Today marks day 2 of my Daniel fast and tomorrow I start school. It is a new year and I am looking forward to where it takes me. I write these thoughts as I begin to prepare my self for sleep. To any who read this I will talk to you tomorrow
I know it was hard for me to think about it too. But really look at your self, there is some part that has a feeling of wanting to be the center of something. even if it is just taking the time of one person and wanting to be the center of their world.
But we call that alone time?
I know, but you are still wanting that attention. I dont see this as a bad thing do you? we all need that time with that special someone, but we are still wanting their attention undivided.
Now I as a blogger need to admit I am more of a narcissists than you. I publish as a writer to be read so that makes me an even bigger narcissists. But I think I can also use this bit of vanity to a better advantage. I can point to something bigger than me and you.
I can work out my thoughts on life and work my way through parts of scripture. I can work out things that bother me and trouble my thoughts. If I lose some maybe I will gain others, and together we can share life.
This is a journal of a journey through my life not always daily but definitely mentally. I hope you take this journey with me as I grow.
so how do you view your self?
maybe a better title for this post would be what I listen to for motivation. with writing as any adventure in life it is about the right motivation as well as soundtrack. you have to have something that puts you in a mood as well as makes you want to carry on and do something.
so here is a list of things past and current that I listen to for motivation or inspiration
Ben Sage – How the days collide
DJ SpyHunter – Till Daybreak & Powder Breaks (both are great for what they are)
Stateside Collective/ Bamboo/ Force Recordings – Collective Intelligence Vol.1 (my first jungle CD – and still one of the best)
Along with those I find I like a lot of down tempo chill music. I use all these in my writing and to just sit back and relax to. But there are those times when I need to change my mood / mode and I need something different, for that there is
Matt & Kim, Linkin Park, and other poppy, Indy kinds of things.
Last but not least is the music I listen to when im working out and needing to get pumped. here I listen to things like Dropkick Murphys, or Flogging Molly, Project86, and generally the hard side of things. this really does get the blood flowing and the heart racing to make a great work-out.
As you can see my musical taste is just about all over the map. and this is still not all I listen too. I also like trip-hop and old school hip-hop, acid jazz, etc.
So do you listen to for inspiration as well as motivation when you need to get some form of work done?
Why is this my personal writing space?
I have all these Ideas floating in my head all the time, and so many times I just do not act on them. Well I can not stand that any more, my ideas need to be freed upon the internet and allowed to grow and change. as well as influence others, thoughts and actions.
What is the point of having ideas to paint, cook, write, produce videos, etc. if A) I don’t do them and B) I don’t share them. so That is why a lot of my Ideas will be posted here. and if you see an idea that I am not acting on or you want to help with let me know.
I want to see your ideas as well. I want to see what you are passionate about in your own life. what things make you tick, or cause your aha moments. Share in the comments or on your own blog. Maybe your a maker or crafter, or you want to be. Go for it.
So just a little random thought and encouragement on a Thursday Afternoon.
peace and love all
Ecko
Earlier this week I was reading “The Top Idea in Your Mind“. In this article Paul Graham talks about what you think most about in the shower is what you tend to drift to when your mind has a free moment. So I want to know can you hack thought?
What, how are you wanting to hack thought?
I am proposing that we can motivate out mind to think on our own terms a little better. That with the right tactics and techniques we could have our mind working for us vs the other way around. let me attempt to explain a little bit more in a different way.
I tend to let my mind drift when in the shower and through out the day. I feel that maybe if I read or study a problem, then allow that thought to flood my mind in the shower it then becomes my primary thought. beyond this it also allows me to work through it a little differently.
now how can this be of more use to me and maybe even you?
well to answer that I want to make another past thought come to light. I wondered about meditation God’s way, and not not my own way. I think that having a quiet time before a shower where you are asking yourself questions, and thinking about His word will influence your thoughts. those thoughts will help you to meditating in and on Him.
thought case 2, Writing and story lines. there are days that I think about writing a book I already have characters for. It seems that in the shower is where they wish to chatter the most. through out the rest of the day they have other conversations, and sometimes adventures.
So this is my theory and what I plan on testing in my life. I will keep you posted on how this works for me.
what are your thoughts on this?
what is in a name of a post. so many times before I write I try and find the name of the post and write from there. this does not always work. so today I thought I would try something a little different, I would write then come up with a clever title and maybe an image to go with it.
the last few days I have started to kick the habit of smoking. Sunday night was the last night with cigarette, now on Wednesday night I faulted and had 3. but I coughed and hacked every time and could not finish a whole one. This has lead to a few jitter problems over the last few days, but I know in the end I will be healthier for it.
next, as for my leg it has almost cease seeping and is about ready to start working out again. so these are the random thoughts for the day now for some real writing this afternoon.
ecko