to us.

2. Bad or Negative - Some of us really could care less what about themselves or people around them.

3. "This is your world, I'm just living here" or Numbness - Some of us just don't care at all and will do whatever to just stay in our comfort zone or where we fill most welcomed.

I know for myself, I want to be the 1st type...I really want to be a positive influence to people around me and people that are close to me. Not only that, but do what I can to leave a positive impression on the world. But at times, just like others, I catch myself "flirting" with the 3rd type. There are some days that I wake up and I could care less and want to just survive the day, avoid any and all conflicts and just stay where I fell comfortable. And there are other days where I am excited to help where I'm needed and try to leave a positive impression on someone and/or somewhere that day.

That's not bad, except even though we are human and go through different situations some days, when we get to that 3rd type of numb feeling, we need to push past that and achieve to be positive. Even though we may be going through "hell" and it's been 2 or 3 days, 2 or 3 weeks, or even a month or two, we must push to be positive during those times. When we don't push pass the numb feelings, we catch our self falling into the 2nd type.....the negative and disruptive feelings.

When we get to that point, we catch ourselves being us such a negative mood that we could care less who we hurt and what we say to anyone. Deep down, we want everyone around us to feel the low that we're in. People that are happy and cheery get on your nerves and all you want to do is think of the worse thing you could do or say to them to reverse their mood.

"I have a questions, they title of this blog is "Leaving our footprints...." and you're talking about our moods and how they effect the people around us. Where do the footprints come into play?"
Thank you Billy Bob for that question....

Guys, the way we feel determines how we act and the act we act determines our impressions or our "footprints" we leave on the people around us. So, yes, our feelings/moods and the way we handle the "tough" times will determine which type of print you will leave.

My challenge to you and myself: strive to be that positive influence to someone daily and when you do encounter something negative in your life, you'll be in the habit of being positive and that "someone" that you've been a positive influence to will see you struggling and they can return the favor and help you past the bump in the road.