This year again Boston.com posted the 3 part series to show off the year 2010 in pictures. Here is the series.
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The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
Sudden change through people? I do not often experience that. Most of the time is about time you spend with an other person. This year some most people asked about what I would do after School and I had to argue what I am going to do because it is not the norm — even close friends asked a lot of questions.
Just a few gave me words of courage and with that convinced me to go on my way. A sudden change I would not say it was. One person changed me over the past month in terms of concentration and focus. An other made me laugh a lot.
Now about the perspective: I, my self have a very strong and different perspective I would say. There is not much in my surroundings that is somewhat the same. No body I have met in school or around here has ever told me about the same way of life I have as my primary goal right now. Some people make me think if my way is right. I decided to listen but for now not to let them decide for me. I will at least try and I know that my way will work out just fine or perfect.
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: 5 minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
Memories of this year:
- My Trip to Spain where I met some interesting new people.
- My Trip through Germany with the MG over the Alps and than the car broke down in Italy, I had to get to the train-station and get over to the swiss to hike two exiting routes with my dada and than spent two days with friends in Bern.
- My first bigger client!
- The moment I got my Fach-Abitur-Zeugnis — this will be toped by 2011 Abitur-Zeugnis (University Access Certivicate).
- Than there are some great moments with friends as well.
And maybe the biggest thing to remember is the decision over my future. I am not going to write about (still). I am exited about the time after June and what is going to be there I don not know but it will be awesome!
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?
Over the past year I changed a lot. I developed some discipline — still not enough but better than before — and I am planing on my future. I appreciate the minimalist approach to living and I appreciate the change that comes with it. In addition to that I appreciate the change in personal relationships. Sometimes getting out to get to know new people is needed. But still holding to those you know for years is crucial. Checking back on what is going on right now.
Gratitude is not easy to show, if most changes I appreciate are on my self. But I slowly learn to show gratitude to my self. Relax and take a bath. Read a book or watch a movie to reward my self.
To show gratitude to other people: that would be needed much more in our society — and that is me included! We should tell each other more often how we feel, say thank you and show that. One song that represents that pretty good is a song by the German group Die Fantastischen Vier called Danke
(Amazon-Germany Affiliate).
Overall that text says: you should say thank you as often as possible since you do not know when your life or relationship is over. Than you can no longer tell the person or group for what you are grateful.
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Action. When it comes to aspirations, its not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?
My life is headed to a change. It is about finishing school and looking out for what is next — planing the future. For now the next steps are to finish school and — as hard as it is — to hold other actions and ideas back till that is done.
After that actions are planed and in still the planing but not to be shared here. I will share when it is time to share.
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Body integration. This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present?
First a side note: This prompts are getting harder to answer!
Right now I am not much of a mind / body person. I am doing not enough sports and I know it but on the other hand I just started to train more than ever in the last 10 years — giving that I am just 20 years old that is not a good number!
I am on the best way to body and mind combination. I am on the way to integrating them into each other. It is about training and I feel that the merge helps me in everyday life. Some workout lets me think clear about some subjects. With others I need some rest and the decision is made.
It is up to the person. A Difference!
Most people tell that you have to work out to get your mind straight. And keep your self hot and on the move. For me it is somewhat different. My bloodstream and body cycle is great and keeps me hot. Given that I can eat what I want and do not take any fat on, I burn everything I eat without the need to do sports. On the other hand I could do more and improve the already great!
About the prompt: right now I have my problems with the prompts. I can not really answer them but try to keep it up! I try to think about them and what to write. And try to figure out what to write is not easy at all!
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: 11 Things. What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
This has a short answer: I already life the minimalist life-style. I plan on going even further with my already minimalist style but other than that I can not think of more things to get rid of.
I can only think of one thing I will get rid of — not exactly a thing but even though. It is School. I will finish 2011 and that will be the start of something new. Something to be great!
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
That is for sure a good question and one I have a problem to come up with an answer. Decision I took this year: most of them have an impact on my future since I am now 20 years old and about to finish schooling. Probably the best decision was to finish the school I am at right now and not to break up early. I think that will help me someday. On the other hand it is also the worst decision since I have my problems at school and with the system. I have so many good ideas which I would like to get to work on but have no time for.
So it is as usual: the best at the same time is the worst decision taken. There are some decision to be taken over the next month and I am looking forward to taking them.
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans.
For a long time now I wanted to write a post on the topic of the way I like to party. But I still think it is inappropriate. It is something I do not want to write about in public. Sometime I will. But not now!
About the prompt: Social Gathering that rocked my socks off is most likely the demonstrations around the castor transport of atomic waist through Germany. It was an event I only attended online and read a lot of what was going on via Twitter and social-media. It was a blast to read what was going on and even more of a blast to see what was happening online in the mean time.
This is the event I will describe here. In my personal life there are some others!
The December and this Post is about to look back on the year 2010 and forward to 2011, together with many other people around the world who participate in the #Reverb10 Project.
Prompt: Beautifully Different. Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful.
I can not tell what makes me different. At least I am not as narcissistic as I would need to be to say that I light people up. Maybe I just don not know if and how I lighten people up. But I am pretty sure that I am different in many things I do.
I tend to do things the way I want to. I tend to swim against the current. And that for example is shown in wearing my cloth, doing my thing, not drinking any alcohol, not smoking at all and many other things. Some of which are not too different but if you look at my age most of which is at least not normal. Maybe those things make people think sometimes but most of the time it does not make your life easier since I am the one who has to reason my behavior. I yet found the persons who make me feel good, beautiful or favorable as is.
Even though I think I am handling my life well, that I am on the right track and have nothing to be ashamed of. I will go on doing my thing and improve along the track. I will keep my thing up and even though it is against the current I will succeed! That is my intention for 2011. And maybe someday there is a possibility to see if I am right in what I do and hopefully someday I will not have to reason that many of my doings as now. Maybe…