Angela S. Young explains this concept very well, “Our strengths and weaknesses are actually two sides of the same coin. If you look at them as on a continuum, you can see how they fit together. In reality, our weaknesses are merely our strengths out of balance. Tenacity becomes stubbornness when used in the wrong way. Organization over done becomes obsessive control disorder. Love over done becomes enabling.” [helium: 2009]
Our greatest strengths can come from our greatest weaknesses. Seeing an opportunity in every situation whether it is good or bad and making that opportunity count is what is important. We can take our weaknesses and make it our strengths if done correctly and with the correct intentions. We determine who we are and who we become, don’t view your weaknesses as an negative drawback but see it as an opportunity to turn something bad into something great.
Angela S. Young made a very true statement: “All of us are born with certain characteristics. Others develop over time as we grow and learn. These traits are not necessarily good or bad, it is what we do with them that make them good or not so good.” [helium: 2009]
We have the power to turn our weaknesses into our strengths and by doing that we can only reach success in life.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Feeling follow behaviour
People act on how and what they feel.
Emotions are such a strong obsession and I think people don’t always realise the power of their emotions, what they are capable of when acting on their emotions.
Your emotions can make you act in a manner that you don’t usually act or make you do stupid things that you regret afterwards. Especially if you’re a person who act before you think.
It is difficult to always hide away how you feel and sometimes you just have to let it out and it is then that you scream, hit, cry and act in the most ridiculous ways just to get it out. And afterwards feelings follow behaviour; you have to work out for yourself what you are going through and why you did what you did.
We have no right to judge someone else’s behaviour we have no clue what they are going through, we don’t know what they are feeling.
Emotions are such a strong obsession and I think people don’t always realise the power of their emotions, what they are capable of when acting on their emotions.
Your emotions can make you act in a manner that you don’t usually act or make you do stupid things that you regret afterwards. Especially if you’re a person who act before you think.
It is difficult to always hide away how you feel and sometimes you just have to let it out and it is then that you scream, hit, cry and act in the most ridiculous ways just to get it out. And afterwards feelings follow behaviour; you have to work out for yourself what you are going through and why you did what you did.
We have no right to judge someone else’s behaviour we have no clue what they are going through, we don’t know what they are feeling.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
It's better to practice to little than talk a lot
“It is better to practice a little than talk a lot.” A statement owned by Muso Kokushi.
The English idiom, “Talk is Cheap”, fits right in with the topic of the day, as well as “Actions Speak Louder than Words”.
These three statements are similar and make it very clear to us that it’s better to actually do something than just talk about what you would like to do. It’s so easy to say a lot and then only do little, the challenge is to keep your word and do what you have promised. You don’t get credited for everything you say you get respect for that what you actually get done.
I absolutely hate it if people only make a lot of promises and never keep their word, you get so many people that sound great with all their big talk and promises but you get so little people that actually keep to their promises and do what they said they would do.
To me the great and brave ones are those who do what they promise to do and the droppers are those who are all talk and no deeds.
In Afrikaans we will say, “Se minder en doen meer.”
The English idiom, “Talk is Cheap”, fits right in with the topic of the day, as well as “Actions Speak Louder than Words”.
These three statements are similar and make it very clear to us that it’s better to actually do something than just talk about what you would like to do. It’s so easy to say a lot and then only do little, the challenge is to keep your word and do what you have promised. You don’t get credited for everything you say you get respect for that what you actually get done.
I absolutely hate it if people only make a lot of promises and never keep their word, you get so many people that sound great with all their big talk and promises but you get so little people that actually keep to their promises and do what they said they would do.
To me the great and brave ones are those who do what they promise to do and the droppers are those who are all talk and no deeds.
In Afrikaans we will say, “Se minder en doen meer.”
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
It is a poor idea to lie to yourself
Is it really that bad? Lets be honest we all have done it some or other time in some or other situation…where you tell yourself, “I really did my part for the group assignment, I don’t have to do more” or “I know I have studied enough why did I fail?” or even “I don’t know why she doesn’t like me I have done nothing wrong to do her harm”.
We all lie to ourselves some or other time to make ourselves feel better about something we have done or are going to do. Sometimes we even seek comfort from our friends to ease our guilt. But why do we do it, too sooth our conscious and to make the truth lighter?
It is nice to think that you did nothing wrong to have a guilt free conscience, but it will hit you like cold water in the face when you have to wake up to reality.
We must start to face the music to stand up for the things we do, take ownership of our wrong doing and correct them or challenge ourselves to do better. It is so difficult to be honest all the time, but that is the only way to feel that true happiness.
We all lie to ourselves some or other time to make ourselves feel better about something we have done or are going to do. Sometimes we even seek comfort from our friends to ease our guilt. But why do we do it, too sooth our conscious and to make the truth lighter?
It is nice to think that you did nothing wrong to have a guilt free conscience, but it will hit you like cold water in the face when you have to wake up to reality.
We must start to face the music to stand up for the things we do, take ownership of our wrong doing and correct them or challenge ourselves to do better. It is so difficult to be honest all the time, but that is the only way to feel that true happiness.
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