WOTM Am I Me?
Since everyone seemed to like the more personal video I made last month, I decided I'd share a little more. This time, a recent discovery about myself which had me a little disturbed (initially). Sometimes when theory — even one you embrace, suddenly becomes real and undeniable in your own life, you develop a whole new understanding of the issue.
For those of you scientifically minded, I have not been able to get a genetic test, but have applied to a study in hopes of confirming this diagnosis. And don't worry, it's nothing drastic. I'm fine. Maybe even better than fine.
One more for this month, and it's a doozie (sp?)!!! Make sure you have your head (and stomach) secured and settled. I'd hate to see one of you doing the Linda Blair. If you're not careful, your head will definitely spin!
Oh, what a teaser, right? Thanks gang! Enjoy!!! B
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Definitely learning more about myself, which can be unnerving. Seems a willingness to do that gives additional weight to insights I have and then share. Maybe that is an aspect that helps creators and influencers lie yourself to be more widely accepted. Maybe a lack of this introspection is why otherwise rational people from outside the realm of the thinking people can call us arrogant when we post on Facebook or YouTube anything that criticizes Trumpism, for example.
Yer one complex dude, ain't ya? Aww, that's why we love ya, BriBri!
Awww! You're the best, Richard. I was just looking at your other comment on YouTube when I got notified about this one. What are the odds? It's a miracle!!!!
I have an (arrogant?) trick to deal with supposedly simple-minded people, that really annoy me due to a certain situation, or simply because they are holding an office, rank, privilege etc.: I try to imagine, whether they are truly excellent and talented in any positive human skill - and: have they been discovering this at all? Or are they just general (I hate this word) underperformers or at best mediocre? Comparing this to all my talents and all the stuff I can do really good (communicating, music, composing, writing, cooking and baking, languages, sports, gardening, stage acting etc.) and had the chance to discover and develop - makes me kind of immune to obstruction and any discrimination. To compare oneself to a "general average" is difficult, though. Who had set it? Based on what data, culture, time etc.?
That's interesting. And I wouldn't necessarily call it arrogant. Just sounds like you hit the lottery! Good for you!!!
DMA robots programed to make more DNA robots...our destiny. Thanks for sharing.
What have I learned about myself? I was pondering just the other day that, _I_ am actually nothing more than software that has been installed and periodically updated on a mass of biological cells in a human head. And when that brain dies in the not-too-distant future, the "hard drive" will be wiped clean of that software, never to be launched again. I can say this much about the luck in my life: my software is a product of gambled genetics, and chance opportunities and encounters. One thing I've discovered over the decades: whatever I try in life, anything and everything I attempt, I manage to eke out… a "B+" average. I've learned to accept that, and no longer feel disappointment that I haven't achieved an "A" at something. I'm damned lucky to exist when I could earn even that GPA.
Amen, brother! (That looks so white to write it that way — I guess I'm white). I think that's right way to think about it. A friend mentioned to me the other day that the median IQ in America is 100. Think of how many fall below that, and thank your lucky stars (or charms if you prefer). That first paragraph is poetry, btw. Nicely done!
We’re all a unique mix of genetics, environment, and spirit (soul, mind, energy...whatever you want to call it). It all shapes our lives and the paths we choose. 😙
How is your genetics not also you?
That was kinda the point (perhaps not well said). Even for someone like myself who understands that idea, it’s still disturbing when that idea becomes undeniably apparent in a such an obvious way. Feeling like I’m running a program in the background rather than making conscious choices is a bit... dehumanizing? That’s probably not the right word. But it’s close.