Recently I noticed how confusing our world is for me. Everyone tries to find at least a little orientation in their life. Some have less problems with that than others. But am I the only one who thinks that you either get influenced by the thoughts of others and accept to become as everyone else, or you try to do something special, but you´re still struggling if the decision, you´ve made, was the right one? I will dive into this more detailed later. Let me give you a little help to understand my questioning. When I had to represent it in a picture, what I define as a fast-living world, I would choose a picture which shows a scene in a big city. In this picture you can see many people on a sidewalk, and everyone has problems finding their way through the mass of people. There are some people who are wearing suits, they have their briefcases and probably a thermos cup, because they couldn´t finish their coffee at home. The people obviously try, to complete many tasks at one time. Maybe there is also a collision, happening between two people, because many of them are in such a rush. So, you can see the description as a metaphor for how I define a fast-living world. And it feels like a routine, which is created by each of us, just being one of many ways to survive in this world. But can that not be exhausting and boring sometimes? Shouldn´t we just live our life to the fullest, especially when we have such a short life, how everyone reminds me regularly? What does to ’’live our life to fullest’’ mean in my opinion? I assume that, because we´ve heard a couples of times, that we don’t have enough time to waste our lives, everyone tries to experience and to be in as many situations as possible. Perhaps also because we get the daily reminders how the time flies. And that’s probably why we´ve reached the point where no one really lives in the moment anymore, because we are in such a rush to see and to gather as much stories as we can think of. But because we´re so fast at living, sometimes we don’t even remember some of our life stages– I do that for sure. That doesn´t mean we should not attempt as much things as we want to, but maybe to do it with more awareness. To perceive how our environment looks like, which colors are surrounding us? What kind of smell does the air have? And many further things. The reason why I am writing a such specific and perhaps provocative blog, is because I learned that this kind of living doesn´t make me happy, but tired. It makes me unpleasant and ungrateful. As a result, I feel like I could become sick: That is why I wanted to change something. So, the questions which come up to our minds are: Although I am about to change something, where do I start? What can I do? On one side, I figured that out. Less social media, helps me to start my day with more awareness. To write in a diary: ’’what are ten things I am grateful for?’’. It directs the focus on positive thinking. However, for me the most important point is, to go out for a walk and just be with the nature. ’’Canada has the most beautiful trees during fall, which I’ve ever seen.’’ Nevertheless, I found myself in many situations where I wasn´t present at all. So, I still have the struggles in many moments, to focus on the people around me and not to hang on TikTok etc. while they`re with me. Somedays I am not even motivated to put any effort in my appearance. And that’s ok, that is totally normal. But for me it isn´t an excuse anymore not to work on that. To come back to one of my questions I asked in the first paragraph. I think there is no right or wrong in this world. I am not judging anyone else’s style of living. Everyone should figure out by themselves what makes them happy. I just thought the couple days that one can live with more awareness could help some of us. In my case, I am strongly convinced that it will help me, first to enjoy my life more and in addition to that: to find my strengths and interests in life and become a more successful leader.
Aimee E
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Eyad
10/26/2022 01:54:38 pm
This was a very interesting read with many good points, and it was also very eye opening, because frankly you're right, the world does move way too fast sometimes. I'll defenitly have to try the see what colors are around me thing for sure. good work :)
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paige
10/26/2022 01:55:26 pm
Nice blog! I really liked that you provided advice and ways that people could slow down and re orientate themselves. I think your perspective is really interesting.
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Luis
10/26/2022 01:55:50 pm
I liked a lot all the points that you have covered in your blog, and I couldn't agree more with the phrase that you said, because I really feel many of our days are ruled by "a rush to see and to gather as much" that makes us enjoy less and be more absent in each moment.
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Clare
10/26/2022 02:02:14 pm
I really like how you went in depth of your feelings. It shows maturity to create goals for yourself, and to improve the ways of your life that are making you feel down. I also enjoyed the visual you gave of the people walking in the city... it is true, everyone seems to be in a constant lack of time and rush. This was a great read!
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Anna Sonnenberg
10/26/2022 02:02:41 pm
I loved how even though you have your philosophy of how want to live life you are still accepting that others have different ways of living. It is also nice to see that you’ve realized what you can do for yourself to make you the happiest that you can be.
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Sunsia
10/26/2022 02:03:03 pm
I noticed how u included ur gratitude journaling experiences from this class, which made me inderstand your point better since i also experienced the positive effects too.
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Anooj
10/26/2022 02:03:11 pm
Woah. I enjoyed reading this blog because it was insightful and meaningful, while keeping it real.
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Amelia Holifield
10/26/2022 02:03:19 pm
I really liked your blog. You went into a lot of detail and really expressed how you feel about this topic. I think it was also good that you put advice into your blog as well. Good job Aimee.
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paula
10/26/2022 02:09:06 pm
It is a very eye opening blog that made me think about the way I see the world. It makes me think about how I should think about people and myself and the time I have in my live to do whatever I want
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Quinn
10/26/2022 02:09:33 pm
I really like your topic and how detailed you were. Im happy that you have found things that help you to enjoy your life and become more present. It can be a challenge especially nowadays when social media has such a hold on the world. It was a good reminder to try to become more present in your life and just be in the moment.
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Konstantin
10/26/2022 02:15:48 pm
Dear Aimée, I really like your blog and the advices how to escape are very helpful. I think it is important to put much effort in topics you think are necessary for your happiness. I know that it can also help to work on your weaknesses and to put the things you like a lot around. What I try to say is, that you can take the world more easier when you reach goals. To put these task in a connection with things you love and do everyday your live will become more easier.
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