The Teen-age World: Point of Self Discovery.

cc.pixabay
 
Being a teenager is one of the greatest feelings in the world! You as an individual, arrive at this period of your life with a lot of energy to burn; ideas to implement; curiosity to satisfy; opinions to express; adventures to undertake and; an overload of expectations for the not too distant future.

It is a period in time when you tend to feel in control of your own world, mapping out strategies, developing your character,building your self esteem and getting ready for your future.

However, it is also a vital period to think, pay great attention and to try to make the right decisions. Do not forget that the most important time in your life is TODAY. It fizzles into yesterday and transcends to tomorrow or future! The most important decision is the one made today; it would either lead to regrets or fulfillment.

One of my favourite quotes from EasyWords says " You cannot focus on yesterday or think too much about the future because you cannot influence them without influencing your today. Thus, you need to DISCOVER YOURSELF".

In truth, most of what is done during the teen-age is self discovery. You are on a Self Discovery Quest (SDQ). 

Self discovery in simple terms is you as an individual, going out of your way to unveil; discover; explore; exploit; evaluate; disseminate; delineate and; ascertain who you really are. It is a contract teenagers are signed on to and one that requires a high level of guidance.

Self discovery is a major quest that must be achieved quite early in life for purpose and direction. Your life would be more than a mist when you are able to define who you are unequivocally early in life. It is not just discovery in the political sense of it, but on an individual level.

You need to ask questions. Though it seems a cliche to question yourself about your strengths and weaknesses, it is of acute importance. You need to know what is good for you; what you can do and what you are less comfortable doing. Then, of more importance is VALUES. At this stage, you need to define your beliefs, values. There is a huge gulf between your values and the values. This is the most important part of your SDQ; in fact, its foundation!

Your first questions to answer are: What are my values? What do I believe in? What is right? What is wrong? What are my metrics for decision making? What what what??? The list is endless, teenage life complex. However, it would be a lot easier, more meanigiful, insightful, structured, organized and adventurous if these questions are answered.

Remember, it is your life, but how you live it does not only affect you, it affects your entire universe.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Welcome to the Forum

Good day to you. I am sure you have turned in to this website because you believe there is so much for you to get here. I want to assure that for every moment you check in, you would not regret. Rather, you will be filled up with information, views and discussions that would send you into rigorous thinking for a better life you can always live. Once again, Welcome! WHAT IS TSM ABOUT ? Talking Sensitive Matters is a forum and platform for the discussion of benign issues as it affects the lives of Teenagers   in particular. You would readily agree with me that teenagers are a very special group of people. They are faced with a flurry of crucial decisions to take at a very pivotal and game changing moment of their lives. Thus, it is important for them to be guided. TSM   therefore , offers a platform for teens to grow into a godly generation of youths and adults that are grounded in the ways of God and have apt and acute understanding of life principles so as to be able to ...
Read more

Your Value System and Decision Making

Image
cc pixabay Value is a very ambiguous word. As a matter of fact, its ambiguity is closely associated with its relativity. From this concept, we begin to look at a form of dichotomy between the IDEAL and the REALITY. Looking deeper though, in the complexity of their differences, one could still string up a relationship between them. Cutting to the chase now, it is your definition of your values that paints up your ideal world which you try to emphasize in the real world through your decisions. Values definition or identification marauds around your belief system. Your assessment of what is good or evil; right or wrong. It is quite a cumbersome cognitive relativity that could paint the world in different colours. At this level as youngies, it is aptly relevant to your Self Discovery. Decision making is an everyday task which requires a higher level of evaluation rather than just knowledge. Life throws questions perpetually and you need to provide answers asap because the time fac...
Read more

Re: Delima of a New Year

Image
Stop Running the Excuse Tap From the poem  the delima of new year  by easy words, one would be drawn to the very common challenge people are faced with at the turn of the year. I will not shy away from the truth. I will own up and say I am also a sufferer of this yearly epidemic of some sorts. It is something that we must be ready to deal with if we want to actually reach our peak. It is very common for people to set new goals and new year resolutions for what they hope to achieve or change or acquire or expunge or implement in the new year... Some people go "new year, new me!" Some others say " new year, new look, new job, no procrastination, no laziness, no this no that" .. The list of what people will do or not do in a new year is endless. This is 2019 though, have you started on anything yet? Check the date again, it day four already mate! The main reason why people will not change much at the coming of December 31, 2019 is EXCUSES . A lot of us have a gushing t...
Read more