Cobalt Issue 20 - Levelling Up

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ACTS OF WORSHI P

FERNANDO MENDEZ TheSunda ymi dmor ni ngs honeont ot he i rbodi e sl i kes t a i ne dgl a s s .Ba r e l ymovi ngbutf orawe a vi ngbr e a t h,oneof t he mwa sa wa ke .Hi she a da t opt heot he r ’ sc he s t ,hel a i dwa t c hi nga shi sbr e a t hi ngt wi r l e dt hegi l de dha i r si nf r ont ofhi m.Hemove dhi sa r ms of t l ys oa snott os t i rhi ma ndi ma gi ne dhi spa l ms i nki ngi nt oaf i e l dofwhe a ta she pl a c e di tt or e s ta mi dt he i rbough.Hi sf i nge r st r a c e dahi e r ogl yphonhi ss ki na ndhebr e a t he dout .

Thewhe a t t r e mbl e di nt hegol de nl i ght .

The yha dr e t ur ne df r omt hec oa s tonl yada ybe f or ebutt hes me l loft hes e awa son t he ms t i l la ss t r onga swhe nt he y’ df i r s te me r ge df r omt hec r a s hi ngwa ve s .Hef e l tt hes me l loft het i depul lhi s he a di nt ot henookoft heot he r ’ sne c ka ndhebr e a t he di nt hes a l t yme mor yofas i l ve rl i ght .

Thec ot t a get ha tha dhous e dt he ml a ya t opac r ooke dhi l la ndove r l ooke dac l i f fwhos eonl ypa s s a geunt ot hes hor e be l owwa sas e tofe r ode ds t e pst ha ts e e me dt opi e r c eoutoft hec l i f f s i de .I nt hemoonl i ghtt ha tha dc r e e pe di nt o t he i rr oomhe ’ dl ooke da tt heot he r ’ sc he e k,f r a me di ns i l ve rs i l kt ha ts l i da nddr i ppe dont ot hes he e t s .Hi spa r e nt s woul dbej oi ni ngt he mt hef ol l owi ngda ya ndhe ’ dbot hhope da ndf e a r e dt ha ti twa st ha tt ha tke pthi mup.I nt r ut h, t heot he rwoul dgoont owhi s pe ri na not he rs i l ve rni ghtt ha thi spa r e nt sha dbe e nl ove l y ,t ha the ’ dha dnot hi ngt o wor r ya bout .

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The ys pe nt t hos eda ysi npol i t el a ught e ra nds ma l l t a l kt ha t wa sa c c ompa ni e dbyt hes c r a t c hi ngwhi s pe rofa nol d r e c or dpl a ye ront hes he l f , s t owe da wa yne xt t opor t r a i t sof s umme r spa s t , at i mi ddi s pl a ywhos ewa r mt ht heot he rdi d notf a i lt or e ma r kupon.Buta l lt hr oughouthes oughtonl y hi smot he r ’ se ye s .Theot he r ,t ha nkf ul l y ,wa sana t ur a l c onve r s a t i ona l i s tt oo f oc us e d on a pol i s he d f i r s t i mpr e s s i on t o not i c e .And ye tde s pi t ehi ss t a r i ng s he a l wa ysma na ge dt oa voi dhi sl ook, a l wa yss e e mi ngl yf i xe d e l s e whe r e .

Buta ss oona shi sc onvi c t i onf l i c ke r e d, a ss oon a shes ur r e nde r e dt oabl i nkorapa s s i ngf l y , hewoul df e e l he rga z eonhi ma ga i n.Pr i c kl i nga ga i ns tt heha i r sonhi s l e gsorc r a wl i nguphi sa r ms ,br us hi ngove rt he m wi t ha s l ow e i ght f oot e ds t e p,uphi ss houl de r sa ndunde rhi s s hi r t , i nc hi ngdownt hr oughhi ss pi ne .

Hewoul dj umpa nd t ur nt of i ndhe rl ookl os te l s e whe r e .

