My Social Life

In the story Your Social Life: Are You a Fox or a Hedgehog? by Pamela Haag is basically compare the life style of a person to a fox and hedgehog. She explains how also is similar to the social life that we are facing today in this society. Haag tells that the fox social life is which he knows a lot of people but don’t really have that kind of confident with other. In the case of hedgehog is the opposite, he knows a lot and he can have some sincere conversations with his friends.

The one thing I learned growing up was to just be myself and not worry what others may think. It’s important to stick to what you think matters. Most of all, I think people should look at the big picture, instead of trying to impress the people around

Hanging out with the wrong crowd leads to unintended consequences. It does not matter how smart I am, if the people around me are not smart then I will be judged the same as them. An individual’s own self-importance is overlooked when the whole crowd is involved. That is the lesson that I learned this summer. I obtained the knowledge of the importance of personal responsibility as to who I surround myself with. I did not realize the importance of having privileges’ until I lost them. I learned that good friendships are a privilege, that hanging out with the wrong crowd leads to nothing but trouble, and that their trouble will lead to my privileges being revoked. The lesson that I learned was to be more responsible about my choices and the people that I surround myself with.

The church that we used to attend -Wooddale Baptist- was a mega church just outside of St. Paul, Minnesota. Every Sunday, I had the same schedule consisting of Sunday School, snack time, and then “Big Church,” which was with the adults. Due to the unthinkable amount of kids, I was never given the opportunity to make anything more than acquaintances. Every Sunday it felt like I met someone new, plus I only got to know their surface layer identity. Once we started at my new church, Aldersgate Church, my social and religious outlook improved. Starting on the first Sunday, my family and I had made plenty of good friends. We even had dinner plans with two strange families after church that night! Little did we know that these two families became the most supportive and trusted people we would ever meet. Also, the small community within the church and the pastor inspired me to grow in my faith than ever before. I began to enjoy Sunday school, and understand the lessons. Exchanging churches changed the way I worshipped God, and gave me the chance to meet new

When Pamela Haag wrote “Your Social Life: Are You a Fox or a Hedgehog?” she explained what the Greek poet Archilochus meant when he said that the fox knows many things about a little, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. In the entry she decided to use a more relatable topic to help show exactly what he meant. Haag overall talked about that even though a person with a fox social life knows many people they do not know them on a very personal, confiding level. However, someone with a hedgehog social life knows very few people, but can fully trust and be open with the people they do know. When reading about this parable of the fox and hedgehog I immediately thought about one concerning different types of parents.

Are you being viewed in a negative way than you are being viewed in person? However, how people addressed you may not be how you really are once people get to know you. In the world you live in now your going to come across different types of people that are going to view you differently. To continue, you can get judged for the most cruel situations that didn’t pertain to you. No matter what you do in life people always find something to be negative about. It's not what they say it how you react to it. Our status during this generation is defined by the way we dress and where we come from.

*To spend time together as a family *To share God’s word *To connect with the church

Lifepoint Church discusses this on their small group page, “We believe life change happens more frequently in the circles of small groups than in the rows of our weekend services” (Small Groups). You would be surprised how spending time with others will affect you. The people whom you surround yourself with are going affect you, either for the good or bad. Wouldn’t you want to surround yourself with people who are going to encourage you and make you want to draw closer to Jesus? You can do just that by joining a small group. There are even specific small groups for those who are just beginning their relationship with Jesus or those who are in college. You can find a small group that is ideal for you in this season and where you are in your relationship with God. By surrounding yourself with people who have similar interests or who have been in similar situations or had similar struggles you can grow in your faith and learn from

A relationship between two people can have very different meanings. In some relationships such as two lovers, they can also be best friends because they share good communication. A relationship between a parent and child has a special bond because they share love, and affection for each other. However, there are times when a relationship can go bad because there is no understanding, lack of communication, and a feeling of distance in the relationship. Relationships in all parts of our lives contribute to our well-being. Through our relationships, we are sustained in our personal growth and development. Our relationships provide us with the support we need to grow and to handle challenges we

My dad is much more of a permissive parent, though he switches frequently. He generally leaves a lot of decisions up to me, and does not offer much structure or security. My mum on the other hand is a much more authoritative, with a fairly type A personality, minus the aggression. She works a lot, and puts a lot of pressure on herself, sometime too much. However, she is truly a wonderful mum. She is receptive, she is swift to respond if something is wrong, she builds a secure relationship and is a real leader. During thanksgiving with my boyfriend, I got to meet the rest of his family, yeah frightening! And because my timing is superb, the night before I develop a fever blister on my lip, darn genetics. Throughout the whole evening I could not stop feeling like everyone was staring at me, both because I was new, and because of my lip. I knew this was a prime example of the spotlight effect, but it was hard not to feel self conscious no matter how many times I was reassured. I was definitely nervous to meet his family, and felt a strong need to belong. His family have always been so kind, I wanted to be apart of their fun and accepted by them. My boyfriend is also religious, but though we are both Christian, his denomination has more traditions than my own. Because of this, the woman all wear skirts and both men and women dress very respectfully. So my displayed

When Did Lives on Social Media Become More Time-Consuming than Our Social Lives by Jessica Remo argues that what people post social media is not portraying the truth to their daily lives. Social media allows the individual to post a picture, video, status, and edit these to make it seem like their lives are better than others. “Social media allows the user to create their own TV channel and make their lives seem better than they really are,” (Remo). In addition to portraying a fake live, these posts have negative impacts on the viewers. With 92 percent of those between 18 and 29, and 73 percent of people in their 30’s and 40’s using social media, this gives each individual the ability to control their image, and people’s impression of them.

In Defense of Caring What Other People Think You don’t have to look far to find some “inspirational” quote or some listicle about how and why you shouldn’t care what other people think. It’s become so common that it’s become a trite piece of advice that gets passed around to make people feel good.

While everyone else decides how they are going to feel about you, the choice on how you feel about yourself is up to you. It doesn't matter what people say or do. It doesn't matter how many people bully you. You have a choice to develop a positive attitude about yourself and what you do in this world, and, consequently, that affects how other people see you too. One of the best examples of this is Nick Vujicic. Go ahead and give his message a listen!

I think you need a balance between a healthy social life, a sense of community and companionship which is what the church brings. Not smoking and drinking goes with health; the healthier you live the longer you will more likely live. Then

The fact is that people are constantly judging you and there is nothing you can do to change that. You can either choose to live life cocooned or you can go around with your head high, confident in yourself and not letting other people's opinions change who you are.