Being back is wonderful. I had missed being able to go out at 11PM to the front of the WPAC and play my horn outside. It's definitely something I have missed dearly while in Austin. I will miss skating, but I think I'll be able to focus here, even without all of that. It's a good thing I'm so far away from home. Any closer and I probably would not be able to focus as well as I do.
I finished all of the unpacking, but we haven't cleaned the shower yet, so I'm afraid to get in until it gets done. It's a bit muggy in here and my eyes have been irritating me all day since this morning. Perhaps it's time to change my contacts.
That's all I've got. No eternal wisdom, just the promise of focus and good work.
Aug 13, 2009
Feb 25, 2009
About life...
You know, there are so many people out there who always focus on testing the limits, thinking about what they shouldn't do instead of just trying to do the right thing. I would know! I'm one of them. I'm not saying that testing one's limits is bad, sadly it will forever remain a trial and error sort of course in a sense that error will always have consequences that may not be to our liking.
However, I was having a conversation last night about this sort of thing with a person who always focuses on trying to just be a good person. With some exploration I find that this is perhaps the better way to live. Focusing on the good decisions in life rather than trying to keep yourself away from things you shouldn't do tends to twists one's outlook to a more positive viewpoint. After affirming this, we talked about ways to give yourself more freedom in your life instead of setting parameters for yourself (closing those metaphorical doors in your mind) you figure out some key rules that follow the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) method, where you can use them to dictate on the spot what you should and should not do (open some metaphorical doors).
To better illustrate myself, take a High School Classroom. You know how every year, the teacher makes a class conduct contract with the kids that dictates how they are supposed to act. A classic example of setting and open-door rule is where instead of making a rule that says "don't talk" you say "raise your hand to speak." They both say pretty much the same thing, but the latter allows doors to be opened (through the raising of the hand) rather than closes down the lines of communication (DON'T TALK!)
What we both suggested is to take this concept and apply it to our own lives. Rules should be short; comprehensible; memorable; and specific, but general (a paradox I know, but take the raising your hand thing, it is specific in saying you need to raise your hand but doesn't say when or how).
I haven't has time as of late to sit and think out my life rules. I know that something like this would help many areas of my life become more positively viewed both consciously and subconsciously by my mind. Perhaps those positives will be mirrored by the frequency and sizes of my successes in life and affect how I view obstacles in my life along with how I react to them.
That's all for now,
--S--
However, I was having a conversation last night about this sort of thing with a person who always focuses on trying to just be a good person. With some exploration I find that this is perhaps the better way to live. Focusing on the good decisions in life rather than trying to keep yourself away from things you shouldn't do tends to twists one's outlook to a more positive viewpoint. After affirming this, we talked about ways to give yourself more freedom in your life instead of setting parameters for yourself (closing those metaphorical doors in your mind) you figure out some key rules that follow the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) method, where you can use them to dictate on the spot what you should and should not do (open some metaphorical doors).
To better illustrate myself, take a High School Classroom. You know how every year, the teacher makes a class conduct contract with the kids that dictates how they are supposed to act. A classic example of setting and open-door rule is where instead of making a rule that says "don't talk" you say "raise your hand to speak." They both say pretty much the same thing, but the latter allows doors to be opened (through the raising of the hand) rather than closes down the lines of communication (DON'T TALK!)
What we both suggested is to take this concept and apply it to our own lives. Rules should be short; comprehensible; memorable; and specific, but general (a paradox I know, but take the raising your hand thing, it is specific in saying you need to raise your hand but doesn't say when or how).
I haven't has time as of late to sit and think out my life rules. I know that something like this would help many areas of my life become more positively viewed both consciously and subconsciously by my mind. Perhaps those positives will be mirrored by the frequency and sizes of my successes in life and affect how I view obstacles in my life along with how I react to them.
That's all for now,
--S--
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