Values

After Prioritizing my values it led me to believe my most cherished values are family, friendship, enjoyment, personal development, and health. I have basically considered these to be my core values, but i have never thought about how I exercise them in a daily setting.

Family plays a big part in my life. I may not talk to them everyday, but hoping the best for me. Just today I had to drive up to Corvallis for a job interview. Since I am broke and don't have a car, I need a means of transportation to get there. I am in luck because my sister lives in Corvallis, and drives down to Eugene to get me. Only family would drive 45 minutes out of their way to pick you up, and then drive you back and not even ask for gas money.
Friendship is something that can be taken for granted. I am very lucky to have such good friends and appreciate all they do for me. Whether it's the countless times they have let me borrow their car, entertained me, or bought drinks for me at the bars, friendship is a part of my life everyday.
Enjoyment, I value taking pleasure in life and being optimistic. I try to take enjoyment in everything I do, even if it sucks. I surround myself with people I enjoy and make choices that have a positive impact on my life. As i am writing this post, I am sitting outside enjoying the weather, since Oregon has a limited amount of sun. There is no time to have a negative view on life.
Personal development is something i strive to do everyday, whether it be by getting an education, working out, or challenging myself everyday. Currently I am competing to partake in a very competitive internship that is way out of my comfort zone, but I am pushing myself to expand that zone. I wouln't be where I am today if I didn't challenge myself.
I feel that if you lead a healthy life you will lead a happy life. Eating right and keeping your body healthy creates a sense of pride for yourself. You become more confident in your skin and around people. Not to say that I don't have my share of bad habits, but i like to think i pick my poison wisely. An example of being healthy that I practice daily is physical activity.

While writing this post I started to think about how values change as you grow up, and if some values all together vanish. Looking back to grade school and middle school I tryed to remember what i valued back then. The only one that had any significant relevance was religion. I attended a Catholic school for nine years where I went to church every wendnesday and sunday. Now a days the only time I go to church is Christmas and Easter with my family. I still value being a good person with strong morals and ethics, but the religious part is drifting away. I find it interesting how something can be such a big part of your life, and once that it is gone your values start to shift and change.

NBA Finals: Heated Rivalry Reignited?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3445879&name=hollinger_john

After recaping what appers to be the most exciting NBA season I can remember in a long time, I couldn't think of a better way to end it than with a Boston/LA final. This legendary rivalry is one of the greatest rivlaries we have in sports, and with the hype of the "big three" in Boston vs. NBA MVP Kobe Bryant how could this final not live up to Magic vs. Bird. Unfortuantely this series lacked the passion and anger that we have been seeing all playoffs, well at least LA lacked these qualities.

One of my favorite quotes that i heard regarding the finals, after Boston stomped LA in game six, was the text of the day on the Jim Rome show. The text read, "I didn't know Phil Jackson changed his triangle offense to the crapizoid offense". This mirrors how LA played throughout the whole series. Even though LA won two games, with Kobe caring them to both of these wins, they deserved to get sweeped. Their offense lacked any kind of motion what so ever and resembled more of an Isaah Thomas team than a Phil Jackson one. Besides from Kobe and brief glimpses from Lamar Odom and Sasha Vujacic, the bench contributed nothing to the cause. The thing that mind boggles me was previous to their finals appearance they were the best looking team in the playoffs, while Boston looked to be extremely overrated.

I don't want to take anything away from Boston, they were the better team and proved it without a doubt. The passion and emotion Kevin Garnett displayed on and off the court makes him almost impossible to dislike, and with his quote in the postgame interview, "Anything is Possible", speaks as load as his actions.