iExamen
Samuel Williams
On
Sunday, October 29th I decided to take the day only saying what was
kind useful or true, and reflect on it. I had anticipated that it would be somewhat
difficult to remember to do this every time I talked, and this proved true as a
couple times I would say something and before realizing I should not. Immediately
after I would recognize my mistake and do better for the rest of the
conversation. In all, I realized that what I said tended to have much more meaning
and much more positive than normal.
When
I talk with my friends we often joke around a lot and the purpose is just to make
the other laugh. This gives what I am saying some meaning but it is very unimportant.
Today, when I would talk with them I found I wasn’t saying very much because it
wasn’t very useful and could be a little mean at times. Once I noticed I wasn’t
saying much I started thinking about it I realized that a large part of my
friends and my humor revolves around very pointless things.
Next,
I started to watch the eagles game. This is where I made the most mistakes and
broke the rules of this exercise because I would get really into the game and
react without thinking. When I would think before I spoke the only things I would
end up saying would be breakdowns of plays and the game to my friend. Other
than that, I would just cheer. On most Sundays, I’ll be yelling at the
television cursing the referee or a player for a bad call or a mistake. This
change showed me that I get very emotionally involved in the game, whereas
today I was much more analytic than normal. This analysis added much more
meaning behind what I was saying as it was not the normal verbal garbage I would
spew at the television.
The
rest of the day was more uneventful as it was full of studying and homework.
The only other time where there was at practice. I did much less complaining
about the run and weather, because it was miserable out when we ran, and it
helped me focus better mentally and made me run better. There was also an
outward effect on my teammates because I told them to stop complaining because
it was annoying, then we started to talk about other things rather than just negative
comments. This made the atmosphere much more positive which was a very good
change since mindset is very important while running.
Over
all, it is evident that only saying what is truthful useful or kind resulted in
a big change in mood and added more meaning behind what was said. It was an
interesting day and I think it was a good exercise and will help me be more
positive in the future.
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