{"id":657,"date":"2019-05-11T12:21:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/?p=657"},"modified":"2021-04-08T22:02:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:02:23","slug":"the-feels-of-august-2017-my-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/11\/the-feels-of-august-2017-my-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"A Peek into My Brain &#8230; The Feels of August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s a window into how my brain works. I just re-read one of my many, many journal entries\/random writings, and it&#8217;s amazing how applicable my &#8216;feels&#8217; are still today. I present to you:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Feels of August 18, 2017<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it\u2019s 12:20 in the morning, and I\u2019m awake, jamming to\nmusic and feeling pretty awake slash stoked on life for no apparent reason per\nsay, but just in general slightly amped on coffee while also slightly falling\nasleep at other moments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time to write again! I know I keep saying that in these random, crazy journal\/feels entries. It\u2019s interesting to see how the feels seem to hit around August! I\u2019ve got the feels from August last year, and then here\u2019s the start and potentially the end of this years since I don\u2019t seem to actually follow through with many of my writing thoughts and ideas. Golly, how does a person actually develop and follow through with their random dreams and inspirations that feel so brilliant in the moment, but then don\u2019t seem to lift off. How does one find and get on that road to dream realization?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-attachment-id=\"658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/11\/the-feels-of-august-2017-my-brain\/img_2324\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2816,1880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 40D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465296428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Let&amp;#8217;s Hit the Road!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-1024x684.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Hitting the Road\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2324-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know, but let\u2019s think about things that I\u2019m passionate about (if you&#8217;re in a similar boat, I recommend doing the same!):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Music<ul><li>I freaking love music; I thoroughly love listening to all kinds of music. I am soooo incredibly grateful that God has allowed me to have a job where I can spend at least 75 percent of my day listening to music! Really, it\u2019s closer to 90 percent because there are very few activities that I do without music: I cook with music, clean with music (bad example, I rarely clean), write with music, read with music, chill with music, think with music, pray with music, hike with music, rethink with music, sit with music, I even used to sleep with music! <\/li><li>I wonder if there\u2019s anymore that I should be doing with music or if it\u2019s just this enjoyable gift that I get to enjoy as a side to my main dish of activities. I definitely don\u2019t see myself suddenly taking up playing a musical instrument and\/or singing, so that rules out music stardom. But, maybe I should be doing more writing related to music. I\u2019ll have to stew on that. I really wanted to think of some musical word to use as a semi-pun instead of stew, but I couldn\u2019t think of anything. <\/li><li>I really like finding new music, too, so maybe I should start highlighting new music on my blog or something. Hmmm, pondersome (a new word- Pondersome: something worth pondering). <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u2018Pondersome&#8217;: being worthy of pondering. Use in a sentence: Potentially starting a blog about music is a pondersome idea. <\/em>It&#8217;s now officially a word.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Writing<ul><li>Well, for some reason I do really enjoy writing for the most part. Especially free-flowing stream of consciousness. I wish I would start doing something more productive with my love for writing, like with my own projects, not just the writing for work writing. Maybe I\u2019ll actually get on that soon. I\u2019ve got to identify a passion, applicable set of passions, that I can write on regularly and easily. I\u2019ve got to start making it simpler. Simplify. KISS- Keep It Simple\u2026 Silly. Let\u2019s use that instead because I don\u2019t want to call myself stupid, or anyone else for that matter.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Outdoors<ul><li>Yesssssss. Now here\u2019s something that I am FOR SURE passionate about. Freak didly freak do I love the outdoors!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em> Stick me outside in the fresh air with a trail to wander along and I\u2019m floating in hiker heaven, #blessed, my friends, #blessed. <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reading<ul><li>I actually am a pretty big fan of reading. I don\u2019t really make time for it as much as I should, but I do enjoy a good book. And, I REALLY enjoy a good Christian book that dives into the human relationship with God. I love reading other people\u2019s perspectives and wisdom concerning our relationship with our Creator. Big fan of all that for sure. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Random idea: <ul><li>I spend my days writing and editing professionally. Correct punctuation and professional language with little-to-no bias makes up a huge percentage of my daily activities. So, why not have a place where I can just put out there what I\u2019m thinking whether it actually works grammatically or not? Granted, I\u2019m not down to mess with the essentials, that\u2019s all. Think about it. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Volleyball<ul><li>Yup, it\u2019s fun.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/11\/the-feels-of-august-2017-my-brain\/lccc-team\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LCCC-team\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"LCCC Volleyball Team\" class=\"wp-image-661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LCCC-team.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>LCCC Volleyball Team &#8230; All the feels!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And, there you have it, friends: my brain. 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