On Being Remarkable

Its always been one of my greatest fears.  Its not even about being well-known.  I just want to be special in some way some time in my life.  We are told from a very young age that there is no one else in the world like us.  I believe in this at some level but I also think that many lives go for the duration without being set apart from others.  I have read so many books and seen so many movies; they don't make stories about unremarkable events.  That's what they call a memoir.  Short digression: there's a reason they call it a memoir.  Its because they need a fancy word to hide the fact that there is really no reason to care.  But anyway.  There are very few people in the world, I may even be one of them, that are satisfied with mundane stories.  We don't care for everyday life, we want to know about the specials.  I'd like to be one someday.  I'd like to one day have that feeling where I am untouchable and there is nothing in the world outside of my reach, even if it isn't true.  What gets me depressed is the feeling that I'll always be normal---or worse.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Conflict Resolution

Sometimes it can be good to step away.  Avoiding conflict can sometimes be the best solution.  But if the conflict has a chance of erupting and causing a larger amount of strife, perhaps it would be prudent to diffuse the emotional incendiary device.  This is a problem that good referees deal with and bad ones ignore most of the time.  And it doesn't apply to just referees.  It is helpful in a broad amount of situations as well.  There are many ways to take care of potentially harmful situations, some that work better than others, depending on the circumstances.  Communication is one of the most important skills to learn for success in life.  At least it should be, since what is life without others?

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Time to get back on this

Alright so I haven't posted here in a while.  But I really feel like I should start again.  So here goes.

I know I'm not always right.  I feel like the title of this blog should reflect that.  Not knowing everything is fine.  Admitting this is even better.  To be humbled is to gain enlightenment.  At least I think it should be.  So there should be no reason to get offended if someone tells you that you are doing something wrong.  Yet there is sometimes.  This is most likely due to the way we are told that we are in error.  We are so darn sensitive that we can't let others improve us.  Or possibly undo us.  Since people are not always right.  So their information might be wrong.

So I guess we can just all be flawed together?  Such is life.

~another musing of the ill-informed~