I guess that I started blogging as a way of sharing my thoughts. It wasn’t that I wanted to share with the whole world, a few readers would do.
I could just write in a journal but then I wouldn’t get the sense of community which blogging gives me. That was something which I did not anticipate and came as a very pleasant surprise.
Any feedback comes as a very welcome surprise and in this environment is generally a very positive one. If anyone can get any pleasure out at what I have written then I am more then content.
The time when I am alone when all is silent all around me. It is only my favourite when life is its normal busy self. If I am alone for too long, then that is just too much of a good thing. Because as much as I crave these quiet times, I am not built to be alone permanently. Luckily, that is not the case and I have my lovely wife and two beautiful children to fill my life with noise and love.
How can your opinion of a movie change so much and so dramatically? The first time I watched this film I didn’t get it, I couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Quentin Tarantino is that movie. This is one of the few Tarantino films I did not immediately love, in fact, it left me cold. But after hearing so many people rave about it I decided to try it again.
So I returned to it with a plan, watch the film again and then read the book. I love a project that involves either books, reading, or both. I thought maybe the book would help me understand more.
But now, I feel like I got the film already. So the book will only help with the depth of the understanding which I now possess. Sometimes we are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe the first time I watched this film I was tired or preoccupied. I could have just been in a bad mood. It is often, but not always, worth giving something a second chance. You see, now this film has entered my top 10 list.
My best films of all time? I can’t make that list, but I could happily watch any of Tarantino’s efforts.
It would be easy to target any period of history and imagine what you would change. Society has never been perfect and my version of perfection would probably not match up with others anyway. It also depends on which culture you are from, each country has its unique values.
I am a Welshman who now lives in Czechia. So what would I change about Czech society? I would like to see it behave as a closer society, a community. I find Czechs, although not exactly selfish, are sometimes too insular and unwilling to step outside of their own bubble. It is rare to see someone caring for the local environment, but their garden looks beautiful. I guess that is the perfect analogy.
Come on people, say hello to strangers. The looks you get if you do this are ones of confusion, you can see them thinking, “Do I know you?” Talk to each other, pick up that piece of rubbish, and give that person a helping hand. Oh, and take care when you are riding your bike on the footpath, it isn’t a bike lane let alone a racetrack!
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?
Detaching from our hectic world is of utmost importance and is only becoming more so. It is certainly not easy; it takes a conscious effort since all those clever algorithms are getting better and better at pulling us into their web.
So, how do you know when you need to step away from the world, or even if you have a problem, especially with social media? The latter is probably easier to see. If there is ever a time, when I find over an hour, has disappeared from my life and it was totally wasted, then I know that it is time for action. For me, that means deleting the apps from my phone for a week. They are already hidden away on the furthest screen but sometimes they must take a holiday altogether.
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