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Taking the high road

19
Nov 2012

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And before you ask, it’s the only road.

Sure you’re tricked into thinking otherwise. That if the map has other options, easier routes – then that’s the path. But do that, and sooner or later you end up at a dead-end with questions and no answers.

By now I know you’re wondering what I’m talking about. Grudges, angst, the last word – whatever. Why bother?

The effort needed to care enough about a situation that you sit there annoying yourself about a million possible outcomes, is too much. It’s time wasted.

And you’ll run into similar conflicts every so often, personalities you clash with, conversations that irk you – but this time you’ll recognize the route…

“See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.” - Pope John XXIII

Category: A Thought..., I'm Just Sayin', Life Lessons  Tags: inspiration, Life Lessons, the high road  

A few things I’ve learnt about getting too comfortable…

12
Nov 2012

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Being comfortable is something we all want & need: Jobs we thrive in, friends that know us, relatives that love us, and routines that drive us. Craving these things if they are missing is completely normal, but we don’t always know when the balance is lost.

Sometimes, for whatever reason, we stray from comfortable into the scary territory of too comfortable…and if that happens, so could this:

a) If you make a loss, you won’t have seen it coming:

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As dramatic as the point sounds, it’s true.

If you are relying on one perfect routine, even if it works everyday, you are in danger of being too comfy. All it takes is for one cog in that wheel to stop turning before you’ll be completely lost.

For instance, look at Kodak.

Kodak are the photography and picture-technology champions, or at least they were. Then digital photography was born and Kodak didn’t join the club. Digital photography didn’t go away, it grew and grew.

People stopped printing photo’s they took on film, and started posting them online instead.

Then, Kodak went away…

b) You’re probably missing out:

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Never settle.

Not for jobs that suck, relationships that are just so/so or even bad friends.

Not because there is some fantastic thing waiting for you that you are missing out on (I’m not psychic, the next thing could be just as crap as the last) – but one day, you’ll probably wonder “what if?” - And if all you do is wonder – you’ll never know.

c) Small things will seem impossible:

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The less you often you push yourself, the scarier the idea of it becomes & the less you want to.

The funny thing is, the thing you avoid doing doesn’t even have to be a big thing, the simple fact that you are too comfortable with your current setup, can actually make even the small things seem difficult.

There’s a danger in abandoning things for too long – you’ll forget them.

Life thrives on habit. Forgetting the nerves and excitement that come with often necessary things even if those things are a little uncomfortable to do (such as going for a job interview or getting lost while travelling), just means that once you do experience them again, you may not handle them all too well.

So, you comfortable?

Category: A Thought..., I'm Just Sayin', Life Lessons  Tags: Life Lessons, stubborn, stuck in your ways, too comfortable  

Been there, done that?

28
Aug 2012

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Heard that expression before? – Of course you have, it’s a massive cliché, and one that carries a lot of greatness. Some of that greatness is in the fact that everyone has done something. 

I refer here to absolutely anything - from screening calls, to burning toast and finding out there’s no more bread. 8O

We can all be a part of that phrase. Or at least that thought when someone brings up the thing you’ve done before.

Sharing our opinions on things we know about, to others, offers them a sense of security.

You know, like when someone has money woes and you say, “I know exactly how you feel“. Or, someone hates their job and you both partake in a meaningless conversation about just how crappy bosses can be – to show you actually know what it’s like.

There’s always that warm feeling you get when you Google a query, and someone’s already asked the same thing. You complain about the state of telephone customer services because of impossible language or dialect barriers, and someone else agrees. It’s a beautiful thing.

I feel like it’s kind of why we do anything. Such as going to the cinema with the big screens and the enhanced SFX (as if you weren’t familiar with a cinema) instead of waiting for the DVD release. Or read reviews about other people’s experiences; we care to share.

Now, this isn’t to say that we aren’t individual enough to discover great things without help, it only means that we’re, well, human. ;-)

Category: A Thought...  Tags: Dreama, Life Lessons, mantra  

It Doesn’t Matter

23
May 2012

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There is no “perfect” or “Ideal” anything.

  • Moment
  • Route
  • Salary
  • Meal
  • Relationship
  • Job
  • Day
  • Food
  • Weather
  • Outfit

I’ll tell you why. Opinion. Opinion means that even if it’s 30° in London in July, you have the day off from work, money in your pocket and the “perfect” plan and you are so happy it’s starting to hurt to smile…

…Someone else, a stranger might be sat indoors, staring at a sleigh, reminiscing about that winter of ’63 (the coldest winter the UK has ever had) – when they fell in love.

To someone, summer could be a constant reminder of everything they hate. London might be too busy a city for them and they might not have anything to smile about.

Now, frankly, I don’t want to meet the second person. They seem like a real downer! 8-O – But you get the point.

“Perfect” or “ideal” are based on opinion. What you think, like and agree with, I might not. Does that make me wrong, or you right?

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Category: A Thought...  Tags: inspiration, Life Lessons, the big freeze 1963, what is perfect  

Everything is Worth Something

17
Feb 2012

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Isn’t it amazing that every thing in life can teach you something else?

My view is that nothing is too minor that one can’t take something from it, the exact same way nothing is too grand that one shouldn’t see beyond it.

Try to learn from everything.

Category: A Thought...  Tags: Dreama, inspiration, Life Lessons