Time Management

I struggle with time management. When I cannot manage my time efficiently I fall behind in classes and become overwhelmed. I often feel there is not enough time in the day. Time management is a typical problem people might come across in their lives more than once. What are some of the causes of struggling with time management?

One of the causes of struggling with time management can be social media. The whole world is right in your hands on a screen and it can be much more interesting than homework. Spending time looking through the newsfeed on facebook can easily migrate to looking on instagram, then watching your favorite youtubers: before you know it 10 minutes has turned into an hour of time taken away from the day.

Another cause of struggling with time management might be having a flooded to do list. People often become overwhelmed when there are multiple tasks at hand. Even if there is not a physical to do list, being aware of all the tasks that need to be accomplished can be draining. When people become overwhelmed they might give up in a sense, deciding to just relax their minds. Others might spend more time on dwelling about all the things needed to be done instead of actually doing them.

If we began to consider allowing our minds to relax, maybe we could eventually take on our tasks with more ease. Then time management might not be as stressful.

Brilliant People

My mother and father would always warn me to be alert for the world is full of fools. They say be careful, humans have bad intentions. As I grew up and began to make friends they often looked at their appearance and questioned why I would be friends with someone like that. My brain became wired to look at people on the surface and nothing more. 

As we grow older our minds begin to form new thoughts and curiosity new ways of thinking and seeing. As I grew I allowed my mind to expand and eliminate these judging  thoughts. When my mind expanded I began to pay attention to people more closely -- and sure we can all be fools sometimes -- seeing beyond their surface. I realized people can be extraordinarily brilliant. 

I have payed more attention to my friends and started to see how each one of them is brilliant in their own way. In fact every time I think about them and what they are capable of I become shocked and stay in awe. 

Fredy, he loves music, he can make any beat and adjust it to make people feel different moods. He can transfer chords and notes from pianos to ukuleles and play any tune he wants even if he does not know how to play the instrument. He has unique ideas that he expresses in the music he creates and make it a full on experience. He is brilliant.

Osvaldo, he values three things more than anything: reading, meditation, and exercise. He reads all types of books that give you motivation, books that talk about the mind, books about philosophy. He reads and he retains this information, his vocabulary is so wide, his thoughts are so strong and passionate. He can balance his thoughts even when they are too overwhelming. He has trained his body to lift extraordinary amounts of weight and puts so much meaning into it. He is brilliant.

Anissa, she is the master of anything and everything. Anything you teach her that captures her interest for just a second, she will learn it. She will learn it so well and she will become the best at it. Her mind is quick, she understands concepts in a snap. She became a master in gymnastics becoming super flexible in just a few weeks. She took on the gaming world and defeated all her opponents. She does masters tasks with no prior experience making it look like a breeze. She is brilliant. 

These are just a few of my friends that have brilliant aspects to them but I see brilliance in all my friends, they are all just completely amazing.   

Winter is Upon Us

I love the concept of winter -- cold days can become cozy days. Time for hot chocolate and watching movies while sharing the warmth of the fuzziest blanket you own. The snow looks beautiful untouched and pure. The world becomes colorful through lights and decorations as flowers and trees sleep for weeks. But sometimes winter can be gloomy. Sometimes it is too cold and the frustration of walking 15 feet from the house to the car can make the next few hours of the day dreadful. Sometimes staying inside becomes such a habit that the mind begins to get too comfortable. The snow becomes black and grey, a moldy slushy, no longer untouched. No longer pure. The lights begin to flicker and go out as the circuit burns. The decorations fall and shatter. The trees and flowers will not wake up: it is too cold, too dark, and the sun is no where to be found. Every year we look forward to winter but before we know it, it cradles us with its coldness. I love the concept of winter.