Self story telling
This is actually a comment in response to this: http://www.livejournal.com/users/currente_calamo/140454.html I put a bit of effort into writing it so I'm going to put it here for my own reference.
I think it is part of the human condition and normal behaviour that we tell ourselves stories about ourselves. Sometimes the stories can be problematic if a person is constrained by her story and cannot add new experiences or handle challenges however personality type plays a big role in the nature of self story telling.
Your mind is ticking along and you can communicate so you have a "story". Trying to construct an elaborate "story" which becomes, "...a thread of action that ties in my future with my past and grounds me in the present..." will probably be contrived and not really you. Instead I have a practical suggestion.
A dose of culture shock will rattle you to the core. You will have new experiences, you will react in ways you have never reacted and scare or terrify yourself and be terrified. Save up some money, get a passport and go somewhere and allow yourself to be exposed to a foreign culture (NO KONTIKI TOURS) and allow yourself to be challenged in painful and unsettling ways.
If you do stuff, have opinions, inform yourself about current affairs, learn about history and scientific advances, work, travel and actively seek challenges and avoid getting too comfortable I am sure you will have something to write about. I know that nursing is going to be a gold mine of inspiration for me.
Feeling defensive? Ask yourself what is making you feel that way. (NB - No need to respond to these publicly).
I hope I have challenged you. A holiday overseas is really fun. I decided to study Japanese up to TEE Yr 12 level because I had visited the Netherlands!
I think it is part of the human condition and normal behaviour that we tell ourselves stories about ourselves. Sometimes the stories can be problematic if a person is constrained by her story and cannot add new experiences or handle challenges however personality type plays a big role in the nature of self story telling.
Your mind is ticking along and you can communicate so you have a "story". Trying to construct an elaborate "story" which becomes, "...a thread of action that ties in my future with my past and grounds me in the present..." will probably be contrived and not really you. Instead I have a practical suggestion.
A dose of culture shock will rattle you to the core. You will have new experiences, you will react in ways you have never reacted and scare or terrify yourself and be terrified. Save up some money, get a passport and go somewhere and allow yourself to be exposed to a foreign culture (NO KONTIKI TOURS) and allow yourself to be challenged in painful and unsettling ways.
If you do stuff, have opinions, inform yourself about current affairs, learn about history and scientific advances, work, travel and actively seek challenges and avoid getting too comfortable I am sure you will have something to write about. I know that nursing is going to be a gold mine of inspiration for me.
Feeling defensive? Ask yourself what is making you feel that way. (NB - No need to respond to these publicly).
I hope I have challenged you. A holiday overseas is really fun. I decided to study Japanese up to TEE Yr 12 level because I had visited the Netherlands!