Dear friends,

            It's in the beginning of a new year that we all seem to get this adrenalin rush, which causes us to express our deepest desires of achieving our goals.  However, most of the time we don't change a darn thing in our lives and the outcome of each year ends with the same expression  "Next year's going to be better."

            I am all for a person bettering themselves and achieving their goals.  So here are some principles to live by.

            You reap what you sow.  This is a Law of God that applies to all creation both small and great.  Here's how it works:  If you hold a grudge against a person, then, someone you love or know, who has nothing to do with the situation, will for some reason not be able to let go of something you did.  If you hate someone, someone else that you have no problem with will seem to hold something against you.  If you are violent towards people you don't like, violence will always be looking for you and it will manifest itself in whoever's around.

            Remember that everything you are today is a product of what you've thought and what you've done up to this point in your life.  So congratulations! You've worked hard at being who you are, where you are, and how you are today.  If you're looking to be better this year I want you to remember this… The power to change life lies within your mind.  Stubbornness hinders life while willingness brings increase.

            The types of people you hang around with are simply a mirror image of the type of person you are.  Look around you… if they don't reflect the type of person you want to be, then walk away.  Surround yourself with what you want to become. Inevitably, we automatically adapt to our surroundings.  This is cause by a survival mechanism built into our subconscious along with the desire to belong.  Although we can't help feeling these natural feelings… we can change our surroundings.

            Knowledge IS power!

            The lack of understanding brings uncertainty

            Always hunger to learn more… not for the sake of school, not for a career, but for yourself! 

Never be satisfied with one persons answer… always research to find original truth!

            Imagine this if you will… If you continue your life today with the same thought patterns of previous years, and are not particularly happy with where you've gotten up to this point, in 10 years you will have 10 times more of that unhappiness in your life.  In order to change your status quo… you must change the person you are today.

            If you always think you can't…  you never will

            If you're scared of change…  you never will

            If you wish you had people you could trust… you be trustworthy first

            If you want people to love you… you love them first

            If you want people to respect you… you respect them first.

            Never return negative behavior to others that have wronged you.  Whatever they've given to you, someone else will give worst to them.

            These are the Law's that I have lived by… and that I have proven to be true, with my life.