Artifact One: First Blog
Objectives:
- Become familiar with other students personal interests
- Create a blog for writing assignments and research
- Understand how the course works in greater detail
Artifact:
MindBodyGreen – 10 Secrets Of Highly Satisfied People
This is a time when I was basically as satisfied/content/happy as a person can get. I am at Machu Picchu, after completing a 5 day/4 night hiking trek to get here, it was a magical day to say the least!
I chose the blog mindbodygreen because reading about health, fitness, and lifestyle is always something I have been interested in.
The particular blog post I decided to reflect on is titled “10 Secrets Of Highly Satisfied People”. I choose this post because often times I think many people (emphasis on myself) get cause up in everything we need to be doing or improving on in life, without taking time to appreciate and soak up all the successes and accomplishments that have also occurred. The first sentence of the post “Our attitudes, our experiences and our emotions are choices we make” was a great way to start the post, and I continuously referenced back to that line throughout the rest of the text. You decide how your attitude or experience for the day will be, and unforeseen circumstances may occur that can make or break a mood, but a person’s attitude is a choice, and you can choose to be upset over something that happens, or make the best of it.
Our of the 10 Secrets, I would say the one that I think I personally will try to improve on the most would be #10 “They give themselves permission to be happy”. Sometimes it seems as though there is a stigma that people shouldn’t be happy or proud of accomplishments, that they should diminish what they have done and use a “no big deal” type of mentality.
I enjoyed the blog overall, and thought it had some useful, simple posts that make you reflect on a person’s lifestyles and habits, and hopefully pushes people out of their comfort zone.
This picture is the epitome of health and happiness. Being with friends, dancing in water with the sun setting, that is a perfect day.
Relection:
This first blog post was a build-up of a series of steps that allowed me to become familiar with word press, and all the intricacies and important details that allowed me to become successful with this blogging site. This was a completely new activity for me, I have previously read blogs (but not frequently) but have never myself created one. My article mindbodygreen, allowed me to develop more advanced computer skills, as I learned how to create a hyperlink, as well as general layout of my blog.
It was with enjoyment that I completed this post, as it was something I am very passionate about, health and wellness. I specifically chose this article because positivity is something I find myself struggling with when school or work or many other factors go south, but being able to reel myself back down to reality is key to making the most of daily life.
After completing this first blog post, I felt as though I had achieved the objectives of learning the basics of the blogging site, and felt I had control over my page, and would be capable of handling future posts and assignments! I also got to read and comment on other students posts, which divulged into their personal interests and allowed me to be opened up to topics that I have little knowledge of.
Future:
Within the first week of class, I have realized that this knowledge of blogging and all the behind the scenes layout and design tricks will play a large role in whatever career I choose to become involved with, guaranteed. Online media is booming, and having this basic knowledge puts me in a comfortable place of tackling future blogging, if ever asked of me. There are so many different forms of blogs, from a companies general activities/events, to personal use for travel, fashion, cooking, etc. This skills opens up a whole new genre of being able to express myself.
Artifact seven: Creative Spirituality