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The Journal Challenge

Day 31 : If you could be a super hero or character who would you be and why?

The Journal Challenge:

Day 31 : If you could be a super hero or character who would you be and why?

Hey there,

I’m Georgie.

  If you could be a super hero or character I would be Wonder Woman and why...

Well I guess thats the thing. She's strong, She’s Independent. She’s Incredible. 

Sometimes I think I am Wonder Woman... 

“I wonder where I put my keys...I wonder where my money has gone...I wonder why I wonder...”

“Always be yourself. Unless you can be Wonder Woman, then always be Wonder Woman”

~Anonymous~

Whats wrong with the truth and a Lasso? Are you intimidated because your Male or Weak? Look I guess sometimes its nice to bring truth to the surface. I think its an era thing. What would the revolutionary version of WW be

What Would Wonder Woman Do?

But I would like to be her, because she doesn't look like barbie. Something that has haunted me and plagued me since I was a little girl... because of the way I look. I only wish I was a statuesque amazonian woman too. It would be great to be taller.

Be creative, Be adventurous, Be original.

~Wonder Woman~

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie

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The Journal Challenge

Day 30 : What is your favourite inspirational quote and who is it by?

The Journal Challenge

Day 30 : What is your favourite inspirational quote and who is it by?

 Hey there,

I’m Georgie.

You mean I have only one favourite quote that I can pick from? I have a whole Pinboard on Pinterest dedicated to my favourite quotes.

https://www.pinterest.com/georginamstaple/inspo/

There’s so many favourites to pick from:

Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Emerson, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Twain, Franklin, Churchill, DaVinci, Dr Suess, Lewis Carroll, Yahoo Serious, Radmacher.

Firstly I would like to share this ...

Regarding Adversity: 

#1

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”

— African Proverb

#2

“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

#3

“You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.”

— Walt Schmidt

I think my favourite came from a place of adversity. From rockbottom. From a place where I had nothing, no-one and no place. It was 2012. It was only after losing everything, that I realised that I possessed two things that cannot be taken from me.  It was then that I realised I could survive. My favourite inspirational quote is by the Dalai Lama RE: necessities vs luxuries.

Love and Compassion:

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

— Dalai Lama

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 29 : Who do you aspire to be?

 The Journal Challenge

Day 29 : Who do you aspire to be?

 Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

Before I chat...

A quick thank you to TOG: @DominkaDebskaPhotography for this amazing photo. HMUA/model/dress designer: @GeorginaStaples. 

I aspire to be me.

Why? Well, its very hard to be who I am not. This makes the goal achievable. I guess what I am saying is you should aspire to be the best you there is. I know that I have flaws and faults. I’m a project for myself. I am likely to be working on said project for the rest of my life. 

I have done and been a part of some incredibly amazing things.  One of those things is/was modelling @PPG, Thankyou @LaurenPayne.

But, now its time to be who I am, somewhere else. 

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

~ Dr. Suess.~

I realised the other night, whilst talking to a lovely chap @thebullandmouth in Horsham, whilst out with a new girlfriend from hockey something that Lewis Carroll had written. It encapsulated the very essence of trying to explain to someone who you were, and why you were interested in them, their production of “Annie” and that you were who you were.

Alice in Wonderland

"Alice: It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."

~Lewis Carroll~

I guess no matter who you are, you will redefine yourself in your new surroundings by the way you are, and how the surroundings interpret your being. Sometimes I feel up against your wall. Up against it all...

Reinventing your exit 

Lyrics: Twelfth and Hyde on a Sunday Feeling like we're gold And we're nothing short of invincible Invincible Invincible

It starts again, can you feel it? It takes your breath away Stop saying that we're invincible It's around and round You're uninviting, unrewarding And I'm misinforming you, misinforming you

We all want to be, want to be somebody Right now, we're just looking for the exit This is the way I would have done things Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall

This is the way I would have done things Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall

It's you and me on a Monday The lies that we told This is where we both go numb now You broke my heart again this time You're fading now, you crossed the line You crossed the line

We all want to be, want to be somebody Right now, we're just looking for the exit This is the way I would have done things Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall

This is the way I would have done things Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall

Reaching out for a hand that's not here But you're not there But you're not

This is the way I would have done this Up against your wall, up against your wall This is the way we should have done When we're up against a wall Up against the wall

This is the way I would have done this Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall This is the way I would have done this Up against the wall, up against the wall You got me up against your wall

~Underoath~

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

 Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 28 : What is something that you miss?

