This was sent to me the other day by a good friend. She sent it to me as an encouragement, and I thought I would share it with you so that it may be an encouragement to you as well.
Steve and I have had a lot of discussions lately surrouding friends. Steve was able to go to a special round table meeting recently with John Maxwell as the speaker. Even though the topic was based on business, sometimes things that are said can also be applied to other areas in your life.
John Maxwell was saying (and I am putting this into my own words here, but this is the basics of it) that as far as your employees are concerned, try to weed out the 1,2 and 3's (the ducks-those that just swim in circles) and try to keep the 8, 9 and 10's (the eagle's-those that really soar).
Same with friends. You want to weed out those friends that just are there, kind of going in circles, never moving ahead in life, making the same bad choices over and over again and who just kind of make you feel blah and don't help you move ahead in life. Instead, you want to surround yourself with friends who soar and help you soar, want to see you soar and to constantly climb to new heights. This has really been speaking to me over the last week and came at a really great time in my life. I want to be an eagle and soar!!
Don't spend major time with minor people. If there are people in your life that continually disappoint you, break promises, stomp on your dreams, too judgmental, have different values and don't give their backing during difficult times...that is not a friend.
To have a friend, be a friend. Sometimes in life as you grow, your friends will either grow or go.
Surround yourself with people who reflect values, goals interests and lifestyle.
When I think of any of my successes, I am thankful to GOD from whom all blessings flow, and to my family and friends that enrich my life.
Over the years my phone book has changed because I changed for the better. At first you think you're going to be alone, but after a while new people show up in your life that make your life so much sweeter and easier to endure.
Remember what your elders used to say, "Birds of a feather flock together.
If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens:
Chickens Can't Fly!
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Hi Charlene,
What a great post! We had to "fire" a friend recently and it encouraging to read that doing so is sometimes the right thing to do.
Good food for thought, in all of life there are lessons to be learned and hopefully all of us are always open to those life lessons! Great blog.
I know all about weeding out the bad friends in your life. This happened to me a year ago, and it was really hard. Keep finding those eagles, the chickens will run away, chickens are afraid of eagles anyway, aren't they? Hope you are finding strength and God's peace about all this. Thinking about you!
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