Many years ago, I read The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson. It was about Anybody who had a dream that absolutely compelled him to take action, but the moment he took action, almost everyone that he knew tried to dissuade him from it. And the person that tried the hardest was his mom! That part…
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Personal Development Stuff
Learning a new language, with a strange alphabet, in a fun way!
When the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out at the end of February 2022, I realized with a shock that my childhood obsession with all things Russian was totally misplaced. After all, the people, the music, and even the exotic place names were actually Ukrainian, not Russian! And on top of that, the…
Refocusing myself…
They say that the road to hell is paid with good intentions, and I fell into that trap solidly. Some of my goals have dates and actions, but most don’t and that means I have to refocus my efforts toward the end goal. I find that I tend to be extremely unfocused, flitting from one…
All over, bar the shouting!
After spending much more than a hundred hours of thought on my final design, I have finally submitted it this afternoon. Now it’s just to see whether I did whatever was needed. (I never considered noise as a factor, but as my project is situated in the middle of town, it is a definite factor!…
Bullet Journaling, the best way ever to keep track of scattered thoughts!
I found a thing. It’s big. And scary. And really, really effective. And – like all things that are big, scary, and really, really effective – it’s deceptively simple to implement. The thing is called BULLET JOURNALING! I can’t really describe it – it’s not quite a To-Do list, nor is it an appointment diary,…
Damaged People
In 1992, the movie Damaged came out, starring Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons. It was a heavy movie, with dark themes, including incest. The movie was based on a similarly-titled book, by Josephine Hart, and there is a quote from the book (and the movie) that I have come across quite often: “All damaged people…
Getting inspired and getting going
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one…
Getting out of my head, into myself and into the moment!
Don’t tell anyone I said this because I shall deny it in the highest courts of law, but my life isn’t altogether happy. It’s not particularly sad, either. It’s just… blah! Or meh… or whatever the word is these days to describe something that’s truly boring and unsatisfying. Yes, that word. That is how my…
The Comparison Trap
I hit a bit of a speed bump today. The problem was that I could only blame myself for that one. You see, I met with an online acquaintance yesterday. He seemed to have it all together, and to know all the right people and go all the right places, and he was actually…