Are you Jaded? What does that mean?

This was retweeted on my timeline, and instantly I thought of the blog; NeverJaded. This tweet is what the meaning behind being Jaded is all about. When your Jaded, you've been let down so many times, that you expect the worst at all times. You don't get excited anymore, because you've been disappointed so many times. You don't look forward to the future, because, in your mind, things can't get any better.

We CAN NOT think like this.

You can not let your past dictate your future. My goal of this year is to tell you guys more of situations I've been in, I'm going through, or I've witnessed, and what I've learned from them. 

That's what I feel life is all about. Living, and learning. 

I've been through some things, haven't we all, but I don't let those things hover over me like a dark cloud, and affect my everyday actions, or outlook on life in a negative sense. 

Of course, I have my moments, where I feel like I can't go on, or I ask "why me?"

But I like to look at it like this; everything I've been through has made me who I am. And I could sit here, and be mad, or sad at the situation,    OR      better myself from it, and try not be in that situation again. 

For instance with relationships, you can be bitter, and say all males [females] are the same, and make it harder for the next guy [girl]    OR   you can take those things that made the relationship not work, those traits that you didn't like in him [her] and use those things as what not to look for when picking your next potential candidate. 

I know some things you can't control; the obstacles thrown your way that are inevitable. But you can't live life assuming everyone else knows what you've been through.

I can't live life thinking people automatically know I lost my brother this past year, and it's had a significant affect on me. Therefore, I can't take that out on people. I can't be sad, and crying everyday, expecting people to take pity on me.

You have to take the tests God gives you, and do your best to get through them, and take what you learned along the way, and apply it to the next test he gives you. 

Like I said, I plan to share more with you all, and share the lessons I've learned throughout life. Because with every situation, a lesson can be learned. 

Hope you all continue to read, and take in what I say, even if you don't agree, as we both attempt to live life NeverJaded.