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The invisible aspects of life are what give us peace at mind. Not the things created from what gives us peace, such as smoke from fire. It’s not the smoke that keeps us warm, it’s the fire. Therefore, in life we have to find out who really are. Not who others make us out to be or what the events occurring around us make us out to be.

It’s important that you step out of comfort zone and do the things that terrify you. If not, you won’t grow as a person and find who you truly are. Dreaming does not get you many places. You have to go out and do what you want and make those dreams come true. Dreaming about doing things and being someone else doesn’t get you anywhere. You have to go out and do so that you can become yourself and find yourself. You can’t succeed everything. You can’t get everything done. You may be succeeding in one area but you will be failing in another area, and it’s okay. Life is too short to be focussed on getting EVERYTHING done. But go out, do something fun, do anything. But don’t sit around and say you want this, or you wish you had this, go out and get it done.

So much can be spoken in a picture. We are all the same, no matter the color of the skin, or the ethnicity or religion of the person. Inside we are all humans. We should want the best for each other and want to help each other. It’s sad to see people going through rough times, but to then it may be better than before.

It’s Hard to Love Up Close

1. pain, brutal, harsh

2. inhumane, unloving, rude

3. pain, unloving, stupid

4. unloving, unwelcoming, rude

5. worry, pain, harsh

6. disgrace, inhuman, unloving

7. together, hope, sad

8. hope, love, caring

9. sad, inhumane, hurt

10. caring, love, hope

11. love, hope, heartwarming

Discussions

Allegory of the Cave:

The meaning behind this story is to show the lack of knowledge in nature. The only way to truly see what something is, is to see it with your own eyes. Everyone perceives objects around them differently. Therefore, just because one person describes an object or you only see the shadow of the object, does not mean that is the reality of the object. The same goes with nature and events occurring around us. A person should see things for themselves, not how others see them.

This is Water:

Everybody faces challenges in life, but it is how a person faces and conquers these challenges that matter. A person should think for themselves, but with an open mind as to what is going on around them and attempting to think about the positives, not the negatives. We never know what challenges other people are going through, we only know our own challenges.

Chris Sheridan:

It is important that we are kind and generous to one another. We should all be working together in this world to make it a better place. We should build relationships with one another and build each other up. Whether you believe in God, or any other religion, your main focus should be being generous to the world around you, even if others have different beliefs than you.

In order to change the routine of a habit or keep a particular habit going, a person needs willpower. Will power is a keystone habit needed for success. Creating structure is also a keystone habit that helps other habits flourish. Paul focussed on the safety aspect of the business. Starbucks practiced scenarios over and over until the employee knew how to deal with a situation out of habit.

The Good Life

Happiness comes from many things in life. If you want to be happy, you can’t just look in one place and expect it to come. We share many contributions to happiness with plants and animals.

Researchers discovered that along with the habit loop, a person needs belief in order to succeed in changing a habit. The person can change their routine numerous times but if they don’t believe, the old habit will still come back

Habits

Habits are a very complex field. The main thing the researchers found out was that the cycle of habits is cue, routine, and reward. Overtime this loop becomes automatic and becomes a habit. Even people who suffered brain damage still managed to form habits.

improving myself

I tend to stress a lot, whether it’s something little or big. I need to improve on this and stop worrying so much because everything happens the way it’s supposed to and God has a plan for me. I also bite nails a lot from stressing which isn’t good for my health and if I can stop stressing so much, hopefully I won’t bite my nails as much.

WOS reflection ?

1)It depends on what’s going on in my life as to what music will pump me up. Action movies/books and love movies/books pump me up no matter what.

2) My mom inspires me because no matter what’s going on in life, she always tries to be positive for her kids and make sure we have everything we need.

3) I love how stay optimistic and always see the bright side of every situation I encounter. I’m also very appreciative for the things I have in life, and try not to take anything for granted.

4) If I had more time I would paint a lot more and read more. I would also do more community service.

5) Painting is a way for me to express my creative side and is very relaxing to me. Reading allows me to escape reality for a little bit and not be stressed. Helping others gives me the satisfaction of knowing I’m putting someone else’s needs before my own.

