Influence

Peace,peace, good people! Enjoying my Tuesday, listening to D'Angelo, "The Root" and it got me to thinking about something. We are all influenced by something or someone it's inevitable. From childhood to adulthood we are influenced everyday. For some adults family is still the biggest influence, which is very understandable. I believe that some matters we have to go on what we know, or what "we" believe. Some people have gone their whole lives under the influence of things or people. We have to take things for what they are worth, but at the same time still make our own decisions. I don't wanna get caught up in what everybody thinks, and sometimes that may even mean family. You only have one life to live and we have to do what makes us happy. If you're a painter and you want to paint, then you should paint. Even if everyone around you is a Doctor. If we continue to fold under the influence of what everyone else thinks, we wouldn't have a diverse world. I would hate to go through life trying to please other people, only to find myself miserable. Influence can be a great thing, and it can also be a deadly thing. Balance is the key, we must balance family, friends, co-workers, etc. As long as we live we will continue to be influenced by something or someone, but we can't let others influence be the deciding factors in our life decisions...