Are you excited for the solar eclipse today? I am!
Some of things I'm most interested in are common themes in science fiction.
I read a lot of books, and I constantly play documentaries, lectures or talks in the background, always on the same topics: astrophysics, quantum physics, atomic energy, electromagnetic fields, dark matter, anti-gravity, stealth, propulsion, and theories on spacetime manipulation.
Science is one of the few things that excite me! I see such immense hope and potential in the field. We have so much left to learn that it's astonishing sometimes!
When I think of all that potential, I understand how the first human to see an ocean must have felt... "How could a pond be THIS big? It's too much water for my brain to fathom!" That's how I feel about future knowledge!
I'm happy to listen to experts share their wisdom and hopefully pick up a little understanding, but it's a rare occasion that I get to see those concepts at work in real life! So I feel ultra blessed to live in the path of today's eclipse, and to have certified glasses to view it with, and a friend to accompany me.
I'm a bandrao铆, and my Celtic ancestors believed that the alignment of the sun and moon opened the door between worlds. Today is an important day because my ancestors will be standing beside me.
It was also a reminder that peace on earth has yet to be attained. We are closer to midnight on the Doomsday clock than we have ever been, and I think that message is more portent than ever before in human history. We are one planet, one species - our divisions are meaningless from the perspective of the cosmos. We are one.
In my self obsessed era, and I hope you all are too. You ought to love yourself more than anyone else, afterall, you have to put up with yourself for the rest of your life 馃槀馃挄
I don't see it as conceited. To me, it represents a good foundation for living your best life, and that equals happiness
Putting myself out there doesn't come naturally to me. I'm a very introverted person, and quiet, and shy.
My social anxiety and autism make interacting with people difficult. My physical health issues make it tiring. So I keep to myself.
But posting online makes me feel connected to the world. I do it because I'm proud of all the work it took me to get here. I'm in a place now where I really love myself, and that's monumental to me.
If I make some like-minded friends along the way, that's even more rewarding 馃挄