[10:41] good morning [10:41] hey toddy ;) [10:42] hey Silverlion :) [10:43] happy new one [10:46] Silverlion: Happy new year and have a lot of fun in the new year. [10:47] toddy : definetly will ;) [17:53] * ian-weisser yawns [17:53] The AskNot tool for the community website is now in Launchpad: lp:~ian-weisser/ubuntu-community-website/asknot-php [17:54] ...and a Merge request, too. [17:55] Feel free to give it a try...if you happen to have a spare test Wordpress environment laying around. [22:43] happy new year jono [22:43] hey silverlion [22:43] happy new year! [22:46] how are you doing? [22:55] jono, me? well tbh I'm struggeling with life atm [22:55] no clue what 2k15 will bring for me [22:55] silverlion, oh no [22:55] sorry to hear that [22:55] appreciate that [22:56] I have no doubt that 2015 will bring great things [22:56] life is what you make it [22:56] havent been able to actively contribute [22:56] and the lens you look through [22:56] right. didn't say that I surrendered [22:56] ;) [22:56] right [22:56] but you said you were struggling [22:57] and I am sure you will win the struggle :-) [22:57] I think the hardest bit is knowing what you want to achieve [22:57] well life like I see it at the moment is kind of a game of poker [22:58] and knowing which questions to ask [22:58] poker? [22:58] yeah. you need to assess what your opponent (life) has in his hands (which cards) [22:58] and then find a strategy to succeed [22:59] I see it a little differently [22:59] I look at what is within my sphere of influence [22:59] what can I control and influence to achieve my goals [22:59] that's why we do have freedom of speech ;) [22:59] o/ jono! [22:59] most people tend to look at the problems that face them and feel pretty powerless [22:59] hey belkinsa! [22:59] well I guess we're not that far from each other [23:00] whereas invariably the sphere of influence helps us to crack the problems [23:00] silverlion, indeed [23:00] I have had a few cases over there years where I have felt the challenges are too great [23:00] that insurmountable problems stand in the way of success [23:00] often driven by specific people [23:00] I was going to write that to archieve your personal win or the pot of pokerchips you need to control what you can influence [23:00] but that was me looking to much at the area outside my sphere of influence [23:01] silverlion, indeed [23:01] and when we think about what we can influence, there is an awful lot :-) [23:01] most importantly, the way in which we react and handle our own actions [23:02] jono, especially when we do overcome personal dislikes and accept help even from those you don't like [23:03] silverlion, yup