Thursday, September 29, 2011

#3: Your friends are always cooler than you.



Life Lesson 3: Your friends are always cooler than you.
When we were originally naming the life lessons, it started off with Devin and me randomly naming them. We bounced back and forth between “life lessons with Devin and Tony” and “life lessons with Tony and Devin.” After arguing a few times, we were like, “see there, life lesson 3, your friends are always cooler than you. We made that statement because we kept wanting to put each other first. 
Throughout our lives we are told that we should be selfless, humble, etc. Along with that we should put others before ourselves because if we put ourselves first then we are selfish. We are always instructed and told how we should be more selfless and not be selfish because being selfish is such a bad thing. It also looks bad on how people view us. 
We should continually help our friends and lift them up in everything they do. When we lift each other up, we help each other out. If there were no one to lift us up then we wouldn’t get along in life as easily. Things would be a lot more difficult. 
We are also often told that we don’t pick our friends, but they pick us, or they are picked for us. Our friends are put in our lives for many reasons. And if we want them to stay there then we should treat them with the utmost respect and love. In Matthew 7:12, it says, “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you.”   With that said, if you want those friends to stick around, you should treat them amazingly, because if you want to be treated amazingly then you should treat them the same way, if not better. 
Overall, I believe that we should always let our friends know that we think they’re cooler than us so that we can get respect in return, be more humble, and be more selfless. 

Sunday, September 25, 2011

#2: Women are always right.

haha. I thought this was a really funny and cute picture to use for this. 

Life Lesson 2: Women are always right.

This one came about when a kid a camp was in an argument with a girl. Devin and I knew that this argument would probably never end; so we decided to jump in. After hearing what it was about and hearing bout sides, we basically told the kid, “hey, life lesson 2 women are always right.” I think we might’ve used a different number at the time, but oh well. It was one of those spur of the moment kind of things. 

If you ever think about it, in almost any and every situation in life, majority of the time women are always right. It is nearly impossible to win an argument with a woman because, women are always right. 
Sometimes they might not actually be right, but in their mind they are always right. Other times you might have an occurrence where you’re tired of arguing about something so you just decide to let her be right. 

Women usually mature before and faster than most men. Due to this, they usually know more than men do too. Since they mature faster and know more, maybe we should look for them to be right because maybe their opinion/idea/answer is probably way starter than what you might be able to think of. 

Remember, in almost any and every situation in life, Women are always right. 


Remember this life lesson, it like many of these life lessons, will help get you very far in life!

Saturday, September 24, 2011

#1: God is the coolest, no matter what.

Life Lesson 1: God is the coolest, no matter what.

Well, this was one of the first few Life Lessons we made. We originally didn’t have much order to the life lessons and we just put random numbers to them. When we went to put them in an official list, we had Life Lesson 3, “Your friends are always cooler than you”, as number 2; and Life Lesson , “Women are always right”, was number 1. When we started putting them into an official list we decided that for several reasons that this should be number 1. These reasons will also help explain this life lesson.
Here are a few of those reasons:
1) God should always be number one in our lives in every situation. 
The first of the Ten Commandments says: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Ex. 20:3; Deut. 5:7).
With that said, I believe that we are capable of making anything into a god if we devote enough time to it. So, I think that absolutely nothing should ever come before God. He should always be number one in every situation of our lives.

2) He created us! 
Genesis 1:26-27 says: “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
See there, that’s proof. In the first book of the Bible, it tells how one of things God did in the first week ever was create man kind. He is so great that He created us. Yeah, your parents physically made you, but if God never did that then none of us would ever be here. 

3) He let His one and only son die for us! 
John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
God let His only son come down to earth, live life tempted as a human. And 33ish years later, that same son died for each and every one of us. He went through more pain and torture than anyone has before; He made the ultimate sacrifice so that no one will ever have to sacrifice anything for their sins again. All we have to do is ask for Him to forgive us for our sins and bam we’re forgiven! No more blood animal sacrifices. He also did this so that we may all fully enter His presence; no more only high priest in the holy of holy place. We can all now enter there anytime anywhere because of what He did.


Thats’s pretty much why God is the coolest and greatest, no matter what. I include “no matter what” in that one because there is absolutely nothing that you or anyone can ever do to be greater or cooler than Him. So, today take the time where ever you are to thank Him for everything He has done, and thank Him for being the coolest and greatest no matter what! 
Thanks for reading! 
Good day! 


Saturday, September 17, 2011

Hope for your future reading...

I figured I would post a randomish post just to fill everyone in on this. I will update the original list as new Life Lessons are added. Also, as I write explanations and stories behind each of the Life Lessons I will post them in individual post. I may also post random posts relevant to Life Lessons w/ Tony And Friends.
You should be excited!
I'm excited!

Life Lessons With Tony and Friends; the list...

