Keeping my head up

I know how to do positive thinking, and affirmations and use mantras but when someone or something is so acidic it suddenly means nothing. Normally, it’s only someone close that can penetrate your heart so easily.

So what next?

Close off all emotional channels? Avoid any emotional contact.

Or head into pure escapism with HellDivers 2?

Finally, the sequel is out and I’m already 12 hours in at level 8. I’m with a regular squad but will probably need to add more to my friends list as my game time is badly restricted due to homegrown complaints.

Coming out of retirement to join HellDivers2

Currently, PS5 is offline in on-site storage but hoping to get back on in 10 days.

Chapter 1: Acknowledging the Starting Point

Every journey begins with acknowledging where you are

I was fairly self aware but today I faced up to my obesity and hit the gym for the first time in months. My first steps included confronting my poor eating and sleeping habits, lifestyle, and mindset of denial.

Several things have led to my weight gain in ’23

  • Working and snacking at home constantly
  • Comfort eating to escape unhappiness
  • No regular exercise guilted out of solo training
Looking forward to good things in 2024….Keep on trucking.

Of course, MG raised up and punished me with chronic fatigue after the workout.

Explicit bias on your face

Candidate 1
Candidate 2

Explicit bias is often expressed openly and can manifest in various forms, including discriminatory behaviour, language, unfair decision-making, or competition in plain sight. 7+ million viewers witnessed a loaded test where Candidate 1 had bugs over her mouth and Candidate 2 bugs were at chin level.

Both candidates apparently had the same number of bugs in their helmets but the evidence suggests this was not the case.

Candidate 1 was never going to win.

How to influence the RNG (Random Number Generator)

Success is not accidental, I’m not cheating just increasing my chances of winning.

Yes, granted everyone needs their share of good luck and systemic bias in their favour but my success has never been down to pure luck and I take offence to suggestions from others who base their current state on bad luck.

Somewhere, somehow, you fucked up and this is where you find yourself so don’t blame bad luck.

Realise that where you are today is because of what you did or did not do yesterday.