Ona not he rda yl i ket hos e , t heot he rha de nga ge dhi sf a t he r i nc onve r s a t i on.Sudde nl yf e e l i nghi ms e l fa ni nt r ude r ,he t ooki ns t e a dt oc l e a r i ngt hedi nne rt a bl eofus e ddi s he sa nd c l ut t e r e dc upsofwi ne .The yc l i nke da shes e tt he m down i nt hes i nkne xtt ohi smot he r ,whos i l e nt l ya c knowl e dge d hi spr e s e nc ebyhe rs i de .

Wa s hi ng, t he yf e l tt hewa t e rf r om t het a pc r a s hi ngof fe a c hot he r ' smovi nga r ms ,bot ha wa r e ofe a c hot he ronl ybyt heme c ha ni c soft he i rc hor e ogr a phy .

The y pi c ke d up pl a t ea f t e rpl a t ea f t e rc up a f t e rc up, he a r i ngonl yt her oa roft hef a uc e tt oke e pt he mi nt i mea s t he y’ ds t a r e ddownont ot hes e a s i de .

Hemove dhi sha ndf r omt heot he r ’ sc he s ta nds l i di tdown t hr ought hegol de nr a ysi nas of tc a r e s st ha tf e l tt heot he r ’ s s t oma c hmor phi nt ohi psa ndt hi ghs .

Hi sf i nge r ss t r e t c he d, t he yr e a c he doutunde rt hes he e tf ort heot he r ’ ss hi n, l ooki ngf orabe ve l l e ds c a bt ha t woul ds hi f t be t we e nr ough a ndt e nde rwi t he a c hne wc a r e s s .Hewa snots ur pr i s e dt o f i ndi tt he r e , a st he y’ dc l i mbe ddownt hec l i f fhi sme mor y ofol ds umme r sha dma dehi m we a r yoft her oc k,butnot t heot he r .

De s pi t ehi swa r ni ngsheha dgonea he a d, l ooki ng outi nt ot hes e awi t ht hes a mel ookofl os twonde rhe ’ d of t e nl ooke da thi m wi t h.

Thewi ndwa si nhi sr uf f l e dha i r a ndpe r ha psi twa st ha tt ha tma dehi spi nks ol emi s sas t e p.

Bot hhea ndt hewi l df l owe r sl ooke don,a ndnoa r m nor we e dwa sa bl et oc a t c hhi sf oot a shes t a i ne dt hes t e pswi t h ac r i ms ons hr i e k.

Thes c a bt or e .

Apl a t ef e l l .

Ande ve nt he nhewa s n’ ts ur ei tha dma deadi f f e r e nc e ,but hec oul dn’ ts t ophi ms e l ff r om s c r ubbi ngt hi sde s pe r a t ef i l t h a ndi t c hwhi c honl ys e e me dt os pr e a dt hemor ehet r i e dt o c l e a ni t .The r ewoul dbenoc l e a ni ngi t .Hes t oppe donl y onc ehenot i c e dt hebl oodont hef oa m unde rhi sf e e t .

Dr opl e t s .Hewa i t e df ort he mt owa s ha wa ydownt hedr a i n.

Tha t bl oodwa st hes a mec ol oura st heonet ha t nowbl ot c he d t hel i ne nsf r om t hes ma l l e s tt e a ri nt heot he r ’ st e nde rs c a r .

