As the World Ages

2008, Great year? I'll let you decide for yourself, or whatever crowd you speak for. I'd like to think of '08 as a very colorful year. Our world, this great planet seen so much change that will forever be established in our history books in just one year. Believe it. Not only did we elect our first black President, but we also stayed in War and officially went into "Depression" but everyone's still to busy to see it. Either we were to busy, blind or just didn't pay attention enough or we've clearly wrapped our minds around it already.

As for me, I've already began my year greatly by appreciating the things that were done in my life for 2008. It seems sad that even though I have surrounded my life with faith these last few years; it was '08 that truly taught me to hang on for dear life. I courageously did my best to place the little faith I had into a celestial investment, a place that my faith would fit. So I'm writing this with as little negativity as possible. I doubt it's enough to ruin the beginning of the year, so my positivity enlightens me to stay golden.

I wont write much, I'll do my best to keep it short. 

I read an article in our recent summer which just past about "regrets". It was actually very awesome, I always do my best to resist what Doctors or Psychologists say about People. The truth is that they study one person's behavior and lay it upon statistics of people or criminals and such on, and blah blah blah, right? So anyways, It was very interesting to read because I felt very comfortable relating myself to this study.

It's funny that I recently seen the same study pretty much summed up by an Apostolic Pastor on youtube in a service, and I'll sum it up as short as possible. It goes like this; your biggest regret at the end of a year will not be the things that you did that you wish you hadn't but your biggest regret on the closing of this year will be the things you didn't do but wish you had. According to the research of psychologist "time is a key factor in the things we regret". The study comes down to actions verses inactions. 

Over a short period of time we tend to regret our actions, the things we did that we truly wish he hadn't. While on the other hand, a long period of time holds yet a different deck of cards. Over the long haul of time we will eventually find ourselves regretting our inactions, the things we didn't do but wish we had when the chance was ours for the taking. It also stated that in a short period of time your action regrets will outweigh your inaction regrets 53-47% of what you do on a weekly basis. In other words tonight, looking back all the way to last wednesday night 53%  of people will regret the things they did with their actions, whether it be running a red light, saying something you didn't mean, or etc. 

Now I'm skipping a lot and heading right into age. 

He also said, when you finally are wrapping it all up and your high in age 84-16% becomes the numbers. 84% of people (you) will not regret the things that you said, did, or let go. You will regret the things you didn't do but wish you had done when you definitely had the chance. Oh what a difference in number. I might have to add, I totally believe these statistics.

So in my closing, have a great beginning of the year. Please make the most, or best of it. You do not want to be on the flip-side of these statistics, nor do I. 

2009, here we are. 

Make the best of it.