It been almost a month....
so much has happened although much has remained the same. I'm a happy person. Things are happening for me in ways that I didn't they would. I'm hoping to get into a new department. I guess it a matter of stepping out on faith. It's been so long since I've done that. There are less than three weeks left in the semester and I have three papers to write and one final project. It's all good though. I've learned that people are underhanded and vicious and deceitful. Nothing new, but I guess it surprising to me because I genuinely make an effort not to surround myself with people like that.
The good thing is she (the shit-stirrer) is out of my life. I'm refusing to dwell on the negative. I need all of the positivity that I can handle. My life is still in flux. That's okay. Flux is a part of life. Or, at least it's a part of my life now. I should probably go and make my copies for class tonight, but I am being lazy. I keep wondering when the fire's going to get lit underneath my ass. I've got a ten-twelve page paper to do. I'm thinking it can get done this weekend. What's the hold up, right? The other paper, I've got to do much more research on. That's going to take a while. I've got so many things and people pulling me in 1,001 directions. But's it's okay. I'm made of tough stuff.
Interesting thing...I was reading Foucault today. He says that ethics are bound to freedom. Freedom is self-reflection that breeds ethics which, in turn, creates fairness to other people. Self-reflection was something that ancient Greeks did. It wasn't until Christianity that self-reflection was perceived as selfish and an avenue aimed at self-indulgence. While he doesn't blame Christianity for the turning the introspective gaze, it happened during Christianity. The absence of self-reflection is very well the absence of ethics and freedom. We are all expected to be selfless, but, I would argue, be introspective and evaluating the self and the actions of the self are selfless--it determines how you will or won't practice freedom in a way that does not impinge upon the rights of others.
And that's my two cents for the day.
posted by becomingme at 3:26 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting that you mentioned the Christian reference in that I had a falling out with a friend at Christmas. I needed to have honest communication without games. I said I was finally feeling good about myself. She called me 'prideful', which in her Christian sense is a low blow. It really is a different way of looking at things. As if one can't be confident, or express themself, or risk revealing conceit or self indulgence. I consider myself a Christian also, but I don't fall into that type of thinking. Another friend taught me years ago about thinking of people in terms of precious metals--keep the gold close to you, and walk away from the silver and bronze. Surround yourself with goodness, support, and people who truly believe in the real you.
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