DAY 26
Do something special today and revisit it in your memory tonight.
That’s a weird way of wording it. Anyway, think I will be going out for lunch today so that will be nice.
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Update re the walking group, it sounds like it could just work out nicely. I’m meeting up with the lady who’s leading on it next week to talk through the details
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DAY 27
Link today’s choices and decisions to your purpose in life.
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I’ll need to figure out my purpose in life first!! 
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Yea I haven’t got that worked out 🤷
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DAY 29
Today do something to care for the planet.
I work for an environmental charity and it’s something I’m interested in so I try to be conscious of my environmental impact. The biggest thing I could do to reduce my carbon footprint is stop driving to work, but it’s not something I can make work regularly at the moment. I might be able to get the train tomorrow though, will look at the times to see if it will be doable.
Today I will eat vegan and I will pick up some rubbish on my walk, and take it home to recycle it.
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DAY 30
Tell someone about 3 events in your life that were really meaningful.
I will have to think about this, can’t think of 3 things at the moment!
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I’d like to say getting married - not the wedding event - that was super low key - but the event itself in a symbolic sense.
Definitely getting my PhD - that was a huge thing for me, and I studied for it part time while working full time so it took seven years. That was major.
Writing my first book - too. Clearly my work is a critical component of my sense of self 
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That sounds like a tough day.
And just what the absolute… 15 cents?!
Oh Bootz that’s rough! I’m sorry. How are you coping?
And yes, what is that with the 15 cents?
Hey @Bootz, just wondering how you’re doing? That’s a lot to try and process in a short space of time. Take care of yourself as well won’t you - and don’t forget, we’re here if you to talk, let off steam or whatever.
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DAY 30
What do you want to change in the world? Do something today.
Hmmm what do I want to change? This all links into purpose stuff, which I don’t know about. Earlier on in this I posted a link to the A4H website where it talks about working through that kind of thing. Maybe that’s what I’ll do today.
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Sounds like a good plan @siand. I want the world to be a more socially just place (sounds like I’m practicing my Miss World speech 
) so I’ll devote my energies towards that in my own small way.
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I have so many of those kind of Miss World type ambitions That’s why I struggle with all the goals and purpose stuff. There’s SO MUCH I want to do. Sometimes I find it exciting and sometimes it just makes we want to curl up in a ball and cry. I just need to pick one thing and work on it. But I can’t decide 
I think there is something really troubling about modern life. I’m not a total luddite but the break we’ve had with nature, combined with rampant consumerism and all the effects those things have on our personal and planetary health are really concerning. The thing is that’s such a big problem, I need to find a niche and work that. This is also the thing that’s stopping me get my MSc research project done, I can’t narrow down the question enough.
I think there’s something special about allotments and community food growing but I’m not really sure what my role could be in that. I am hoping getting my own allotment might be a start. Maybe doing my MSc would too. If I just pick it up again. I think there’s something on access to food that could be done with a new ish data set, I will have a look at it again today and see if I can bottom that out.
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DAY 31
Take the AfH pledge: to create more happiness in the world.
“I will try to create more happiness and less unhappiness in the world around me”
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Oooh, what subject is your MSc in? I am wondering if I can help you narrow down your research questions? More than happy to help if you would find that helpful? You can private message me and we could discuss over email if you want. Equally not going to be put out if you’d rather get on with it yourself.
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That’s a nice pledge - I’ll do that! What have we got lined up for June amiga?
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That would be amazing, thank you. I will pm you my email address. I know your super busy so please don’t worry if it’s not something you can do easily. My MSc is social research skills and I’m specialising in inequality and exclusion. So it’s pretty broad!
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Ok great - that’s broadly my area so perhaps I will be able to help 
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