By Graham "GSM" Matthews I am a big believer of everything happening for a reason. Our lives are not defined by what happens to us but rather how we react. We can never anticipate what will happen in our lifetime, and sometimes, there is no preventing it, good or bad. But what do control is our actions. We take full responsibility of how we react to something. If a tragedy occurs, you can either live in the past and never move on or use it as motivation to be even stronger. That's a choice you can make. I'm always looking for new keys to positive thinking, and I've had a major realization in the last few weeks. And I'll preface this by saying what I have been preaching for years: you will never need anyone to make you happy except yourself. You hold the key to your own happiness. Furthermore, I have discussed my shortcomings in the world of romance here on the page before, all from several years ago. That said, I recently met someone that I have more of an interest in than I have in a long, long time, someone who makes me infinitely happier just based off any interaction I have with her. By Graham "GSM" Matthews How do you know when you've found "the one?" Well, you'll just know. I could end the article right there, but it might be too brief, so allow me to elaborate. People will go their entire lives trying to find "the one," and there are those who couldn't care less. Meanwhile, there are also others who want to find that special someone, yet that isn't their primary focus at the moment. That's the category I fell into for a long time. And notice how I used the past tense. I'll describe in more detail momentarily. To me, there is a distinct difference between finding "the one" and simply finding a relationship to be in. Being with "the one" is your idea of being someone that you want to spend the rest of your life with. Someone you would want to be in a long-term relationship with and isn't the flavor of the month. Someone that you think completes you, or at least accepts you complete. Again, I'll get into how you know deep down whether or not that person is the one for you (and the criteria is different for everyone), but there are people who are content being with someone they find attractive and/or are interested in and nothing more, and that's totally fine. By Graham "GSM" Matthews It's been a solid eight months since my last "Injection of Inspiration" blog post. I've been on my own case for months about catching up (and trust me, I will eventually). I've had "Write IOI posts" at the top of my "To Do" list on my iPhone for months, but nothing ever motivated me to write them. Or at least, I never felt a sense of urgency to write them and catch up, until now. It's interesting. I came back to my college campus a little over one week ago for the second semester of my junior year (amazing to think how fast time has gone by; feels like just yesterday I was preparing to leave for the first semester of my college career!). I started brainstorming potential topics for the "Injection of Inspiration" blog, and one of the first things that came to mind was discussing the importance of a great teacher. That theme is more appropriate now more than ever. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Aside from being the chorus to “Rubberneckin'” by Elvis Presley (a classic song by the way), these were three words that were brought to my attention while at work yesterday. I was standing around with a coworker of mine and one of my managers, who just so happens to be a wrestling fan. We were shooting the wrestling breeze and somehow arrived on the topic of The Killer Bees tag team. Some guy, who apparently is a regular at our movie theater (though I wouldn't know because I only work weekends), approached us and asked us what we were talking about, and when he realized we were on the topic of wrestling, he mentioned he was at the very first WrestleMania back in 1985! By Graham "GSM" Matthews 2015 has been a pretty phenomenal year. I'll get into specifics as the end of the year draws closer, but many events contributed to it being the best year yet for me. Some people may say I'm lucky, but I don't look at it that way. Luck has little to do with it; most of it is attributed is to me living a positive lifestyle. It's not as if I don't have my roadblocks in life. I'd be lying if I said I didn't. We all do. But it's HOW we overcome those obstacles that determines what kind of life we live. |
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