A lot of things on this blog will probably be religious. My bias will obviously be from a Mormon background, but I'm not going to represent my faith (necessarily) because maybe some of the things I put would offend them or are "false doctrine" (i dont know what im going to say that would fall under that category). Just remember that this is about thoughts and ideas. I'm not preaching for or against anything, just stating my views.
I think I am just a natural thinker and have now come to the conclusion that this is why I like school. I don't like doing school work, and I don't like being in class with annoying college kids. I do however, like to think and learn. A lot of my blogs are philosophical and maybe slightly poetic in nature. They aren't a whole lot like the normal journal entries. I've noticed that my ones that are, I am ashamed of and think "wow I was a really dumb kid back then" and the ones that are more thought provoking, I still agree with and can stand reading over.
I think it is hard to know the nature of human beings, and the reason why it interests me so, is because I still am trying to understand myself. The religious aspect is important on my philosophical views because religion states an ethical code of values that people of that faith adhere to and when they do not, have a sense of guilt. Also, philosophy is almost a search for truth and understanding, where faith claims to know truth. Though I have my faith and beliefs that effect the way I think about things, I feel it is important to know of other people's beliefs- not only to seek understanding and harmony with others, but to seek universal truth. (The truths that faiths believe... kinda weird concept... sorry if I am not making any sense) The reason for this is to show where we are more alike than different... unifying the world instead of agitating it? Yes yes.
That was all in case you were wondering... or annoyed with the copious amount of religious content in my so called "philosophy" blog
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
remember "the Secret" ?
Thank you Felipe for this video, and also for now my knowledge of the RSA youtube.... definitely love the RSAnimate.
This one is really awesome cause I liked the idea of the Secret, (the law of attraction, basically if you havent heard of it before)
but this shows that it was kinda made to make people think positively anyways watch this
Okay anyways. Reality came to me because I get emails from the Secret.com (the secret scrolls oooooh). I usually like them because they are kinda like empowering quotes, but one day I got this one that basically said that if you think of ways to try and get something, you are complaining to the universe that you dont have it, so you will never get it... so you have to do nothing as if you already have it and the universe will bring it to you.
Really?
I just have to sit here and money will appear on my lap?
fantastic.
This one is really awesome cause I liked the idea of the Secret, (the law of attraction, basically if you havent heard of it before)
but this shows that it was kinda made to make people think positively anyways watch this
Okay anyways. Reality came to me because I get emails from the Secret.com (the secret scrolls oooooh). I usually like them because they are kinda like empowering quotes, but one day I got this one that basically said that if you think of ways to try and get something, you are complaining to the universe that you dont have it, so you will never get it... so you have to do nothing as if you already have it and the universe will bring it to you.
Really?
I just have to sit here and money will appear on my lap?
fantastic.
Shall we start over?
Okay, well
I've been thinking about this for a while.
I have lots of blog space online EVERYWHERE
and the only person that has probably read everything is my boyfriend.
And while blog space is becoming infinite because of technology expansion,
the amount of what I would consider to be useful or worthwhile blogs has declined.
I can see use for family blogs if the user has a lot of family and friends online, and is looking for
an easy way to keep record of important events and pictures. Fine. But maybe it should be private?
Privacy is something less important these days or people don't realize how PUBLIC the internet is.
It used to be a bad idea to put your last name down on things online
but now
people post up addresses and phone numbers- HOLY CRAP
anyways, I'm sort of digressing from where I wanted to go with this...
okay so a lot of my blogs are private. (What are they? don't worry about it.
If you don't follow it, you don't need to know! In fact you are probably better off not knowing)
Blah
But the reason why This blog has been so random
is I cant figure out what my blog should be about- my public blog at least
It should be something that is at least appealing and worth reading to random strangers right.
Like me, if I click the "next blog" button and come to a random family blog, I dont give a crap! NEXT.
but actually seeing interesting things take place in peoples lives
like survivor stories or just something completely different, I might stop and read a little bit.
So what would people care to read about? Well, Ive kinda thought about these random interesting topics that just pop into my head or are inspired by professors, and so I kinda jotted that down, posted a link (the first ones were part of assignments for an IT class, I think I'll go delete them now...)
and then lately I have been watching students in my piano technique class jot down meticulous notes. I dont take notes in that class at all, but it reminded me of philosopher's notebooks or scientists notebooks, or even musicians notebooks. The human mind is quite an interesting thing and when one discovers something, seems to be an important part of history at least. These are the things we study in classes, and people read them for FUN. And as my contribution to the blogging universe, I thought that perhaps I shall make this into my discovery journal (it already has been I suppose) and those past ideas and blogs altogether one day may make for an interesting book of evolution and discoveries of my mind.
