Happy Birthday to me....;)

I have now officially survived for 3 decades :)

Was my 30th birthday on the 13th of Jan....unlucky for some but actually proved to be a most excellent day for me.

Got some pink champagne and guitar hero world tour (my new unhealthy addiction ;p)
also got a fantastic new digital camera so i can take real quality pics....best birthday ever!....oh except for when i was 9 and got a barbie kitchen ;p

just off to put the kettle on and bring my tea count today up to 7... ;)

Pearls of Wisdom :)

Been doing quite alot of reading of late and came across a tibetan proverb that i just loved....

'It is better to have lived one day as a tiger than 1,000 years as a sheep'

Really think it sums up just how little so many of us get out of life when we should be trying so hard to live each day as if it were our last.
We all seem to get stuck in routine, doing what's right, following everyone else and abiding by the rules just because we think we should....I think we should all try to have tiger days :)

On a lighter note....:)

I have managed to drink 4 cups of tea already today....get me! ;)

Unhealthy addiction or harmless obsession?....

I think it's fair to say that we are in the midst of an era in which some form of obsession is some people's default psychological setting and lets face it the Internet is a great enabler, it helps us with our fundamental line of human enquiry, questions such as where, when and who can be easily answered.

Obsessions can last a few days, a month or for a handful of crazed, tortured years when you think of little else but the one thing you have become obsessed with. Be it outward appearance or inner peace obsessions can strike at any time.
Classic obsessions such as love, money and work are joined by new fangled ones such as eBay, face book and video games and this is where they can become dangerous, they can be the warning signs of addiction....to email someone daily is a manifestation of obsession but to email them up to 100 times a day bears the hallmarks of addiction and if we are not careful that addiction can become a stand in for life itself.

On the other hand obsessions can be useful when handled properly, after all they are responsible for great scientific break throughs and such like but take caution against the kind of obsessions that can lead to social alienation....its better to join the real world now and again :)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year....

Not written much lately as found myself rather busy in the lead up to Christmas.
Weeks of planning and god only knows how much money spent all for the sake of one day!

Wasn't a bad Christmas apart from the unfortunate variety of gifts i received....perfume set with no perfume in it, jumper nearly 3 sizes too big and 2 copies of the same cd...it gets better i also got a lovely new pair of jeans that came complete with security tag!

Kinda sucks tbh when you go out of your way to ensure everyone around you gets what they want and you yourself end up feeling disappointed and strangely lacking in festive cheer....

I as ever though will try to stay optimistic and just hope that 2009 has some nice surprises in store... unlike my Christmas presents ;)