… to practise the full teaching of the Church as enshrined in the Book of Common Prayer
Tell us about your morning routine.
Well!? I wake up (normally before the sunrises) and listen to the news on the radio. I have a HomePod and I use that as my alarm clock. (Also I use it to listen to audiobooks.) After the news I get a coffee from the drip machine. It has a timer so all automatic as long as I remember to set it the night before. And then I doom scroll on TikTok for a bit.
That is it!
Tbh, two things I dislike the most: people and travel. So maybe “I have no clue and I do not want to know”!? I am not a misanthrope – I just find life a lot easier without people in it. I could, however, image myself traveling alone. With headphones!
I wonder about some people in the news. Or on the internet, especially those who are big in social media. Sometimes I think, “this person cannot be real”. So …
I would ask, “Is she/he one of you?“. You know who I am talking about. Even people in history – they cannot be from this world. They must have been beamed down from some space ship.
I am not sure this is skill but …
Being alone! I mean enjoying your own company, reading or listening to music. Without a phone or social media. Just you (me). Alone!
What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by?
My personal philosophy is “you do you”. I am responsible for me, I am accountable only for me.
That being said, I have a responsibility towards others and the environment in which I live. But I do not give account for other’s actions and choices. I give account for me – my choices and actions.
That means, I am called to give others room to make their choices. I need not agree to be part of their life.
Anyway …
So … no! Or, from a very large distance. Or via the internet.
But most likely, with headphones on! My music. My silence. I find loud noise, or any noise, very discomforting. So some very good noise-cancelling headphones, over the ear, with my soundtrack. And then just walk!
What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive?
When? A long time ago, when I was much younger, in a galaxy far far away, I used to preach. That made me feel alive. It is something I do somewhat well, with a little insight, and some humour. But I no longer have the opportunity!!! And I am sure it is not for me now
I also taught small adult classes. And that was my happy place. But, again, no longer for me.
The genie grants you a wish. What is it?
Assuming asking for another 1000 wishes is out of the question, I would wish for …
Tbh, I have no clue. I would like my pain to stop but that seems selfish and indulgent. World peace?! Humans will find something else to get upset over. Stop world hunger? Maybe but, again, humans will find a way to mess it up. Maybe I would wish to add my wish to someone else’s wish so they have two!?
Maybe just a really good cup of coffee and a full library?! Sorry, that is two wishes.
Anyway …
My dream, “favourite side-hustle”, is to be a writer. Now, I know, it is unlikely. I have nothing to say and mainly think about “nothing”. I read weird, I think weird. So I would write weird.
I have explored an ebook. But I would actually have to sit down and type something real! So …
[Afterthought] Tbh, I would pay you to read my stuff!
Exercise your mind every day!
