when I was eight years old I switched schools and I went to a near school
schools and I went to a near school
schools and I went to a near school where I knew nobody but everyone knew me
where I knew nobody but everyone knew me
where I knew nobody but everyone knew me obviously I was the new one but I was
obviously I was the new one but I was
obviously I was the new one but I was not only the new one
not only the new one
not only the new one I was also the facts one what I have
I was also the facts one what I have
I was also the facts one what I have heard all the way through since I was
heard all the way through since I was
heard all the way through since I was eight so pretty much today
eight so pretty much today
eight so pretty much today it’s not only that I am fact but what
it’s not only that I am fact but what
it’s not only that I am fact but what that means in this society this is just
that means in this society this is just
that means in this society this is just one example of what stereotypes are at
one example of what stereotypes are at
one example of what stereotypes are at their core a equals B but stereotypes
their core a equals B but stereotypes
their core a equals B but stereotypes are not true and stereotypes are not the
are not true and stereotypes are not the
are not true and stereotypes are not the truth with a capital T they are made up
truth with a capital T they are made up
truth with a capital T they are made up in a nutshell stereotypes do not reflect
in a nutshell stereotypes do not reflect
in a nutshell stereotypes do not reflect reality
what I wish that I would have known
what I wish that I would have known during that first day in the new school
during that first day in the new school
during that first day in the new school is us humans all of us we only resort to
is us humans all of us we only resort to
is us humans all of us we only resort to stereotypes when we are not thinking
stereotypes when we are not thinking
stereotypes when we are not thinking clearly so it all does start with
clearly so it all does start with
clearly so it all does start with thinking and where our thinking is acts
thinking and where our thinking is acts
thinking and where our thinking is acts is what creates our state of mind
gloomy thinking gloomy state of mind
gloomy thinking gloomy state of mind clear thinking clear state of light
clear thinking clear state of light
clear thinking clear state of light that’s pretty straightforward but what
that’s pretty straightforward but what
that’s pretty straightforward but what is more our states of minds are in
is more our states of minds are in
is more our states of minds are in constant fluctuation besides we all know
constant fluctuation besides we all know
constant fluctuation besides we all know this we have our good days and we have
this we have our good days and we have
this we have our good days and we have our bad days states of mind they work
our bad days states of mind they work
our bad days states of mind they work like filters in that the world can look
like filters in that the world can look
like filters in that the world can look very different from one moment to
very different from one moment to
very different from one moment to another depending on our states of mind
another depending on our states of mind
another depending on our states of mind I often liken these innate highs and
I often liken these innate highs and
I often liken these innate highs and lows to a rollercoaster as the
lows to a rollercoaster as the
lows to a rollercoaster as the roller-coaster
roller-coaster
roller-coaster goes up and down so do our states of
goes up and down so do our states of
goes up and down so do our states of mind all on their own
now I said earlier that we tend to reach
now I said earlier that we tend to reach for stereotypes when our state of mind
for stereotypes when our state of mind
for stereotypes when our state of mind is low that’s another way of saying that
is low that’s another way of saying that
is low that’s another way of saying that our thinking is operating at limited
our thinking is operating at limited
our thinking is operating at limited capacity so it is all illogical then
capacity so it is all illogical then
capacity so it is all illogical then that there we would be more prone to
that there we would be more prone to
that there we would be more prone to make use of mental shortcuts and that’s
make use of mental shortcuts and that’s
make use of mental shortcuts and that’s what stereotypes essentially essentially
what stereotypes essentially essentially
what stereotypes essentially essentially are remember a equals B so what can we
are remember a equals B so what can we
are remember a equals B so what can we do about this we know that stereotyping
do about this we know that stereotyping
do about this we know that stereotyping is not helpful but how can we possibly
is not helpful but how can we possibly
is not helpful but how can we possibly know where we are on our private
know where we are on our private
know where we are on our private rollercoaster ride well thankfully there
rollercoaster ride well thankfully there
rollercoaster ride well thankfully there is highly trustworthy and easy way of
is highly trustworthy and easy way of
is highly trustworthy and easy way of knowing where our states of mind are at
knowing where our states of mind are at
