This place is a prison...
And these people aren't your friends.
Well they call me Jill. By "they" I mean society, the government, my family, and my friends. I'm either known as that or just weirdo. So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.
I like to stay mysterious! However, here are some obsessions and 10 random things about moi:
The Obsessions:
-INCUBUS-
-Brandon Boyd-
-Keira Knightley-
-Charlie Day-
-Gael Garcia Bernal-
-MODELS-
Carloyn Murphy
Milla Jovovich
-Jellyfish-
I took this one
-The Environment-
-Photographs-
...I look at many, many photographs
-borderline obsessed with my cat (scrambles)-
-and I'm sure others to come-
RANDOMNESS:
1. My birthday is on the first day of spring.
2. I prefer my beverages in a bottle.
3. I never put my wind-shield wipers on the highest setting. (too spastic)
4. I just recently cut off 12 inches of hair and donated it to locks of love... I miss it.
5. I would rather skip than run.
6. White grape peach juice is like the sweet nectar of life for me.
7. I blush quite easily.
8. Opossums freak me out.
9. I am addicted to chapstick.
10. I had stitches in my tongue.
THE END
The Power of Not Knowing
There is wisdom in not knowing, and it is a wise person who can say, "I don't know." For no one knows everything. There are many types of wisdom - from intellectual to emotional to physical intelligence. Yet, even deemed experts in their fields do not know all there is to know about mathematics, yoga, literature, psychology, or art. It is a true master who professes ignorance, for only an empty vessel can be filled.
There are many things in life that we don't know, and there are many things we may have no interest in finding out. There is freedom in saying "I don't know." When we admit that we don't know something, we can then open ourselves up to the opportunity to learn. And there is power in that. We can't possibly know everything. And when we think we do, we limit ourselves from growing and learning more than what we already do know. A person who can admit to not knowing tends to be more intellectually and emotionally confident than someone who pretends to know everything. They also tend to be more comfortable with who they are and don't feel the need to bluff or cover up any perceived ignorance. People can actually end up appearing more foolish when they act as if they know something that they don't.
We would be wise to respect people who freely admit when they don't know something. They are being honest, with us and with themselves. And we, too, should feel no shame in saying, "I don't know." In doing so, we open ourselves up to the unknown. We can then discover what lies beyond our current levels of understanding. It is the wise person in life that answers questions with a question and inspires the pursuit of internal answers with a funny face, a shrug, and a comical, "I don't know."
