Hmm where to begin, this will be pretty random. for that I apologize. What inspires me can be anything from a quote to a story of a person's courage to continue on despite the impossible odds. One story, may not be true, but the truth behind it is still there. It is called "40 Wrestlers" google it, read it. Set in times of Nero, it inspires you on. http://www.ntwrestle.com/default.asp?ACTION=DOC&ID=169&SUBID=135 ,or just go here, will do hard work for you ;) . Continuing on.
John Wooden is a major inspiration, the man lives what he speaks, a rare quality, "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are" Wow, think on that a moment. Wooden took his teams to championship after championship and then continued helping others by his mere presence by the court. "Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be"
Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose-Driven Life" is another inspiration, picking people up and helping them toward the image of the God he serves. He speaks at his church Saddleback, in very casual down to earth manner that people of all walks of life relate to. Follow him on twitter, he will challenge u to becoming more like Christ.
Louie Giglio is another person, that I have seen 2 times live, speaks primarily to college age students, in what is called "Passion conferences" the "268 Generation" listen to him online about subject called Laminin. Holy wow.
John Piper will inspire and challenge you, to be more than you are. speaker, author and life changer.
I'm inspired also by those people around me, those that live life, continue on, despite overwhelming odds. Those that face the decision of pay for rent or buy food for the family. Those that take 2nd and 3rd jobs to stay alive literally. Those people are around us, if we take time to look, look remember that it could be you, thank God that He hasn't called you to that challenge and continue to help where you can. Again the blog was kind of random, but hope you got general idea of somethings that inspire me, to be more than I already am.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Twitterworld
Alrighty folks writing again, wowser two blogs in one day. you all inspired me, what can I say. First some shoutouts are in order, with a preface, every person I blog about deserves for one reason or another to be followed. So I recommend them at the highest level. That being said, shoutouts to first group of people. @RyanLilBit a fellow backer of the Black and Gold, go Steelers, @GheaArdy a friend from far away, but the guy reaches out and follows you and gets followers for you. next is the amazing the lovely, @OfficialBillie , may some outrageous things but underneath beats a heart of gold, she helps you get followers, and has lots to say.
I enjoy seeing the interaction between people on here, it's not as important that we may not have ever met, but our common interest and desire to find similarly minded people is the bridge for us. @stephtrapp helps all she comes into contact with to find new friends who like the same things.
Then there's the well-known people who brighten your day for a variety of reasons, first up is fellow Houstonian ms. @HilaryLDuff who talks and chats with fans, brings fun quizzes that she uses to decide which fan she will follow. She doesn't talk down to you, but makes you feel like you are right there with her sitting next to her just hanging out. A rare quality in any person, but being well-known makes it even more special. Another well-known person who has lots to say to her followers and answers questions all around. @RealEmRoberts reaches out to you and answers back, she throws out the random like "just saw my neutrogena commercial" and makes you aware of what's going on in her life. She posts fun pics of her and her lil sis, of her and friends, gives nice little glimpses into who she is, beyond the fame. Two women to follow, they are the quality people we should all aspire to be.
Next comes two people in their own category, first is @Volturi_Jane , she is a writer and reads her work on line to us who follow and it's very well written material. Follow her and see some well thought out writing. Another unique young woman is @IAMtaylormomsen , she plays "Jenny" on Gossip Girl, has opinions that she will share, but in those opinions are a level of accuracy that is scary, because of the truth there. She is not on twitter nearly as much as I would like, nor does she follow me the way I would like, working on that,lol, but when she is on she speaks her mind and shares a very real picture of where she's at. also a lead singer of The Pretty Reckless.
Next group is a unique group of women, those of the LFL, who play football and know the game extremely well. These are: @SkylarVanel @LFLRandiiiLee @NikkiMarieLFL . Skylar is my fav, for two reasons, she started following me first, and then took time to make me aware of the league itself and some of other LFL'ers to follow. These women are very beautiful, and would be easy to dismiss as that's all there is to them, but it's interesting to listen to them, their interaction among themselves and their fans, they are extremely intelligent and thoughtful in all they have to say. so for this group I say don't write em off for their looks or think it's all they bring to the table. Also among this group is @Bolanile another LFL'er, was listening to her talk to a guy about football, she knows more about football than most of us could ever dream about, and will talk to you about it if you want. Also gives you those fun glimpses into her life, for example out running with her friend late at night in NYC and the people she encountered along the way.
