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Infinite

I have an infinite love for music. If you go back through the generations on my Dad’s side we are all the same. Not taste wise as such, but our appreciation for music and need for it in our lives is all the same. I’m currently going for a lot of instrumental music, particularly anything that is based around the piano, or cello (or both!). The piano itself has been a sound I’ve always treasured,…

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Specific

This morning I watched Dr. Brian Little’s Ted talk “Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality” and I do recommend you give it a watch (video posted below). I know that I’m personally trying to work out and understand the specifics of who I am and what makes me, me. I also know I’m not the only one out there (otherwise there wouldn’t be so many amazing Ted talks to listen to!).  (more…)

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Float

We’re floating in the midnight sky… I’m currently floating on a calm river of happiness (and also tiredness). I got a new (to me, second hand in nature) bike this evening and I’m ecstatic. Even riding it just a mile home kept my grin exactly in place. Cycling is a massive part of me being me, but I had to sacrifice that massively last year and I’m pleased that even within the first week of 2017…

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Tempted

I have been tempted by two particular ideas most recently. Not in their order of how they came to me, but in order of easiest explained first. As soon as I got home on Wednesday 21 December from losing my job, I started job hunting. I knew it was a pointless task but I felt I had to do it. That time of year who is really employing anyone for anything? As I guessed, essentially no one. Even after…

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Crossing

Yesterday I wrote very briefly suggesting that 2016 hadn’t been a great year for me (actually, I am quite certain it was my worst year so far) but also that I am looking forward with the crossing into 2017. My first post this year even listed a few of my aims for this year. It’s only been four days into this year, but already and with each passing day, hour even, I do feel better within myself. I…

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Gone

2016 is now officially gone, done and dusted and with it many things are gone from my life. 2016 really did do a lot of taking from me which I could have gone without but that’s life right? Just as I was readying myself for the close of the year, it had one last nasty surprise for me in that on Wednesday 21 December my employers decided to end my probationary period early and with it my contract,…

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Interior

Interior: being within I am spending more time looking within myself, at my interior and that starts by appreciating the fact I am an introvert. If you really want to take it further I’m specifically INTJ. I barely know the in’s and out’s of what that really means but in a quest to understand myself I am using that information as a tool for guiding my research. Before I even knew about the 16…

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Year

Dear 2017 This year, I am aiming for: Your true value By that I actually mean my true value but you know, I’m spelling out ‘year’ here! Much if not all of my confidence disappeared last year and with it any value I held for myself. There are issues extending many years before that but now really is the time for me to explore my own value. Educate There are a great many things I wish to learn…

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Start as you mean to go on. Woke up this morning just after 7am and most might on a Sunday go back to sleep I reached for a book instead. #newyear #reading #book #altruism #doinggoodbetter #80000hours