MissTick
Thingish Things

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Sounds like a good way to spend a weekend after a stressful week. I listened to some music today as well...and I love James Blunt, have his c.d.

Astrid~

I'd go back for my iPod too - and I get totally destressed if I've forgotton to charge it over night and I'm not sure if it will last the journey to work!
I don't know what I would do without it now so I can totally relate.
I though, am a little too worried about hearing damage to have mine up too loud.
I do appreciate good bass tho, so I'm kinda stuck sometimes :o)

I think the thing with comfort zones is that we each need some place, even if it is just in our mind where we feel safe from everything. Without such a place we tend to go a little crazy.

Confort zones arise from the feeling of being warm and safe in the womb before we're born. We seek a comfort zone in order to feel safe and protected and try not to expose our vulnerablitly.

As for what kind of person it takes to be a loner etc, I think depends on genetics, upbringing and personality. Somone with an outgoing parent is more likely to crave attention and 'mateship' than someone whose parents were both introverts.

Another arm of being lonely or depressed stems from our own insecurities and the need to feel accepted, yet the lack of confidence in one's self often leads to one not being able to express themselves effectively, triggering a feeling of lonelyness through not being able to communicate our feelings as well as we'd like.

Good, thought provoking entry!

Music can be as necessary as air.

Miss Nibbles

Thank you very much for your precious advices and sincere encouragements. Your genuine support meant a lot to me, I'd learnt a lot from you. Without your support, my diary wouldn't have survived till today. I'm not exaggerating, I mean it, some time I did lose incentive to write anymore, but when I realize that there is someone somewhere in the world who still supports me, I'll continue to write. Although my diary is merely a place where I keep my record (experiences and feelings), I still look forward to other's sympathy.

Music is a great escape. It's certainly comforts me. And when I feel a certain way, I will play certain music i.e. if I feel sad, angry, tired whatever.

Some people do seem to need comfort zones more than others, or perhaps some are just more OBVIOUS than others. Where does each person find their peace? Are they in need of it? Then they will seek that place more. And that place does differ from person to person.

One of my comfort zones is feeding ducks. I wonder if anyone else has that one???

Interesting thoughts.

Hi there! It was indeed a long calendar calculator! It seems to be right on the money though doesn't it?

As for the pictures, I have saved a load of pictures that I have stumbled upon while on the internet. I just pick one I like and add it to the post. I hope to take some of my own photographs sometime soon when the weather brightens up. That way I can chronicle my day in words and photos. Thankfully this is at least the first day of spring!

Good entry on comfort zones and lonely people. I actually don't mind spending some time alone, though I have friends who can't cope with it at all!

Astrid~

I don't know what makes a loner. So I'm still trying to discover "what's that all about?" about me. I enjoy my friends, rousing conversations, and all that, but without my alone time, I'm not good company for anyone.

I'm listening, now, to Renee Fleming sing "Sacred Songs." It used to be that I'd turn on the radio first thing. Lately, I've been enjoying the sound of silence.

Shalom