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DO YOU HAVE A MIND OF YOUR OWN?

ALWAYS TRYING TO FIT IN? ALWAYS PLAYING BY THE RULES? ALWAYS FOLLOWING THE REST OF THE SHEEP FLOCK? ALWAYS GETTING OFFENDED BY WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING OR DOING? NEVER A LEADER? ALLWAYS ONE STEP BEHIND? IS THIS HOW YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR LIFE, BY ALWAYS LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER OR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF YOU FOR APPROVAL?

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Never fit a norm. Rules meant to be bent, warped, and broken. Why follow, why lead? I do as I see fit. Sometimes offended, quick to return. Often looking back, but never hampered by it. An obnoxious way of living, but it makes me happy.

You have to be normal enough to coexist, but unique enough to be considered an individual.

A mind's like a brand new bike. It's yours, but when you take it out it sucks up all the dirt, scratches, mileage and will succumb to nature. It will only remain intact if it is given proper maintenance.

Several.

yes , and yet it is part of a collective

Well said, but the truth is none of us have our own mind, we can only observe that which we call the mind! However we can decide whether we will follow any ones idea's even our own. I believe we have choice, but our own mind, hummm! what is that anyway?

Everyone is following someone

I guess I do! I don't like fitting in, I act independently, I'm almost never offended... although I'm almost never a leader either! But I think there's more to having a mind of your own than just these things. You should question what you take for granted and take a second look at whatever you assume to be true. You should filter the information you receive through your own point of view and make sure that YOU accept it before adopting it as your own belief. You should consider how you are not defined solely by your body, your mind, or your soul, but by all three. You should be always checking to make sure you're thinking for yourself!

I do, its likely my biggest flaw

I read that, and I don't do any of those, other than 'play by the rules', if by that you mean like, listening to my teachers, handing stuff in on time, not disobeying the law, not disobeying my parents, etc....but I don't think that has much to do with not having a mind. Other than that, I have a mind. w00T : D

After reading this, I just realised I DON'T... Darn it!

I am confident of my life's path and have noticed that peer pressure gets less important with each passing year. John Prine says, "I could have me a million more friends, and all I'd have to lose is my point of view."

Sad that most us that don't, even though alot of us think that we do... it's just an illusion. We are almost you can say "trained" from a young age to always fit in or follow or there will be consequences. Why is everyone cought up in living their life's through someone elses eyes & always seeking approval? Why is it so hard for humans to just be?

I notice a trend with high schoolers I go to school with and that is that they cannot function alone. I have the ability, sometimes even the preference, to do things on my own, whether that be a project, or shopping at the mall. Because of this, some people are somewhat intimidated by me. Why? I don't know, but I know I have never relied on someone to tell me what to do or how to do it. I think teens especially are relying too much on the support of others and are constantly looking for the approval of them. What is going to happen, when, one day, they are required to do something completely separate from anyone, aka ALONE? The time will come and I know many will struggle with the concept!

I was raised with a pretty good mind, trained by the best from an early age. I am one of the few I know that can think for myself. My children also have this ability, however, I can see where the insecurities of their age and circumstances have influenced them to follow the herd at different points in their young lives. The human mind will not save us, we must develop beyond the identification with mind that has held us back for so long.

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Never fit a norm. Rules meant to be bent, warped, and broken. Why follow, why lead? I do as I see fit. Sometimes offended, quick to return. Often looking back, but never hampered by it. An obnoxious way of living, but it makes me happy.

You have to be normal enough to coexist, but unique enough to be considered an individual.

A mind's like a brand new bike. It's yours, but when you take it out it sucks up all the dirt, scratches, mileage and will succumb to nature. It will only remain intact if it is given proper maintenance.

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yes , and yet it is part of a collective

Well said, but the truth is none of us have our own mind, we can only observe that which we call the mind! However we can decide whether we will follow any ones idea's even our own. I believe we have choice, but our own mind, hummm! what is that anyway?

Everyone is following someone

I do, its likely my biggest flaw

After reading this, I just realised I DON'T... Darn it!

I am confident of my life's path and have noticed that peer pressure gets less important with each passing year. John Prine says, "I could have me a million more friends, and all I'd have to lose is my point of view."

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