Life Trove: -2023

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31 January 2023

30 January 2023

25 January 2023

Antarctica

Antarctica
South Georgia
Urshaia
Buenos Aires

Nepal

Everest hike
Tiger Tops
Chitwan birding

Cape Town

Kleinmond
Ceres weekend
Swartberg pass roadtrip

Get togethers

New Year's eve party
Lane Cove picnic
Outings
Bamboo Buddha
Steve McCurry photo exhibit
Frida Kahlo exhibit
Whirling Dervishes
Xenia's tea

Hikes and camping

Mermaid Falls
Dunn Swamp kayaking
Dinosaur Valley
Pearces Pass
Garden of Stone
Centennial Glen (hiking gang)
Camping & kayaking at Kangaroo Valley

Photography

Pickleball

Tina

Blessings
Take Sushi (x2)
Carcoar

20 January 2023

Movies

See 204 movies
Most memorable scenes field
Big list of movies to watch.
Movie dairy in sheets and embedded in Life Trove.
Continue movie twist project with details of twist in sheet.
Childhood TV added
Movie purpose, vision, principles, strategy
Life Trove: Movies in order (movie posters, new labels)
Director and Actor sheet with movies and # seen for each
Movie genres and themes developed.
Movie projects (e.g. music, biopic)

Photography

Sensor cleaning
Topaz AI sharpening and face recovery

Health

Skin check
Poop check
Oven roasted vegetables in Air Fryer
Press ups

Being

Meditation timers with interim chimes
Formal Being very integrated into life (Ave: 21 mins per day, Total: 5.2 days)

Music

Music while work
Music playlists enriched & in order
Movie themes playlist
Nostalgia playlists (Childhood, TV, 20's, 30's, 40's)
Life Trove Spotify embeds
Music artist spreadsheet

Home

Toilet seat and shower head

Garden

Tree removed and crack filled
Back wood section with space
New plants planted
Irrigation system modified (with tricklers)
Tiles cleaned with chlorine
Front courtyard hanging garden sorted (climber controlled, new plants)
Front courtyard hanging garden water controlled

Life Trove

Life overview and Spiritual Dairy now easily editable
Interactive maps (Antarctica & Nepal)
Music with Spotify embeds
Hike dairy and stats in embedded sheets
Movie dairy & stats in embedded sheet

Compass

Compass Evernote

Wisdom Trove notes moved out of old Compass notebook (all key notes now moved)
Daily dashboard with tables & links.
Daily reminders (Strategy, Wisdom, Assurance, Year so Far, Gratitude, Being, Creating)
Daily review
Custom Year calendar split into work & events
Whimsical diagrams
Decision template
Add shortcodes (E.g. Prox) to all key notes

Finances

Invest $10K in Dividend Fund
With Macquarrie, visibility of food, transport expenses etc.

Purchases

Purchases electronic

Magic mouse (rechargable)
4 more Apple tags

Purchases home

Oil sprayer
Stove
Airfryer

Purchased for photography

RF 14 - 35 lens
RF 100 - 400 lens
Sensor blower
Topaz

Purchases Hiking

Hiking backpack
Hiking filter bottle (lost)
Sleeping bag liner
Hiking boots

Wisdom Trove and Life is God's Movie

Life is God's movie

Distilled Summary
Feedback on summary from Tania, Aimee, Shushann
Putting quote topics in order in Evernote (lgmx) and Scrivener
Quotes into sheets: Existing & new with title shading
Scrivener add sub-levels in binder with special icons
Chat GPT
Principles: Top down verse Bottom up
Experiential knowing verse Empirical & Rational knowing
Metaphysical quotes and research
Experience → Knowledge, Understanding
Source Quotes: Plots, Story, Narrative, Experience, Movies, Cinema
David Chalmers: Reality +
Joan Tollifson quotes
Protagonist flaws & tribulations make for rich story: Aimee in tears
Begin Metaphors for God in Scrivener

Wisdom Trove

In order: Essays and quotes put into Google sheets and docs
Add keywords to quote titles in Evernote
SEO meeting with Stuart

Topics

Dreaming
Deep sleep
Solipsism
Thought experiments
Don't take life too seriously
Themes, Plots
Villian, Hero, Protagonists
Don't take life too seriously
Thought experiments,
Design your life
Create the future
Intellect
Embrace your role but not lose identity
Immersive experiences

Kindle

Create book collections

19 January 2023

Finances

I found my iPhone 13. Had written off the $900.
Refund for Argentina tickets? $550
My Asus screen was not defunct
Stove and Martin light only $236

Tax

Not a trick. No audit. Routine if > $1000.

