" Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do"- John R. Wooden
Well it has been awhile since i have done a Mindfulness Monday, but since I'm back I think it's time to analyze some awesome and inspiring quotes. It is really fun to do this on Mondays and I can't for the quotes that we could possibly get, but for now let us focus on the one of today. So, knowing me, every time I see an awesome quote, I always say that "this quote is one my top ones" and this quote is just that. When I first read it I sort of the meaning behind it, but the more I read it, the more I understood it and the more I become to like it. From what I read this quote seems to say that when there are things feel can't do, do not let that get in the way of all the other things you can possibly do. Honestly I really like this because of the fact that its meaning is easy to understand and it's simple. This quotes meaning is quite powerful in the sense that it can really wake someone up from their state of mind that they can't do things because they are either afraid, nervous, or simply because it's too hard. When seeing this quote, that person with that state of mind will maybe wake up completely to the point where they realize that have that mentality is bad and progress can't proceed because there are letting something they feel they cannot do get to their heads. To be honest, I sometimes have this mentality and it does really bother me that it stays in my mind for quite awhile. However, I know if I ponder on the matter I will get sidetracked and I will lose sight of what I can do. Letting this happen is quite bad because this mentality gets you into a state of weakness, but eventually this can be turned around and it is simply seeing a quote like this So now that I have analyzed the quote, it is time to connect it with the IB Learner Profile. So, looking back at the profile it seems that this quote is associated with being knowledgeable, reflective, thinker and maybe even risk-taker. So when I incorporate these component of the profile I like to connect being knowledgeable and being reflective together because I feel that they go hand-in-hand. Knowing that, the reason why I say that this quote can associate with being knowledgeable and reflective is because when you find out there things that you can't do, you begin to think about why you can't. In this process of thinking, there is something I like to call is that "there is a war being fought in your mind in making a decision". To clarify, you think and begin to struggle upon why you can't do certain things and eventually having this mentality will deprive us from what we can. However, once you get out of that state of mind, everything become clearer and you begin to see all the things that you can in replacement with what you can't. This is why it seems to connect well with being reflective, knowledgeable, and I forgot to mention being a thinker since when you are thinking on how to solve this predicament and eventually you think, reflect, and new knowledge is acquired. As for the last one, risk-taker, this can follow under this if you manage to overcome that feeling of not being able to do what you can't. Sometimes there are things in life that we can't do simply because we don't know anything of it or it is simply out of fear. However, when you overcome this, you take the risk of doing what you feel you can't to see if you actually can't. At the moment, you simply broke the barrier in which even though you felt you couldn't do it before you still tried and that is all that matters because you don't want this to keep bothering you and you want to get rid of this feeling. Well that is it for this week's quote and I say that this quote was a good one. Until next time, I'll see you then.
