Further to Operation Keep-Lori’s-Car-Out-Of-The-Pits - I have saved $1900 dollars which should be enough to cover the cost of most of the mechanical repairs/tyres without doing the gearbox refit which apparently might cost over $1000. FARK! reconditioned gear boxes cost almost as much as recon engines. Thank goodness I don’t need a new one of those just yet. I put the car in for surgery on Tuesday morning, might swap cars with dad. He’s the one going to be fixing it for me, i think.

I visited dad yesterday on the way home from my team meeting. He works in Welshpool which is about 10 - 15 minutes from my place. It was wet and rainy, so it seemed like a good time to say hello, and get a new headlight bulb for the right hand side since that has been blown for a few weeks (months) and I didn’t want to give the cops an easy target to pull over. Now I can go out a little more and socialise. Headlights make your social life that much more enjoyable when you can drive to places without worry if you get picked up by the cops.

I had a great IRC chat with a friend last night, its been ages since we have just talked about things, life, relationships, esteem, men, weight .. I ended that chat feeling quite positive. We don’t talk alot about IRC politics, its there I guess, but I appreciate her for being a friend, and don’t like talking alot about stuff to do with IRC - since she’s like my boss in an IRC sense, I don’t see her that way. I’m not friends with someone because of what they are, but who they are as a human being. Like me, she’s had some issues and found a few demons and been dealing with them.

Self awareness is key to a person’s development. I hope people realise this. When you become aware of yourself, and how your environment affects you, and how your behaviour affects others, you become alot more compassionate and empathic.

em�pa�thy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mp-th)
n.
Identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives.
The attribution of one’s own feelings to an object.

Empathy is what makes us human. I think it is essential for personal growth.

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