Brain...
Life has been hectic for the first twenty days of 2011, and I can barely have a breather to gasp for fresh air, but as a matter of fact, though I am having a bit of difficulty managing time efficiently, I have to admit that I love the way these things keep me busy and focused. Besides, I am feeling a whole lot more productive each time I put a tick to the task completed!
I find myself smiling a lot lately, not because there is anything particularly uplifting happening in my life, but more because I believe in the philosophy that when you smile, everyone smiles with you, and not at you. With the dawn of the new year, it instills in me the faith in the power of positive thinking. I start to realize that maybe--just maybe--there is nothing particularly good or bad about a thing; it is bad or good simply due to how you filter it through your analytical brain.
Talking about being analytical, there are times when being less analytical helps more! I am the kind of person who breaks a block of issue down into tiny little pieces for careful scrutiny, before assembling them back again to form a complete picture of what it is all about, and to be honest, I have come to a point where I learn that though this is a life skill, it is probably best to make use of it at the right time--and not every time--to ensure that the skill is not abused.
I agree that the brain is a powerful machine that drives you into the actions you find yourself engaged in everyday, but I start to think that gone are the days when you are in its control; that is to say, you should be in control of it! Be the mechanic who handles this machine! Based on my experiences, being too submissive to what your brain has in store for you does more harm than good. Your brain could sometimes even suck the very happiness out of your happy day, just with a slight disturbing sight or sound. So could it trap you in the self-pity era, fooling you into believing that you are the most vulnerable person on earth. Your brain is a two-faced weapon; handle it well, and you get to enjoy the fruitful results it brings; or, the brain will handle you instead!
Anyways, of course, there are things to be sad about, but i choose not to mourn over those, and instead, I try to bring them into the bright, positive spotlight, and view them in the white circle the spotlight creates! :)
Talking about being analytical, there are times when being less analytical helps more! I am the kind of person who breaks a block of issue down into tiny little pieces for careful scrutiny, before assembling them back again to form a complete picture of what it is all about, and to be honest, I have come to a point where I learn that though this is a life skill, it is probably best to make use of it at the right time--and not every time--to ensure that the skill is not abused.
I agree that the brain is a powerful machine that drives you into the actions you find yourself engaged in everyday, but I start to think that gone are the days when you are in its control; that is to say, you should be in control of it! Be the mechanic who handles this machine! Based on my experiences, being too submissive to what your brain has in store for you does more harm than good. Your brain could sometimes even suck the very happiness out of your happy day, just with a slight disturbing sight or sound. So could it trap you in the self-pity era, fooling you into believing that you are the most vulnerable person on earth. Your brain is a two-faced weapon; handle it well, and you get to enjoy the fruitful results it brings; or, the brain will handle you instead!
Anyways, of course, there are things to be sad about, but i choose not to mourn over those, and instead, I try to bring them into the bright, positive spotlight, and view them in the white circle the spotlight creates! :)
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