Hello Sunday Morning | Sean

My (Second) First Blog
08/08/11 • 1 Comment

Almost a year ago, I signed up for a 6 month HSM challenge and while I know I have come a long way from the person I was back then, I know I still have a lot to learn about myself and the world around me. So it is time to do it again, but this time for a whole year. My time since HSM has been great, with a lot happening in my life, so I am not returning to HSM because I have found myself facing the same issues, but because I know that there is so much more left undiscovered. I feel like my first 6 months was just like the ‘teaser’ on the back cover of a novel; just enough to grab my attention, but to get the full story you have to dive right in and read the whole book. That is what I intend [...]

Why is it that we often answer this question in such a negative vain? Not bad… Is that the same as not good? If our everyday lives are merely ‘not bad’, then what will our answer be when something real actually goes wrong? At a time when more than half of the worlds people live in poverty, what have we really got to complain about. I don’t know your individual situation, but for the most part, we in Australia are fairly privileged, educated, healthy and most of all we have access to a multitude of resources that are there just to help. ‘Not bad’?! Pffft I am great! I have a full bill of health, I have a great job, I live above the poverty line, have great friends and so on. What have I got to complain about? I read a story recently of a girl who was born [...]

Confessions: adding some Perspective (BY SEAN TOMALIN)
23/01/11 • 3 Comments

It has been a week of reflection once again. This time for a different reason. . . Last weekend I fell off the horse, I caved in, I broke, whatever you want to call it. Short version is I had a beer, then I had a few more. I am not going to make excuses or rationalize, as that would cheapen what I have achieved and set me up to fall short of the mark again next time. That’s right, I have decided that I will be doing another HSM, this time 3 months, starting sometime in march. I will not drink for the remainder of my initial 6 months, ending on the 19th of February and then have a few weeks to reset and prepare myself for the experience to begin all over again. I don’t want this blog to be all negative, and I promised in my last post that [...]

in-Significance (BY SEAN TOMALIN)
14/01/11 • 2 Comments

?Something as insignificant as a nail, weighing a few grams, can puncture a tyre, stopping a car, weighing a few ton. I have been reflecting recently over the experience that I have had through my HSM. I am astounded to find that most of the memorable moments of the last (almost) 5 months have been, at the time, insignificant; Reading a book in a park as the sun goes down, seeing the beauty and wonder that is a sunset; Taking half an hour to just stop, turn the tv / radio / computer off and enjoy what I have around me, wether it’s company or solitude or a place. I have learnt to appreciate what I have; That moment of satisfaction, at the gym or on my bike where every muscle is telling me to stop, and I do one more set or one more kilometer; All of these things [...]

Waiting for my real life to begin. (by Sean Tomalin)
06/12/10 • 2 Comments

It has been a little while since my last post, due to my laptop expiring. Everything was going so well, something had to go wrong.

This is of corse sarcasm. And another example of how much I have changed over the last 3.5 months. Yeah I have to spend more money to replace my old laptop, but is that so bad? Old me would say “yes – I need that money for… Well I don’t know what, but trust me, I will spend it on something” new me is looking at it more like an opportunity. I finally have an excuse to upgrade to a Mac.

Life has been a bit hectic lately, what with a new job, a few new hobbies, going to church again and starting to date again, and I can’t help but feel that this is just the beginning. My whole life up to now has been a warm up. I have been stagnant, waiting for my real life to begin. Now that it has, I cant wipe the smile off my face!

I know that sounds corny. But I can’t think of a non-corny way to say it. Give me a break, I’m sitting on a bus!

I was planning on writing something a little more inspired, but since I have to write this on my iPhone, while on a bus which is about to stop, I will leave it at this for now.