how good are the ingredients?

have you ever noticed how the best foods are made with the best quality ingredients.
you can't make amazing food with bad ingredients.

the same thing is true in life, what goes in matches what comes out.

i'm talking about influences here, everything you experience is a influence whether you realize it or not, the people in your life, the entertainment you consume, etc. these are the ingredients that make up a person.

personally in my life i've been trying to pay careful attention to what influences me, the music i listen to, the movies i watch, the things i read. i have to ask myself is this adding something positive to my life, just wasting time, or being a negative influence.
as a result i've been cutting down the number of blogs i follow to only those that add to my life in a positive way.
and i've limited the entertainment i consume.

i'll leave you with this challenge. take a careful look at your influences. are you being made with good ingredients?