The Journal Challenge

Day 28 : What is something that you miss?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

Firstly before I get down to the nitty gritty...

Thank you to Vincenzo Cascioli (TOG) and Bridget Moore @DuchessSilk (Model-right) for having this beautiful photo/moment with me. 

xox Georgie xox

What do I miss? 

Well this seems obvious, but the boys and gals in Perth that I call my friends, I miss them. I miss my family and friends in Adelaide. Mostly I miss all the fun times we've had.

"I Miss You"

Hello there, The angel from my nightmare, The shadow in the background of the morgue. The unsuspecting victim of darkness in the valley. We can live like Jack and Sally If we want.

Where you can always find me And we'll have Halloween on Christmas. And in the night we'll wish this never ends, We'll wish this never ends.

(I miss you, miss you) (I miss you, miss you)

Where are you? And I'm so sorry. I cannot sleep, I cannot dream tonight. I need somebody and always This sick strange darkness Comes creeping on so haunting every time.

And as I stared I counted The webs from all the spiders Catching things and eating their insides.

Like indecision to call you And hear your voice of treason. Will you come home and stop this pain tonight? Stop this pain tonight.

[3x] Don't waste your time on me. You're already the voice inside my head. (I miss you, miss you) Don't waste your time on me. You're already the voice inside my head. (I miss you, miss you)

(I miss you, miss you) [4x]

~ Blink 182 ~

What do you miss?

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie

Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 27 : What is something you regret saying today?

The Journal Challenge

Day 27 : What is something you regret saying today?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

What do I regret saying today?

I regret saying I’l put that in an email. Why?, because I forget to do it.

Simply:

“Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today.”

~Thomas Jefferson~

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 18 : What is your favourite memory?

The Journal Challenge

Day 18 : What is your favourite memory?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

Memory:

The way I see it. Memory is our life’s work. Stored on a never-ending hard drive called the brain. The risk of this is that the precious cargo can be stolen, erased and scrambled with the slightest trauma. One cell out of place in this woven network causes all sorts of chaos. There is nothing more valuable than the memories we keep. So what is my favourite memory?

Basically my favourite memory is: Being social and very active as a kid. I cant pinpoint one thing. However, as a child nothing made me happier than to swim or be with my friends. Creating memories is my favourite memory.

Quick Quote:

“My memories are inside me, they’re not things or a place. I cant take them anywhere“ ~Olivia Newton-John~

Working in healthcare really emphasises how important it is to hold onto your memory(ies).

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie

Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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Day 26 : What is your number one holiday destination and why?

The Journal Challenge

Day 26 : What is your number one holiday destination and why?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

My #1 holiday destination. The Maldives. But seeing as I’m not a fussy person. Anywhere with a beautiful beach. Why? Well apart from the beautiful sea-life, salt in my hair, sun on my skin, sand under my feet I really like the idea of island life, culture, and experiences that are like no other. 

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”

~Andy Warhol~

I would be happy with Fiji, New Zealand, Indonesia, Italy, Greenland, Iceland actually I would appreciate a holiday most places. I want to see the world, 4 corners and the rest. UH-oh travel bug.

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

~Jawaharlal Nehru~

How Far I’ll Go (Moana)

I’ve been staring at the edge of the water Long as I can remember Never really knowing why

I wish I could be the perfect daughter But I come back to the water No matter how hard I try

Every turn I take, every trail I track Every path I make, every road leads back To the place I know where I cannot go Where I long to be

See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me

And no one knows How far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I’ll know If I go there’s just no telling how far I’ll go

I know everybody on this island seems so happy, on this island Everything is by design I know everybody on this island has a role, on this island So maybe I can roll with mine

I can lead with pride, I can make us strong I’ll be satisfied if I play along But the voice inside sings a different song What is wrong with me?

