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Graham Michael Drake's
online journal

I'm just going with the flow.

It seems that I'm not alone, as I've experimented
with the potential of a diary on the Web, a sort of 'we
blog',
for exploring shattered-beliefs and, as yet, unfulfilled-dreams
and found myself at a time, now, where I'm enjoying doing something positive.

Explored Facebook as I work out Who I Am

As my Diary pages have been more of a report on Sally's condition,
I decided to pause my updates till I could get back to my life.

2007 Web Diary
looking forward January
looking forward February
looking forward March
looking forward April
looking forward May
looking forward June
looking forward July

2006 Web Diary
January
February
March
April
May
June
  July
  August
  September
  October
  November
  December

2005 Web Diary
go Index

2004 Web Diary
Index

2003 Web Diary
From June

Some Thingies
some holiday diaries
current esoteric interests
previous artistic inclinations

 

Graham's artistic inclinations

Thanks to those who have been there for me of late
and given me so much support, kindness and a nudge, when most needed.

"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it."
Omar Khayyam

Enneagram

Bits and Bobs from Graham's Online Journals.

Saturday 22nd July 2006
Received my Certificate
as a Licensed Practioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Saturday 24th June 2006
Completed the Practioner Course.

Saturday 29th April 2006
Began a 7 Day Licensed NLP Practitioner Training Program
with NLP Success Systems Ltd.

Thursday 6th April 2006
After re-evaluation, I still remain a type 5.

Type 5, The Investigator: 7
Type 7, The Enthusiast: 5
Type 9, The Peacemaker: 4
Type 1, The Reformer: 4
Type 6, The Loyalist: 4
Type 3, The Achiever: 4
Type 8, The Challenger: 4
Type 2, The Helper: 4
Type 4, The Individualist: 0

Saturday 11th February 2006
Had a tinker with Nick Lewis' NLP website.

Saturday 11th February 2006
Following a superb 'Enneagram' week
under the tutelage of Michael Hampson, at the
Scargill Retreat,
I rechecked, and remain a type 5.

Type 5, The Investigator: 8
Type 9, The Peacemaker: 6
Type 7, The Enthusiast: 6
Type 1, The Reformer: 4
Type 6, The Loyalist: 4
Type 3, The Achiever: 3
Type 8, The Challenger: 2
Type 2, The Helper: 2
Type 4, The Individualist: 1

Wednesday 15th June 2005
Received notification of House Sale Exchange.

Wednesday 22nd September, 2004
Received notification that I was an Ex-Husband, by Decree Absolute,

Thursday 2nd September
I watched a BBC Programme,
'What Am I Like? The Personality Test',
and was quite happy to be tested as a 'Big Thinker'

Sunday 8th August
Explored the MoodGYM,
Depression - Middle to High,
Anxiety - High to Very High,
Warpy Thoughts - Noproblemos

Tuesday 13th July
Took another Colour Test (Lüscher type)
1. DESIRED OBJECTIVES OR BEHAVIOUR DICTATED BY DESIRED OBJECTIVES.
His need to feel more causative and to have a wider sphere of influence
makes him restless and he is driven by his desires and hopes.
May try to spread his activities over too wide a field.

2. THE EXISTING SITUATION OR BEHAVIOUR APPROPRIATE TO THE EXISTING SITUATION.
Uneasy and insecure in the existing situation. Needs greater security
and a more affectionate environment, or a situation imposing less physical strain.

3. CHARACTERISTICS UNDER RESTRAINT
OR BEHAVIOUR INAPPROPRIATE TO THE EXISTING SITUATION.
Remains emotionally unattached even when involved in a close relationship.
The situation is preventing him from establishing himself,
but he feels he must make the best of things as they are.

