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An Ode to Perspective
I don’t know how long this blog will last, but before it disappears…
Perspective is my best friend.
I often tend to ignore her soothing words, because I’m more inclined to believe that my own efforts to struggle and fight against my problems will make things better. This is true, but only sometimes. You need to know when.
Perspective shows us the big picture, and our place in time and this world. Every day we should learn to listen.
Life is short, but it’s likely to last beyond the present.
Why alone in the crowd, and why smiling? Because very few people bother to understand “why?”, and eventually you’ve figured out how the world and its people work.
Anyway, I’ve spent enough time looking within for the last few weeks, and it’s time to move on.
231 days
This is now my home page. There’s 231 working days left in 2012. I’m going to try and make the most of it (not just at work, but in every part of life). Let’s kick ass or die trying.
Tomorrow is Valentine’s day, but it’s also Generosity day. I’m in. Youtube video here.
Perhaps satisfaction comes from achieving goals on the outside, but only when it’s balanced by inner peace.
This track draws inspiration from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros and the great goal (dream?) I have of directing an orchestra one day.
P.S. I will be in England, Scotland and back in Iceland in May!
Back in the rat race?
I’m starting a new job tomorrow. I’m cutting back on my travel time for the next year in exchange for money that will (hopefully) finance my freedom.
This is what I learned by being unemployed for 6 weeks:
- Attitude makes or breaks you.
- You need great friends to support you.
- Finding a job is just another game.
- Life’s short, so having free time to do something meaningful is priceless, and that remains my number one goal.
World traveler
While working on my resume I decided to create a little graphic of all the places I’ve been to on my travels (I’m a big fan of infographics). Looking at it reminds me of how far I’ve come, and of this quote:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
I’m going to change it a bit:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step backwards and two steps forward - every single day.”
Rainbows need rain
These are tough times, but I’ll hold this quote to heart:
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” - Jerry Chin
As gapingvoid says “Wake up. Create. Bed. Repeat.” (http://gapingvoid.com/2011/11/01/wake-up-3/)
This entire project was completed in a month - the fastest I’ve ever done.
Inspired by my travels to Japan and India this year. A test to see if I can be pushed forward by a single image.
Pushed by Seth Godin’s drive to ship finished products and by reading “The Lean Startup”.
A new life begins
A new month and I’m out of a job. It’s been fun for the past few years; I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to travel around the world, and to learn lots about life, people and the rat race. But perhaps it’s just time to move on. The only constant in life, after all, is change.
3, 2, 1, here we go..
P.S. It takes a crisis to find out who your friends are. I’m very grateful for each one of them.
P.P.S. I’m on LinkedIn.