Wall

Ed saw it when did.
Ed found it, not me.
Not $100,000
Not told when in Nepal or South Africa
Saw Greg and chatted. Not need email him or body corporate. Held off.
Falling stump not break neighours gate
Martin & Dennis: Just fill it up
Chris: Support, saw, took me to waste place.
Did not notice overhang at first.
Ed so easy and non formal.
Other units not damaged. Other ceiling band also lifted off.
Dennis. Not move further now tree gone.
Billy not come round.

Dex

Nov 16, Cosgrove not sick. Had been in hospital. Had run out of dex. Able to get 4 lots.
Got dex from Bloom Pharmacy. Could not get one lot from Chester’s thankfully.

Nepal

Little altitude sickness. Slept ok.
I didn't die in the Lukla flight (crystal) or hike
Despite high pulse & age, got further than anyone else.
Russell came and Gavin loved him.
Didn’t ruin things with Gavin though irritated at times.
Beautiful people on hike: Rajesh, Mo, Pillar, Jo, Russell.
Could have lost my phone twice, in taxi and at ice creamery.
Tiger Tops for $ 150.

Photography

Camera iso issue sorted at Pickleball + Chris pointed out Donna
Blower removes dust

Mack

Not go on balcony in 35 degree heat, locked outside room.
Able to go to Nepal
Passed when he did, so ready
Painting gift from Hiking friends

Wisdom & Book

Chat GPT
Not lose Wisdom Trove. Just space issue.
Wisdom Trove traffic doubled to 100

Movies

Watched original The Vanishing, not the remake.
Bflix, so many free movies

Home

Stove fitted into space

Health

No blood in stools (test)
Skin check and growth cut out
Cosgrove not in hospital for my app (no dex)
Dex under control (online prescriptions increases visibility)
Power of 1 dex
Dentist no fillings

Antarctica

Never needed to be airlifted.
Got shot of leaping penguin early on. Got biggest reaction in slide show.
Tanya reassuring with photos.
Did not take extra Dex. 6 per day when return. No need for Cosgrove.
Had own sleeping tablets and extra dex.
Dr gave me extra sleeping pills.
Having own cabin.
Got Topaz photo AI working to make porpoising penguin sharp.
No life jacket: Not noticed.
Found wallet twice (Falklands & mountain). AirTag.
Slide show poor photos, no names.
Photography expeditions with Renato.
No need to do video interview.
Matt and Jordan. Not Richard.
Mum gave me another donation of $8000.
Fell on ice on mountain climb. Not break arm or iPhone.
iStock images and shared passenger images.
Tanya loving message.

18 January 2023

Hiking boys

Krisha at Medmaids Fall: You have age of 25 with leap and waterfall.
In great shape for your age (Rajesh)

Nepal hike

Doing hike despite high pulse. Do it or die.
Got higher than anyone.
Rajesh: "You're buff ! "

Nepal photos

Rajesh: Amazing!! Felt like I just relived the entire hike.
Gill (1.25 hours, 33 pages): Wow, what a son you have, please tell him that I had a wonderful visual journey in the Himalayas today, stunning photos of all the villages along the way up to Base Camp. I so admire Graeme's fortitude and his visual grasping of such magnificent scenery, this is a journey he will not forget, ever. I also clicked onto his Antartica which filled me with memories of our trip, this will be yet another of his unforgettable experiences. Lucky lad. Thanks again Jill for forwarding all this on to me, much appreciated.
Wendy: What a thrill to see your amazing photos Graeme! You transported me there. (Shared)
Wendy to mum: Have just been transported to Nepal. What a gift Graeme has, amazing photos.
Catherine: Graeme, wow wow wow. Awesome pictures! Thank you for sharing.
Khryssi: Amazing images Graeme. Would make a great coffee table book.
Gavin: I wouldn’t have done it without you brother!!!
Mathbar: What well taken photos!! These photos should be published in a travel magazine! Amazing. Keep those adventures coming!!!
Chris Tamest: Mind blowingly good photography once again Graeme Myburgh! Thanks for your efforts, if I ever get to do Base Camp I now know what to expect.
Elna: Just saw your photos, they are so amazing. Kicking myself that I didn't think to go through them today with you so you could provide the context and stories. There are so many there that are worthy of putting on your walls... if you can find any more space! Beautiful.

