See, it's not so bad.
Good news. The sky has not fallen! The breathing thing has definitely helped. That, and talking to people. Had a bit of a freak out this last week, overwhelmed by life. I had a good chat to Mum and Dad, who gave me some perspective and a couple of reminders on how I best deal with things. Not surprisingly the next morning, things looked better. My mood is improiving since I am finally making some head way on the studying front. The noggin has finally found second gear.
I continue to be amazed at the honesty of people with me. This is particularly true lately. People have been telling me all sorts of stuff that they have not told other people. I am pretty sure that is a compliment to me. Given that I am a confidence player, compliments are what I live on. Mark Twain has a quote along the lines of "I can live for year on compliments alone". Or something like that. That sums up how I work.
People seem to really like me, and tend to open up to me easily. One of my favourite things to do is go into a bar and talk to strangers. I always meet really interesting people. From a city counselor in Kalispell, Montana, to a trout farmer in Ebor, NSW, ex-drug addicts in Portland (that make for some eye-opening conversation), a hot chick in a kebab shop in Port Macquarie, to an eighty-eight year old English bachelor in LA, they all get talking to me. Now, if I could figure out a way to make a living bumping gums with people in bars, I would be as happy a pig in shit. Any ideas?
Upon reviewing my posts, I realise they have tended to be rather introspective. That's probably because this is where I am doing a lot of synthesis of thoughts here, which makes for a more recordable process than thinking in the shower. There is a tendency to use "I" and "me" a lot. Well, that's not going to change anytime soon, since my life will be pretty introspective until the end of the month. The alternative is for me to babble on about wastewater and HVAC systems.......which is not something I want kept for posterity.
Now after much on-line time consumption, I'm going to try study a bit more.
I continue to be amazed at the honesty of people with me. This is particularly true lately. People have been telling me all sorts of stuff that they have not told other people. I am pretty sure that is a compliment to me. Given that I am a confidence player, compliments are what I live on. Mark Twain has a quote along the lines of "I can live for year on compliments alone". Or something like that. That sums up how I work.
People seem to really like me, and tend to open up to me easily. One of my favourite things to do is go into a bar and talk to strangers. I always meet really interesting people. From a city counselor in Kalispell, Montana, to a trout farmer in Ebor, NSW, ex-drug addicts in Portland (that make for some eye-opening conversation), a hot chick in a kebab shop in Port Macquarie, to an eighty-eight year old English bachelor in LA, they all get talking to me. Now, if I could figure out a way to make a living bumping gums with people in bars, I would be as happy a pig in shit. Any ideas?
Upon reviewing my posts, I realise they have tended to be rather introspective. That's probably because this is where I am doing a lot of synthesis of thoughts here, which makes for a more recordable process than thinking in the shower. There is a tendency to use "I" and "me" a lot. Well, that's not going to change anytime soon, since my life will be pretty introspective until the end of the month. The alternative is for me to babble on about wastewater and HVAC systems.......which is not something I want kept for posterity.
Now after much on-line time consumption, I'm going to try study a bit more.