Wings and self control

Heard a great song by Delta Goodrem(above) titled Wings, that got me thinking about risk taking and self-control. In the song Delta asks “What if I lose my self-control and choose to let it go, these wings were made to fly” In the song I presume she is talking about a relationship, losing all self inhibitions or fears and going for it, however I would relate the song to life in general not just the romance.

Throughout life we are faced with challenges and have decisions to make, sadly these challenges can be too emotional and we lose our inhibitions and this becomes a mistake for example losing our cool with a passive aggressive boss or somebody who cuts us off in traffic. Why do we get emotional and where do these emotional frustrations come from?

In life we are all on a journey somewhere heading towards our destination, like all journeys it’s never a smooth ride and we don’t always know how long it will take, this is the reason we get frustrated. One thing for certain is that the journey will end and how it will end isn’t up to any individual, however how we react to the ending is up to us.

Wings are made to fly and a bird doesn’t go on just one journey, a bird will fly here and there, many little or big journeys and I would be inclined to say that self-control is paramount to help the bird stick to its journey. Obviously the same is with us, the wings in our soul and character help us fly to where we want to be and it is important to ask “What if I lose my self-control?” what does that mean for me and my journey.

Check out Delta’s video on the Empathy TV.

Take care and keep the faith 🙂

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Entitlement and Empathy

Recently in Australia we had our parliament speaker forced to resign due to ridiculous expenses claimed for and paid by the taxpayer ranging from down the road helicopter flights, weddings, fundraisers and overseas trips. Some of these things were extreme but apparently made in the name of helping the Australian people, something for which I can’t see how socializing and networking amongst your own constituents is for the common good. This has been rather embarrassing for the government of the day as its main key policy since election has been that the age of entitlement is over and we the people need to tighten our belts.

So lets talk about entitlement and empathy. Entitlement is defined as a right to a guaranteed benefit such as a tax benefit and empathy is defined as the intellectual identification of experiencing the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another for example how you might feel about a victim of a serious crime. What somebody is entitled to is open to debate, however what we feel can not be denied. Dare I say we are entitled to what we feel, if we feel our empathy been taken advantage of, then we are entitled to say so.

The purpose of government is to be a lighthouse for the people, to provide services for the population so it can advance, hence Advance Australia Fair. After this is done, then the role of the individual is to improve themselves, it is this empathy that all Australians and I imagine others as well are all entitled too. This is also a great example of entitlement, an entitlement of empathy.

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