Yesterday I brought up the subject of “fighting your friends” due to your flat earth belief.
I mentioned the movie “They Live” with Roddie Piper and his famous line “I’m hear to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I’m all out of bubblegum”. In the famous fight scene, Roddie had to fight his buddy, nearly to the death, to get him to open his eyes to the truth, hidden just below the surface.
Sometimes you have to fight the people you care for, and love most, “tooth and nail”, to let them know how much you really do care for them.
On the other side of the coin, Jesus tells us to “kick the dust off our feet” when we encounter “anyone who will not welcome you or listen to your words “.
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said “you are the sum total of the 5 people you spend your time with”.
When it comes to relationships, we are greatly influenced — whether we like it or not — by those closest to us. It affects our way of thinking, our self-esteem, and our decisions.
Look around you. Do you surround yourself with people who lift you up and encourage you.? Good for you!! I would like to meet you…
Or do you allow negative or pessimistic people in your life..? If you do, then guess what rubs off on you..?
Trent Shelton (Former NFL Wide Receiver)
“Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.”
Marilyn Monroe (Actress, The Seven Year Itch)
“You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.”
Joel Osteen (Author, You Can, You Will)
“The only way to move forward in life is to leave your negative friends behind.”
In modern, Flat Earth terms, that means if people are NOT WILLING to listen to any of your FE reasoning, then get them out of your life. Delete them. Separate from them. They are poison to you. They are energy vampires.
Oh, and one other thing. As long as you KEEP negative people in your life, that makes one less place where a positive person would want to be. The negative person in your life REPELS the good you try to bring in. The only answer is to discontinue the negative.
On the other hand, the BENEFITS to having and keeping REAL friends is difficult to ignore.
A 2013 study published in Psychological Science reports that when people are running low on self-control, they often seek out self-disciplined people to boost their willpower.
There are many other benefits of keeping close friends. Two of the most obvious includes longer life span and greater happiness.
A study was done by Australia’s Flinder’s University, and after following 1,500 people for 10 years, researchers discovered that people with a large network of friends outlived their counterparts by 22% .
And overall, people with close friends report feeling happier with their lives, than people who shun others.
I found this little checklist, you may find amusing, or helpful:
How to Find out Who Your Real Friends Are – Testing Your Friendship
- Ask a friend for help.
- Change plans on your friend.
- Open up to a friend and talk about something personal.
- Invite your friend to hang out with your family.
- Watch for signs of “using.”
- Watch for signs of jealousy.
- Watch for signs of two-faced-ness.
Pick wisely – it really does matter…
The Flat Earth Media Group was born for the purpose of bringing together the individuals of the Flat Earth community. A network where we can meet new friends and grow together.
But that is only the beginning. It takes our individual efforts to develop real, meaningful friendships – on and offline.
And to let you in on a little secret… I’m thinking about picking up a motor home and start cruising around the USA, meeting you guys and gals – my Flat Earth Family. (It will probably have to wait until spring though, cause this bird is south for the winter) See if we can add some “will power”, “life extension” and “happiness boosters” to our lives, eh…?
I’m in this “Flat Earth Lifesytle” for the long haul, and I’d love to meet you, my fellow FE travelers.
Also, I’d love to hear from you about things you consider to be NEWS worthy of sharing with the Flat community.
Russ Dibird
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