The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

Fear has taken over my life. How many people can actually say "That's not true".
That has probably been one of the most insane handicaps of mine. No "rationale" can overcome it.

Is "being afraid" very close to "having foresight"?
Are these normal characteristics of a pessimist.

I consider myself a pessimist. "Be prepared" is a good motto to live by but my motto has been "Be prepared for the worst case". I don't think that has worked out very well for me.

So how do we beat it
I intent to conquer it sometime. Luckily another motto of mine has been "Nothing is impossible". "Live fighting or die trying".

Step 1:
1) Identify the important things in life: Say to yourself "its OK if this happens. I can still love, live, breathe and laugh." Appreciate the things in life that have been give to you.

Step 2:
2) Say "All izzz well" to your heart. This is from a movie.
"Your heart is a coward and gets scared easily. You need to fool it by saying "All izz well". This gives you the needed courage to get things done and live your life".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7IvS-35rbI&feature=related

It sounds corny and stupid but I think it actually works.


more to come....

Ubuntu madness

I have been a long standing user of Ubuntu or rather an "Ubuntu customizer".

I would always get the latest version of ubuntu, try it out, customize anything and everything and then get bored of it. The fun part is in customizing it. I would hit a ton of dead ends and searching and twiddling and breaking would finally lead to either frustration or satisfaction that I finally got what I set out to get.

Ubuntu 11.10:

One of the most annoying things about 11.10 is the themes. They just wiped it clean !!!!!! What were they thinking.

So I have spent many hours looking at various forums and reading people's frustrations.

I hope they fix it in the next release. They better !!!!

Useful tips:

Install dconf-editor.

You can go to org->gnome->desktop->interface and set the gtk-color to anything you want. Its pretty neat. The fact that you can change a text and the whole system reflects it.

Another useful tool is the compiz-settings. You can modify the unity bar using this.

The third one that I have found useful is the advanced settings. gnome-tweak-tools. You can change thewindow border and icons using this tool.