The Company You Keep

A reminder to my teenage daughters and anyone who may need this. A favorite of mine from a few years ago. 

The Company You Keep

Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are.  

If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl.  

But, if you associate with eagles,

you will learn how to soar to great heights. 

 "A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like 

is shown by the kind of friends he chooses." 

The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad. 

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve.   

Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.   

An important attribute in successful people is their impatience

with negative thinking and negative acting people.  

As you grow, your associates will change.  Some of your friends will not want you to go on.  They will want you to stay where they are.  Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl.  

Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream.  Those that don't increase you will eventually decrease you. 

Consider this: 

Never receive counsel from unproductive people. 

Never discuss your problems with someone incapable

 of contributing to the solution, because those who never

succeed themselves are always first to tell you how.  

Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. 

You are certain

 to get the worst of the bargain 

when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. 

Don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere. 

With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. 

Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. 

Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. 

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nothing surprises me with Paleo, anymore. When the hubby sent me this recipe, I knew I'd have every man who even considered paleo (and many who don't care) wanting to have the recipe.

Here's the link to the original: Maple Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 c. almond flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tbsp arrowroot
• 1/2 tsp. maple extract/flavoring
• 1/4 c.  Organic amber honey
• 1 egg white
• 3 tbsp. melted coconut oil
• 1/3 c. Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 5 strips Uncured Whole Foods 365 bacon, cooked, cooled, and diced

Instructions

1. Mix almond flour, arrowroot and baking soda in one bowl. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, beat egg white and slowly add melted butter and then maple flavoring.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well.
4. Add chopped bacon and chocolate chips last.
5. Use a cookie scooper and scoop out onto a baking stone
6. Bake at 300 for 12-13 minutes depending on the size you made your cookie.
7. At 8 minutes flatten your cookie, if you care about how they look. Then, bake for another 5-7 minutes. *For me, 13 minutes wasn't enough time.

Make sure you cool them completely, they can be doughy if you don't.