Buti ne ve r yot he ra s pe c tt he ywe r enot hi nga l i ke .Hec oul d nots e ei tye t , buthi sf i nge r sf e l twe tont heot he r ’ ss hi n, a nd t he ydr a gge dt hewe t ne s swi t ht he ma shebr ought hi sf i nge r s upt ohi sl i ps . t ht he mt het a s t eofme t a lf l oode dhi smout ha ndhe Wi c a ughthi ms e l fmumbl i ngt hepr a ye roft hee uc ha r i s ti nt ot he ot he r ’ sc he s t .Hewa ss ur pr i s e dhes t i l lkne wt hewor dst ha t he ’ dne ve rf ul l ybe l i e ve d,a f t e ra l li tha dbe e nye a r snow s i nc ehe ’ dl a s tha dt or e c i t et he m.Andye ta shet ur ne dt o l ooka tot he r ’ sc he s t ,s t i l lgol de ni nt hemi dmor ni ngs un,he r e c ogni s e dt hes a meSunda yl i ghtf r om be f or e .Heha d wa t c he di t f l oodt het i l e soft hena ve , s l i t he r i ngove rpe opl e ’ s f e e t ,wr a ppi nga r oundt he i rba r ea nkl e sbe f or epr e s s i ngon f ur t he rdown.I twoul di nc hf r om be nc ht obe nc h,s l owl y ma ki ngi t swa yt owa r dst her a i s e da l t a r ,a ndhewoul d a l wa yswonde rwhyt hepr i e s ts e e me dt onotnot i c e ,or pr e t e ndnott oa nywa y .I twa si nhi se ye st ha the ’ df i r s ts e e n t het i nge sofye l l ows pr e a da tt hec onf e s s i ona l .Tha ti swhy hewoul dof t e nf i xhi sga z eont hes c a l e soft hegol de nl i ght i ns t e a d.I twoul ds l i t he rupt hes t e psa ndr e a c ha tl a s tt he s t a ndi ngc r uc i f i xt ha tl oome dbe hi nd,r us t l i nga ga i ns tt he wooda si tbe ga nt owr a pa r oundi t .

Cl i mbi ngupa nda r ound as e tofbl oodi e df e e t ,oft i r e dt hi ghs ,a ndt hr ought or nc l ot h t oki s sa tl a s twi t hi t sf or ke dt ongueas pe a rwoundbya bl e e di ngs i de .

The i rl a s tni ghta tt hec ot t a gehebe c a mec e r t a i nt ha tt he ot he rha ds e e nhi sf e ve r i s hc ol our .

Hebe c a mec e r t a i nt ha t he kne w.

The r ewa snowa yt ha theha dn’ t .

Theot he rha da s ke d hi mi fe ve r yt hi ngwa sa l r i ght ,i fheha de a t e nwe l l .Hega ve noa ns we rbutt os howe ra nds c r uba ga i nunt i lhebl e d,a nd di dnotc r a wli nt obe dunt i lonl ymoonl i ghtt or et heda r kne s s i nt he i rr oom.La t e rt ha tni ghtt heot he rs l e pta st hi r t ys i l ve r t e a r sdr i ppe ddownhi sc he e ka ndc l i nke dont ot hes he e t s .

The i re c hor a ngouti ns i det her oombe f or ebe i ngc a r r i e dout byt hebr e e z ea nds i nki ngdowni nt ot her oa r i ngwa ve s .

c a l l i ngt ha tni ght ,hef oundhi si nde xa ndmi ddl ef i nge r , Sha ke nf r om hi st r a nc ehe ’ df oundhi smot he rs t i l lwi de Re b o t h s t i l l w e t w i t h b l o o d a n d s p i t , p r e s s i n g d o w n i n t o t h e e ye d, s t a r i nga he a da si fs heha dnotye tr e a l i s e dhe rwhi t e mi ddl eoft heot he r ’ spa l m.Hebr e a t he douta ndt heha i r sof knuc kl e sa ndhe rbl e e di ngpa l msc l ut c hi ngt hes e ve r e d g o l d e n w h e a t t w i r l e d o n c e m o r e , b u t h e k n e w t h e y w o ul d pl a t e .

Te a r sr a ndownhe rc he e ksa ndne i t he roft he mkne w a rnof r ui ta ga i n.Notf orba r r e ns oi l ,norf orbe i ngpoor l y howl ongs heha dbe e nc r yi ngf or .

