When I was thinking about what I could write about power for this week's blog, I was stumped. I couldn’t really figure out what I could write about. Then, while I was watching some space videos, the main character started giving himself a pep talk. After that pep talk to himself, I thought about how easy it was for him to manipulate his own mind. Your mind is something pretty powerful in my opinion. Your brain controls basically everything in your body. Your brain is the reason you can speak, move, or even talk. Your brain is also the reason for all those thoughts that keep you up late at night, or the reason you feel the things you feel. Something I find pretty weird about your brain is that your own mind can create those nasty thoughts but at the same time they can block all those nasty thoughts, it really depends on what you want to do with it. Recently, I had a pretty bad breakdown due to the overload of schoolwork. I sat still for a good hour while tears rolled down my face, and thoughts started to overstimulate me. Once I snapped back into reality, I realized the time and immediately went back to work. All those thoughts were magically gone, the only thoughts in my head were “look at how much time you wasted” and “work, work, this is due tomorrow, go study”. The fact that my brain can push all those nasty thoughts away within a heartbeat is something personally I find pretty powerful. A positive side of your brain tho, is that it can push you to do the unimaginable. Whenever I was at kung fu, I was always told, that before you start to do any form, any trick, or anything you think you weren't able to do, just imagine yourself doing it. Every time I did, it always worked out. There was this one trick, called an ariel, essentially it’s where you do a cartwheel without hands. I would be able to do an ariel once in a while but I could never do it consistently. Obviously, my coach would constantly push me so I would constantly be doing ariels
but nothing worked. Then one day, my dad told me, that every single time I was about to do an ariel, imagined myself doing it first. After my dad told me that trick, I managed to land my ariel every, single, time. I find it crazy, that just because I thought of landing it, I ended up landing it.
https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/592082682288177132/ (the guy was astrodude from solarballs :) )
Hello Daniela! Your account of overwhelming schoolwork can relate to the thoughts of many people. Your description provides an insightful outlook into the mind of a high school student—facing the workload of personal obligations and those of schoolwork. I believe in your support of the human mind as a powerful tool for combating feelings of dissonance and thoughts of not belonging within a community. I understand that intrusive thoughts and thoughts of being disjointed from others can occur frequently; however, adopting a revealing perspective that encompasses the entirety of your family is crucial. If you are crying for an hour over the overwhelming nature of schoolwork, I think it may be good for you to confide your thoughts to a close friend or family member you trust. With the support of others, ridding yourself of these feelings of hopelessness may be a less painful process.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your recollection of the brain as an aiding force in collecting one’s mental stature. Using kung fu as an experience to remember your brain’s prowess in evaluating any circumstance and delivering a more positive connotation to dispel the negativity that surrounds every individual helps advance your narrative concerning the brain’s strength and power. The process of mental recovery stimulates the brain to its most potent state; most parts of the recovery status for most illnesses primarily have a mental component to it. The hardest part of recovering from sickness is having the mental aptitude to bypass tragedies and pave the path toward a brighter future.
Hello Daniela! I can totally relate to your post about the breakdown, where sometimes I will be in the lowest of lowest points, then in a heartbeat I will jump up and absolutely and get back to the grind. I agree with you that the brain is a super powerful organ. Being able to influence itself and the rest of the body. Your anecdote beautifully illustrates the dual nature of our own thoughts, It is remarkable how our minds can both create and fight itself over negative thoughts. The ability to redirect our focus towards work out of nowhere shows the resilience of the human psyche. Moreover, your anecdote of mastering the aerial in kunfu highlights the profound impact of visualization and positive thinking on our abilities. Your father's advice to imagine yourself succeeding before executing the move underscore the important of mental preparation. My advice for myself before going into ballet performances has always been that nothing wring will happen unless i think about them, so I always distract my mind by singing random songs and spiting random words to the tune of the music on stage.
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