4. REJECTED OR SUPPRESSED CHARACTERISTICS OR ANXIETY-LADEN CHARACTERISTICS.
Pronounced susceptibility to outside stimuli. Wants to overcome a feeling of emptiness and of separation from others. Believes that life still has far more to offer and that he may miss his share of experiences if he fails to make the best use of every opportunity. He therefore pursues his objectives with a fierce intensity and commits himself deeply and readily. Feels himself to be completely competent in any field in which he engages, and can sometimes be considered by others to be interfering or meddlesome.
Intense involvement.

5. THE ACTUAL PROBLEM OR BEHAVIOUR RESULTING FROM STRESS.
The fear that he may be prevented from achieving the things he wants leads him to a restless search for satisfaction in the pursuit of illusory or meaningless activities.
The fear that he may be prevented from achieving the things he wants
leads him to play his part with an urgent and hectic intensity.

Saturday 24th January
Felt stable enough in life
to retake the Rheti Enneagram test again:

Type 5, The Investigator: 24
Type 9, The Peacemaker: 22
Type 7, The Enthusiast: 21
Type 1, The Reformer: 17
Type 4, The Individualist: 15
Type 8, The Challenger: 12
Type 3, The Achiever: 12
Type 2, The Helper: 11
Type 6, The Loyalist: 10

Tuesday 13th January
Sarah popped in and we discussed 2003/4

Tuesday 6th January 2004
Enjoyed listening to 'Freebird' again
but know that I must change.

Friday 19th December 2003
Received the first three Modules
of a "Certificate in Life Coaching"
'remote learning' training course.

Monday 15th December
Started reading (properly, but slowly)
The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram—Nine Faces of the Soul

by Sandra Maitri.

Wednesday 26th November
Tested as an Enneagram 5 at Tickle,
but why do I want to be a 9,
and was led astray by the superb range of Tests
that are also available on their site.

Free Inkblot Test

Sunday 23rd November
I took the 'full test' at The Enneagram Institute
and was kindly offered another, free go, in a couple of weeks,
when my head should be more focused,
as both the 5 and 7 were equally prominent.

Enneagram Institute
Enneagram Institute

Wednesday 19th November
Enjoyed a session of readings from my 70s copy of the Lüscher Test
and was pleased that I hadn't varied much.

Monday 3rd November
I started to read an article on 'New Age' concepts,
and was intrigued to be led to The Enneagram.

Wednesday 20th August
My Wife, Sylvia, after handing me a very large Brandy,
 informed me that she was exchanging me for another bloke.

Saturday 16th August
Our Son Michael, treated me to the wonderful new LP,
greendale from Neil Young,
via play.com,
OK, it's really a CD + video DVD.

Saturday 19 July
I enjoyed listening to a 2002 radio chat with J. J. Cale.

Friday 11 July
Found out that Warren Zevon's
last/final album 'The Wind' will be released in August and

while I'm personally "Still Looking for the Next Best Thing"
I also saw that there is something new from Leonard Cohen soon.

Friday 27 June
Received a nice return E-mail from Al Kooper.

Thursday 26 June
Took advantage of my explorations of the Internet,
at a leisurely pace, via our new found Broadband connection,
to send an E-mail to Al Kooper
thanking him for his contribution to my life.

As a long time listener to Bob Harris,
it seems that I now fall into the 'Classic Rock' category
when browsing the numerous Internet Radio Stations,
such as Planet Rock,  DR Rock and Station6070S,
while Media Player has me as 'Folk Essentials'
when Radio@Netscape Plus has me as 'Psychedelic'
but it all adds to my life's list of meta tags...
John Mayall, a Psychedelic Macclesfield Man... Mmm.

Monday 16 June 2003
While I've long-time enjoyed my 'dial-up' Cix Internet connection,
I've recently also taken the jump to 'NTL' Broadband

and I'm intrigued about how to best 'freely' promote the Cix concept further.

If you would like to experience an understanding of Graham's sort of stuff,
have a look at the poem 'the Prophet' by Khalil Gibran
at
http://leb.net/gibran/

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