I will initiate this post by stating, “I am still in a deep meditation on the subject of this post.” My goal in this writing is to provoke some of the readers to contribute to this with different opinions and views. I consider myself an infant of knowledge in this subject and only wish to bring my point of view to the table.

What are some of the things human beings have an obsession over? On a primitive level we obsess over: matching our image to that of the surrounding populous, discovering the past events that elapsed into the future, injecting our minds with physical effects that have a representation of enjoyment, and other such similar events. Obviously, the essence of this post is the discovering of past events that elapsed into the future observance.

The average human has a pertinacious quest to discover all possible information, within reason of ability, about themselves and those with whom they closely interact. Then you see the abnormal personality, the desire to discover all there is to know about the history of a region, date, and culture, and from time to time an individual has the goal to understand the whole of history. Of course, all of history is not on record, nor do I think it ever will be. Still, human kind pushes on to discover knowledge of previous events. Forget not the other forms of history we commonly seek, most notably the history of science. As an example the CERN Large Hadron Collider an estimated 6.4 billion project. Whatever it is we are studying that involves our history and culture; we never truly give up in our search, thus making it one of the most influential and exasperating quest for knowledge.

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Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Primates, Family: Hominidae, Genus: Homo, Species: H. sapiens.

This is the scientific definition and classification of the human, the definition of our physical place in the universe. The place in which we interact with the laws of the universe, the fellow organisms, and the natural and unnatural structures. For the moment let us forget these things and ask ourselves: how do you define the human as a being?

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As you may know by this time, I am a man of debate. I often find myself in debates with those on the opposite side of my opinion. I always to listen and understand the argument being presented, and then follow up with my own opinion. Sometimes my opinion is changed; sometimes I am the one changing others. All the participants in any debate gain some form of knowledge whatever its value. A short time ago I found myself in one of these debates with someone I know quite well, lets call him Mike. It was typical for Mike and I to get into these discussions because of our clash in social and economic differences. Either way we did indeed start a debate so to speak, and I felt it was worthwhile sharing some of his and my views.

Oft I start debates with my own conscience. Usually these are not of intriguing interest, but one I started the other day was quite interesting. I see it as a great example that can be used in other forms of thought. The topic is open for debate, and I kindly ask you to do so, if for no other reason than practicing a form of critical thinking.

The topic of the debate was, “How do you define the value of a box?”

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The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.  ~Albert Einstein

Critical thinking is what defines our perception of the physical and the incognito sub-world, consisting of our mental thought. The failure of many people to develop a critically observant mind has caused a lack of intelligent thought processes throughout the world and most notably America.

But what is critical thinking? It is defined as the mental process of discernment, analysis and evaluation. Critical thinking merges the two forms of judgment, scientific evidence that is discovered though your previous acts of critical thinking, and common sense which is formed from your biased view on the world from your previous influences. Your opinion is formed from a nonlinear process or reason in the subconscious and conscious mind.
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In the last post I briefly discussed the concept of “The Machine”, or alter-conscience. I believe this is the most vital subject to discuss when it comes to self-awareness and controlling your emotions, thus will spend a substantial amount of time talking about it in future posts. The Machine, is a powerful concept that can explain some of our actions in certain situations. This Machine has the ability to dominate your thoughts and actions most often in situations which you experience fear, nerves, or any self doubt. If you could watch a movie of your thoughts you would notice this experience is always there, but becomes aggressively noticeable in the above situations.

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“Whereas the average individuals “often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are,” self-actualizing individuals have “superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general.”~ Abraham Maslow

Imagine a life like this: You have complete control over your thoughts, your emotions, and have total self awareness. I like to call this a “powerful state of mind”. I think you could agree. Within yourself you are as powerful as can be. Your can step away and notice all of your actions. When in difficult situations you have the ability to determine your options and decide for yourself what is the logical explanation. You have confidence from knowing yourself, knowing how you react, understanding how you think, and knowing what makes you happy. These are some of the many aspects of self awareness that is key to a “powerful state of mind”.

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