Saying I'm smart is like saying Einstein had pink hair.
Saying I'm pretty is like saying the Eiffel Tower is located in Wyoming.
They just happen to be wrong.
Showing posts with label confidence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label confidence. Show all posts
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Alternative Girl
Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing, and half of the time I don't care. What I do care about is that I know what I want to be. And that's me.
It has been determined that I am an "Alternative Girl."
Meaning I am that cliche character in movies that has a weird opinion about the world around her and isn't afraid to talk about it, especially if she is asked.
This character that I am is also defined by appearance. You know, those girls that have the messy hair and 'different'-styled clothes that can sometimes seem invisible on the street, yet other times are the only thing on the street that is possible to see. They sometimes wear hats and glasses, then sometimes they are mask free.
This is also where their actual personality comes in. They always are into some form of art. Books, painting, writing, drawing, sculptures... or any combination of those. I am a fan of all them, though I am better at some rather than others.
The Alternative Girl recognizes things around her for what they are or what they could possibly be, and doesn't take those possibilities for granted.
The teen years are for finding yourself, I've been told.
What is there to do in them if you are already found, though?
I'm not sure yet, but I do know that with whatever I do, I'm going to make myself happy, and never lose the pleasures that want to wander my way.
I'm a 'determined' person. And I've determined that I will reach my goals and appreciate any struggles that come my way, because those struggles may prove to make me wiser than I am today.
Alternative Girl ~ I should be a superhero.
It has been determined that I am an "Alternative Girl."
Meaning I am that cliche character in movies that has a weird opinion about the world around her and isn't afraid to talk about it, especially if she is asked.
This character that I am is also defined by appearance. You know, those girls that have the messy hair and 'different'-styled clothes that can sometimes seem invisible on the street, yet other times are the only thing on the street that is possible to see. They sometimes wear hats and glasses, then sometimes they are mask free.
This is also where their actual personality comes in. They always are into some form of art. Books, painting, writing, drawing, sculptures... or any combination of those. I am a fan of all them, though I am better at some rather than others.
The Alternative Girl recognizes things around her for what they are or what they could possibly be, and doesn't take those possibilities for granted.
The teen years are for finding yourself, I've been told.
What is there to do in them if you are already found, though?
I'm not sure yet, but I do know that with whatever I do, I'm going to make myself happy, and never lose the pleasures that want to wander my way.
I'm a 'determined' person. And I've determined that I will reach my goals and appreciate any struggles that come my way, because those struggles may prove to make me wiser than I am today.
Alternative Girl ~ I should be a superhero.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Frost's Confidence
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ~Robert Frost
By definition education is ‘the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.’ With the ‘powers of reasoning and judgment’ part, it seems to imply that people should agree with Robert Frost in regards to self-confidence and temper. Yet, I dissent in a few ways.
Our bodies have so many different chemicals running through us, such as dopamine, that influences our emotions. Temper is involved with this. If we have just a slight imbalance in these chemicals, from a mineral deficiency, dehydration, or else something of the like, it could entirely influence our behavior. Education can help us in some situations, thinking about a plan of action in an argument, or retreating in a lost battle, but sometimes we don’t have time to think and act on impulse and other times, emotions just get in the way. Even the most educated of people can falter in temperament or break down from stress.
Some people might say that self-confidence has to be present before you can truly educate yourself. To rise above others, whether achieving great beauty, talent, or knowledge, is a great risk, because you are putting yourself out in the open, achieving a state of difference. People may become jealous in what you know or will just have terrible ignorance and could begin taunting you about what you may have to say or what you think about the world. If you haven’t already earned a high self-esteem by the time you are considered to be a certified ‘brainiac’, school or work could possibly be a place of torture for you each day. Of course, many so-called smart people have very high thoughts pertaining to themselves and how much they know, though that could also prove to be a fault in later years. Being in a happy medium is practically a necessity for those who believe education is a proper answer to their everyday problems.
I don’t mean to sound like a scrooge about education, because I certainly believe in it, but I still see the faults in what Robert Frost stated. Even though I disagree, however, you can still believe that education can change everything in a person, including their disposition. Temper and self-confidence in a person doesn't depend upon how much they know; it depends upon their surroundings. Education is very important, and it can sometimes change you views on the world, but sometimes the facts are just facts, not enlightening, and not inspiring. Maybe that is the difference between education and wisdom.
(This is an essay that I had to write for my history final. Maybe you'll find something interesting in it...)
By definition education is ‘the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.’ With the ‘powers of reasoning and judgment’ part, it seems to imply that people should agree with Robert Frost in regards to self-confidence and temper. Yet, I dissent in a few ways.
Our bodies have so many different chemicals running through us, such as dopamine, that influences our emotions. Temper is involved with this. If we have just a slight imbalance in these chemicals, from a mineral deficiency, dehydration, or else something of the like, it could entirely influence our behavior. Education can help us in some situations, thinking about a plan of action in an argument, or retreating in a lost battle, but sometimes we don’t have time to think and act on impulse and other times, emotions just get in the way. Even the most educated of people can falter in temperament or break down from stress.
Some people might say that self-confidence has to be present before you can truly educate yourself. To rise above others, whether achieving great beauty, talent, or knowledge, is a great risk, because you are putting yourself out in the open, achieving a state of difference. People may become jealous in what you know or will just have terrible ignorance and could begin taunting you about what you may have to say or what you think about the world. If you haven’t already earned a high self-esteem by the time you are considered to be a certified ‘brainiac’, school or work could possibly be a place of torture for you each day. Of course, many so-called smart people have very high thoughts pertaining to themselves and how much they know, though that could also prove to be a fault in later years. Being in a happy medium is practically a necessity for those who believe education is a proper answer to their everyday problems.
I don’t mean to sound like a scrooge about education, because I certainly believe in it, but I still see the faults in what Robert Frost stated. Even though I disagree, however, you can still believe that education can change everything in a person, including their disposition. Temper and self-confidence in a person doesn't depend upon how much they know; it depends upon their surroundings. Education is very important, and it can sometimes change you views on the world, but sometimes the facts are just facts, not enlightening, and not inspiring. Maybe that is the difference between education and wisdom.
(This is an essay that I had to write for my history final. Maybe you'll find something interesting in it...)
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