Hello blogging community :)

Rather than beating around the bush, I'l just dive straight into the prompt.

Sociological imagination and mindfulness have been key concepts we've been thoroughly focusing on thus far. Although they share similar themes, they happen to be distinct in their own ways. Sociological imaginations refers to the ability to see how outside factors, such as where you live, who you interact with, and what you spend your time doing affects you. It's a way to acknowledge that you are truly impacted by the world that is around you. Sociological mindfulness, however, targets an application of sociological imagination. Once we have attained said imagination, we are capable of allowing ourselves to shape the world around us using these observations. Once you attain an understanding of the different factors that affect us, you can utilize this understanding to allow yourself to impact the world; you are a part of society, so you have the capability to change society. Mindfulness, and being aware of the present moment and what needs to be preserved and what should be adjusted, allows us to connect with the world around us and create change.

Social construction refers to the idea that society is in charge of crafting our lives--society dictate what can and cannot be done. It differentiates right from wrong--supposedly. Saliva is a normal, bodily fluid, but spit is disgusting. Society sets that norm for us, for it constructs the norm.

Personally, I believe that sociological mindfulness and imagination are beyond crucial to a healthy, thriving, substantial community. If we are incapable of innately wishing to understand how to better ourselves and the community around us, then we can never truly progress as a population. This sense of higher thinking and being takes us away from raw, savage, kill-or-be-killed thought into sophisticated, caring, and healthy acts. Not enough people make the effort to act mindfully of others, and so, I personally believe it is beyond crucial to attempt to spread the mindfulness we acquire and the imagination we possess to those around us.

Because we are "society", then we can choose to construct it in any which direction pleases us. We need to embrace service and the caring for those with different fortunes from ours. We need to embrace one another's differences and congratulate our selves for being unique individuals. We need to become a better society.

Thanks for reading, Lianne :)