Jo’s birthday wishes

Hi G man. Just wanting to wish you a very happy birthday today. What an incredible 53 years you have had! I am so happy for you that you are living your best life and experiencing so many new things, having incredible adventures and conquering mountains. You are such a special person with the biggest heart. Love you so much and thanks for being the best brother ever. Can’t wait for end of November to share new memories with you. Safe travels back to Australia today.
You take after Gramps.

Antarctica

Jo about slideshow: That is fucking amazing!!!!!! I am so proud of you G man! You have such talent and it takes bravery to head off like that being the official photographer but you have done yourself proud. Well done. I can’t wait to see what other adventures await you!!
Gavin: "Your doc is unreal too. Thank you for doing it all. We are truly a force to be reckoned with."
Tanya: "Amaaaazzzinng pics and what a beautiful experience we had! I’m so glad I got to enjoy that with you there, Graeme, you’re one of my favourites and I love you heaps."
Dani liked porpoising Gentoo "What an amazing photo!"
Kauthar Coetzee: "Thank you for always showing us these amazing pics, appreciate it so much."
Wendy on King Penguins: "Stunning photos Graeme - brilliant writing. I felt I was there."
Brittany Martin: The photos you've been tagged in have been amazing. I love penguins and seeing all the different species is so cool. That's awesome you had that opportunity.
Penguin flipper: Amazing result.
Ryan. "I was there with you."
Nicola: Sublime photography, Graeme! You are ridiculously talented my dear old friend.
Sam boasting to friend, so proud, been telling all friends

Michael slideshow

"Hey, Graeme, thanks for your inspirations today; you were on fire."
"Jeezus! That’s the bee’s knees, Graeme."

Facebook

Elaine: "Amazing life you lead!! x"
Elna: "You guys have the best adventures."
Antony loved kloofing photos. Matt, seen photos. So clear !!

Elna on Facebook after Balmoral

Lots of conversation and laughter - always a good time with Graeme Myburgh

Life is God's Movie

Mum: It will be great. Everything you do is amazing.
Tanya on distilled summary: "I love it so much"
Aimee: Loved it. Compound Eye so powerful.

Wisdom Trove

One person: 558 vists, 1175 pages viewed
Life is God's experience 634 visitors, 51 hours

Life Trove

Truc: I feel like I know you after blog. Favourite memory with kids.

Aimee

Hi G! Omg I had such a wonderful morning, I agree - always feel full of joy after our catch ups

JC

Always so great seeing you.

16 January 2023

Being

Lie and Be (peace & stillness)
World, Body, Mantra, Breath
Sound Healing (Bamboo Buddha)
Monastery mantra chanting
Massage with Renata (x2)

Nepal

Chitwan birding: Kingfisher, Coucal, Owlet, Hornbill
Everest peaks

Love

Heart open, cry with love at the drop of a hat (e.g. couple holding hands)
In city, I see God in each person. I see God. I see God. Love.
Shushann video tribute
Michael video tribute

Synchronicity in Ceres

"Trying to understand with intellect is like chasing a butterfly. Sit quiety and understanding will alight on you."
Russel brings 5 green apples. Painting in kitchen of the cottage with 5 green apples.

Wisdom

Life is God's Movie and the clarity it brings
Wisdom & Being reminder

15 January 2023

Priceless moments

Frida Kahlo emotional reaction plus virtual reality experience.
Dunn Swamp kayaking

Hiking & Nature

Prince Albert waterfall leap
Riviersonderend Kloofing and leap
Mermaid Falls leap & glory it brought with friends.
Mermaid Falls through waterfall.