Last but not least is @ModelMandyLynn , former reality star and a model, funny and loves to take pics both of herself and things of interest around her home. She brings the fun to an already fun site, by playing DJ on occasion and throwing some great tunes to listen to on an application she uses to make her own playlist. Another well-known person that isn't satisfied with being extremely beautiful and only being known for that. She wants to help people out where she can, and brightens your day with her fun posts.
So that is some of the fun people I follow and enjoy to hear from and about. Again the list is not done and shoutouts not all complete. There are so many amazing individuals I follow, so if I haven't mentioned you, I will in coming blogs. Check out my list of peeps I follow, lots of interesting people who will enrich your life for a variety of reasons, don't miss out on them. Thanks for putting up with my rambling blog, just enjoy extolling the virtues of several interesting people.
I enjoy seeing the interaction between people on here, it's not as important that we may not have ever met, but our common interest and desire to find similarly minded people is the bridge for us. @stephtrapp helps all she comes into contact with to find new friends who like the same things.
Then there's the well-known people who brighten your day for a variety of reasons, first up is fellow Houstonian ms. @HilaryLDuff who talks and chats with fans, brings fun quizzes that she uses to decide which fan she will follow. She doesn't talk down to you, but makes you feel like you are right there with her sitting next to her just hanging out. A rare quality in any person, but being well-known makes it even more special. Another well-known person who has lots to say to her followers and answers questions all around. @RealEmRoberts reaches out to you and answers back, she throws out the random like "just saw my neutrogena commercial" and makes you aware of what's going on in her life. She posts fun pics of her and her lil sis, of her and friends, gives nice little glimpses into who she is, beyond the fame. Two women to follow, they are the quality people we should all aspire to be.
Next comes two people in their own category, first is @Volturi_Jane , she is a writer and reads her work on line to us who follow and it's very well written material. Follow her and see some well thought out writing. Another unique young woman is @IAMtaylormomsen , she plays "Jenny" on Gossip Girl, has opinions that she will share, but in those opinions are a level of accuracy that is scary, because of the truth there. She is not on twitter nearly as much as I would like, nor does she follow me the way I would like, working on that,lol, but when she is on she speaks her mind and shares a very real picture of where she's at. also a lead singer of The Pretty Reckless.
Next group is a unique group of women, those of the LFL, who play football and know the game extremely well. These are: @SkylarVanel @LFLRandiiiLee @NikkiMarieLFL . Skylar is my fav, for two reasons, she started following me first, and then took time to make me aware of the league itself and some of other LFL'ers to follow. These women are very beautiful, and would be easy to dismiss as that's all there is to them, but it's interesting to listen to them, their interaction among themselves and their fans, they are extremely intelligent and thoughtful in all they have to say. so for this group I say don't write em off for their looks or think it's all they bring to the table. Also among this group is @Bolanile another LFL'er, was listening to her talk to a guy about football, she knows more about football than most of us could ever dream about, and will talk to you about it if you want. Also gives you those fun glimpses into her life, for example out running with her friend late at night in NYC and the people she encountered along the way.
Last but not least is @ModelMandyLynn , former reality star and a model, funny and loves to take pics both of herself and things of interest around her home. She brings the fun to an already fun site, by playing DJ on occasion and throwing some great tunes to listen to on an application she uses to make her own playlist. Another well-known person that isn't satisfied with being extremely beautiful and only being known for that. She wants to help people out where she can, and brightens your day with her fun posts.
So that is some of the fun people I follow and enjoy to hear from and about. Again the list is not done and shoutouts not all complete. There are so many amazing individuals I follow, so if I haven't mentioned you, I will in coming blogs. Check out my list of peeps I follow, lots of interesting people who will enrich your life for a variety of reasons, don't miss out on them. Thanks for putting up with my rambling blog, just enjoy extolling the virtues of several interesting people.
