Sunday scribbles #32: Embracing the unknown and meeting new people.

Starting these Sunday scribbles I get the feeling it'll be sort of a freeride. I have no idea what I want to write about, or where it will go. All I know is that I want to put some thoughts down to enjoy this moment of reflection. This week has been fruitful in many ways. First of all it's been quite busy at my regular job. I have a job where I visit different sorts of locations/buildings and perform a risk analysis on the Legionella bacteria. After those visits I write a report on the current situation and how to reduce the risk on contamination. I do my best to keep at least one day a week free to work on those reports at home, but often I get last-minute demands to which I always say yes when possible. My work has a possible impact on people's health so I find it important to handle quick. Whenever I have a project plan every day of the (working) week, I have few time to work on those reports. Thus I work extra during the evening or catch up in the weekend on urgent projects. You may hear me coming: during weeks like these it's always a hassle trying to manage my time. I am fixed on continuing my morning routine, doing four workouts a week, spending time in my arena and devoting time to grow my art on socials. As a result I have few time for other stuff, which is why I seldom engage in social events. You can probably understand that when I work as a host on events during certain weekends, or I have those rare social events planned, there is few to almost no other free time left.

One thing I have passed on almost every time the past year is parties. I saw them as a waste of time. I mean, why would I go out and dance the night away, when I could stay home and work on my goals? Whilst there is much discipline in staying home and working on your goals, I do believe that it is important to sometimes indulge in the wondrous world of parties. It's still not something I will do every week, I've already had that during my student years, but when friends throw a party I will do my best to say yes and just enjoy the moment. Yesterday was actually the first real party I've had in a long time. I said yes to the invite, but hours before I was already trying to back out. I didn't feel like going at all, because I still had climbing videos to edit and a blog to write. I also have to go remove the paintings in the church after my last exhibition, so I definitely wanted to go to bed on time and just continue what I have been doing the past year: skip parties and work work work. After having actually went to the party yesterday, I am remembered about why it is important to occasionally hop out of your focus for a night and just let go. There is something special about social interactions which I can't really explain. Enjoying myself yesterday, and meeting new people, added even more fuel to the tank. But then again, I'm getting the feeling that whatever I am doing lately is igniting my fire. And since 99% of the times I don't drink any alcohol I can wake up okay and get behind my laptop writing these scribbles.

Anyway, I had no idea how to start writing today, so my best try was to just start and see where I end up. I just thought out loud and shared my thoughts with you. To you, the reader, this may seem stupid and unimportant, but for me this has been a moment of reflection. A moment where I mainly appreciate meeting new people, and unexpectedly enjoying one of the best parties so far. If you are wondering why I don't just write something offline if it's mostly about those weekly moments of reflection, well, that's quite an easy one. Doing it online, and trying to do this weekly, adds an extra factor of dedication. It's you, the few readers, that also keep me motivated in writing something down every week, so thank you. You help keep me sane by just spending 5' of your time to my Sunday scribbles.

P.S. this picture is one from a surfing vacation back in 2014. I went to Moliets, France with the agency Surfblend. This was the first holiday I did on my own, and, unexpectedly this was one of my best holidays so far. A reminder to myself to embrace the unexpected even more, and committing myself to meeting new people. Perhaps I should take another vacation alone; it wouldn't be a horrible idea, right?