Sher us he dt oc ol l e c t t he be k e p t , b u t h e k n e w t h a t h e h a d c a r e s s e d t h e i r s t e m s , a n d i n pi e c e sa ndga vehi m oneye l l ow l ookofhor r orbe f or e t he i rr oot st he yha dc omet oknowa nds pr e a dhi sye l l owe d mut t e r i nga ne xc us ea ndr unni ngof fi nt ohe rbe dr oom f e ve runt i li tr ot t e dt he i rc or e .The ymi ghtnots e e ml i kei t whe r es hes t a ye dunt i lt hemor ni ng.Thes i nkwa ss t a i ne d n o w , b u t h e k n e w i t w a s t h e t r u t h .

N o t h i n g c o u l d w i t h s t a n d i nr e da ndhekne whewa ss t a i ne di naye l l owt ha theha d ha tbi t t e rhueofye l l ow,noone ,note ve nhi m.Ands ohe hope dt heot he rwoul dne ve rha vet os e e .Tha tda yhe t kne wt ha ta l lwa sdone .Hel a i daf i na lki s st or e s tont he s howe r e dunt i lhe ’ dl os tt r a c koft i me ,s c r ubbi nga te ve r y o t h e r ’ s c h e e k a n d t o o k a f i n a l m o u r n i n g l o o k a t t h e o t h e r ’ s bi tofs ki nt ha ts e e me de ve nt hef a i nt e s ts ha deofye l l ow. 5 s l e e pi ngs or r ow.

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Mi naMi t c he l l Ha r dy Pr o d u c t i o nMa n a g e r

Es c api ngf r om ahome t hatr e s tands e c ur i t yf or got , he adi ngf ort hegar de ns quar e s omymi ndc anr e l i e vei t sl oad: al l owe dt owonde r ,andr e gi s t e r t hel i ve sofs t r ange r s , ands t r ange l ypr oc e s st hewor l d wi t ht hewr ie nwor d.

Sii ngatmyus ualbe nc h, t hewoodwor nbywe at he r ands oc i alaffai r s , Is e ar c hf ort her i ghtt e r ms t oobj e c t i f yt heme s s i ne s si ns i de .

Fai l i ngt oc onj ur eupi mage s t hats at i s fie st hec r i t i cwi t hi n.

Myf oc usi sr e appl i e dt ot he i mme di at ewor l dout s i de .

I nmywande r i nggaze , Is e eaf at he rands on ki c ki ngt hebal lar ound.

Ne ve rs e e naboywi t hs uc hj oy, kie douti nhi sf avour i t ege ar , fir i ngabal latamanwho doe s n’ tc ar ef ort hes t i ngs ,ast he y’ r e Boundbybl ood.

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Wi t hc onfli c tbe i ngt heai rwebr e at he , andpai npr omi s e de ve r yday, s e e i ngt hegl or yi nf ami l y r e mi ndsmeofLove ’ se ndur anc e .

The y’ r eawi ndow i nt oawor l d ofwe al t h,awor l dt hati gnor e s t het al ki nghe adst hatl aybl ame ort heoffic i al st hatappl ys hame ; t hee xi tdoorf ort hi smadpl ay.

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I ’ ml e f te nc our age d.Thoughmyuni t ’ s br e aki ng,s pl i nt e r i ngi nt os har ds , Imus tfightt ohol di tt oge t he r .

Wi t houti t ,I ’ mi nt het hr oe soft hewor l d’ sc haos , l e f tt obeavi c t i m t ot hei nvi s i bl eas s ai l ant .

i t han e wa c a d e mi cy e a rc o me sa f l u r r yo fa c t i v i t y , a n dmo r e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e st oj u g g l e .

I tc a nb eh a r d t od e c i d ewh a tt op r i o r i t i s e , e s p e c i a l l y n o wt h a tal o to ft h e s er e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s r e q u i r eg o i n go u ti n t ot h er e a lwo r l d , i n s t e a do fh a v i n ge v e r y t h i n gwh i r l i n g a r o u n di nt h ed i g i t a ls p a c e .

