Spread Too Thin? Stressed Out Of Your Mind?... Just Say "Yes!" To One More Thing!

I'm not sure about you, but I personally have a problem.  I willingly admit this problem that some may not consider a "real" problem.  I have a problem with saying "No."  Now I'm not talking about D.A.R.E. where you have to say no to drugs and such (I'm good at that ;] ), but saying no to commitments and responsibilities that take you beyond your normal stress level.  Although I recognize and acknowledge this as a problem, I have to admit that I'm quite good at completing "more than I can handle."  Maybe this is why I continue to add more and more to my already crazy, hectic life.  Let me give you an example of what is on my plate right now:

-3 Jobs (1 Desk Job, 1 Retail Position, 1 Tutoring Position with 2 Students)
-1 Secretary/Treasurer of a Fundraiser
-2 Clubs (VP and Club Officer Respectively)
-2 Non-Profit Organizations (Volunteering)
-Scholarship Requirements (Volunteering, Meetings, and Other Assignments)
-19 Hour of Classes This Semester
-A Dr. Phil-like situation at home (nothing serious, but he could have a field-day with my family haha!)
-A wonderful girlfriend (I mostly added this because I know she's the main one who will be reading, Love you darling!)
-Marathon/Triathlon Training (When I can fit it in)
-I'm sure I forgot something else.... there's always something else.

Now all of this may not seem like a lot on paper, but it certainly keeps me busy to the point where I don't know how I can get it all finished some days.  Some days it overwhelms me a lot and I don't know what to do, but I just think positively and get one thing done at a time.  I think one of the reasons that I enjoy taking on so many responsibilities is that I am never bored.  There is always something to be done and no dead time to just sit and procrastinate a few things.

Although I do not blame anyone for this condition, I did get it honest.  My mom is the same way, and has been telling me for years that "I need to learn to say no."  I joke with her and tell her that "I learned from the best."  We have talked about this "problem" frequently and have even come up with a little motto or mantra for our excessive self-inflicted stress-levels:
"As long as your nose is above the water you won't drown."
While this may not be completely true about drowning, it is true about stress.  Some stress is a positive thing.  It provides motivation to do more than you think you can in a short amount of time.  Obviously, it takes a resilient person with an internal perseverance to succeed to complete tasks under major stress, but it all can be accomplished.

So if anyone asks you if you are spread too thin or if you have too much on your plate, you don't necessarily have respond no to a request for participation in something.  You can always do like I do; say "Yes" and use that extra positive stress to allow you to accomplish more than you thought you could.  Everyone wants to succeed and with the added motivation of stress pushing you along, you can accomplish more than the average person ever will!

Note: Obviously, not everyone has the internal responsibility to take a lot, but anyone can change their ways and learn to achieve more with the help of some extra, positive stresses.

Been A Few Days... What do you fear?

It's been a couple weeks, but I blame school; simple as that.

While I do not normally consider myself a profound thinker in any essence of the phrase, I do believe that I sometimes stumble across profound thoughts- many of which I hope to share here on this blog.

Recently, I have been thinking on the topic of what people fear the most.  I know personally, my greatest fears at this moment are school.... school... and more school.  Whether or not I will pass my next Chemistry test, whether or not my Statistics teacher will actually teach the material that will be on our next test, whether or not I will be able to understand the writings of Shakespeare enough for my next quizzes, tests, and journals, and, finally, whether or not I will be able to sign up for the classes that I want and need for next semester.  All of these fears add up to lots and lots of stress, but that's normally what happens with  temporary fears.  They pile up on top of one another until they are passed and then they fall like a wobbly Jenga Tower.  For these temporary fears I like to remember when Mr. Kid Cudi said:

The sky might fall,
The Sky might fall,
But I'm not worried at all

-Kid Cudi

Wise words from someone you wouldn't normally consider so wise.  So next time your tower of fears begin to stack into a tower of stress, just remember the tower will fall and I'm not worried at all.

More than these temporary fears though, I sometimes think of fears that are always with you.  Like heights, spiders, milk, and other things of this nature.  My personal greatest fear is of the unknown.  Space, time, infinity are all very reoccurring examples of this fear for me.  It almost makes me sick thinking of the enormity of all of these immeasurable things.  These fears are constant and whenever they are triggered I get really tripped out.  Even though are solutions for temporary fears like killing the spider, not drinking the milk, those such as imagining forever don't really have a solution- as far as i can tell.

PS. If anyone knows a solution to thinking of forever, space, time, or infinity please inform me.  This information would be greatly appreciated. Haha

Fung Shway-ze

SO... I really believe that changing stuff up creates a more conducive educational environment.   Just switching a few things around creates a new atmosphere to live and work in.  Its especially important in a cramped dorm room to keep this newness and creativity fresh.  It is hard enough to study but changing to normal order of things makes you feel more empowered to learn in your updated setting.

We changed our room tonight and it is as dope as ever- except we can't hang our hammocks up ): . But its ok because our room is so sweet even without the relaxing-ness of our hammocks.

Yours Truly,

The King of the Clime8

Well put Postal Service, Well Put

...That God himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay...

-Such Great Heights, The Postal Service