Dyslexic Creativity...

So the name of my blog is very interesting to me and not to very many other people but I thought I would give a small peak into what it means... I really enjoy art, especially abstract art. I love finding things where they aren't really there. Part of that appreciation comes from what I call my dyslexic creativity. For some reason I see things in art, especially my own art that are not really there. Now I'm not speaking of delusions or wierd things like that but it's almost as if there is someting more speaking from the heart of the artist, feeling...emotion...desire...passion... I don't know but really truly in some art THERE IS MORE... but only if you look properly... or improperly. And that's a tidsnipit into Dyslexic Creativity.

Eloquence...

I absolutely think that the hardest thing in the world for me is to make myself understood. I am constantly asking questions like, "you know what I'm sayin?" or "do I explain myself?" I think it reflects a lack of self confidence in some ways, but more I think it means that I speak too much and don't think through what I should say... but I guess my point is that I'm sorry I'm not eloquent.

A little poem I wrote...

Hero


Super Strength And Lightning Speed
Powers Of Weather Control, Regeneration And Human Flight
Ability To See In The Darkness Of Night
These Things We Call "Super"
Aren't Super To me


Fire, Ice, Wind And Water
X-Ray Vision And Mind Control
Talents Of Fighting And Never Dying
These Things We Call "Incredible"
Aren't Incredible To me


Batman And Superman
Rogue, Phoenix And Professor X
Spider Man And The Fantastic Four
We Call Them "Heroes"
But They Aren't Heroes To me


...But The Girl Who Said "Hi" To me
She's The Super Hero
She Made The Difference For Me

True value...♥♣♠

You never really know how much something means to you, until it's gone...



How unfair is that! Why can't we just see things for their true value from the start? How come I can't know beforehand what I'm going to miss? If it were different, would life be distinct? Would we really be much different?

I don't know…

…but sometimes I really miss the things I've let go, and so I ask; is there any way to get them back?

The Fallacy of Our Generation...

The more and more I seem to face life the more I come to realize that there is a belief, a reasoning of logic, which in my mind and opinion doesn't fit... So "that thing," I call the, "Fallacy of our Generation." So what is "it"...

I'll start with the evidence I see day to day...

I am a college student, and in every class I attend, information is fed to me like I'm in kindergarten. Which everyone seems to accept quite happily, that is until the professors start asking questions like, "what do you think?" or "can you please explain in your OWN words what this means to you?" One such professor is my chemistry professor, who teaches in a slightly different style which requires students to actually think, and try to find solutions on their own, and every time I leave the classroom I hear students complaining, "why can't he just tell us what we need to study?" or "why doesn't he just teach us instead of asking us to give input? I mean, this is college, we're not actually supposed to participate!" How long has information been just a click away that we have lost all sense of searching for the missing puzzle piece? I mean, what happens when one of these students goes far enough into their field of education that there aren't straight answers, or perhaps any answer at all.

Another example, different setting...

Work... work is and will always be a part of our lives, and it's essential that we know how to do our work effectively and efficiently. But to do this we have to figure out the best way to carry out our jobs. Now, how many jobs have you had where you show up and there is someone waiting for you to "train" you on all the things you need to do and how to do them? If you've had one of these jobs which I'm all sure we have, than it probably didn't pay very well. Why? Because the thinking had already been done for you! Now, imagine yourself showing up to a job and there is a person there waiting for you with a list of things to do. You take it. Read it. And the only thing that it has written on it is, "turn this company around, we're counting on you." What are you going to do! Where are you going to start? Where are all the statistics and facts of what needs to be done! Where's the textbook? What internet site do I go to for help?

Have I proved my point?

The Fallacy Of Our Generation... is that we don't "think" for ourselves...it is the mentality, the thinking, the mindset that everything should just be fed to us...that the generations and generations of our ancestors who had the ability to "look up" and dream and bring about a better life is just a base so that we can look at "the view" and say, "...well that's nice..." We as a generation have been fed knowledge...understanding...and wisdom of ages...and have in turn lost the ability to "conceptualize" to "problem solve" and to "think!"

So I ask you... What are you doing to move forward? Or are you happy living in the world how it is now?

Talents… another rant

Lately, I have seen many people who waste their talents, who really don’t give all they got when they can, including myself. I mean, come on, when you go out onto the basketball court, or the football field, the treadmill, or enter in work or class, and you give everything you got.... you feel good! You really feel like you accomplished something! BUT, when you don’t, that’s when we have regrets, that’s when we get depressed! So why can’t we just use our talents and abilities the best we can and feel good ALL the time. Well there are always outside factors, but the truth is, I believe it all comes down to self-motivation which bases in satisfying our personal needs. Its like a salesman, the most successful salesmen are those that develop the ability to create needs in other people so that they purchase the product for sale. Its a simple process, no one needs the horribly expensive girl scout cookies that pass by our front porch every year, but we buy them, because they satisfy our needs! ha ha Now, what does all this have to do with talents? If we don’t feel the need to do our best, to study hard, work hard, to develop our talents whatever they are, we aren't going to progress very far. And we are not going to be very happy, ha ha, BUT if we can learn to recognize the need behind giving all you got, in everything, no one will be able to stop you from reaching your goals! You will become self motivated and have a focus on WHAT you want to achieve, and a vision of HOW to achieve it. Every day is a struggle, every day is a battle, and every day is a mountain to scale. We can fight, conquer and climb every day, and take another step to being the best we can be. Its a lifelong task, I plan to do it, one day at a time, one step at a time, because running ill never get there, but if I'm constant, I know I’ll get there.

Ranting on... easy solutions

Lately I have been hearing a lot about "easy solutions" for life. You know things like "easy, instant success" and "fast money." Or some new idea that is going to change the world overnight, a new invention or scientific theory. Some advancement in something like Brainwave Entrainment, or hypnosis, where one simply has to listen and they change instantly through their sub consciousness. Now, I'm not trying to say that these things are bad, not at all. But for example, the United States became powerful thanks to God and inspired men with incredible vision and focus, which had "new" ideas! But, the solutions to life that they had weren't easy or new, but rather, simple. These were men were willing to live by principles, and stand for them, no matter what the cost. Men who were diligent and persistent to good causes, who lived in a time where ones word meant something and ones family name was a treasure and had great personal significance. Men like Abraham Lincoln, who found happiness in serving others while leading them at the same time, which believed in a better life and then made it happen by doing the small things that make big differences.
After analyzing the comments made about all the "shortcuts" we can make in life, I came to the conclusion that I'd rather be simple. And I prefer going back to the basics that we all know, and live by faith, diligence, trust, love, self control, etc. And forget about the trash of "getting something for nothing" and replace it with the good feelings of working hard for something, and in reaching my goals. I mean, whatever happened to writing a personal creed, to look deep down and decide what one really wants in life, giving one boundaries and limits, choosing the "path less traveled by." Writing it down and living by it, living up to our potentials.
The truth is that I'm young and I've seen too many unhappy people. The answers seem to be simple, but no one wants to accept them. Why? I don't know. Maybe it just seems too "easy" to just be a person who works and saves, who budgets and sets aside a little for a rainy day (or a drought if you're from Arizona), who shares the little they have to help one who is less fortunate. Maybe it just seems to "easy" to trust in God and dedicate oneself to His work, to believe on His words, and follow Him.
This life is meant to be good, and I don't think it's that difficult to achieve. Keep it simple, make the small sacrifices, do the small things, smile, and be a positive influence on the world and the people around you. That's my goal. Its simple and I'm stickin' to it.