A good list of great things that myself as well as other friends have come up with. Here it goes:

1) God is the coolest, no matter what.
2) Women are always right.
3) Your friends are always cooler than you.
4) Never slurp spaghetti on the first date.
5) Don’t go for a high five when she goes for a hug.
6) Don’t cut a hug into a kiss.
7) Ranch can not be used in moderation.
8) Don’t let your girlfriend in your room if you have cutouts in there.
9) Don’t let your mom cut/dye your hair if unless she is licensed.
10) Gold hair was only cute on Goldilocks.
11) Cleaning your ears and nose is a must.
12) Never take a dump the first time you go to your girlfriend’s house.
13) Chicken sammiches and waffle fries are best when free.
14) Kicked sand is not worth crying over.
15) Don’t fart louder than the song playing.
16) Don’t fart under covers when cuddling.
17) Know what a game involves before volunteering.
18) Always be prepared no matter what the situation may be.
19) Don’t burp in a girl’s mouth while making out.
20) Don’t scratch your butt while holding hands.
21) Never take your purple belt to work, someone might steal it.
22) Never dress your kids in matching clothes, they will most likely hate it.
23) Never ask a girl out over text, phone, myspace, facebook, or email; that's low and just lame.
24) Never talk about crapping to a girl.
25) Never start something you can’t finish.
26) Always put the toilet seat back down, you might fall in.
27) Never hit a pregnant lady during volleyball and laugh about it.
28) Never pop small children with towels..
29) Don’t tell people about your wedgies or how often you get them.
30) Don’t pull your wedgies out in public.
31) Never lie to Greg Amos.
32) Never tell Betty Sue no.
33) Recreation is NOT an option.
34) Christians are the worst liars.
35) Enjoy the little things.
36) You don’t pick your friends, they pick you.
37) You can be too straight forward, so don’t push it.
38) Don’t trust a hoe.
39) Never go bungee jumping without a bungee.
40) It ain’t trickin if you got it.
41) Majority of the time, size actually matters.
42) No excuses, play like a champion.
43) Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to dig your well.
44) When life gives you lemons, turn left.
45) When you take away someone’s imagination, you destroy them.
46) Always be prepared to whip our your lightsaber.
47) If a sign says “cans only!”, that doesn’t mean put random trash in it.
48) You can never over decorate a camp cabin.
49) Never have pillow fights during a rave, disco balls might break.
50) Never let anyone sink your battleship.
51) Never let anyone know they’ve sunk your battleship if they actually sunk it.
52) Think outside the box… and try not to put yourself or anyone inside one, either.
53) Plan your work & work your plan… prioritize your schedule & schedule your priorities.
54) Remember if anybody wants to know what is really important to you, all they have to do is check your calendar and checkbook!
55) Love people, use things… and not the other way around!
56) Play to your strengths, delegate your weaknesses.
57)Find something you love to do, then do it with everything within you.
58) Treat yourself with respect, then treat others with the same. 
59) Laugh loudly for long periods of time… regularly.
60) Don’t take yourself too seriously, be the first to laugh at yourself.
61) It’s not all about you… so, don’t take it that way OR make it that way.
62) Give extravagantly… with no strings attached. 
63) Marry your best friend, never stop being best friends.
64) Listen for the story behind the story…
65) Stay small in your own eyes.
66) Don’t forget who you are, where you have come from, and where you are going…
67) Never give up, never give in… never, never, never.
68) Share the Gospel with everyone your see… if necessary, use words! 
69) Choose your battles wisely… you don’t have to have an opinion about everything.
70) Never look to another human to meet all your needs… only God can do that.
71) Make it your goal in life to have those who know you best love you most.
72) Remember that people are your only truly appreciable assets in life… invest in them. 
73) Don’t bust out the big moves on the first date. Start your standards low so you can always impress her later on.
74) Guys, lift up the toilet seat, but put it back down when you’re done.. No one wants to sit on your urine! 
75) You touch the heater, you DIE! 
76) Always expect the unexpected…
77) All you have to do is beceime.
78) If the sign says our of order, that doesn't mean make a 3 layer cake.
79) If the bank is close that doesn't mean you should still try to make a deposit. 

80) The only thing in life that's free is Free Slushies from the Canteen.
81) Never rat out your accomplices.
82) Always have a spare roll of toilet paper.
83) Don't start a relationship only a week after you start the interest.
84) Don't start a relationship at camp.
85) Don't write 6 page text messages every time you text.
86) Don't like EVERYTHING on facebook.
87) Don't put all of your drama on facebook.
88) If you're told to fill up a water cooler that doesn't mean just put ice in it; it's called a water cooler for a reason.
89) Never makeout w/ a girl who drank someone else's backwashed chocolate milk.
90) Don't let your mom set you up on a blind date.
91) Always proofread your work before you print it, especially if you're a teacher. 
92) It is possible to have too many things embroidered. 
93) When downtown, walk when you see a man not a hand. 
94) People in safari hats always have the answers. 
95) It doesn't matter how you get across, as long as you get across. 
96) Don't ask Hailey Winstead why she's famous, she just is.  
97) Sound effects make everything better
98) Always respect the custodial engineers/janitorial workers.  
99) A cup of tea always helps your day go better.
100) Always knock before you enter. 
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