I t ’ sa n i n t r i c a t eb a l a n c i n ga c t , a n do n et h a t ’ s n o tj u s tc o n f i n e dt ob e i n ga c a d e mi c a l l y o r g a n i s e d .

Byr e a d i n gwe e ky o umi g h t h a v ed o n ea l lo fy o u rr e a d i n gf o rt h e t e r m, h a v ec o l o u r c o d e dn o t e b o o k sa n d a l r e a d yh a v es t a r t e do ny o u r d i s s e r t a t i o n , b u ta twh a tc o s t ?

La u n d r y ’ sp i l i n gu pi nt h ec o r n e ro f y o u rr o o mt h a ty o u rf l a t ma t eh a s n i c k n a me dt h e“ s h a mec o r n e r ” , y o u ’ v e b e e ns u r v i v i n go nt o a s tf o rt wowe e k s a n dt h eo n l ys o c i a l i s a t i o ny o u ’ v eh a d r e c e n t l yh a sb e e nwi t ht h eTe s c o c a s h i e ra sy o ub u ya n o t h e re n e r g y d r i n ka taq u e s t i o n a b l eh o u ro ft h e n i g h t .

Tr y i n gt os t a yo nt o po f e v e r y t h i n gc a ns e e ml i k ea ni mp o s s i b l e t a s k , k e e p i n ga l lt h ed i f f e r e n te l e me n t s o fy o u rl i f eo nt r a c ka n dn o twa n t i n gt o c r a wli n t oah o l ea n dd i s a p p e a rwh i l s t d o i n gs o .

ep l a c eal o to fs i g n i f i c a n c eo no u r a b i l i t i e st od oa smu c ha swe p o s s i bl yc a na tt h es a met i me .

Ov e r l o a d i n go u r s e l v e swi t he x t r a a c a d e mi ca c t i v i t i e s , s i g n i n gu pf o r p r o j e c t sa n ds c h e me sa n dd e c i d i n gt o t a k eu pn e wh o b b i e s , a l lwh i l s tt r y i n g t ol i v eo u rl i v e st ot h ef u l l e s t , i sa r e c i p ef o rd i s a s t e r .

Li f e , o nav e r yb a s i c l e v e l , i sp r e t t yh a r dt oma i n t a i n .

Th e s i mp l ea c to fs t a y i n ga l i v e( a n dt h e t h i n g swed ot oma k eb e i n ga l i v e e n j o y a b l e )i se x h a u s t i n ge n o u g h , a n d g i v i n go u r s e l v e sc o u n t l e s smo r ep l a t e s t os p i nma k e si te v e nh a r d e r .

I t ’ se a s y t os a y , “ j u s tg i v ey o u r s e l fab r e a k ! ”Bu t t h i si su s u a l l ymu c hh a r d e ri np r a c t i c e .

On c ey o uh a v ear e s p o n s i b i l i t yi t ’ s o f t e nh a r dt oj u s tl e ti tg o , a n do nt o p o ft h a tma n yo fu sf a l lv i c t i mt ot h e g u i l ts o c i e t yp l a c e so nu sf o rb e i n ga t a l l“ u n p r o d u c t i v e ” .

I ts o u n d sl i k ea c l i c h ét os a yt h a ty o u rh a p p i n e s sa n d c o n t e n t me n tma t t e rmo r et h a nh o w ma n yt h i n g sy o uc a nc r o s so f fy o u r t o d ol i s t , b u ti t ’ si mp o r t a n tt o r e me mb e rt h a ty o u ’ r ewo r t hmo r et h a n j u s ty o u rp r o d u c t i v i t y , a n dh o wma n y t h i n g sy o uc a nd oa to n c e .

e f o r eweg oa n yf u r t h e r , Ih a v et o s a yt h a tIh a v en or e a ls o l u t i o nt o t h i sp r o b l e m.

