Well wouldn’t we all just love for everyday to be a good day? How great would that be? However these are the words of a true optimist who sees everyday as a positive venture into the future. But I hate to be the bearer of bad news but every day is not a good day, not in the world that we live in today.
I’m sure this is the way that we should think. We should be able to tell ourselves everyday that today is going to be a good day, but with the stresses and pressure in everyday life how is that possible. We can only do as much as we can to make our day as good as we can, but when reality hits and life happens there’s nothing that we can do especially when the bad day takes over.
I know that I am thinking very negatively and people always say that we are still young and ask what could make our lives so hectic, I always say step into my shoes for a day or two and you’ll see.
I’m not saying however that it is impossible to have a good days. I mean I have great days; it’s just that every day is not a good day.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses
Our greatest Strengths are our greatest weaknesses. I am not entirely sure if I agree with this statement. Aren’t we meant to gain strength from our weaknesses and grow on that? I’m not really sure how a strength can actually turn around to become a weakness.
Of course it’s important for each person to know where there strengths and weaknesses lie but a strength becoming a weakness. This topic really got me thinking and after a few scratched on the head and a few questions here and there, I realized that this is actually possible; our greatest strengths can become our greatest weakness.
Okay here’s how: Have you ever noticed how when someone realises that they are really good at something, the head starts to inflate and they find themselves floating above everyone and everything else. That’s just it. When people realise their strengths, they allow it to go to their heads and the it in turn becomes their weaknesses. There are many examples in the world we live in. Good actors or singers with ridiculous demands. Sports stars. The minute they realise the crowd loves them and they are good at what they do, the head inflates.
So after much contemplation about the statement our greatest strengths can actually become our greatest weaknesses.
Of course it’s important for each person to know where there strengths and weaknesses lie but a strength becoming a weakness. This topic really got me thinking and after a few scratched on the head and a few questions here and there, I realized that this is actually possible; our greatest strengths can become our greatest weakness.
Okay here’s how: Have you ever noticed how when someone realises that they are really good at something, the head starts to inflate and they find themselves floating above everyone and everything else. That’s just it. When people realise their strengths, they allow it to go to their heads and the it in turn becomes their weaknesses. There are many examples in the world we live in. Good actors or singers with ridiculous demands. Sports stars. The minute they realise the crowd loves them and they are good at what they do, the head inflates.
So after much contemplation about the statement our greatest strengths can actually become our greatest weaknesses.
Feelings follow Behaviour
I'm not sure what this means exactly because isn’t behaviour supposed to follow feelings. How is it possible for feelings to follow behaviour? Isn’t your behaviour a reaction to what you are feeling at that moment?
Okay I think I’m confusing myself as well as everyone else. Let’s attempt to break it down. I suppose this statement could work both ways around because if you think about it our feelings influence our behaviour and our behaviour influences our feelings. If you do something wrong it impacts your feelings. If you do something good it impacts your feelings. So, in a way, I guess this statement is right, Feelings do follow behaviour.
Wow isn’t it amazing how we (human beings) work. We are very much in tune with our emotions or feelings. That is why it is so important for us to manage those feelings or emotions effectively because if it impacts on our behaviour we really need to be careful. Who knows what we will do when we are angry. Scary to think about, isn’t it.
So yes Feelings definitely follows behaviour and vice versa.
Okay I think I’m confusing myself as well as everyone else. Let’s attempt to break it down. I suppose this statement could work both ways around because if you think about it our feelings influence our behaviour and our behaviour influences our feelings. If you do something wrong it impacts your feelings. If you do something good it impacts your feelings. So, in a way, I guess this statement is right, Feelings do follow behaviour.
Wow isn’t it amazing how we (human beings) work. We are very much in tune with our emotions or feelings. That is why it is so important for us to manage those feelings or emotions effectively because if it impacts on our behaviour we really need to be careful. Who knows what we will do when we are angry. Scary to think about, isn’t it.
So yes Feelings definitely follows behaviour and vice versa.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
It is better to practice a little than talk a lot.
