Since I can remember I have had a very hard time making decisions. Whether it be about food I want to buy for lunch, or what career path i want to persue. No matter the magnitude of the decision, it has been a constant battle.
I used to believe the struggle was due to the pressure I feel to make the right choice, impress upon those important to me that I am competent at selecting the best option. As I have grown older though, I have come to realize that whether a decision is "right" or not depends entirely on the attitude of the one making it.
Once you choose, you have to put full confidence behind the choice and force it, will it, make it be the right choice for you. Take every advantage of your decision and use the benefits it leaves in its wake.
And let's say, by chance you make the wrong decision. Is it really wrong? How can it be? Wouldn't a bad choice lead you in the direction you needed to go in the first place? The direction needed to gain knowledge to make a better decision in the future? Help you grow in the ability to know what is best for you as an individual...If that is the case...are there even such things as mistakes?
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
The Power of IF
What: [Interrogative pronoun or determiner)-asking for information, specifying something. [Relative
pronoun] thing or things. [Exclamation] emphasizing something surprising or remarkable.
If: [Conjunction - introducing a conditional clause] on the condition, supposition, or event that. Used
in expressing a polite request or opinion.
-Oxford Dictionary-
How interesting that two words in the English language, both with concrete definitions and guidelines for application to our speech, can immediately transform into a cloud of uncertainty when they come together as a pair.
What if.
Six characters. Two words separated by the smallest of spaces. What if. Insignificant...all powerful. "What if..." in its tiny presentation, whispers the promise of success, the threat of failure, the fear of destruction. It holds the hope for change...the knowledge of opportunity or wonder at opportunities missed.
"What if..." a simultaneous motivation to try and warning not to venture too far past the unknown. It carries with it the capability to weave doubt into belief, draw relief out of a dream. What if, can twist support through an idea or write doubt into any imagination.
"What if". An infinite amount of opportunity...a travesty in it's truest form.
pronoun] thing or things. [Exclamation] emphasizing something surprising or remarkable.
If: [Conjunction - introducing a conditional clause] on the condition, supposition, or event that. Used
in expressing a polite request or opinion.
-Oxford Dictionary-
How interesting that two words in the English language, both with concrete definitions and guidelines for application to our speech, can immediately transform into a cloud of uncertainty when they come together as a pair.
What if.
Six characters. Two words separated by the smallest of spaces. What if. Insignificant...all powerful. "What if..." in its tiny presentation, whispers the promise of success, the threat of failure, the fear of destruction. It holds the hope for change...the knowledge of opportunity or wonder at opportunities missed.
"What if..." a simultaneous motivation to try and warning not to venture too far past the unknown. It carries with it the capability to weave doubt into belief, draw relief out of a dream. What if, can twist support through an idea or write doubt into any imagination.
"What if". An infinite amount of opportunity...a travesty in it's truest form.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Science of Happiness
I once saw happiness defined in a book as an equation R/E or, Reality divided by Expectation. While this seems logical enough, can happiness really be broken down into a scientific equation? According to R/E all it would take to be happy is to either improve your reality...or lower your expectations.
R/E allows for the assumption that happiness is relative to the individual. Good. However it also leaves room for people to sell themselves short by having expectations so low that there is little drive, little motivation, to be the best of what you are. And couldn't it be as simple as that? The understanding that every minute you do all you are capable of, you are the best? Would that be enough to improve reality?
Take pride in all the good you do, the potential you have, and the beauty you see.
R/E allows for the assumption that happiness is relative to the individual. Good. However it also leaves room for people to sell themselves short by having expectations so low that there is little drive, little motivation, to be the best of what you are. And couldn't it be as simple as that? The understanding that every minute you do all you are capable of, you are the best? Would that be enough to improve reality?
Take pride in all the good you do, the potential you have, and the beauty you see.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Life and Chess Part 3: Bishop
On either side of the king and queen stands a bishop. The bishop has no restriction in distance when they travel from one place to another, but are limited to diagonal movement. As a consequence of its diagonal path, each bishop remains on either the white or black squares. This means the bishops are able to assist in a limited number of conundrums. They are focused and efficient, but creativity is not the strength of a bishop.
In life, the bishops represent various people you may meet in your life. people who may cross your path, right in front of you, without you even noticing. More often than not, you may not even notice they were important to your development until they are long gone.
And isn't it a shame we are so many times blissfully unaware of the workings around us? That we cannot adequately appreciate those who put their stamp on our development?
Though the bishops realm is limited, in chess by the color of the squares they stand upon and in life by the connections and ability to be in the right place at the right time, the capacity to be helpful will never be in question.
In life, the bishops represent various people you may meet in your life. people who may cross your path, right in front of you, without you even noticing. More often than not, you may not even notice they were important to your development until they are long gone.
And isn't it a shame we are so many times blissfully unaware of the workings around us? That we cannot adequately appreciate those who put their stamp on our development?
Though the bishops realm is limited, in chess by the color of the squares they stand upon and in life by the connections and ability to be in the right place at the right time, the capacity to be helpful will never be in question.
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