knowing where our states of mind are at in a given moment and it’s called
in a given moment and it’s called
in a given moment and it’s called feelings first I want to take a look at
feelings first I want to take a look at
feelings first I want to take a look at the high state of mind and some of the
the high state of mind and some of the
the high state of mind and some of the feelings that are often related to this
feelings that are often related to this
feelings that are often related to this high point of the roller coaster
high point of the roller coaster
high point of the roller coaster instead of being euphoric or on cloud
instead of being euphoric or on cloud
instead of being euphoric or on cloud nine
nine
nine a person’s more likely to experience
a person’s more likely to experience
a person’s more likely to experience feelings such as peacefulness and
feelings such as peacefulness and
feelings such as peacefulness and tranquility joy openness or maybe
tranquility joy openness or maybe
tranquility joy openness or maybe curiosity in short this here is the
curiosity in short this here is the
curiosity in short this here is the thinking that you can trust on the other
thinking that you can trust on the other
thinking that you can trust on the other hand when we’re at the bottom of the
hand when we’re at the bottom of the
hand when we’re at the bottom of the roller coaster there it can come with
roller coaster there it can come with
roller coaster there it can come with feelings attached such as anger anxiety
feelings attached such as anger anxiety
feelings attached such as anger anxiety stress on ease or restlessness and when
stress on ease or restlessness and when
stress on ease or restlessness and when I am in a low state of mind and not
I am in a low state of mind and not
I am in a low state of mind and not aware of it then I might take
aware of it then I might take
aware of it then I might take stereotypes at face value and I might
stereotypes at face value and I might
stereotypes at face value and I might more easily act on this thinking that
more easily act on this thinking that
more easily act on this thinking that does feel very strong
does feel very strong
does feel very strong let’s take social media as an example
let’s take social media as an example
let’s take social media as an example let’s say I go on a social media sites
let’s say I go on a social media sites
let’s say I go on a social media sites and I happen to be in a low state of
and I happen to be in a low state of
and I happen to be in a low state of mind in that case I might be tempted to
mind in that case I might be tempted to
mind in that case I might be tempted to vent my feelings and opinions and say
vent my feelings and opinions and say
vent my feelings and opinions and say things that I don’t truly even mean and
things that I don’t truly even mean and
things that I don’t truly even mean and this is only because I don’t realize
this is only because I don’t realize
this is only because I don’t realize that the intense urge to express myself
that the intense urge to express myself
that the intense urge to express myself right now and let everyone know how I
right now and let everyone know how I
right now and let everyone know how I feel about the problem or maybe a group
feel about the problem or maybe a group
feel about the problem or maybe a group of people at hand doesn’t mean that it
of people at hand doesn’t mean that it
of people at hand doesn’t mean that it doesn’t mean I should do that the
doesn’t mean I should do that the
doesn’t mean I should do that the intense urge is not a sign that I should
intense urge is not a sign that I should
intense urge is not a sign that I should go ahead and say my piece no it only
go ahead and say my piece no it only
go ahead and say my piece no it only means that my rollercoaster train is in
means that my rollercoaster train is in
means that my rollercoaster train is in a deep valley right now and that my
a deep valley right now and that my
a deep valley right now and that my thinking is temporarily malfunctioning
thinking is temporarily malfunctioning
thinking is temporarily malfunctioning in a sentence what it means is now would
in a sentence what it means is now would
in a sentence what it means is now would it be a really good time to stay away
it be a really good time to stay away
it be a really good time to stay away from the computer by the way this is why
from the computer by the way this is why
from the computer by the way this is why the strong icky feelings
the strong icky feelings
the strong icky feelings are so valuable because they are there
are so valuable because they are there
are so valuable because they are there to make it apparent that there is a
to make it apparent that there is a
to make it apparent that there is a state of emergency going on in our
state of emergency going on in our
state of emergency going on in our thinking and it is their job to guide us
thinking and it is their job to guide us
thinking and it is their job to guide us away from trouble preferably even before
away from trouble preferably even before
away from trouble preferably even before it begins so in other words coming back
it begins so in other words coming back
it begins so in other words coming back to the social media example if I knew if
to the social media example if I knew if
