Teens: Don’t be drama queens!

All the world’s a stage

“All the world’s a stage and all men and women must play their part”

Rightly said, Shakespeare’s words adjudicate human exaggeration of emotion and justify the dramatization and flamboyant expressiveness of sentiments. There are always those moments that render mankind vulnerable, helpless and susceptible to a dwindling balance of reaction; however repeated exaggeration of this sort solidifies this behavior, which then becomes part of the ‘dramatic’ individual’s persona.

That positive thought: 1

Negative is included in the pretext of positive; else the impact of positive wouldn't seem affirmative enough. We were not born with negative beliefs or irrational expectations or cognitive distortions. In fact no one knowledgeably taught us any of those either. Somewhere along the way we lose perspective and start believing in the irrational. We either become unrealistically optimistic and we are let down (only to lose faith completely and get distrustful forever); or we simply never experience happy moments enough to believe that there is a sunnier side to things. Life originally is positive; the world fundamentally stifling. Thus negatives get added and seem to become elemental. These need to be unlearned and replaced with positive thoughts which comprise:

Preparedness

Open-mindedness

Self-examination

Innovation

Transparency

Interest

Vigilance

Expressiveness

Is it all OK? Maybe not?

The perfect world

We await that picture-perfect moment for doing things we always knew we need to do but assumed it wasn’t the right time. The perfect moment to propose to your loved one, the absolute instant for the big business move, the important investment or essential partnership, what more, the right time for a healthy diet, exercise pattern and sleep hygiene; all need apposite scheduling for them to run smooth. Specific patterns to be followed and unambiguous arrays to be maintained; perfection is a commendable dream and each of us desires that impeccable world where everything works without a glitch.

The RIGHT defenses

Often those who do wrong, know that it’s inappropriate. In fact people continually know what’s erroneous and still do it. Children recognize this too. Kids know that lying, stealing; hurting someone, screaming when they’re upset and throwing a tantrum is not good. Likewise adults know that worrying, getting angry, hiding emotions, shying from reality, losing hope… are all wrong defenses they use in conflicting situations when they cannot handle it.. The justification to any assault is self-protection; when one is attacked, he will use any defense at hand. But the means used can be hurtful to the self. It’s time to use the correct tools that help us to solve problems and safeguard relationships and self-respect. It is time to use the RIGHT defenses.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

mirror me right

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
That’s where most of the answers to life’s queries are. In that mirror on that wall. We all have that mirror. We all definitely question it each time we look into it. The mirror tells you what’s going wrong in your world. The mirror reflects right back at you, all the things that you have offered to the sphere. If only we really knew what to seek when we looked within that mercury-coated sheet of glass. If only we knew how to look beneath the surface and truly ask who's fair and who's not, who's right and who's not, who made it and who didn't...