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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Wiring

I want to talk about wiring today.. no quotes, no sentences, just a word and what it means to me..

Wiring is basically how a system is set-up, how a certain system will process it's stimuli and then direct it to accomplish a certain goal.

My focus with this is the individual wiring of the people around you; and maybe how you are wired at your core... Some people call this the ego, or the subconscious.

Essentially, we are all wired from birth and through our socialization as we are taught by our parents or nurturers how to conduct ourselves in the modern world. Typically, it's the events in our early-childhood that will wire us into the adults that we are to become; and very rarely are two people ever wired exactly the same.

At it's core, you could say that your wiring is synonymous with your "rationale".

Ever seen someone over-react, become depressed for what seems to be no reason, become uncontrollably attached almost instantaneously to women/men, drugs, the drink, partying, pets, etc?

These are almost always reactions that are caused by the way we are wired as human-beings. (A = stimuli or something perceived, X = subconscious emotion, R = reaction). Something in our rationale, tells us A= X, and because X is rooted to a specific emotion (positive or negative) it will cause R... your reaction.

Ex. 1) You grew up as a sibling of many and, because of strained resources and over-worked parents, you never received much individual attention (or a close connection with your family members).

During socialization, this typically could cause the given person to feel a personal loneliness; and as socialization ends and young-adulthood begins you're subconsciously susceptible to become attached quickly to people who show you individual affection or interest (thus fulfilling the subconscious emotions of loneliness).

When, and if, this affection/interest is suddenly cut-off, the person will immediately feel a pang of resentment/negativity/anger/drop in self-esteem. Causing the person to react tangibly to others or to him/herself through one, or all, of the given emotions.

(So in this case 1. The positive stimulation from another will cause X = feelings of happiness, and being wanted. AND 2. The negative removal of this "positive" act causing X2 = feelings of loneliness, low self-esteem, anger, resentment)

You know these people, everyone knows someone who over-reacts terribly when [seemingly] small negative things happen to them.


If this is confusing, sorry. It's a little abstract and may take a read or two to understand.


So here's the point.

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HOW TO KNOW
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When you feel an overwhelming emotion, or when you observe this happening to someone else ask yourself. "WHY"

Why am I reacting this way?
-Because A happened... and it caused X. (Because this person did something that made me feel a certain way)

Okay, so why do I feel that way?
-because X causes me to feel a certain way and makes me react

Did the person who caused A do it to intentionally make me feel X, or was this person doing something for their own personal reasons?
-Probably not...

So why do I REALLY feel this way, and what REALLY made me react how I did?
-Only there will you really find your true answer. And it's an answer only you can truly find...

It's like a chemical equation... if the end-product isn't desired, then you need to change the equation.

If the emotions you're reacting to aren't desired, then maybe you have to question your own rationale and your own subconscious to "find the change you wish to see in YOUR world".

Much love
-Inspire

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Success is a full-time job; so is being a fuck-up

Success is a full-time job; so is being a fuck-up. -Hernandez

This is something I came up with that I like to come back to and remember every once in a while.

A lot of people blame their lack of accomplishments on their inability to achieve any "sizeable" goals or to reach any milestones. What I think these people fail to realize is that "Rome wasn't made in a day".

Michael Jackson wasn't born into being the king of pop, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't genetically freakishly Hulkesque, Bill Gates' father surely wasn't the last richest man on the planet....

MJ had a LONG singing career starting at an early age, Arnold was born into poverty in Austria, Gates wrote, and sold, his first computer program at the age of 12.

Success isn't based on your huge goals, it's based off of the little decisions you make each day that reflect action for those goals.

You'll never get fit till you clean up your eating and get a suitable excercise plan.
You'll never do well in college until you organize and learn how to study.
You'll never date the beautiful girl until you go up and talk to her, and maybe do a little legwork to get her interested...

Life isn't short. We just remember the milestones.
Life is long; and in each day we're given choices to decide which direction we want to go in.

Much love
-Inspire

Monday, September 21, 2009

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. -Emerson

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit, by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

What you see in your environment will always be off of your "spirit"; it will be based off of the person you are, your beliefs, and your learned characteristics.

If you and I were walking through the woods during autumn and there's dead leaves surrounding us, on the trees, on the ground, falling, and I said look at all the beautiful colors, and you said look at all the death surrounding us.

We would both be right... Wouldn't we? At least to ourselves we would both be.

Basically, you see what you want to see in life.

But this has a double meaning... you get out of life, what you see. If you only see negative options, you'll only get negative options. Also, if you try to focus on positivity, then, in turn, you will get positivity in return.

Nature, your environment...
always wears, will look...
the colors of the spirit, exactly how you want it to(according to your beliefs)

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit/Your environment will look exactly how you want it to(according to your beliefs)

Much love.
-Inspire

Getting Started: An Introduction

Hey guys! My name is Jonathan Hernandez and I've been through more life than you could imagine. I'm currently a student studying Political Science and minoring in Sociology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. For awhile now people have asked me to share my thoughts, reflections, perceptions, and ideas about life and the world with the world. So in this blog I will do my best to post a quote everyday of the week and reflect on it with a short essay of what it means to me, and how I feel others can learn from it. I will be more than happy to take requests and questions. Any questions, just e-mail me. Much love

-Inspire