Very occasionally I get caught out by a bout of complete inertia. This morning was one of those times. I couldn’t motivate myself to do anything other than eat and cuddle the dogs. This led to a strange realisation, as my mindful eating course hit home and I was conscious I was enjoying the taste but not the excess. I guess it’s a lesson my brain has to learn as part of this journey to a healthier relationship with food.
Despite a was long list of things I should or could be doing it was after lunch before I was lured out of bed and finally started my day.
I was thankful I snapped out of it as we went back to Mak – Museum of Applied Arts and I found the exhibitions both fascinating and disturbing. There is one on artificial intelligence. It’s complete infiltration into our life, and how it can so easily be manipulated by government and businesses is unsettling. Yes it has the potential to bring social positives, but at what cost? With so much of societies focus being driven by money or power; it seems those who can afford AI aren’t driven by altruism.
I have been researching a business idea and found to my disdain that my Facebook feeds are now full of adverts from every tom, dick and Harry promising to make me super rich with their magic formula. Go into a bookshop and the business section is the same…multimillionaire, success, money, power. Podcasts…you can guess the titles. Just walking down the street you can spot people posing for Instagram shots selling ‘their brand’. It’s draining. Where are the books on making a social difference? Creating services or products that solve problems? When did it all become so self centered?
I’ve taken FB off my phone, and am asking for recommendations from friends who have actually succeeded in what they do and love what they do. With money and ego not central to their success.
The downstairs exhibition was equally thought provoking but more positive. Designers coming up with innovative ideas and solutions, or tackling predjudices. I found this really inspiring, thus cementing my conviction that it is important that we give back to our community and strive to make a difference however small. My brain cogs are in motion, and while I’m less good at the admin/research side, once I’ve got an idea I run with persistence and focus.
And so today’s blog has mainly been me venting my thoughts on society and less about cake consumption (we did, it was yummy, then we followed it with scrumptuous vegan pizza at Bros Pizza).
Tonight we test a new bedtime set up – sofabed for me and dogs, and Mark has full proper bed. Hope is that over time the dogs will learn to sleep on sofa bed and I can sneak back to main bed…we can but hope. Currently Ernest is asleep on Marks bed so we are already losing 😂
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