See the light as it shines on the sea? It’s blinding But no one knows How deep it goes

And it seems like it’s calling out to me So come find me And let me know What’s beyond that line, will I cross that line?

See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me And no one knows How far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I’ll know How far I’ll go

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge Day 25 : When was the last time you visited home?

The Journal Challenge

Day 25: When was the last time you visited home?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

I haven’t been home in a while other than stopping on the way through to VIC. The last time I was home was in February 2017. Prior to that I had spent 6 or so years in Perth pursuing my dream. I am stopping off four times in April without an extended stay. I will be making a trip to Adelaide soon. Ill keep you posted. 

“Life takes you to unexpected places, Love brings you home.”

~Melissa McClone~

When are you going home? How long have you been on the road? Where is home for you?

“May your walls know joy; may each room hold laughter, and may every window open to great possibility.”

~Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey~

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 24 : Who is someone that inspires you and why?

The Journal Challenge

Day 24 : Who is someone that inspires you and why?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

I am inspired by many people. Most recently I was inspired by this wonderful person and her contribution to Medicine. I was personally inspired by the shear determination she had in pursuit of her dream. She inspires me to face adversity and conquer stereotypes. She inspires me to value self, have self-belief and to chase my dreams. She inspires me not to be brought down by the opinions of others. #dyslexia #yesican #alionneverlosessleepovertheopinionsofsheep

Dyslexia the Gift

“Reading has nothing to do with intelligence. It’s just one way of getting information. The important thing is how a person processes that information, the kind of person we are, the contributions we make, and the kind of utility we have for society”

~David Boise ~ 

Carolyn Widney "Carol" Greider 

(born April 15, 1961) 

Nobel Prize Winner (Medicine)

 She is an American molecular biologist. A Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Daniel Nathans Professor, and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins University. She discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984, while she was a graduate student of Elizabeth Blackburn at the University of California, Berkeley. Greider pioneered research on the structure of telomeres, the ends of the chromosomes. She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, along with Blackburn and Jack W. Szostak, for their discovery that telomeres are protected from progressive shortening by the enzyme telomerase.

Born in San Diego, California, her father, Kenneth Greider, was a physics professor. They moved from San Diego to Davis, California, where she spent many of her early years and graduated from Davis Senior High School in 1979. She graduated from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in biology in 1983. During this time she also studied at the University of Göttingen and made significant discoveries there.

Dyslexic

Greider is dyslexic and states that her "compensatory skills also played a role in my success as a scientist because one has to intuit many different things that are going on at the same time and apply those to a particular problem."

BTW... cure? #Fountainofyouth

Telomerase rebuilds the tips of chromosomes and determines the life span of cells.

  “Just because you’re dyslexic, doesn’t mean you can’t do anything you want to do.

~Carol Greider~

My core values this year are:

·       Self Respect

·       Integrity, and

·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 23 : What is something that cheers you up?

The Journal Challenge

Day 23 : What is something that cheers you up?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

Music is my go to. It’s my: pick me up. My drug of choice, my addiction my everything. The vain of my existence, it is my being and it sings. 

Sometimes I play the guitar, piano, ukulele or saxophone. Other times I jump onto spotify, soundcloud, or youtube. I still occasionally crank an old CD or turn the radio on in the car. My favourite music pick me up of all time is: going to a concert or gig. This used to be events e.g. Bigdayout and Soundwave +/- side-waves. But I love good ‘ol live music.

Music

Music is something that cheers me up. Music is a drug, a painkiller, music is life, it connects us, its a whole other language and when it speaks to you it speaks to your soul.

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”

~Berthold Auerbach~

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge Day 22 : What is something that upsets you?

The Journal Challenge

Day 22 : What is something that upsets you?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie. I really get saddened by greed. Fear driven greed. Fear driven selfishness. Fear driven hate. Fear driven war. Fear driven power. There self-important greed that exists in a narcissist, in a sociopath, in a bully, in this human world. 

Taking more than you need. Not sharing. It is sad.

