I have…
A piece of paper
Strong yet delicate
Protected yet vulnerable
Why do some choose to pour water on you just to see your demise
While others write beautiful words and draw wonderful pictures on you?
Some paper is worth more than others
Ink and numbers validate a worth that has nothing to do with your core
The material for my paper is strong yet they keep looking at it from the side
“It is thin” some say… “It is weak” others say
I have a water spot in the corner of my paper
They don’t choose my paper because of this
I hid the water spot, the flaw
I prepared my paper for the choosing
A group of people saw my paper for what it actually was
Strong, bold, unique, alluring
An absent member of the group heard about my flaw
His paper was not as special yet people wrote wonderful things on it all the time
He chose to pour more water on my paper
He convinced others to pour water on my paper
My paper didn’t repel the water
It absorbed it
I tried to write on my paper after the damage had been done
I destroyed my paper
Luckily, they stopped pouring water on it after this
I refused to toss my paper in the wastebasket
I gathered more materials to make it stronger
I pressed my paper into a new form
My paper dried
My paper is stronger than before
My paper is mine
No group or individual can use it
I have…
A peace of paper
Friday, September 14, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mad Men Quote
Mad Men Quote:
Don Draper: She’s a sweet girl and she wants me to know her, but I already do. People tell you who they are but we ignore it, because we want them to be who we want them to be.
Season 4 Episode 8: The Summer Man
I find this to be similar to the Maya Angelo quote:
"When people tell you who they are -- believe them"
This is one of the hardest things for me to do. I sometimes deny that someone has shown me a truth and dwell in the lie without even knowing it. I think it is a self-protection reflex. It's like when you are on a long trip and you are mad at the person sitting next to you in the car. You can make the best of it by focusing on your surroundings and discussing something far from the source of anger. You can make the best of it with silence. OR you can make the best of it by discussing the problem and letting it go. I find that I get stuck in the surroundings focus that I never get back to the problem. I have had some family (not really immediate family) that uses revenge. They are calculated in their anger and wait to pounce like a cat. If you bring up a problem, they feel that you are hurting them personally and will find a way to hurt you personally later. I made the mistake of bringing some friends and lovers into my heart with this same reaction. I kept trying to fix this familial problem and realized there is nothing to fix. It is what it is. I now surround myself with people who don't use revenge and who don't take it personally. We live on this planet with billions of people. We are going to cross paths that seem to throw you off of your path but if we can remember that paths are not straight, that they have curves and turns and rough patches, we will be much happier with the journey.
I also like those times when you have to make your own path. I feel like I am in that mode professionally right now. I can see the highway but I am still in the forest trudging closer to civilization. It is so important to let these quotes reveal themselves to you when deciding to work somewhere. I will be so glad to work in a more positive environment with people that are more emotionally intelligent. I have worked in both positive and negative environments and notice that my efficacy is 100 percent in the positive place. My emotional intelligence has also grown so much personally and professionally over the last few years and I realize that I am now ready for that great work place. I just need to remember patience which has come much easier with this new way of thinking. I am so happy for mistakes so that I can get to the best place possible for my ultimate self.
Don Draper: She’s a sweet girl and she wants me to know her, but I already do. People tell you who they are but we ignore it, because we want them to be who we want them to be.
Season 4 Episode 8: The Summer Man
I find this to be similar to the Maya Angelo quote:
"When people tell you who they are -- believe them"
This is one of the hardest things for me to do. I sometimes deny that someone has shown me a truth and dwell in the lie without even knowing it. I think it is a self-protection reflex. It's like when you are on a long trip and you are mad at the person sitting next to you in the car. You can make the best of it by focusing on your surroundings and discussing something far from the source of anger. You can make the best of it with silence. OR you can make the best of it by discussing the problem and letting it go. I find that I get stuck in the surroundings focus that I never get back to the problem. I have had some family (not really immediate family) that uses revenge. They are calculated in their anger and wait to pounce like a cat. If you bring up a problem, they feel that you are hurting them personally and will find a way to hurt you personally later. I made the mistake of bringing some friends and lovers into my heart with this same reaction. I kept trying to fix this familial problem and realized there is nothing to fix. It is what it is. I now surround myself with people who don't use revenge and who don't take it personally. We live on this planet with billions of people. We are going to cross paths that seem to throw you off of your path but if we can remember that paths are not straight, that they have curves and turns and rough patches, we will be much happier with the journey.
I also like those times when you have to make your own path. I feel like I am in that mode professionally right now. I can see the highway but I am still in the forest trudging closer to civilization. It is so important to let these quotes reveal themselves to you when deciding to work somewhere. I will be so glad to work in a more positive environment with people that are more emotionally intelligent. I have worked in both positive and negative environments and notice that my efficacy is 100 percent in the positive place. My emotional intelligence has also grown so much personally and professionally over the last few years and I realize that I am now ready for that great work place. I just need to remember patience which has come much easier with this new way of thinking. I am so happy for mistakes so that I can get to the best place possible for my ultimate self.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I AM SO TIRED OF SCHOOL
After March, I need a vacation! I have been studying off and on for years now to complete this degree. I have forgotten more than I need. Why are these tests so important? I have combated some of my test anxiety by hiring tutors and talking to test counselors. It has been very difficult because this is one thing that has caused my test in the past to be so low. When I was asked the information after the test, there was never any problem. I once took an IQ test and scored 135. That was one test where I felt no anxiety because nothing was riding on it. I realize that IQ and Book smarts are not the same. The test for which I have to prepare are not IQ related although they are masked with an element of IQ. Yes, you must figure things out but not in a creative way. You must figure it out in a way that the average joe with this knowledge will answer. There is only room for bottled and processed creativity. This seems to be the new way of the music world in general. We are going in the toilet by trying to do things in a marketing way. We really need to just be creative!
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