Nepal

Chitwan birding: Kingfishers, hornbill, coucal, owlet, Bishnu, the guide
Close views of Everest, higher than anyone else
The peaks when it cleared
Flying into Lukla. Alive! Not nervous.
Touching elephants
Rhino and baby
Bonding with dogs

Antarctica Moments

60000 King Penguins on beach
Gentoo penguins colony
First Georgia wildlife experience: Maceronis, baby seals, pipit, duck, elephant seals, king penguin.
Antarctica Bay and barbecue
Marcus presentation
Polar plunge
Playing cards. Jasmine. This is how it’s done in pros. Winner takes all.
Urshaia climb mountain
Power of Chat GPT write Jasmine teacher message. Frosty Five
Photo slideshow gasp with porpoising penguins and relief

Rugby World Cup

Won quarter, semi and final by 1 point
Watched SA NZ final with Chris

Movies

Really into movies. Movies with a twist.
End of Wild Rose "No place like home."
The Last of Us S1E3: Release with gay lovers
Whitney Houston biography and music
Movie theme music

14 January 2023

Conversations

Movie discussions & recommendations with Francisca
Xenia: Cleared air re Frida

Cape Town visit

Reunion with Ivor (Silvermine, surfing)
Swartberg Pass roadtrip with Jo, Ant and Matt
Love for Sam & Matt
Conversations with Brandon
Russell and Heather weekend

Nepal

Bishnu birding guide
Gavin, Russell, Rajesh, Mo, Pillar, Jo
Makbar computer gift

Parties

New year's eve party: Set up tent, include Francisca

Facebook

Shared Antarctica and Everest photos: wonder & beauty
Facebook friend feed
Follow Gavin's Nepal adventure & comments
Links to Facebook, instagram & blogs to keep in touch

Messages

Birthday message to Ally + reply
Ally moved by Mack post
New year wishes: Michael, Tina, Yogi

Meet Ups

Visit Jilly in Bowral several times
Meet up with Aimee several times

Mack's passing

Mack's passing with Lisa
Beautiful messages from friends and family
Mack painting (x 2)
Gav "I love this video" Magical evening
Reach out to Koko Loco
Heather & Marion's help with Mack

Slideshows

Michael slideshow
Shushann tribute video "Was feeling low, so watched it. Felt loved."

Antarctica

Matt & Jordan
Thank you to Gavin & Tania
Shithead (Game of cards)
Chris show photos & map
Elna show photos
Beautiful affirmation from friends and family re photos

Tina birthday

Dom: That is the most beautiful card I have ever seen.
Dom: You put a sparkle in Ruth's eye.
Mallee & Gypsie
Ruth: My pleasure Graeme, your a very welcome guest in my home and a great addition to our family.

Chris help with wall

Help with tree stump, Dennis reassurance, taking tree to dump.
Just feel free to ring any time am happy to go for a walk, a drive or a hit at ping pong or kayak. Dont hesitate my friend I regard you as a brother.

Francisca

Movie discussions and recommendations

13 January 2023

Moments of synchronicity (2023)

Two wonderful synchronicities on the same day:

Trying to understand is like chasing a butterfly

In the car, on the way to our weekend away near Ceres, I asked Heather, Russell's mum, a whole lot of questions about her belief in God. Eventually, she exclaimed "You need to get out of your head. God is not an intellectual thing. God is an intuitive experience." We arrived at our destination, at The Fynbos Farm. As we drove to our cottage on the farm, we drove past a large poster that said "Trying to understand with intellect is like chasing a butterfly. Sit quietly and understanding will alight on you."

The five green apples

In the kitchen of our cottage, there was a painting on the wall of 5 green apples. In a bowl, on the counter, were five identical green apples; the apples that Russell had brought for us to eat on the weekend.

6 January 2023

Insights (2023)

Dx binging is bad for productivity

7 hours on 7 pills (5 hours on 2 pills)

Essential to do bank checks

Lost $440 over 2 years from Roommates.com

Be informed, ignorance is stressful

Capital gains on property, did calculations. Became clear.
Research on PAYE.
Research on % of house in tax returns.
% yield on dividends verse interest.

When the mind is anxious, it tells terrible lies

E.g. Slideshow, tax sms

Nip potential issues in the bud right away

Become informed (online & experts)
Prevention, not cure.
Face worries & take action.
Knowing can prevent so much worry.
E.g. Tax issue if I'd googled it.

Look after health.

Blood pressure
Pulse
Blood tests
Slim checks
Get a watch
Do exercise
Get rid of belly fat

When climbing a hill, go slow.

Not exert heart rate
Metaphor for life. One step at a time, super slow.
Power of tiny steps without exertion. This step alone. Limit looking at destination.

