I dodged a few bullets with this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Not only did BYU (25-9) and Boise State (25-8) make the playoff field, but they avoid playing each-other, despite being in one of two play-in games involving the exact same seed (#11). And did I mention that #11 is a lucky number in Boise?
This marks the first time since 2013 that the teams have made the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to a win at Gonzaga, Collinsworth's triple double record and Tyler Haws's all time scoring record, BYU fans should remember this year for a long time. Derrick Marks, who shoots almost 50% from the field, was key in guiding this year's squad from Boise, which had a pretty strong start and finish to the season (in the middle of the season they lost 4 games in a row due to the injury of Anthony Drmic).
Casi todos nosotros hemos oído la frase "Finge hasta hacerlo." ¿Te suena bien, no? Tal vez de vez en cuando... El problema es que incita que la gente no sea ellos mismos, y es francamente ficticio.
Todos queremos ser exitosos, felices y reconocidos. Queremos estar con la persona perfecta. En Realidad, todos somos defectuosos, y necesitamos aceptarlo y ver lo bueno en los demás. Claro, debemos creer en nosotros mismos y procurar mejorar, pero algunas personas se engríen al grado de que comporten como si el mundo se les gira en torno a ellos. Muchos les siguen para que no se presenten mal.
La manera por la que muchas partes de la sociedad vean a los introvertidos es problemático. Muchos que no son "sociables" se ven rehuidos a veces. Los introvertidos tiene su propio inventario de fuerzas, comúnmente menos externales. Por ejemplo, rehusar desquitarse de alguien (aunque sea tentador) puede manifestar más potencia que los que estén prestos a vengarse.
Me decidí en escribir este después de (repetidamente) oírle decir alguna chica que a ella cierto tipo no le cae bien porque ella cree que él no tiene confianza suficiente. Eso me bastó. Mi esperanza es que por lo menos una persona beneficie en este.
Juzgar a los demás según cuan seguros que te parezcan es injusto. Mira además del semblante para ver las buenas cualidades que tiene la gente. En vez de desatender a alguien y degradarlo, ampáralo. Puede efectuar la diferencia.
La confianza aproxima y se va según el lugar y tiempo. Todos tenemos situaciones de confianza abundante, y otras con una falta de la misma. Algunos tienen confianza durante exámenes del cálculo, pero no tanto durante una cita. Otros son opuestos.
Es grandioso si una persona se estima mucho casi siempre, pero no se lo exijas fácilmente a los demás. Todos tenemos distintas debilidades, y necesitamos ser francos para con los demás, más bien que encerrar los sentimientos y fingir que todo es estupendo. Esto nos estanca poder servir a los demás, puesto que tantos de nosotros nos presentamos distinguidos.
La expiación de Jesucristo nos ayuda a superar debilidades, pero todos nuestros apuros no se resolverán en esta vida. Ten paciencia, incluso para contigo, y extiende la mano para ayudar más a los otros.
Lo conseguirás tú siendo lo mejor que puedas ser. Te lo prometo.
Just about all of us have heard the phrase "Fake it til you make it." Sounds like good advice, right? Well, maybe sometimes... The problem with this is it encourages people to not be themselves, and is, well... fake.
We all want to be successful, happy and recognized. We all want to be with that perfect person. But in reality everyone is flawed, and we need to accept that and see the best in others. Of course we should believe in ourselves and try to improve, but some people think so highly of themselves (sometimes in order to impress people) that they act like the world revolves around them. And then many others follow along so they don't look bad. You can call this a "social arms race."
The way many parts of society perceives introverts is a problem. Many who aren't "outgoing" are shunned. Introverts have their own set of strengths, often less external. For instance, refusing to get even with someone (although tempting) can show greater strength than people who are quick to fight back.
I decided to write this after (again and again) hearing several girls say they don't like a certain guy because she doesn't think he has enough confidence; I've frankly heard enough. My hope is that at least one person benefits from this.
Judging others by how confident they seem to you is wrong.
We don't know what people are going through. Look past the surface to see good qualities people have. Rather than
neglecting someone and making things worse for them, support them. It makes a difference.
Confidence comes and goes in different aspects of life. Everyone has situations where they are confident, and other situations where they are not. Some people have confidence during calculus tests, but not as much when it comes to dating. Other people are just the opposite.
It's great if a person feels good about themselves most of the time, but don't demand that it be a piece of cake for everyone else. We all have distinct weaknesses, and we need to be open with others rather than bottle ourselves up and pretend everything is dandy. This hinders us in being able to
serve others, since so many of us "look" like we're doing fine.
The Atonement of Jesus Christ helps us to overcome weaknesses, but not all our problems will go away in this life. Have patience, including with yourself, and reach out to help others more often.
Everyone will make it by being their best self. I promise.
This marks the first time since 2013 that the teams have made the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to a win at Gonzaga, Collinsworth's triple double record and Tyler Haws's all time scoring record, BYU fans should remember this year for a long time. Derrick Marks, who shoots almost 50% from the field, was key in guiding this year's squad from Boise, which had a pretty strong start and finish to the season (in the middle of the season they lost 4 games in a row due to the injury of Anthony Drmic).
