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Its one am i am really tired, I should really be asleep, probably will redo the post when awake, till then
enjoy folks

night
schizo

Where do I begin? In the beginning, there was just existential angst so it’s a bad place to begin.

Have you read “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got A Life”? Well, I did recently, and it helped me decide that that elusive thing I needed was a life. I have been planning change and plotting world dominion for some time now, but you see, sometimes you need the right word to get things going. What I needed was to get a life. Imagine getting a life changing idea from a teenagers book that is apparently full of plagiarism. Anyway, in the greater scheme of getting a life was:

1. Breaking all superficial ties from regious affiliations, because, lets face it I am no believer (not anymore), so why pretend?
2. Getting in good physical shape, including invent the ultimate martial art
3. Practice honesty, because I am a con artist. Yes, artist and a bloody good one.
4. Grow a spine, including say NO, admit that some people suck (to their face).
5. Study hard and get PG ( this is a new one, I have never wanted to do well in studies, requires a longer post by itself)

well, thats about it.

And oh, write a bestselling novel, become a rock-star, invent an anti laziness pill with an adjustable half life and change the world, but those are way lower down on the list.

Number One is underway, and going well, I even told mom that i am “backsliding” (hate that word).

Number two is what originally inspired this post, but you know, I ramble.

Others are underway too. except studies, Soon.

Ciao

Schizo

[PS:Oh, and the stuff I actually  wanted to tell you about? I joined tae kwon do classes, first class was today, and as I tweeted, walking back from it, I looked and felt like I had been sodomized by an angry gorilla. More about that after I recuperate.  'Night]

Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

ENFPs are initiators of change, keenly perceptive of possibilities.They energize and stimulate others through their contagious enthusiasm (check).They prefer the start-up phase of a project or relationship, and are tireless in the pursuit of new-found interests (check). ENFPs are able to anticipate the needs of others and to offer them needed help and appreciation(check). They bring zest, joy, liveliness, and a zany sense of fun to all aspects of their lives(check). They are at their best in situations that are fluid and changing, and that allow them to express their creativity and use their charisma (not really). They tend to idealize people, and can be disappointed when reality fails to fulfill their expectations(check, Oh Yes!!). They are easily frustrated if a project requires a great deal of follow-up or attention to detail (Double check)

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So, the child who tugs at your sleeve at the traffic light makes you feel guilty. The rare glimpse of real poverty that you usually drive past without noticing leaves you disturbed and squeamish. You wonder what you can do, decide you should do something, enter the air conditioned mall, the upscale residential area, the coffee bar, and you forget.

Today (well, yesterday actually) bloggers all around the world talked about how to eradicate poverty. Hundreds of ideas out there, lots of opportunity, if you want to make a difference here is an ocean of resources, you can

Read

What? You read too much and wanna do something?

Ok, Stop reading,

Think

Think, are you really interested in doing something or are you looking for a balm to soothe your upset sensibilities?

Have you ever thought about poor people, as people and  not just empoverished  things?

Think, when was the last time you let your guilt do something you are proud of?

Think, are you willing to get your hands dirty?

Think, are you willing to do more than just put money in a charity box?

Know

That you cannot pity the poor,

That looking away is going to bite you in the butt someday

That with a little effort, you can do a lot

That the poor are worth a lot more than just a little effort

That as long as they remain as “they” in your mind, you will do nothing

Decide

Which camp you belong to

That this matters to you

That the beggar child needs your attention

That you will avoid shortcuts

Do

Walk around an urban slum. without your camera and cellphone on silent. Absorb reality.

Buy the kids who are seen outside your favourite soul-numbing building a meal. Once.

Sponsor a child’s education

Visit an organization that works among the poor

Go to a government hospital the next time you need a doctor

Talk to the child who sells you newspaper at the traffic light

Volunteer to do menial tasks at the next health education/medical camp in a nearby slum

Remember

The only kind of charity that is ultimately useful is that kind that empowers, ie: Teach fishing, not just distribute fish

You need to do this for you, your family, your kids, not “them”

Cast your bread upon the waters and it will return to you

Educate, Lobby, Protest, Organize, Empower

Ciao

Schizo

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I could be working on the health education project.

i could be going out for a nice long long walk, the weather is lovely and the  ipod is filled with new podcasts

I could be working on that design idea I had or make new headers for my blog

I could be catching up on my read-later list

I should be happy that I am healthy, not broke, and not working this weekend

I should be working on the diabetes clinic report my prof asked for

I should be editing the stuff A gave me

I am moping around feeling lonely

I am wishing I were richer

I am wondering when I will start on my free lancing career seriously

I am wondering if all 25 year olds feel this way on Saturday nights

I will sleep now, in my experience, nothing soothes my mind better.

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Discipline is what keeps makes you get up early when you find the idea repulsive. It is what makes you do that last rep when your muscles are screaming for rest but you know you need to do it.

Discipline is what gives motivation focus and structure .

Discipline keeps you moving forward when when positive public pressure (extrinsic motivation) and enjoyment (intrinsic motivation) are hard to come by.

Motivation is “because of this I will”

Discipline is “in spite of this I will”

Sure, there is a lot of overlap, and some of the most motivated people are also the most disciplined, but a disciplined person need not be motivated, at least in a positive manner.

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To be motivated you need to desire something external, but discipline is an achievement in itself.

Discipline without any motivation at all often leads to burn outs, but a little bit of motivation and it helps you form life shaping habits.

In fact that is what discipline is; the process of making and the  ability to develop  habits and routines that often help one achieve the thing we are motivated for.

My life has been greatly influenced by the writings of Leo, and It is a pleasure to disagree with him.

ciao

schizo