Twitter and what I've learned on the site, so far
Well this is my initial blog, thanx to @BobbiBillard for guiding me to this ite, she is a favorite of mine to follow. You will get cynical and say yeah it's because she's excessively beautiful, but no that is not a complete view or reason. If you listen to her, really listen she is very intelligent and uses her being well-known for the purpose God created her for, to make this world a better place. She shares very relevant info, that can be used by anyone. so follow her and be amazed.
Onto what I have learned so far on twitter, it has been an interesting ride so far, yes a ride, I have learned that there are some really amazing people on there. Yes there are the haters, the ones who want to bring you and everyone around them down to their level in the mud. But the are those like @AlyssaMilano @EmilyOsment @CarinaK @adventuregirl @ BrittanyASnow @AshantiSDouglas @RyanAShecky @GDGOfficial and @ChrisTomlinBand that are there to counter the negativity with a positive life view, follow them, u will not be disappointed.
Continue the thoughts, there are the "fakes" and "posers" who as near as I can tell are on there to boost their egos and selves up. But, hey not going to hate on em, as TI says, "Live Your Life" and if that means living their life as someone else then let them, don't hate on them or talk bad about them, they will get caught on their own. don't make it your mission to out them, again, "Live Your Life."
I also learned that there are alot of diamonds in the rough, by this I mean, you never know who has amazing potential both as a friend and as a human. Don't write people off because of who they follow or what their background pic is. Or who they love, if it's @ddlovato or @serenagomez or the "Jo-Bros" then let them, it's their love. Learn what you can from them and apply accordingly. Similarly there are some amazingly wise people I follow that speak to our spirit, such as @RickWarren , pastor of Saddleback church, @JohnPiper an amazing pastor and writer, and my pastor @GreggMatte the pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church.
Where this going, is anyone's guess. I guess right now, is to say there is alot to twitter, more than seeing how many followers we can accumalate or get following us, it's a social network, to be used accordingly, reach out, give the shoutout to who you like and want others to learn about, and it's an opportunity to meet people all over the world, use ur 140 characters wisely, they can have a life-changing affect on those who are listening. Have fun tweeting, it's as much as you put into your updates.
Onto what I have learned so far on twitter, it has been an interesting ride so far, yes a ride, I have learned that there are some really amazing people on there. Yes there are the haters, the ones who want to bring you and everyone around them down to their level in the mud. But the are those like @AlyssaMilano @EmilyOsment @CarinaK @adventuregirl @ BrittanyASnow @AshantiSDouglas @RyanAShecky @GDGOfficial and @ChrisTomlinBand that are there to counter the negativity with a positive life view, follow them, u will not be disappointed.
Continue the thoughts, there are the "fakes" and "posers" who as near as I can tell are on there to boost their egos and selves up. But, hey not going to hate on em, as TI says, "Live Your Life" and if that means living their life as someone else then let them, don't hate on them or talk bad about them, they will get caught on their own. don't make it your mission to out them, again, "Live Your Life."
I also learned that there are alot of diamonds in the rough, by this I mean, you never know who has amazing potential both as a friend and as a human. Don't write people off because of who they follow or what their background pic is. Or who they love, if it's @ddlovato or @serenagomez or the "Jo-Bros" then let them, it's their love. Learn what you can from them and apply accordingly. Similarly there are some amazingly wise people I follow that speak to our spirit, such as @RickWarren , pastor of Saddleback church, @JohnPiper an amazing pastor and writer, and my pastor @GreggMatte the pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church.
Where this going, is anyone's guess. I guess right now, is to say there is alot to twitter, more than seeing how many followers we can accumalate or get following us, it's a social network, to be used accordingly, reach out, give the shoutout to who you like and want others to learn about, and it's an opportunity to meet people all over the world, use ur 140 characters wisely, they can have a life-changing affect on those who are listening. Have fun tweeting, it's as much as you put into your updates.
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