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"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work"- Richard Bach
The holiday's are around the corner and before they arrive I just wanted to do one more Mindfulness Monday just to bring the spirits up during the break. Well I hope you will be able to relax and have great time during break, but before then, it's time to get into this Monday's quote. So to start off, the first I observed from this Monday's quote is that it seems to be a bit motivational, but it seems to be a quote that helps you find your interests in life. To clarify, depending on who are, it can either be motivational or an eye-opener or even both depending on the way people will interpret this quote.Before I move on, I just want to state that the interpretation that I'm going to give will be my own and as a reminder, everyone sees or interprets things differently so don't be alarmed if my interpretation is totally different form yours. So the way I interpret this quote is that what it basically says, but let me explain it in deeper depth. So interpret this quote as whatever you do may seem like so much at first, but the more you do it, you begin to love it and you don't see as work anymore. You now begin to see it as way to challenge yourself, to see your limits in order to try to break them or you can see it as way to relieve your mind from everything and get your body relaxed. Also, I would like to include that people are willing to things and the first part portrays that when saying "the more I want to get something done..." and the second part, "... the less I call it work" conveys that when you do something you enjoy or are willing to do will seem less like work due to the fact that you don't see it that way anymore. So to sum up my interpretation, the way I interpret this quote is that whatever you do and get it done, it begins to seem less like work because no one obligates you to do it, you obligate yourself for whatever reasons. Well now that I have given my interpretation, it's time to connect the quote with the IB profile. So looking back at the profile, the components that I felt were associated with this quote were reflective and knowledgeable. The reason why I say reflective is because when you do something that you begin to see differently in which you no longer see something as work, but as something that makes you feel relaxed, you will begin to reflect upon why everyone else sees as work, but you don't. Eventually, this would lead to being knowledgeable in that once you have reflected, you learn that whatever you see people see as work, doesn't apply to you. Not only that, by learning what interests you, you get to learn upon yourself, what you actually like, and what things you see as work that at times can become something that no longer be the way. Well that is it for today's quote and I'm sorry if this part did not make much sense, but this one was really different in the sense that it wasn't as motivational as the others I have done in the past, but rather it's one that helps you understand more about yourself. Either way hope you enjoyed it and I'll see you in the Mindfulness Monday. "Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being."- Albert Schweitzer
For this Monday's quote all I have to say that when I read it, I was truly moved as it almost brought me to tears because of how interpreted this quote. This quote is so great that I will skip the introduction and just jump right into the quote. So how I interpreted this quote is when we feel awful about ourselves, or when all hope seems lost, our flame or light "goes out". However, the light or flame can be reignited once again through the help or as the quote states "encounter with another human being". So to put it simple terms when one day doesn't seem to be our day and things aren't going how they are supposed to be, there is someone who will help you through the rough time and will help to reignite the flame that was about to be blown out. Upon making this interpretation, the quote immediately became my favorite quote of all time because it helped me get back on my feet. To clarify, I was giving up hope of working hard in school and trying to achieve my goal because of so many negative thoughts that were going through my mind because of news that I discovered about my family. Unfortunately, I can't share the information for personal reasons, but the news really put in bad shape in that I didn't want to speak to anyone and I just wanted to give up on what I have worked for up until now and I just wanted to run away from everything. This depression carried on for a few weeks and at times my friends and even my teachers would notice that something was wrong with me since I was too silent and I was interacting with anyone. Eventually, I just carried on with school stuff, but I didn't the have the interest in doing it. However, one day I asked a friend if I was a failure and the answer was something I should have expected from a friend in which she replied that I was not which I felt surprised that she said that, nut at the same time it did not have any effect on me. Her words did not resonate within me until I came across this quote in which it totally broke my cage that I was in and I was free once again. Soon after that I finally was back to my old self, I wanted to give my thanks to my friend who never gave up on me and who saw me a good person and I even wanted to tell her something important, but I was nervous to tell her that I just gave her my thanks. Overall, this quote is now my favorite and I'm glad that I do this every Monday because I truly feel that these quotes have great power in that it could affect someone in great ways. Well now that I fully broke down this quote with the inclusion of a personal experience of mine, it's time to connect this quote with the IB Learner Profile. So as I can see, the part that really associates with this quote very well is caring. This quote to me seems to convey care with its meaning since if one person is losing person all hope, one person that truly cares for them is there to pick them right back up. Also, this can work the other way in which someone you know is going through rough times and seems like all hope is lost to them and there are willing to give up, but knowing that you truly care for them, you help them get through it. Eventually doing this can lead to being knowledgeable which another part of the profile in which you know about someone's behavior and know when they are going through a bad time so you can do something to help them. To me honestly, these two components of the profile seem to really part of the quote and I'm glad that these two components are part of the IB Learner profile because we truly learn about someone through the bond that people share with each other. Well this will conclude this week's Mindfulness Monday and to be honest, I feel way better in sharing this with others in the hope people will be inspired to help others when they are going through a rough time. Other than that, until next Monday. |
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