Monday, 1 hour and 30 mins of Practice!, Good Advice!

It was such a beautiful day today. I am thankful to have had some practice, it being Memorial Day! We were going to go spend it with family but plans changed. We went and had frozen yogurt from Goldenspoons and drove to La Jolla where we had lunch and looked around. Later we came home and BBQ'd? It was a great day. I'm starting to notice changes in my violin playing. The continuos practice is starting to really payoff now. It is inspiring to me and makes me want to work even harder! Thanks to God for all that I have!

I heard some great advice from a preacher on tv last night. I don't normally watch this show but it came on right after a movie I was watching and it captivated me so I watched the entire speech. The message was about what kind of friends do you have in your inner circle. Are they people who lift you up or tear you down? The inner circle is very important because they are the friends who will support you and help you reach your goals and help you on the path God meant for you to be on. The preacher was saying that the inner circle are the people you lean on. You may have lots of friends but there might be only a few of them that you might only choose to be close to. He said, "if you want to soar with the eagles why hang out with the turkeys?" That sounds harsh but I know what he is talking about. He's talking about the friends that are negative and constantly pull you down. They are the people that may say, oh your too old, or, that really isn't you or, that is stupid, or, my personal experience "I've never really liked the violin" etc.. I've experienced lots of friends like this through the years and it has caused me to get off my purposeful path. It is important to be careful who you choose to be close to. When you are on the right path God will put people in your path who will help you reach your potential and will help you succeed and wont be jealous of you. He also said that you might fear of being alone if you make a decision to stop hanging around negative friends but it is only temporary because God will work in your life and bring you the right people. He also said that this doesn't mean to shun your friends because yes we all can be negative at times but he is talking about the constant drainers! This was a great message. I had to pass it on!