Rules to live by

While working at my new job has not made me rich, I have definitely grown and put me outside of my "comfort zone". I think that many of us get into a routine where things are easy, without challenging ourselves. The people who can get away from these routines end up living exciting and interesting lives and know who they are a lot better than someone stuck in the same old place. This is why I:

a) Went to UBC
b) Came to NZ with Snarl
b) Took a job in Auckland and forcing myself into a relationship situation that is far from ideal
c) Eat spicy food...

In summary it is always good to give your head a chance to start fresh.

I read a great quote from Trader Feed that brings this altogether. It is from Lila, by Robert Pirsig:

"If you want to drink new tea you have to get rid of the old tea that's in your cup, otherwise you cup just overflows and you get a wet mess. Your head is like that cup. It has a limited capacity and if you want to learn something about the world you should keep your head empty in order to learn it. It's very easy to spend your whole life swishing old tea around in your cup thinking it's great stuff because you've never tried anything new, because you could never get it in, because the old stuff prevented its entry because you were so sure the old stuff was so good, because you never really tried anything new...on and on in an endless circular pattern" (p. 25).