to the social media example if I knew if I understood 100% that what is going on
I understood 100% that what is going on
I understood 100% that what is going on is only my own upset state of mind and
is only my own upset state of mind and
is only my own upset state of mind and not outside reality and not a group of
not outside reality and not a group of
not outside reality and not a group of people that it would make sense for me
people that it would make sense for me
people that it would make sense for me to just pause and I would know that if
to just pause and I would know that if
to just pause and I would know that if this is still what I want to say after
this is still what I want to say after
this is still what I want to say after my state of mind clears up then by all
my state of mind clears up then by all
my state of mind clears up then by all means I could go ahead but honestly I
means I could go ahead but honestly I
means I could go ahead but honestly I doubt whenever I do return eventually to
doubt whenever I do return eventually to
doubt whenever I do return eventually to my good feeling place at the top of the
my good feeling place at the top of the
my good feeling place at the top of the roller coaster I doubt I’d be willing to
roller coaster I doubt I’d be willing to
roller coaster I doubt I’d be willing to publish whatever it was that I wrote
publish whatever it was that I wrote
publish whatever it was that I wrote while in the low state of mind and why
while in the low state of mind and why
while in the low state of mind and why is this because there I am able to see
is this because there I am able to see
is this because there I am able to see folks as more than this one
folks as more than this one
folks as more than this one characteristic that stereotyping is all
characteristic that stereotyping is all
characteristic that stereotyping is all about anyway oversimplifying and
about anyway oversimplifying and
about anyway oversimplifying and focusing on one someone random traits I
focusing on one someone random traits I
focusing on one someone random traits I would say that whatever I wrote earlier
would say that whatever I wrote earlier
would say that whatever I wrote earlier on was nonsense I mean think about
on was nonsense I mean think about
on was nonsense I mean think about yourself would you say that you can be
yourself would you say that you can be
yourself would you say that you can be reduced to one singular thing I think
reduced to one singular thing I think
reduced to one singular thing I think that amounts to violence towards any
that amounts to violence towards any
that amounts to violence towards any individual here’s something the little
individual here’s something the little
individual here’s something the little Ana would have benefited from knowing
Ana would have benefited from knowing
Ana would have benefited from knowing when she entered the new school and that
when she entered the new school and that
when she entered the new school and that is that the roller coaster states of
is that the roller coaster states of
is that the roller coaster states of minds they work for everybody and they
minds they work for everybody and they
minds they work for everybody and they were
were
were 24/7 that means that the ones who called
24/7 that means that the ones who called
24/7 that means that the ones who called me names they were in a bad place at
me names they were in a bad place at
me names they were in a bad place at write that moment and this I know for
write that moment and this I know for
write that moment and this I know for two reasons first of all because to call
two reasons first of all because to call
two reasons first of all because to call anybody names is obviously a pretty low
anybody names is obviously a pretty low
anybody names is obviously a pretty low point of the roller coaster thing to do
point of the roller coaster thing to do
point of the roller coaster thing to do but second of all they were not saying
but second of all they were not saying
but second of all they were not saying nasty things to me literally every
nasty things to me literally every
nasty things to me literally every single time our paths crossed no there
single time our paths crossed no there
single time our paths crossed no there were times when we were able to talk
were times when we were able to talk
were times when we were able to talk normally and that’s probably when we
normally and that’s probably when we
normally and that’s probably when we were at the high points enjoying the
were at the high points enjoying the
were at the high points enjoying the view where our minds were functioning
view where our minds were functioning
view where our minds were functioning well and where we were being funny but
well and where we were being funny but
well and where we were being funny but not at the expense of others of all the
not at the expense of others of all the
not at the expense of others of all the things that I have learned during my
things that I have learned during my
things that I have learned during my lifetime
lifetime
lifetime recognizing the variation of our states
recognizing the variation of our states
recognizing the variation of our states of mind has been the one idea worth
of mind has been the one idea worth
of mind has been the one idea worth sharing
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