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Happy 2023: Brief bullets on career/confidence

• Photo: Marta Sanchez. Take Me To Travel, London, Facebook

• I have been to London a few times, and hope to tour it again over the years, as with other parts of the British Isles and Europe.

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• Besides basic training, I now have two main work disciplines completed, course wise.

• I am now quite good at the first discipline, and I am improving with the second.

• It is a good career, as with government there are various departments I could transfer to, as I gain experience and status.

• This is completing over 60 self-directed online courses since late September...

• And then the real, career work is the actual, real data processing.

• Time will tell whether I relocate eventually.

• Most likely, not a permeant relocation, but work travel, as I am in good financial shape with my condominium, etcetera, by God's grace.

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• In regards to the TikTok video below, IMHO, a significant reason there are so many negatives with romantic relationships in 2023, particularity in the western world, is the philosophical idea of what we 'deserve'.

• I do not deserve a potential wife with a PhD, because I have a PhD.

• I do not deserve a potential wife that is significantly blessed within some academic discipline.

• No one deserves a potential romantic partner based on his/her youth, looks and overall attractiveness.

• No one deserves a potential romantic partner based on age, lack of looks and lack of overall attractiveness.

• Clearly with the attitudes of many in today's western world, much of his/her worldview embraces the idea that a person should seek out, and only be presented with, what they deserve, romantically.

• To be presented with less than what is supposedly deserve, can be viewed as an offence.

• This can be a shunning offence...

• However, based on a New Testament worldview, as the regenerate (John 2, Titus 2, 1 Peter 1) are saved by grace through alone (Ephesians 1-2 as example), everyone is a universally sinful person (Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, as examples).

• Each and every person is not deserving of God's blessing of abundant life.

• Certainly, would not, a good romantic partner be an aspect of abundant life?

• I suggest that any concept of 'deserve' should be dropped within romantic considerations.

• Instead within the gospel, a single person without a gift of contentment (1 Corinthians 7) should seek mutual spiritual, intellectual and romantic/physical attraction.

• In other words, reasonably, prayerfully, within the Christian community, but not perfectly, the spiritual, intellectual and romantic/physical needs are mutually met.

• I suggest, that people considered for a potential romantic relationship under the philosophical, worldview umbrella of what we 'deserve' would at times differ VASTLY, from people considered within the concepts of significant, but not perfect, mutual, spiritual, intellectual and romantic/physical attraction.

• The young woman speaking on the TikTok video.

• (Paraphrased) Sometimes short guys have too much confidence. 

• Typically, most men, even under six feet tall would still be taller than she appears.

• To be blunt, she is an average, at best, looking young adult woman.

• Her attitude is very unattractive, IMHO.

• In regards to male confidence...

• Many men lack confidence that a western woman will choose him romantically.

• The female 'group think' mentality is a negative consideration for a man...

• This however, does not necessarily equate to a man that is overall, lacking confidence.

• The presenter, confidently presents his material.

• The presenter, confidently makes some good points.

• The man seemingly has some significant value (I know little about him).

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• A person's overall value, as a Christian, or potential husband or wife, is not measured by what a person deserves.

• But instead, by the significance of any mutual attraction.

• Love (and equally truth) is key here as opposed to a market value dating approach...

• Galatians 5:14 NASB2020 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” NASB2020: New American Standard Bible - NASB

Brief end year bullets on the career track...v2

• Image one: While in bed this morning, I captured this interesting live image from a presenter on TikTok.

• I hope to see more of the world via train...

• Image two: As I have noted, especially on my Facebook Business Page, I highly doubt that all of mentions of Russell Norman Murray, are actually me.

• That being stated, I edited two more website articles this Christmas break.

• Now 69 articles on academia.edu.

• The Blogger website articles have always been peer reviewable on their own, online.

• However, academia.edu does provide another, third party website.

• Although I am not buying at all, that all 2700 mentions are of Russell Norman Murray, I still reason that the academic exposure probably gains a scholar readers..

• Career-wise, it is IMHO, 99.99999% unlikely I ever willingly end my government career.

• But, I suppose that part-time work remains a possibility.

• On the weekends...as it is already.

• I reason God's primary (specific to me) purpose for me in Christ is the website and academic work. 

• It was not a 'mistake' for me to gain a PhD. My goal in academia, was always to be a scholar with a PhD.

• Becoming a professor was never the goal, although for a while I assumed it was a possible mode of income with the PhD.

• Government work provides an indexed pension.

• Not that I plan on retiring, ever, really.

• Government work also provides one with opportunities to travel for work, apart from travel with vacations.

• Image three: Whether or not Mr. Rich stated this, I agree with it, in regards to Mr. Bonham...

Short philosophical bullets in the snow: Merry Christmas 2022

• In regards to the first TikTok video, I am not embracing any views of the late John Wayne.

• As I have noted, online and offline, as a biblical Christian of the Reformed tradition, I reason...

• Galatians 3:28 New American Standard Bible 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is [a]neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Footnotes Galatians 3:28 Lit not male and female

• There is no gender or 'race' (ethnic group) not fit for the gospel and Kingdom of God.

• That being stated, the comedian's cancel culture comments are IMHO, hilarious.

• Instead of seeking to 'cancel' perceived negative views of the past and present; critics should leave these opposing views for public consumption.

• These views should be allowed to stay publicly extant, and simultaneously be allowed to be intellectually challenged.

• There is within various western legal jurisdictions, slander and libel laws, for example, which already significantly handle actual cases of what is called 'hate speech'.

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• In regards to the second Tik Tok video. I have no interest in attacking anyone.

• But in agreement with my points from the first video, at times people are worthy of legitimate, intellectual critique for views held to and actions taken.

• No exceptions...

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