So r r yi fy o uwe r el o o k i n g f o ra d v i c eo rami r a c l ec u r et ot h e i s s ue , b u tI ’ mp r o b a b l ys t r u g g l i n gwi t h t h i sj u s ta smu c ha sy o ua r e .

I ’ v eb e e n s e a r c h i n gf o ry e a r sf o rt h ea n s we r , t h e h o l yg r a i lo fo r g a n i s a t i o n a lt e c h n i q u e s , b u ti nmy2 0y e a r so nt h ep l a n e tI h a v e n ’ tf o u n di ty e t .

Af t e rt r y i n go u t c o u n t l e s sme t h o d sf o rk e e p i n go nt o p o fe v e r y t h i n g , I ’ mu n d e rn oi l l u s i o n t h a tIh a v ea n yi d e awh a tI ’ md o i n g .

I k n o wf o raf a c tt h a tI ’ l ls t a r tt h i sy e a r wi t hat i d yd e s ka n da no r g a n i s e d b o o k c a s e , b u tb yt h et i memyf i r s t b a t c ho fe s s a y sa r ed u e , myd e s kwi l l h a v es o me h o we x p a n d e dt ob emy e n t i r eb e d r o o mf l o o r , a n dmo s to ft h e b o o k swi l lh a v emi g r a t e dt h e r et o o .

i k eIs a i d , Id o n ’ th a v eas i l v e r b u l l e tt oma k eb a l a n c i n g e v e r y t h i n gi nl i f ee a s i e r .

Wh i l s ts o me p e o p l es we a rb yt h e i ro wn( o f t e n s l i g h t l yi n s a n es o u n d i n g )me t h o d s , I h a v e n ’ tf o u n dmi n ey e t .

Aswi t hmo s t p r o b l e msIc o mea c r o s s , I ’ mh o p i n g t h a tas o l u t i o nwi l lmi r a c u l o u s l y p r e s e n ti t s e l fwi t hmi n i mu me f f o r to n myp a r t , b u tu n t i lt h e nI ’ l lj u s tt r yt o k e e pa l lmyn o t e so nmyd e s kt h i s t e r m.

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I twa sno tt hee nd.

Si nc et he n, he rc e l l sha v ebe e nr e pl a c e dt wi c eov e r Ye ts t i l ls hef i nds , Whe ns hepi c ksupt het hr e a ds Shei shi di ngt he r e .

Shef e e l st hewe i g hto ft hene e dl e si nhe rpa l m.

Fumbl i ngf i ng e r s , Li keunt r a i ne dha ndsme e t i ngc ho ps t i c ks .

Pi a noke y s Whatde l i c a t et hi ng sc a nweho l dwi t ht woha nds ?

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The ng r o wi ngup, wet r i e d ot he rt hi ng sl i kebr o wni e sa ndc he e s e c a ke , a l l ofwhi c hwe r equi t es i mpl ei fy ouj us t f ol l o we dt her e c i pe .

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Aj a f f ac a kei sma deupof3c ompone nt s ; t hebot t om s pong e , t he mi ddl eor a ng ej e l l y , a ndt het opc hoc ol a t e .

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Us ua l l yi t i sl i n e a r ,p r o g r e s s i v ea ndi nc r e di bl yi nt ui t i ve .

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Ev e r yb o s swi l ly i e l da sl onga syou’ vel e ve l l e d u pe n o u g h ,b o t hy o u rc ha r a c t e ra ndyourge a r ,a nd c o mp l e t e dt h en e c e s s a r yque s t s .

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So me t h i n gl i k et h a t , i fyouma y .

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I ’ m d u r i n gay e a ro u t , Is udde nl ys a wt ha tt he t hr e eye a r si na ndonl ynowge t t i ngaha ngofs ome e n j o y me n to ft h eg a mec a nc omebot hf r omt he i nga meme c ha ni c s .Eve r yones a yst obec a r e f ul j o u r n e ya n dt h ef i na la c hi e ve me nt .

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