6) My art could speak to others and mean something to them. Doing more community service would benefit those in need of my help.

7) Yes, I could help change the world because my positive actions could rub off on others and we need more positivity in this world.

8) All I would need to be able to be able to do any of these activities is more time.

Ithaka

In life, you will come face to face with many demons. These demons may be people, events, or even objects.How you react to them is how they will affect you. It’s important to choose your battles and not let the little things in life affect you. Always remember to make the best of situations and try to live life to the fullest.

The Shadows

Raymond Partolan was born in the Philippines. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to the United States in hopes of having bigger and better opportunities. They were doing so well in the U.S. until it came down to Raymond’s father getting his green card. He passed all the english tests except the speaking one.Therefore, they were not able to legally live in the U.S. Raymond and his family started to “live in the shadows” because if they got caught they would be deported back to a country they barely knew. Raymond continued to go to school but was limited on the activities he could participate in. He ended up getting into Mercer and went there for college. He got his law degree but was not able to practice because he was technically “illegal”. As of today, Raymond is working to make the lives of “illegal aliens” easier and hopefully one day, It wont be so hard for one to become a legal U.S. resident/citizen.

#flawedsystem

Maureen Walker

Maureen Walker was a black female who attended Mercer. She faced racism at Mercer in many places. The sororities were for white girls only and white people had privilege. Out of respect, the black girls would call the custodians Mr. or Mrs., but the white girls called them by their first name only. The custodians would tell Maureen and her friends not to use Mr. and Mrs. because it would distinguish them from the white girls.

#endracism

Sam Oni

Sam Oni was the first student from Africa to go to Mercer. He faced a lot of hardships during his time at Mercer for being black. The irony of this is that a white Mercer graduate, Harris Mobley, is the one who went to Africa to help him through his admissions. However, as soon as he got to Mercer racism was everywhere. It’s almost like Mercer wanted to seem like they were helping black people have equal rights but when it came down to actually giving them those rights, they didn’t want to. We are still facing racism to this day, when there is no reason for it.

#endracism

Convocation Address

In President Underwood’s Convocation Address he mentions some of the key points of life. He mentions our individual freedoms, including freedom of speech and freedom of the press. But the most important one he mentions is Freedom of conscience. He says that freedom of conscience is one of the most prized forms of intellectual freedom, yet the most rare. However, the biggest thing that spoke out to me that he said is “If all we ever hear are voices with which we agree, how do we test our own ideas?” We as humans are extremely stubborn. It’s important that we stay open minded and listen to others point of views as well. We should always try to expand our knowledge and the only way to do that is to listen and process the ideas we hear.

#besmart

August 19, 2020: The Way of the Seal

1) What do you think of Mark Divine and why? I think Mark Divine is a strong and brave individual. It takes a lot of guts for a person to make the decisions he made, including quitting his job not knowing what was going to happen. He knew he would lose income but decided that helping others was more important.

2) What happened in his life that let him know that he was on the wrong path? Some of Mark’s clients were caught in a scandal that he soon realized he did not want to be part of. He decided he wanted to be a leader, not a follower, and that he wanted to help others, not hurt them. So, he joined the Navy as a SEAL officer.

3) How would you have reacted if you had been in his place? It would’ve taken me a little longer to make the decision he did. I would’ve been more worried about the future and how I would get my income. Eventually though, I feel I would’ve found something else to do as well, because my goal in life is to help others.

4) Have you encountered a life experience similar to his? I’ve joined many clubs because I thought it was what I needed to do to fit in with my “friends”. I thought that if I joined them, they would like me more. At one point, I even tried to change who I was just get them to like me. I changed my clothes, the way I acted, and even tried to change my personality.

5) Eventually, I realized that no matter what I did, my true friends would be there for me no matter what. It wouldn’t matter what I wore, what I looked like, what clubs I joined, or what my hobbies were. I needed to start doing what made me happy.

6) How do you feel about your reaction? Looking back now, I’m disappointed in myself for even trying to change who I was for other people. As of today, I’m happy with the decisions I’ve made. When I began to live for myself and not others, is when I found out who I was.

#life

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