But, really, what is locality?

I am going to take a risk on this and tell everyone that I did not get lost on purpose by driving somewhere.I decided to get lost on purpose not by physically driving to a location and getting completly lost but rather instead I decided to get lost by loosing my sense of focus--on purpose.

To many individuals this may seem really strange but bare with me. Locality is defined by webster as "a particular place, situation, or location." But, this definition also can easily be centered within the mind. In my mind, I can be lost, I can be in a particular place, location,and in a certain situation--all in the mind. I would also remind us that majority of our actions begin in the mind so in order to get lost, something has to be going on in the mind rather it is on purpose or not--therefore, if you are lost physically, you are lost mentally as well--because you have a mindset of being lost therefore, your brain knows--WOW, we are lost! :)

So, now that I explained my brief reasoning for getting lost in the mind on purpose, I will tell you what I discovered. I discovered that as this blog relates to locality that it is important as designers to know first where you are in the mind as it will have either a positve or negative influence on your work.

Now, as I went to my own personal locality--(at work--my desk), I relaxed and begin writing this blog.--(Which, if I had known I can log in from here last week than I would not have an unexpected impact but...another topic)......

I realized that life is an amazing gift and it is an amazing thing beyond words that enables us to do simple things like log into a blog and post comments, or express our thoughts in a classroom but the most essential thing I learned while completing this assignment is that locality can mean anything. When it comes to our careers, our morals, values and beliefs our locality will be the center piece of all our decisions as locality most of the time can begin within the mind whether you are standing, or sitting, whether you are in another country or in your backyard.....your reflecting on something....what you do with that reflection is entirely up to you.....

In deep contemplation about locality,
Britt. L. B.

Freedom from the Known

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is enjoying the first week of classes. I am off to a really great start. (I guess you would be if your still at an A :) Nevertheless, I am going to enjoy all of my classes this semester!

Over break, I began reading an online book titled Freedom from the Known, written by a great Indian philospher by the name of Jiddu Krishnumerti.

I decided for this first blog that I would simply pose a question in regards to what Krishnumerti speaks about in this book.

Feel free to pose your thoughts. I value honesty and differences! I love hearing other people's opinions.

Question #1. If a person were to eliminate everything they were ever taught in life in effort to embrace a new understanding of their life; would they be denying themselves?

Question #2. What does our instution's motto really mean? If we say it is important to contemplate truth and share the fruits of this contemplation with others, how can we really know what is truth? How do we find out this truth? When others do not want to accept the "truth" from us, then have we still shared our fruits?

Krishnumerti was a writer, philospher and international lecturer. He was born May 12, 1895. He lived his whole life asking and attempting to answer questions surrounded by truth. To check out a portion of the book, follow this link:http://books.google.com/books?id=60fnDE7_hREC&printsec=frontcover&dq=freedom+from+the+known+jiddu+krishnamurti&source=bl&ots=agLvRkEkD7&sig=9hmvpHHFXEyxc2rUy966HoJs2Pw&hl=en&ei=hU9PS9TEO9CVtgeYi6WmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Until next class time,

Reflect