Journal #3
As I read the chapters for this week and watched the Ted
talk, I found them interesting. It wasn’t really anything new for me. I have
known about how our appearance can change the way others see us, as well as how
flexing our torso can show dominance or covering our chest, avoidance. I did
enjoy the Ted Talk by Amy Cuddy. I have tried this “power pose” prior to taking
a test, or giving a talk, lesson. I believe what she says about how they can
change the way we think. When I have adopted the attitude of “I can do this”,
versus, “I shouldn’t be here”, it has made a big difference in the outcome of
the event.
The discussion regarding touch was interesting to me as
well. I am a touchy person. I like to touch others, in appropriate ways, and I
like to be touched. For me it shows that I like and am comfortable with a
person or situation. I’m that person that would hug a total stranger that I see
crying on the street. I believe there is real healing power in a simple hug. My
daughter, on the other hand, is a very “no touchy” kind of person. She is very
selective of who can and can’t touch her. At 16, that’s not a bad thing.
The thing that I have observed the most this week, however,
is the difference in the culture I grew up in and the one here in Hawaii. From
the way they greet each other, to the way they drive, it is full of love and
respect. At least this is the case on the North side of Oahu. I have been the
recipient of so much kindness and hospitality. You have to love when instead of
trying to speed up so that they can cut you off and not let you in to traffic,
they actually stop so you can merge or pull into traffic. Pulling out off just
the driveway, cars will stop and let you go pull out in front of them. People
aren’t rushed or over stressed here. This trip was meant to be a relaxing and
de-stressing one, and it has been just that. I wish more of the culture of love
and respect would rub off on more of us.
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