Common Sense

Common sense is knowledge, and it is derived from how a person is raised and taught by their parents - as those parents taught by theirs.   It is also gathered through life's experiences and lessons learned.  Furthermore, "common sense" is not so common to every single person.  What one person might think is "common sense" another person might not consider that so.  Moral and values of one person who considers them common sense, another might have completely different views.  Abortion is a perfect example.  Some might say the right to life is common sense; another might say the right to choice is common sense. However the differences among common sense are, there are some basics that exists.2 + 2 = 4 is common sense, however, it is taught and evaluated which makes complete sense.  Treating a person how you want to be treated is common sense as well, though that needs to be taught to a child to control impulses and anger, which are human natures (are human natures taught - that's another subject).  The truth of all common sense is that is must be learned from life or taught by another, however obtained, every person has some form of their common sense - and that’s common among all.

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Attitude

Everyone has heard of the saying, "mind over matter."  When the right attitude is applied to something that wants to be accomplished, no matter what it is, it can be accomplished.  The mind is a powerful thing, and willing it to think positive rather than dwelling on the negatives is essential to accomplishing long term goals or even completing daily duties. In addition, however stressful or dreadful a situation may be, the best thing a person can have is optimism.   People must come to realize that having a positive attitude will attract more positivity than negativity, which only urges them to think more positive.  For example, if you are respectful to some person they will most likely treat you the same.  On the other hand, if you are disrespectful to someone they will most likely be the same to you.  Thus confirming that the type of attitude you project into situations, that situation will give back the same type of attitude.   I once heard that there are only two things a person can do: the first is how to act; the second is how to re-act.  Those are the only two things a person can do, and how a person acts or re-acts all depends upon their attitude.

Dependability is Accountability

For any sort of relationship to function smoothly, there needs to be dependability; whether it is a car and its motor parts, or a person and another.  The car needs all its parts to work correctly or it will stall or break down.  The car and its parts need to be dependable so the driver can get to point A and point B.  An employee has to be accountable to his work schedule and be on time, if not the work isn't completed and profit is damaged.  Therefore, the car needs to be dependable to the employee, just as he is accountable to his job, for the job is dependable on him.  The cycle of dependability and accountability are important for progress. 

Family and friends depend on people all the time. When people come through with a favor or request they are looked at as a person with good character and with accountability.  Hopefully when it is their turn to be dependable they will also come through and show respect as a friend or family member.  Dependability and accountability are the cornerstones for any relationship that is wanted to function correctly.  Without these aspects it will not work properly and progress will not ensue. a

Honesty is Key

Honesty is directly proportional to integrity.  The integrity of a person determines their character and how they act in certain situations, or more so how they respond.  Having values in life make life more meaningful because of the guidelines one has to follow, out of choice, to lead the life they want.  Among other morals and values, honesty is a fundamental key in most, if not all, aspects of life; for example, having good relationships with family and friends depend on it, otherwise, the relationship has no solid ground because honesty isn't there as the foundation.  When getting to know someone honest answers are usually assumed, and after a while that honesty laid the ground work for a friendship or personal relationship.  My parallel correlation for honesty and integrity is because when a person is considered honest then they are perceived as a respectable person by society, on the other hand, when a person is known for dishonesty then their character will be known for being unsound or guile. 99.9% of the time honesty will get people to a better place in life, whether is be admitting certain problems one has, or even a crime committed. Honesty is the key to having integrity within oneself, that's true, honestly.

P.S. The last 0.1% are the white lies, like when a pregnant wife asks her husband if she is a bit over weight....

To The Future

To The Future

                “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”  What this means is that you devise your whole life, whether it be planned or not planned.  Your future is comprised of every individual day accumulated over the years.  Either you make plans out of life and create your future, or life itself will make plans out of you and shape your future.   Only you can decide to do the hard work that planning and goal reaching requires of you, to enable a future that you want and to accomplish the very dreams you want to achieve.  Planning is the first step in the right direction, for example, when you need to go grocery shopping you write, create a plan, a list on what you need to buy in order to:  1) not to spend money on other things, or 2) not to forget the things you do need to buy.  This is a simple form of planning but it does bring out two positive facets: 1) being proactive not too spend more than what is needed and 2) being accountable by buying everything that is needed. With this concept of a planning, expanded to most prominent aspects of life (i.e. education, career, family), one can sketch their life line by line and develop a genius work of art.  

Goals

Goals can either be short-term or long-term.  Short-term goals are goals that require a small amount of dedication and perseverance.  Ones that last at least a day, a week, a couple months, or at most one year. An example of a short-term goal would be to lose 15 pounds in 3 months. A person could eat healthy by not eating fast food or anything fried.  Maybe even go out running and not watch T.V.  After those three months they will most likely lose 15 pounds.  Long-term goals are ones that are longer than one year, like: five, ten, or even a lifetime.  An example of a lifetime goal would be to be healthy at age of 80, and not bridle or frail.  That short-term goal did coincide with the long-term, but the former can change to fit your current lifestyle at a particular time in life.  But in the end the long-term goal requires much more dedication and perseverance to acquire and accomplish.

            When goals are met, whether it be short or long-term goals, a sense of pride and accomplishment rushes in and fills a person up.  Feeling a great sense of self-worth inspires people to make and create another goal.  Goals are supposed to challenge a person to become something that they strive to be.  Goals should put a person outside their comfort zone and to try new things which they have never done before.  They should make the person who they want to be or who they dream to be.  Goals are only completed by the person who starts them; no one else can finish another person’s own goals.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

     I believe when the definition of hard work is looked up in a dictionary the only thing that will be there is the picture of Einstein. The reason I say this is because he portrays hard work to the fullest. He developed, in 1905, the Special Theory of Relativity (which proved that the motion of an object is relative to the observer's position); what he did to the scientific community in the 20th century was superfluous. He invented a whole new way to look at the world.  And again, in 1915, through soul-slaying hard work and perseverance, he developed the General Theory of Relativity (which proved that space and time are one, referred to as space-time) - he shocked the world once again. His groundbreaking equations also helped paved the way for nuclear technology in WWII.

  What he developed not only changed how we view our world but also how we view our entire universe. What he invented in his life time was only the result of hard work. He didn’t just happen to fall onto his discoveries, he developed them with time and with extremely hard work. Our society now is reaping the benefits of his back-bending work; with calculation instruments in space and the projections of how objects move relative to the observer. His work is sowed into today’s society that even cell phone service has to be handed to his hard work. That is why I believe he is the definition of hard work. A person doesn’t have to make such a drastic change to our world to be classified as hard working, but people need to emulate this definition so they too can reap the benefits of what they sow.

First Blog of Many

     Well now, a little thing about myself is, I cycle most days of the week and love the sport.  It is a good work out but after a few miles that's when your mind comes into play and you have to push yourself passed the thought of "giving up" and keep on going.  That is why I like the sport because it is challenging.  When I find my limits in life I try to break them and to go passed and go beyond my comfort level.  Challenges are good because it creates motivation in people, and hunger to strive for something rather than settling for nothing.  I challenge you guys to find your limits in life and break them as well. Go for the gold and find your interests and skills.  The good quote that never misses a beat, "Aim for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars" - Unknown.  Another quick thing about myself is that I am a BIG quote-buff; meaning that I love quotes, not all but certain ones that nail down some aspect in life that needs to be understood with a few good words. Interesting quotes I love as well.  Respond with one of your favorite quotes and what it means to you.