Right, today, we are in Mr. Haymore’s fourth period New
Media class. We were assigned a one hundred fifty word document, but our
computer did not behave and started flashing. So, now we’re trying to come up
with something original to write. For example, it is twelve ‘o five PM. We are
hungry, eager for lunch. We are running out of ideas. And we are almost there,
twenty five words; we are there, hooray. CHOOSE THE RIGHT!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Keys
to successful living part 1
Every want to be successful in life, but where are the keys
to success? Do we have to go out and search for those keys, or do we have those
potentials already within ourselves? When we begin to examine life, we can see
that it is divided into two aspects life within life and we can see that these
aspects are of equal importance. Even if we have renounced the world gone far
away from civilization and live in the wilderness doing nothing but meditation
we cannot ignore external. We still have to see that we eat, do our ablutions,
and preform our practices on time. So life in the external world is as
important as life in the internal world.
Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the
word relationship properly, because life itself is actually relationship. The body
is related to the breath, and the breath is related to mind. The body, breath,
senses, and mind all function together as a unit. So life virtually means
relationship, and thus the art of living and being requires an understanding of
ones relationship to the external world and the relationship within oneself.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Benjamin Franklin
13- week self-improvement challenge
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin 13 virtues
Franklin tracked his progress on charts he created. The first
letter of each day was listed on the top and the first letter of each virtue
was indicated down the left side. He would add a dot of he felt he fell short
of meeting that virtue on a given day. Benjamin Franklin carried these charts
with him as a reminder of his personal plan of conduct.
The following 13 virtues continue to be relevant today.
Next to each virtue is Franklin definition.
1. Temperance
‘’Eat not to dullness.’’
2. Silence
‘’Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid
trifling conversation.’’
3. Order
‘’ Let all your things have their places. Let each part
of your business have its time.’’
4. Resolution
‘’resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without
fail what you resolve.’’
5. Frugality
‘’Make no expense but to do good to other but yourself: i.e.
waste nothing.’’
6. Industry
‘’ Lose no time .be always employed in something useful.
cut off all unnecessary actions.’’
7. Sincerity
‘’Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly;
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.’’
8. Justice
‘’Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits
that are your duty.’’
9. Moderation
‘’Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries as much as
you think they deserve.’’
11. Chastity
‘’ I would never do anything that would disrespect my
wife.’’
12. Tranquility
‘’Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or
unavoidable.’’
13. Humility
Like ‘’Socrates.’’
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
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