You are my life now

Bella meets Edward. Bella falls in love with Edward.

Bella would do anything for him. Be anything for him.

Bella lives and breathes Edward.

Bella is dead scared to lose him.

Edward breaks up with Bella.

Bella falls apart.

Bella stops living.

This is what happens in the second movie. Edward loves her so much and is so concerned about her safety and happiness that he decides that she would have a better chance at that if he wasn’t around… And so he decides to leave her.

After that Bella falls into depression, has constant panic attacks, doesn’t talk to anyone, doesn’t look forward to anything anymore. It was like her life walked out the door the minute he walked out of her life.

I wish this was something that only happened in movies, but unfortunately this is pretty much the reality of many girls nowadays.

They meet a guy, fall head over hills for him and the ‘love’ they feel is so strong that they are absolutely sure they can’t live without him.

And so they do whatever is necessary to keep that person’s love.

They go against their better judgment.

They turn against their parents if they dare disagree with her ‘new found love’.

Others give themselves completely and unconditionally to the guy, just so they won’t lose them.

They turn away from friends, lose focus on their studies, forget about the plans they had for the future. They change the way they dress, hang out in places they would never go before, accept whatever and whenever, do whatever is necessary, risk everything for someone they say they love.

And the worst is, some even turn their backs on God and everything they once believed in. They abandon their faith; they throw their salvation out the window, and for what? For a guy who ‘loves’ them today and may ‘love’ someone else tomorrow.

They completely lose themselves.

But what if their ‘Edward’ turns out to be a jerk?

What if he decides he doesn’t ‘love’ her anymore?

What if her ‘life’ walks out on her and never even looks back?

If he was her life, what happens to her if he leaves?

What will she be left with?

This time last year

Do you remember where you were and what you were doing this time last year? How was your life like? Was it better or worse?

What changes have you made since last year? What have you accomplished? Will 2010 be a memorable year for you or will it be a period of your life you'd rather forget?

This is the time when most people start making their resolutions for the new year, but how many actually achieve their goals?

If I learned anything in 2010 (and I learned a lot) is that if you want to change something in your life, you better start now. I used to think that changes happen, but they take time, that you shouldn't expect to change overnight. And that's true, change does takes time, but they never really happen if you just keep waiting, if you keep giving yourself time to change.

You want to quit an addiction, you have to start doing something about that now. You want to get new skills, don't wait for the right time, the right time is right now! Do you want to be organized, more mature, excel at school or at work? Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to become a better person all around? Don't wait! If you do, life will just pass you by and when you finally realize it, it will be too late.

So, how will your life be like this time next year? You decide...