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 LearnTHANK 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-CENTEREDTHE REAL THING

• APPLY EQUALLY TO EVERYONE, RICH OR POOR, KING OR PEASANT, MALE OR FEMALE

• HONESTY GRATITUDE• SERVICE MODERATION• LOVE FAIRNESS• HARD WORK LOYALTY• RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY

• IF YOU LIVE BY THEM YOU WILL EXCEL.

• IF YOU BREAK THEM, YOU WILL FAIL.

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART

•TRUE PRINCIPLES ARE EASY TO IDENTIFY

JUSTLISTEN

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