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I have never heard this song, but it's nice that you posted it together with all your thoughts about and around it. I think, many of us have such experiences ... eating as a child forbidden fruits and connecting them with special moments/inputs
Thank you, darling. I'm glad you liked this little set.
A nice little glimpse into a small window of your past. I am not big on folk music although I do like Loreena a lot. I read a lot of articles every day - random ones from online ranging from business, to politics, to health, to philosophy to science, and more. All over. Most don't stick with me but one did. That one was that one should not think about what would make you happy but what pain and suffering you are willing to give to achieve a goal. For wishing for something does nothing. Sure it is nice to day dream but in the end that is all it will be. And that is fine. But if you wish for something and it makes you unhappy or dissatisfied with life than that is not fine.
For example I some times would day dream about being able to make beautiful story images out of my mind and have all the story write itself into a magnificent post. But that won't happen and if it did it would feel false and empty. But I was willing to pay the price for Grim's stories - countless hours creating shots, writing and proof reading, learning the CK, learning ENB, learning mods and the console. All so I could make my stories in my head come to life. I was willing to pay the price.
A final example is the gym. When I was 25 or so and very depressed over my body I realized wishing I was super fit wasn't going to make it happen. So I invested and made the pain and sacrifice - early mornings every day at the gym, researching and learning about nutrition and weight lifting, counting calories every day, dedicated myself to a strict schedule no matter what came up, and so on. It paid off very well. Perhaps not exactly as I expected or as perfect as I might have liked ... but in the end I got what I wanted not because I kept wishing for it but because I simply did it.
I just found the article, which I read this year, insightful in that all too often people focus on wishing about what would make them happy when instead they should focus on what they are willing to give-up, what they are willing to pay in effort and work, to achieve something. And if they want it badly enough then make the sacrifice.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Yes, I can certainly get behind the notion of working for your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. Can't say I still want all the things I did as a little kid - horses are cute but messy, fame is messy sans cute (that's what I think, at least - can't speak from experience here). But acting upon your wishes is a good idea in general. Escapism is great as long as you have some goal to come back to after escaping
Also, thanks for the reminder I need to drag my ass back to the gym! It's been way too long.
Really sorry to hear about you feeling burnt out. I hope all is better now - if not, take all the time you need to relax. There's no rush.
Awww, thank you very much! I'm far from the best, but it was never my goal anyway. Glad you like my style!
From Borderlands 2:
Lilith: "Tina, you're talking to three grown people who just collected a bunch of imaginary crumpets 'cause they thought it'd be fun. There's no such thing as adulthood."
Thank you for commenting, glad you found some fragments to your liking!