I am what I think!

Very often the mentality and circumstances of our surroundings have a huge influence on how we feel and on how we create over own self-image. Being unemployed is an exposed position for pressure from the surrounding society: loss of personal identity, the feeling of being controlled by rules and regulations by the authorities - "the system", reduced possibilities due to economical limitations, personal expectations - thoughts like "I need to prove that I'm back in a new job soon" and unsaid expectations from friends, former colleagues and family - they think "I'm nothing if I do not have a job". I realizes in periods that this indefinable picture of self-created and real influences catches me in a sort of a box where I feel very sorry for myself and are unhappy with the whole situation - and from that position it is very difficult to be outgoing, to take the initiative, meet new people and to take the yellow jersey - which is needed when it comes to the process of finding a new job.

Therefore it is even more important to fight against this self-perception and try to find a personal way which enrich one's life mentally. This Walkabout is one of the mentally processes I use to avoid looser mentally and to give myself my creative energy back.

Take a look at this short clip with Director and Inventor of The Eden Project Tim Smith. The Eden Project is situated in Cornwall, UK and deals with our dependence on and connection to the natural world. Tim uses very few words to describe the project but being a very enthusiastic fiery soul he is able to set the scene in relation to looser and winner mentality - hear his voice and look at his expression - and enjoy the smile of the newsreader at the end! It is hard not to feel better afterwards! See it here... (partly in Danish I'm afraid!)