Okay, pause. I know that may sound boring and really egotistical of me to think that my ideas and opinions would claim any validity in this world, but a lot of my thoughts are based on observations, and maybe readers would find interest in certain connections that I draw.
So I guess my blog will be strictly philosophical and opinion. Don't source me as authority on any crap I post neither challenge me based on intellectual level or troll my page (this is assuming I get any more views than my cousin who is following me and my loyal and darling Skipper) because this is merely to get the cogs in my (and perhaps, your) head turning.
Amen.
I've been thinking about this for a while.
I have lots of blog space online EVERYWHERE
and the only person that has probably read everything is my boyfriend.
And while blog space is becoming infinite because of technology expansion,
the amount of what I would consider to be useful or worthwhile blogs has declined.
I can see use for family blogs if the user has a lot of family and friends online, and is looking for
an easy way to keep record of important events and pictures. Fine. But maybe it should be private?
Privacy is something less important these days or people don't realize how PUBLIC the internet is.
It used to be a bad idea to put your last name down on things online
but now
people post up addresses and phone numbers- HOLY CRAP
anyways, I'm sort of digressing from where I wanted to go with this...
okay so a lot of my blogs are private. (What are they? don't worry about it.
If you don't follow it, you don't need to know! In fact you are probably better off not knowing)
Blah
But the reason why This blog has been so random
is I cant figure out what my blog should be about- my public blog at least
It should be something that is at least appealing and worth reading to random strangers right.
Like me, if I click the "next blog" button and come to a random family blog, I dont give a crap! NEXT.
but actually seeing interesting things take place in peoples lives
like survivor stories or just something completely different, I might stop and read a little bit.
So what would people care to read about? Well, Ive kinda thought about these random interesting topics that just pop into my head or are inspired by professors, and so I kinda jotted that down, posted a link (the first ones were part of assignments for an IT class, I think I'll go delete them now...)
and then lately I have been watching students in my piano technique class jot down meticulous notes. I dont take notes in that class at all, but it reminded me of philosopher's notebooks or scientists notebooks, or even musicians notebooks. The human mind is quite an interesting thing and when one discovers something, seems to be an important part of history at least. These are the things we study in classes, and people read them for FUN. And as my contribution to the blogging universe, I thought that perhaps I shall make this into my discovery journal (it already has been I suppose) and those past ideas and blogs altogether one day may make for an interesting book of evolution and discoveries of my mind.
Okay, pause. I know that may sound boring and really egotistical of me to think that my ideas and opinions would claim any validity in this world, but a lot of my thoughts are based on observations, and maybe readers would find interest in certain connections that I draw.
So I guess my blog will be strictly philosophical and opinion. Don't source me as authority on any crap I post neither challenge me based on intellectual level or troll my page (this is assuming I get any more views than my cousin who is following me and my loyal and darling Skipper) because this is merely to get the cogs in my (and perhaps, your) head turning.
Amen.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Music and Laughter don't have to mean anything to give us pleasure.
John Cage!
BEING ZEN???
I must say that ever since I was young I have taken a liking to new technologies. I do feel the little pangs of needing to check my facebook and email as if it was a drug and I need my hourly fix. I used to think I didn't need a cell phone, but then I got so out of the loop, it is now necessary. I wonder how the economy would change if people weren't paying for so many electric services- phones, cable, games... how they might entertain themselves. I wonder if people would be more active and healthy. Self awareness isn't so common... just like common sense. Even with all the information at everyone's fingertips, I don't think that anyone really gets the idea. I don't think we are smarter. We don't really learn as much anymore because we have machines that can do things for us... and in turn, in order to still have jobs as humans, we work to service the machines. Do we depend on machines now? Even as I sit here, I feel like a hypocrite. I'm sure this is why my handwriting stinks. I never take the time out to sit and write on paper. My excuse? time convenience, saving paper, and maybe learning how to spell better. But am I wasting more energy than necessary? I don't know.
I do like being outside, but I'm not an extreme outdoorsy person. Maybe its because I wasn't taught so much to appreciate nature. I do though. And I think John Cage has a really good point that might change my attitude towards 20th century music. He is taking a zen/ quantum physics approach to things. Why things are the way they are... they were meant to be that way so why try to impose your will on it? Why try to make rules out of nature? Nature has no rules... as far as we understand. There are trends, but how often are forecasts 100% correct? Really, that is impossible. Just like perfection. Perfection though is an ideal... when really, we could be perfect right now. Check out some of these vids:
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