Morality and Perseverance

Hello everyone and I hope you're satisfied pushing through until the end of the year like I am. Isn't it nice when we're heading into the late winter then spring commences? I have the good feeling and although I normally don't talk about the weather, it can be the case. I'm not going right into anymore weather talk as I'll concentrate more on an additional lesson to achieve a good life which is morality.

So first as a noun, morality is a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience and a standard of behaviour as well as principles of right and wrong. As an adjective, being moral is being concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour and holding or manifesting high principles for proper conduct.

With the concept of morality, it's definitely worth considering after a load of things in my life that have happened to me since I was growing up. All the nasty experiences from other students going through school and the sheer ignorance I've encountered in an area I grew up in has shaped how I've functioned mentally and emotionally. I was very insecure and hadn't had a great deal of friends but never dated anyone. And in a regional area where there's a decent lack of understanding of the autism spectrum which adds insult to injury along with narrow mindedness of the community, it is devastating and also life changing. However, I wasn't wanting to put up with this any longer.

During the later years until I've first moved to Pakenham for a new lifestyle, I had to come up with many ideas to get out of a load of personal ruts I was in but it hadn't been too easy. With any of my ideas I wanted to pursue for my good, some people reckon it wouldn't succeed but on the other hand, what else I can do? It gets incredibly frustrating when I try as hard as I can whilst receiving too little hopes and a lack of empathy which had been my lifelong struggle until the recent years when more people realise after making a whole load of achievements and then take me seriously.

And with that and my round of counselling sessions from both a psychiatrist and psychologist done and dusted, I've been persevering which I'll also emphasise in this post.

After all this, I shall tell you what I've been up to in this whole month.

In the 6 months of living in my share house to date, I hadn't always been great mentally but better still, I have saved myself from moving back to my parents and rebounding otherwise. I took an opportunity to watch those DVDs below and fortunate to have possession of a portable DVD drive which I can connect via it's USB cable.

So in order, I've watched Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Move, Da Kath & Kim Code and Mrs Doubtfire. All of those are comedy movies but also have stories as well. On top of that, it's good to have a laugh and also watch them until the end with a nice conclusion.

Other than that, I've started applying for jobs with 3 job interviews. In the meantime, I've taken up Uber delivery driving again for extra money and even to be used to help pay off my car loan. Earlier, I was tempted to opt to carry passengers but I'll treat this as just a temporary thing until I get a new full-time job.

There was also a time earlier I'm tempted to flip lawn mowers again when I'll move back into another rental and up to 5.

So in this Excel file, I've included the costs including purchases of lawn mowers to getting them going good as new, 5 of them here. Next are the final sale prices and then the profits I've made. In this case, the total amount of profits I've made consist of $137.95 AUD.

But on the other hand, I've been fulfilling Uber delivery requests and earning along with it and with the idea of flipping lawn mowers both cover bills. And also, there's a prospect I could be working 4 days a week from the next fortnight. It is strange how I wasn't seeing any growth for myself but some unexpected changes can be worthwhile. And what I'll be left to do is change my daily routines.

With the Uber delivery driving I've started again, I'll give credit to my sister who suggested I'll use the money I've made to help pay off my car loan which I have done and along with my tax return, I've put that into my savings account.

I have also done other creative projects asides my new portfolio of paintings.

Firstly, I drew this picture of Pudgy the Parrot smoking a cigarette. That happened in the opening scene of Mrs Doubtfire when the main character Daniel Hillard was a voice actor and as he was doing the voice for Pudgy, the moment a cigarette was shoved in his mouth and lit and Daniel decided to go off script and say the displeasures of smoking which the director didn't like. With the stoush between the director and Daniel who says smoking is morally irresponsible, he unfortunately decided to quit without a solution.

This is also a symbol when something is bad and then leaving if anything hadn't gone better. It's how I've been feeling when I've been looking at Facebook posts which most aren't pleasant and rather right winged particularly with times of political bitching. On the other hand, I'm not a true fan of social media being much good. At least one of the things Facebook is good for is getting some exposure with my blog you're in.

Next up is another project.

So with this hulk doll along with a chain reel and the piece of card, I've completed this mini project half-way in the month and it marks a symbol of resilience and the willingness to not put up with any further hardships. I'm pleased I have written on the card "NO ONE SHALL MESS WITH ME!" and that is all.

Next, I'll talk about a celebrity who's followed that philosophy. He's the leading member of the UK's jazz funk band Jamiroquai which is one of my favourite music groups in existence. His name is Jay Kay.

In his early years, he was subject to life's misfortunes growing up. His parents split up, he's been living in various places, ended up homeless and turning to small crimes to survive when he was 15 years old and then, he worked as a break dancer until he pursued his music career forming Jamiroquai in 1992. This moment made Jay do a good U turn.

Eventually, Jamiroquai has received 15 Brit Award nominations along with awards and nominations to mention below.

- 1999 winner of the Ivor Novello Award for an Outstanding Song Collection

- BMI President Award to Jay Kay in recognition of his profound influence in song writing within the music industry

- Received nomination for Best Pop Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards and won Best Performance by a Duo or Group for Virtual Insanity

- Nominated for Best Short Form Music Video for Feels Just Like It Should at the 2005 Grammy Awards

- Virtual Insanity received 10 nominations at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards and 4 wins; Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Breakthrough Video and Video of the Year

For those who aren't aware of Jamiroquai until this post, I'll give you the glimpse by showing you this music video of Virtual Insanity being greatly well known.

But there's more to it. Years later, Fifth Gear went to Jay Kay to feature his collection of cars.

With all this, I have the privilege of owning the 2 CDs below and from my beginning of adulthood.

With the latest album Automaton, I had to save that into my Spotify account with the pitty that they're not available as CDs.

But anyway, this'll be a good learning tool for today. And with all the things you take on board then shaping up to be a good and better person like myself, it's a shame that not everyone has those values.

I felt like bringing up Green Eggs and Ham from seeing this picture, it's a metaphor about not liking anything without trying and in the end, it's all good. One of the things that greatly bother me is when people are in tough positions in life but are good at moaning and even insist on doing nothing. And it's definitely been pleasing how my family are taking notice how capable I am and work to make things happen. The moment my mum told me that other people are good at moaning after the removal of her cancerous thyroid gland has been remarkable.

And one final piece to add is to not be afraid of change. It's a strong initiative especially for autistic people like myself. One of the typical traits of autistic people is they insist on things being the same but can't cope with change. I was like that until problems emerged to the point I had to accept changes or nothing will improve. And years later, here I am now.

And using this picture of this Hog's Breath Cafe that's been closed this year to my surprise, it can demonstrate by not responding to different dietary trends and requirements from patrons. This is one example and a valid one.

But other than that, there are many great people particularly at the Unique Rides Car group and it's greatly appreciating how I'm learning from other people and it's helps me a lot and I'm still growing with many things to offer. Having people who aren't fussed that I have autism has been an honour since I've moved out of Gippsland and things for me will get increasingly better. For other people, it won't hurt to learn and accept me for who I am. There are things I do but others have other ideas that aren't as good as mine such as asking someone out who I don't know enough, getting me into things I'm not into and worst of all, dispute.

What matters to me is I'm an individual, a seriously independent person who doesn't want to cause trouble and just wants to live life like other people and eventually doing that. I do get appreciated for who I am and having goals and ambitions to push on through life.

And finally, I'll give you this scene from The Blues Brothers whilst they're getting their band back together.

See you next time!