Self Perception

Our self-perception is never going to be equal to our actual character, personality or aesthetic; but only greater than or less than. The observers will either see an individual as greater or less than the reality and it is the interaction of the observers and the individual that create the individuals average self-perception. Self-perception is then determined, categorically, by the sum of the observers' opinions which can either be greater or less than the individual's actually worth, but is rarely, if ever, equal to this value. It is when the individual locates someone who's blind non-objectivity radiates stronger than the thoughts of the sum of the other observers, that the individual evaluates self-perception differently than the average suggests. Only love or hate can be responsible for such non-objectivity and it is the sum of these impactful and unique interactions that pulls self-perception to one pole or the other.

Charge

New life begins and sometimes life ends, old or not. As the community that loved him, enjoyed his life and now says goodbye to an influential young man of God, there is an immediate unspoken demand for personal reflection that most have entered into. Most will mourn with the family and others will comfort those who mourn, but ultimately we are all thinking the same thing. Tomorrow I am going to live. Tomorrow I'm going to really live. I heard my baby's heartbeat again today and the irony of recent events brought an indescribable joy that I am sure Clayton would have appreciated. Life is more precious than we give it credit and we are often times wasting it. So as this young, old soul moves along from this earth, let us all take a personal inventory of things we need to correct and take care of sooner, rather than later. Let's do all things with a zeal for life and a new sense of urgency, so as not to take today for granted.

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Humans

In a crowded city like San Francisco, it's easy for the people to become detached from their humanity in our minds and become part of the scene that swirls around us. There are so many individuals having seemingly arbitrary conversations, moving with a fluidity that seems rehearsed and going to places that we will ultimately not end up ourselves. It's interesting to stop and think about each blurry face as an individual with family and friends, a home or not, religious or spiritual views, jobs, political leanings, a sense of humor, regional dialect, subcultural affiliations, favorite color and type of pizza. We go home and we enjoy ourselves, so to speak, and the people we passed by become nothing more than part of the day, part of the city, part of the swirl.

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Salads And Smoothies

I have decided that I could eat salads and smoothies for the rest of my life and be perfectly content. I have been taking a nutrition class and every week I learn more about food and I am concerned. Last week we watched a video of an unhealthy patient getting his blood drawn and the visual results were both surprising and disgusting. The blood had visible fat, which you could see in the vile that had separated itself from the blood, rising to the top of the vile. Later, they showed an open-heart surgery in which the doctors were able to pull sausage-like strands of fat from the arteries of the patient. The patient in question had a largely fast food diet. All of that was enough for me to decide to limit my burger and fry intake and start consuming more leafy greens and fruits. Let's see how long I can keep this going.

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Career Confusion

Pardon my always creative blog title. Assuming I will live to be at least one hundred years old, it's safe to say I am going through my quarter life crisis, obviously. I simply don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Being married and having a baby on the way, doesn't automatically make me grown up or particularly knowledgeable about life. The title of my blog page, Quarter Century Wisdom, is just a sarcastic shot at my stream of opinions included within. My problem seems to lie mainly in the realm of indecisiveness. I enjoy my current job and I am getting better at what I do as I go along, I'm just not sure I want to stick around forever. At the end of this semester, I will have completed my general education and will need to make a decision about continuing my education. Maybe I can write blogs for my career? Any suggestions?

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Writer's Block Pondered

Writer's block is something that all musicians, authors and even artists have to deal with at some point in time. I am actually having a tough time writing this blog about writer's block, ironically enough. One possible explanation for the problem could be a lack of inspiration. It also dawned on me that perhaps when the creator of the said project is so overwhelmed with a mixture of emotions, it can be difficult to express them through the corresponding medium. When faced with this dilemma, the end result is rarely satisfactory to the creator, regardless of the actual quality of the finished product. So my final thought is related to that last statement. Is writer's block the creator's inability to produce material through the medium or their personal filter that is meant to prohibit a substandard or inauthentic end result?

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