Correlations

A correlation coefficient is a number between -1 and 1 that tells you the strength and direction of the relationship between variables - Scribbr

Strength & Direction

You are bored, well me too. But this is my life now, so you gonna be actively bored with me.

Recently I've been making it a goal to do better to understand this boringness-correlations. It would be easier if I was just talking about stats.

Perfect Positive Correlation

1 : When one variable changes the other variable changes in the same direction. This correlation seems so easy. When life throws you a quarter termed program, everyone shifts their schedule and flexibility to mine. Nope, just a lot of plans I boringly have to say "I have school". But what about people in our lives? Casual, close, or intimate friends, don't move this easily. I'm realizing that no relationship is a perfect correlation. As I grow, learn, explore, evolve, and ultimately get closer to God maybe the people in my life aren't going in that same direction. And that is okay.

Perfect Negative Correlation

-1 : When one variable changes the other changes in the opposite direction.

You are not strong enough to pull people to where you are,

that's God's job.

Like SJR would say, "I feel this for somebody". We now get its okay for people to not be exactly a perfect correlation but dang sure can't be opposites. Worse than understanding stats correlations, I am trying to understand the correlations in my life. Most importantly, who God wants me to be correlated to

Choose your friends like Jesus did

Zero Correlation

Nada, no relationship. If you have been following along, you know that when I don't know something, Imma soon know something. Imma stat by praying. Believe what I see. Pray some more. Ask questions. How can we know the correlation without any info? Then pray some more. Hopefully, God jumps in and speaks loudly. But what we have to stop doing is blaming people for who they are when you never knew who they were. Yea, ask some more questions sis.

You Didn't Choose me, I Chose You

January is all about friendships & relationships for my church. Not only this month but I am starting to get picky. Idk how pickier I can get but I'm getting. Picky with my energy, focus, and values. Although I pray for God to guide me through this life of correlations, I also ask him to guide me to and through relationships. Whether that's an old blog about walking away from something good, fighting, or evolving for what is. I know that God is where love starts. Love for myself, love towards others, and if we on a positive correlation maybe love from others at the same time.

Xoxo, correlating the dots, being choosy, being boring, & what always stays the same (God willingly)...18th week PhD student