Greed

/ɡriːd/ noun

Greed (OE grǽdum): “is an inordinate or insatiable longing, especially for wealth, status, power, or food. As secular psychological concept, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs.”

Greed leads with lies. It doesn't care about the result except itself. It does this at any cost.

Its a sad world. A mad world.

“It’s okay even the sky cries sometimes.”

~Anonymous

The other thing that saddens me is the opportunities that some never receive because of greed.

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 21: Describe what was this month like (in 15 words)?

The Journal Challenge

Day 21: Describe what was this month like (in 15 words)?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

The month of March was INCREDIBLE!

15words to describe March2017:

Turbulent; Crazy; Challenging; Inspiring; Hardwork; Courageous; Tough; New; Evolving; Invigorating; Finding calm amongst storm; Growth.

Growth

“Your largest fear carries your greatest growth”

~Anonymous

“The tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered with darkness, and struggle to reach the light.”

~Sandra Kring~

 From the ground up

“Don’t be troubled because of the mountain tops you have yet to touch.   Like a tree, you will grow, not from the sky, but from the ground up.”

~Morgan Harper Nichols~

You must climb and leave comfort behind. The safety net isn't going anywhere. Out there you will find yourself. Out there growth happens. Out there change happens. Out there you become.

The Climb

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain,

But all the happiness and growth occurs while youre climbing it.

~Andy Rooney~

 Go beyond

Just because you got to the top of the peak. Does not mean its the only one worth climbing. There is always a bigger, tougher and more challenging climb out there. You need to go beyond it to find it.

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you already mastered, you will never GROW.”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

The imagination, ingenuity and creativity of the brain knows no boundary. Go beyond.

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 20 : What are you afraid of?

The Journal Challenge

Day 20 : What are you afraid of?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

This is a short blog entry. I am afraid of MOTHS! Its a bit irrational, seeing as I’m not afraid of spiders or snakes.

Fear

“The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear. “

~Gandhi~

What is your biggest fear? What are you afraid of? Why are you fearful?

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions. I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie

Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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The Journal Challenge

Day 19 : What is your ultimate holiday destination?

The Journal Challenge

Day 19 : What is your ultimate holiday destination?

Hey there!

I’m Georgie.

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.   ~ Mary Lou Cook ~

So last year I was going to take this trip. An unfortunate series of events towards the end of 2016 meant this was no longer feasible or viable. All faith, trust and ability to achieve this goal were gone.

2016: I finally got my passport. I thought I might go for Christmas as a present for all my hard work in my final year of university. However, of late, my circumstances have changed so much, that I nearly gave up on this trip. 

If there is something that is permanent about my personality its my perseverance and determination in the face of obstacles and misfortune. I can't wait to go. Hopefully in October 2017. 

I will need to save. 

Self-worth

A quick word about self-worth:

I am only just starting to realise and learn that this (my self-worth) took a massive hit year after year, and failure after failure. Despite the successes along the way, it never built itself back up. Why? because once its down it feels unworthy. It feels like its not valuable enough, that it doesn't deserve to be rebuilt and that is a huge mental road block to success, happiness and fortune.

That is to say, that losing it meant:

1) I blocked being loved, valued, and doted on.

2) I blocked wage increases, career advancement, and financial stability.

3) I blocked happiness, freedom and in return I chose fear.

It changed how I viewed my day. No longer was I grateful for the wonderful experiences that came my way. Now I was focused on what went wrong, why me?, and the million co-incidences and obstacles life threw at me. All the while, not aware that I chose it.

Make sure you don’t see yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.

~Anonymous~ 

Well, no more!

I am worthy of being me and living my potential. I am worthy of being loved, I am worthy of happiness in this life.

I am worthy of travelling overseas.

It’s not what you are that is holding you back. It’s what you think you are not.

~Anonymous~

My core values this year are: ·       Self Respect ·       Integrity, and ·       Meaningful Interactions.

I’m challenging myself every month to change and grow in 2017 and beyond.

Love Georgie

Blogger. Progress Tracker. Life-Hacker.

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