Have you ever heard of the sayings “Talk is cheap”, “Actions speak louder than words” and “Practice what you preach”. Well this is exactly that. It is better to practice than talk a lot. It is much easier to say that you are going to do something than actually doing it. I always say if you want to do something you will do it.
I believe that is someone really wanted to do something they won’t be standing in front of me telling me that they want to do it. If you really wanted to do it, it would have been done and you would be telling me that you have done it. It makes sense to me because that is what I would do.
People are very quick to say things that they think others would want hear or make promises to make people happy. I say whatever. I don’t listen to “ I wills” and don’t take note of promises, if it were true, it would have been done and that is what I live by.
So I say talk is cheap and practice what you preach otherwise you won’t get very far in life.
I believe that is someone really wanted to do something they won’t be standing in front of me telling me that they want to do it. If you really wanted to do it, it would have been done and you would be telling me that you have done it. It makes sense to me because that is what I would do.
People are very quick to say things that they think others would want hear or make promises to make people happy. I say whatever. I don’t listen to “ I wills” and don’t take note of promises, if it were true, it would have been done and that is what I live by.
So I say talk is cheap and practice what you preach otherwise you won’t get very far in life.
It is a poor idea to lie to yourself
Well talk about cheating yourself. I don’t need to say this twice it is DEFINITELY a bad idea to lie to yourself. I think lying to yourself is a form of escapism and if that’s what your intentions are then something is really wrong and the warning lights above your head should be flashing like crazy.
When you lie to yourself you are in actual fact trying to take yourself out of a situation which you put yourself in. I would say that this is a very bad idea. Grow up and take responsibility for your actions. People who lie to themselves can’t cope in or take control of the situation that they are in. By lying to yourself you only make the problem worse and makes a mountain out of a molehill.
After saying all this however I must admit that I have fallen prey to this myself. It’s hard to admit but I think everyone lies to themselves almost everyday of their lives. The smoker who says that one day they will quit but never makes any attempts to do so. The student who convinces themselves that the night before the exam is the best time to study because they do their best under pressure. We’ve all done it. I don’t think there is a way of escaping it actually.
When you lie to yourself you are in actual fact trying to take yourself out of a situation which you put yourself in. I would say that this is a very bad idea. Grow up and take responsibility for your actions. People who lie to themselves can’t cope in or take control of the situation that they are in. By lying to yourself you only make the problem worse and makes a mountain out of a molehill.
After saying all this however I must admit that I have fallen prey to this myself. It’s hard to admit but I think everyone lies to themselves almost everyday of their lives. The smoker who says that one day they will quit but never makes any attempts to do so. The student who convinces themselves that the night before the exam is the best time to study because they do their best under pressure. We’ve all done it. I don’t think there is a way of escaping it actually.
Not all who wander are lost.
Not all who wander are lost. Well this is definitely something to think about. One would think that someone that wanders is still looking for something that they haven’t found yet hence the fact that they are in fact lost. Wander after all does mean move about without a definite destination or purpose or route. I mean really now does that mean lost or what. Does to me.
On the other hand however the sentence does make some sense. The one doing the wandering might actually not be lost at all. Let me make some sense of this. They may have already found what they have been looking for and are maybe just looking for more or other things. They may be wandering in fact just to learn or discover new things. I mean what happened to expanding your horizons and adding to your knowledge.
Do you ever want to stop learning? I know that I want to learn as much as I can every day of my life. We go through life trying to grasp different things everyday. So isn’t this wandering?
So I guess its actually good to wander in a way, it might be that you aren’t lost at all, but just wandering to learn new things and meet new people. And if that’s the reason to wander ten I say wander all you want.
On the other hand however the sentence does make some sense. The one doing the wandering might actually not be lost at all. Let me make some sense of this. They may have already found what they have been looking for and are maybe just looking for more or other things. They may be wandering in fact just to learn or discover new things. I mean what happened to expanding your horizons and adding to your knowledge.
Do you ever want to stop learning? I know that I want to learn as much as I can every day of my life. We go through life trying to grasp different things everyday. So isn’t this wandering?
So I guess its actually good to wander in a way, it might be that you aren’t lost at all, but just wandering to learn new things and meet new people. And if that’s the reason to wander ten I say wander all you want.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)