Monday, December 27, 2010

My personality.... supposedly

I find it interesting that my ideal and real results were so similar with just a few minor changes. Hmmm....

Jung Ideal vs. Real Test
Introversion |||||||||||||| 53%
|||||||||||||||| 63%
Extroversion |||||||||||| 50%
|||| 20%
Intuitive |||||||||||||| 53%
|||||||||||||| 56%
Sensing |||||||||||||| 53%
|||||||||||||||||| 73%
Feeling |||||||||||||| 53%
|||||||||| 36%
Thinking |||||||||||||||| 63%
|||||||||||||||| 70%
Judging |||||||||||||||| 66%
|||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Perceiving |||||||||| 33%
|||||| 23%
ideal you |||||| real you ||||||
ideal type - INTJ, real type - ISTJ
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Oh Well... A Bittersweet Moment

Finals are done! Finally... I'm quite sad about this as well though. I will miss my classes and teachers and people in my classes, though I'm sure I'll see most of them next semester... I think I've advised against this before, but do not, for the sake of your sanity and the sanity of those around you, I repeat, do Not take 5 upper division courses in one semester. You will stress out nonstop and practically go crazy with insanity... so, unless you want to live a hectic lifestyle, be more well-rounded in class schedules; take 4 upper division courses and a few fun classes instead (my schedule next semester). And, if you set crazy goals for yourself like, say, a 4.0 semester, you will go even crazier!

I really am so glad that I decided to do the psychology degree though. The things I've learned about the topic, and myself, have been very insightful. And I hope that someday I can use my knowledge to help the current and future generations. Psych is the perfect program for me though... see, I love the science part; the part where I can conduct experiments, do research, apply my knowledge to help improve the understanding of the human mind. But, I also love the philosophy part as well; coming up with ideas that are new, perhaps a little out there, and exciting.

Lol, many people are probably thinking this chick needs to get a life... yes, I would have to agree with you there. No more details here though.

Well, it's getting late. I know, this sounds a lot more like a journal entry than a blog entry, but oh well.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

A Christmas Message, More or Less

Wow... goodness, it's been a long time since I last posted. Let's see... a lot has happened in my life. Some really good things, some really bad things, but I think I'm going to focus on the positive.

School is almost done! I can't wait until December 17th. Then, I will finally be done with finals, done with papers, done with classes, and done with this semester! Not that I haven't enjoyed my classes; I have. I just wish I could focus on some classes in much more depth than others. But when time is so scarce, I don't have the time to pursue exactly what I want to pursue.

Enough about school... I am stoked for Christmas this year! I finally have money and can buy good presents for my family. I'm also really excited to start singing Christmas songs and making candies. The Christmas season itself is so much better than Christmas morning. Most people find this odd, but my favorite holiday isn't Christmas, it's Christmas Eve (I know it's not technically a holiday, but oh well). That's the day that I get to spend with my family completely; we have a huge dinner, talk, sit around and sing songs, open special presents, and enjoy one another's company. That's what Christmas should be about: family, love, the "spirit of Christmas."

My mom was reading in a magazine the other day about a tradition this lady started with her children. Every year, her and her kids would decide on 24 good deeds that they could perform throughout the month of December, leading up to Christmas. Each day, they would randomly pick a deed, and once they finished this deed, they would put it in their jar. These deeds were simple things like holding the door open for someone or picking up a piece of trash. On Christmas Eve, the mom would put all of the jars under the Christmas tree so Santa could see all of the good things the children had done throughout the month. I love this idea. Wouldn't life be a much better place if we could do a good deed for someone every day? Not just in the month of December, but all year 'round.

This story really changed how I've been looking at each day ahead of me. If I look forward to the day with a bright smile and lots of energy, I have a much better day, I'm less stressed, and I feel good about myself. Soemtimes I wish I could share my happiness and joy with others, and what better time to do this than Christmas?

Service really is the best way to happiness. Choosing to follow Christ's footsteps every single day, making the conscience decision that you will follow Him is possible, plausible, and protective in nature. I am so blessed to have a knowledge of the truth of the gospel in my life. It has changed everything about me; about how I look at events; about how I look at others. It's rather quite simple. Just start choosing to be happy, and the rest will fall into place. Life really is wonderful, we just have to consciously choose to make the best of each and every day.

The sure way to peace and happiness in this life and life hereafter is to serve the Lord today and everyday. Choose this day whom ye will serve. God will take care of the rest.

And if I don't post on here again until after Christmas, Merry Christmas! Keep the true meaning in your hearts and don't let the commercialized version get to your heads. :)