19 December 2010
13 December 2010
Failing winners
It is so easy to think that failing a task means you're failing yourself. How often isn't it that we associate one assignment with the long life-dream? (Or maybe it's the neurotic me who's thinking hehe). Nevertheless, we forget what we've actually learned on our way to failing. All those new experiences, revelations and abilities that have been gained, aren't they the point of it all? Because, lets face it failing is normal, it's bound to happen today or tomorrow. What matters is how well you catch up on the lesson learned.
I recall several assignments that have been due for various schoolwork and the (in hindsight) unecessary meltdown when things didn't go as planned. You're asked to do a certain thing, then when you can't fulfill all of the requirements in the way you thought the teacher wanted you too (because you've already made the assumption that it should be perfect), you automatically think you've failed. But, don't forget the fact that you actually reached the goal. Maybe not in the perfect matter you had planned but you still got the job done. When you find yourself in this state, think about all that you have gained as you worked towards the goal. New knowledge, new ways of learning (faster and more efficient ways) and what to do when things go bad. All this you take in and learn for the next task, because we all know that tasks never end in life.
One problem people will always come across when doing tasks, is where to set the expectation bar, for yourself and what others may expect of you. Setting expectations isn't difficult, reaching them is another issue. Knowing yourself and your range of achievement is key. A matter of perception and understanding. Only then will we know that failing isn't the end of the world. Under the dark covers of insufficiency lies pieces of a puzzle for you to work out. These pieces represent newfound abilities and knowledge about yourself to help you as you form your own path to success.
I recall several assignments that have been due for various schoolwork and the (in hindsight) unecessary meltdown when things didn't go as planned. You're asked to do a certain thing, then when you can't fulfill all of the requirements in the way you thought the teacher wanted you too (because you've already made the assumption that it should be perfect), you automatically think you've failed. But, don't forget the fact that you actually reached the goal. Maybe not in the perfect matter you had planned but you still got the job done. When you find yourself in this state, think about all that you have gained as you worked towards the goal. New knowledge, new ways of learning (faster and more efficient ways) and what to do when things go bad. All this you take in and learn for the next task, because we all know that tasks never end in life.
One problem people will always come across when doing tasks, is where to set the expectation bar, for yourself and what others may expect of you. Setting expectations isn't difficult, reaching them is another issue. Knowing yourself and your range of achievement is key. A matter of perception and understanding. Only then will we know that failing isn't the end of the world. Under the dark covers of insufficiency lies pieces of a puzzle for you to work out. These pieces represent newfound abilities and knowledge about yourself to help you as you form your own path to success.
22 November 2010
What's meant to be...
"I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe." - 14th Dalai Lama
15 November 2010
A fallen star
We were once children, innocent little children who believed in fairy godmothers, ghosts and whitches.The belief of that anything is possible is greatest in the mind of a child, for imagination is what fuels them. Let's keep the child inside of us alive by reminding ourselves where we started out.
- I remember the days when it was snowing outside, mom had just finished the cookies we liked, the house was smelling as if Christmas had arrived and dad cuddling up in the sofa next to us. A video of Robin Hood, Pochahontas, Scooby-Doo or Tom&Jerry would make me feel less weary. For in that moment, time and space, it was as if nothing could ever hurt me.
- I remember the days when it was snowing outside, mom had just finished the cookies we liked, the house was smelling as if Christmas had arrived and dad cuddling up in the sofa next to us. A video of Robin Hood, Pochahontas, Scooby-Doo or Tom&Jerry would make me feel less weary. For in that moment, time and space, it was as if nothing could ever hurt me.
5 November 2010
The essence
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
15 October 2010
Happy times
Life is all about the little things we do everyday. We never realize it, but taking that special way, waiting an extra minute or just talking to someone you've never spoken to before can all be small signs of faith leading you to your very own destiny.
We ourselves possess the power to influence and stear direction of our own lives. The people we meet, the things we do and say, are all apart of your life. Everything we do today will show its consequence in the future, either near or far away.
Take time to appreciate the little things in life. Don't let weather come in your way. Dancing in the rain, playing in the fresh fallen snow or just listening to the thunder reflecting over life can be quite calming and allows you to make peace with mother nature =)
We ourselves possess the power to influence and stear direction of our own lives. The people we meet, the things we do and say, are all apart of your life. Everything we do today will show its consequence in the future, either near or far away.
Take time to appreciate the little things in life. Don't let weather come in your way. Dancing in the rain, playing in the fresh fallen snow or just listening to the thunder reflecting over life can be quite calming and allows you to make peace with mother nature =)
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