GENERATION Y
We are back. Hope everybody had the most productive and successful week. Today we are beginning a few topics that'll continue over weeks. So without further delay let's get into it.
MEDITATION
Today we are going to be discussing the concept of mind power and spiritual growth to attain success.
This topic we feel is extremely essential for anybody, not just the youth, to be discussing. We are going to start with the concept of focus and focusing on the right aspects in order to increase your productivity as well as to ensure your success.
Now we can all name some stuff in our lives;be it physical , emotional or otherwise, that are preventing us and you from reaching your maximum potential. We can most likely list all these issues and aspects of our lives but is that important for us. We need to realize that we possess one of the greatest tools in the universe. Our mind. Now as cliché as it may sound, the mind is the greatest weapon against anything in your way.
I'll make an example. Let's say there is this person you like. Now the first thing on your mind is , "am I good enough for her? " , "does he even notice me? ", "will they like me?" . These are all thoughts. They are variables that we consider in circumstances. We cannot stop them. But we can filter and manipulate them so that they benefit us, that they grow us, they increase our potential. This is what focusing is. It is the filtering,manipulating and changing collective thoughts so that they benefit. That's the plan. And in the next few weeks we'll discuss more about our thoughts and how to focus on them so that they build us up instead of breaking us down and decreasing our potential as the youth.
Quote of the week
Today's quote is directed at the people who are either in school or in some kind of educational program. Nowadays as the youth we are shoved with the concept of getting the best marks and getting all the academic acalades. Now in no way are we saying that striving for your personal academic goal is unimportant but realize that there is more to just the books. The quote comes from a highly qualified teacher who has taught for many years.
"It's not about the marks, it's the knowledge" - English teacher from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Remember guys we would love to get your thoughts on the quotes and feel free to drop your own quote. Just place the person who said it as well.
SOCIETY
Today we are focusing on the stigma behind millennials. Millennials are approximately everyone born after 1980. This is probably the majority of us. There is much stigma around us and who we are. We, supposedly, constantly feel that we are entitled and that we do not work for anything. We always want to receive but do not want to apply effort in order to achieve our goals and aspirations.
No lie, we are different from the generations before us. There is much more available to us in terms of information and we are able to interact with anyone that we wish to. Plus there is social media. There has been an increase in teenage depression and suicide as well as an increase in young people who are qualified but are unemployed. There are shocking statistics that are based around us and compared to other generations we are improving extremely in specific aspects but are also extremely lacking in skill in aspects that the previous generations had mastered.
The question we are posing is why is it that we are drastically different from the previous generations?
Have we done something wrong?
Is it a good thing for us to be this different? And what are we to do about it?
Drop your thoughts down at the comments section. We'll discuss this further over a few weeks.
POEM OF THE WEEK
The poem we have for you is based on the the society question and topic we discussed on our previous post.
Written in the times of the American Civil Rights Movement this poem can be applied in many aspects of the world we fond ourselves in. It is up to us as the youth to make "tomorrow" happen. We aim for inclusion and acceptance of all people independent of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or otherwise.
Here it is.
I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes
MEDITATION
Today we are going to be discussing the concept of mind power and spiritual growth to attain success.
This topic we feel is extremely essential for anybody, not just the youth, to be discussing. We are going to start with the concept of focus and focusing on the right aspects in order to increase your productivity as well as to ensure your success.
Now we can all name some stuff in our lives;be it physical , emotional or otherwise, that are preventing us and you from reaching your maximum potential. We can most likely list all these issues and aspects of our lives but is that important for us. We need to realize that we possess one of the greatest tools in the universe. Our mind. Now as cliché as it may sound, the mind is the greatest weapon against anything in your way.
I'll make an example. Let's say there is this person you like. Now the first thing on your mind is , "am I good enough for her? " , "does he even notice me? ", "will they like me?" . These are all thoughts. They are variables that we consider in circumstances. We cannot stop them. But we can filter and manipulate them so that they benefit us, that they grow us, they increase our potential. This is what focusing is. It is the filtering,manipulating and changing collective thoughts so that they benefit. That's the plan. And in the next few weeks we'll discuss more about our thoughts and how to focus on them so that they build us up instead of breaking us down and decreasing our potential as the youth.
Quote of the week
Today's quote is directed at the people who are either in school or in some kind of educational program. Nowadays as the youth we are shoved with the concept of getting the best marks and getting all the academic acalades. Now in no way are we saying that striving for your personal academic goal is unimportant but realize that there is more to just the books. The quote comes from a highly qualified teacher who has taught for many years.
"It's not about the marks, it's the knowledge" - English teacher from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Remember guys we would love to get your thoughts on the quotes and feel free to drop your own quote. Just place the person who said it as well.
SOCIETY
Today we are focusing on the stigma behind millennials. Millennials are approximately everyone born after 1980. This is probably the majority of us. There is much stigma around us and who we are. We, supposedly, constantly feel that we are entitled and that we do not work for anything. We always want to receive but do not want to apply effort in order to achieve our goals and aspirations.
No lie, we are different from the generations before us. There is much more available to us in terms of information and we are able to interact with anyone that we wish to. Plus there is social media. There has been an increase in teenage depression and suicide as well as an increase in young people who are qualified but are unemployed. There are shocking statistics that are based around us and compared to other generations we are improving extremely in specific aspects but are also extremely lacking in skill in aspects that the previous generations had mastered.
The question we are posing is why is it that we are drastically different from the previous generations?
Have we done something wrong?
Is it a good thing for us to be this different? And what are we to do about it?
Drop your thoughts down at the comments section. We'll discuss this further over a few weeks.
POEM OF THE WEEK
The poem we have for you is based on the the society question and topic we discussed on our previous post.
Written in the times of the American Civil Rights Movement this poem can be applied in many aspects of the world we fond ourselves in. It is up to us as the youth to make "tomorrow" happen. We aim for inclusion and acceptance of all people independent of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or otherwise.
Here it is.
I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes
_Hey guys. We would love to hear some feedback from you guys on anything here at generation Y. We are open to any comments and suggestions. Drop your thoughts and comments in the comments section below and don't be afraid to crush that follow button. Everything you add to improve us assists us in assisting the youth. What you comment may change the life of another.
From us at generation Y. Until next time.
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