It’s all in the perspective. How do we view the world? Every morning when I wake up I have two choices I can either say “It will be a good day” or “It will be a bad day.” We have to choose to have one or the other daily. Things will happen without you asking for it but how you choose to respond to the events that occur around you will either make you stress free or stressful.
Take the example of a rainy day after a promise of warm sunny days. If you are like me and don’t carry an umbrella, you will respond to the day with disgust, ugh what a weather! But listen to this: during my community college days I met an American man, Aaron, in my Math 60 class, who I had the hots for but did not pursue it further, told me its not a bad day; it’s a soft day. Wow, what do you make of that? It’s a soft day. What does this bring to mind? Rain, petals, puddles, but to me it brings back the memories of the monsoon season. Bright colors, smell of grass, warm rain. Does it make me feel warm inside? You bet it does!
It makes me think my happy childhood. Now what exactly did he say- it’s a soft day. That’s all, I on the other hand tapped in to the resources within me to make this cold nasty weather look and feel better. You and I both have the power within us to change any situation to our benefit simply by having a positive mindset. Easy, I didn’t say that.
They say old habits are hard to die; I find myself slipping back to my old thoughts. It takes effort to be positive and I am working on it.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Information Overload
In this fast paced technologically advanced world we are daily bombarded with new information. How is that we are going to keep up with all the new and up-to-date information? One day the news research proves the benefits of a certain pill. A week or months later it could be on recall. What happens if we do not watch or read the news on the day it’s recalled?
Even if the benefits advertised are not negated, there’s other companies that come up with some other product that offers the same benefit, we decide to check that out. I don’t know about you, but I know I have.
Today when I was making my instant coffee, I decided to sprinkle some cinnamon in it, thinking that my mom says it’s good for the blood. As I took my coffee cup and got in the car with my parents, I had an urge to ask my mom what was the benefit of using cinnamon again, but I didn’t because she was busy reading something. So in my head I was flipping through all the filed information…ding, ding ding ding ….the benefits of using cinnamon, then I remembered few years back I had read an herbal article that said cinnamon helps thin the blood. I told my mom , and since then she uses cinnamon religiously. Not that she didn’t use it before; Indians use cinnamon in cooking, but she had not used it in her cocoa or tea.
Here, I had read forgotten about the article while she always made sure to take it, while I read and let go, read and let go, read and let go.
There is so much information how do we keep up with them. As for my mother, she, like many other people, who are not technologically apt, get the information, retain it, and follow it. No wonder it’s difficult to change their view points, because they have believed something as true for a long time- but that’s another story.
We are in a time where our brains are overloaded with new information daily, we read, retain, and new research comes in, we let go of the “old” information, read, retain and let go the old and read, and retain. So you see it’s a cycle. We are constantly bombarded with new information over the internet, through magazines, television, billboards, newspapers, and cell phones.
Is it the thirst for new information, or capitalism that drives human beings to new findings? Why do we let go of what works in search for something we think or are told will work even better. A better health, better work, better self esteem, new look, new body, new ways of doing things- new new new. We have become phlegmatic.
Even if the benefits advertised are not negated, there’s other companies that come up with some other product that offers the same benefit, we decide to check that out. I don’t know about you, but I know I have.
Today when I was making my instant coffee, I decided to sprinkle some cinnamon in it, thinking that my mom says it’s good for the blood. As I took my coffee cup and got in the car with my parents, I had an urge to ask my mom what was the benefit of using cinnamon again, but I didn’t because she was busy reading something. So in my head I was flipping through all the filed information…ding, ding ding ding ….the benefits of using cinnamon, then I remembered few years back I had read an herbal article that said cinnamon helps thin the blood. I told my mom , and since then she uses cinnamon religiously. Not that she didn’t use it before; Indians use cinnamon in cooking, but she had not used it in her cocoa or tea.
Here, I had read forgotten about the article while she always made sure to take it, while I read and let go, read and let go, read and let go.
There is so much information how do we keep up with them. As for my mother, she, like many other people, who are not technologically apt, get the information, retain it, and follow it. No wonder it’s difficult to change their view points, because they have believed something as true for a long time- but that’s another story.
We are in a time where our brains are overloaded with new information daily, we read, retain, and new research comes in, we let go of the “old” information, read, retain and let go the old and read, and retain. So you see it’s a cycle. We are constantly bombarded with new information over the internet, through magazines, television, billboards, newspapers, and cell phones.
Is it the thirst for new information, or capitalism that drives human beings to new findings? Why do we let go of what works in search for something we think or are told will work even better. A better health, better work, better self esteem, new look, new body, new ways of doing things- new new new. We have become phlegmatic.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
What really is success?
Sucess means a lot of things to a lot of people. Is there a standard definition? To me success means happiness. Well, a lot of things make me happy- most importantly love, family, being healthy, having the independance to do things on free will (which sometimes is restricted by the boundries of tradition), and having a temporarily abled body to move about about freely, and just having the time, friends, and moments to laugh deep from my belly.
What does sucess mean to a society? Or to You? Let me hear what you have to say.
What does sucess mean to a society? Or to You? Let me hear what you have to say.
Friday, May 9, 2008
One Piece of Valuable Lesson to the World
This is very interesting: If you had one lesson to share with the world before you die, with your current experience, what will it be?
I am eager to hear what each visitor has to say.
I am eager to hear what each visitor has to say.
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