Don’t take Gav as gospel

Better to be realistic than overly optimistic

Love & respect My Future self.

What I do today. What I choose. My dex consumption. All effect my beloved future self. Do it for him.

5 January 2023

Non fiction books read (2023)

Idealism

Dreamed Up Reality: Diving into the Mind to Uncover the Astonishing Hidden Tale of Nature (Bernardo Kastrup)

4 January 2023

Challenges (2023)

General

Xenia upset not going to Frida
Lost my iPhone to trade in. At door all along!
Computer malfunction at Pickleball + wrong lens
Fran not pay rent (did).
Mum buy Sam a house.

Brick wall crack

Email from Ed
Realise overhanging
Horrendous night & day
Overwhelm

Nepal

High pulse in Kathmandu: terrible night of worry.
Tiger Tops lost wallet
Forget Life Straw
T-shirt’s too small
Dirty boots: Wash at airport in Kathmandu & Sydney. Worry on plane → Dex
Chaos at Kathmandu airport

100 - 500 lens scratches

Spider web
Hardly visible straight on
Not effect telephoto

Health

Pulse at 116 on oxymeter. Do or die.
Pulse mean end of dex?
Bad cold
Skin cancer lesion on shoulder
Sight blurred
Face xma

Finances

Money scarcity
Regret didn't invest cash
Body corp special payment for garage leak > $20000
Body corp special levy and levy increase
Tax % on home: Delay find out
Tax worries: Pay a lot ($4500)
Inflation, feel should increase rent but no confidence
Car oil x 3: Still coming. Need another car?
Mum buys Sam a house.

Mack

Stairs
Grief at passing
Feeling constrained with all looking after, no travel
Blow up with Liza
Getting home in time for Mack (Bowling, Dunn Swamp)
Take on Liza stress (Antarctica)
Urge to lash out at Liza

Dex & Cosgrove

Chesters not give me dex. Get hold of dr. Get at Blooms.
Worried Cosgrove can see what is prescribed. Day of worry.
Cosgrove appointment without dex. His concern re extra 1 month dex.
Worried re regulator, need to minimise dex. Worried about extra dex for Antarctica.
Brintillix visibility
Red Bull icky high

Antarctica

May have to do video. Indian guys not get visa. Richard not coming due to daughter.
Get ATO tax SMS
Day of buying hard drive.
Marcus, Tanya, Renata and slideshow
Psyche on fire at night. Walk ship. Lack of sleep. Sense of hell. Being tortured by demon. Imagine jump in ocean.
Admit to Gavin I am depressed. Not do slideshow.
Self consciousness in talkative group.
Happy when landings not happen.
Regrets: Chinstraps not leaping. King penguins not with iPhone and not low down x 2. Not spend more time on deck.
Gavin want us to do video interview.
Tanya photo of albatross and sunset and iceberg.
Extreme air headedness. Lose room key over and over.
Extreme stress of photography zodiac. Think lost iPhone. Steal life jacket under watch.
Hanna upset with me re close to seal.

1 January 2023

2023 Highlights

Antarctica & South Georgia, Everest hike & birding in Chitwan, Cape Town, Carcoar

Priceless moments

Penguins galore, leopard seals, elephant seal and much more in Antarctica & South Georgia
Climbing a glacier in Urshaia with Gavin
Doing the Everest base camp hike in Nepal with Gavin, Russell and co.
Living it up like Kings at Tiger Tops in Chitwan and getting to photograph a rhino mum and its baby.
Photographing birds in Sauraha (Chitwan) with a wonderful guide.
Christmas with the family.
A wonderful roadtrip with the family to Prince Albert, Swartberg Pass and Ladismith
A weekend away at Wolseley (Fynbos Farm) with Russell and Heather.
Reunited with Ivor at Silvermine and then surfing at Muizenberg.
Boulder hopping and leaps at Riviersonderend Kloofing.
A trip down memory lane at University of Cape Town and St Georges and Bertram Crescent.
A beautiful gift after Mack's passing from my beautiful hiking friends.
A raunchy Burlesque Show with Elna.
Gardens of Stone, Wolgan Valley with Srini, Rajesh & Krishna
Dinosaur Valley with the boys.
Mermaid Falls with Rajesh, Ashesh and Krishna, including an awesome leap.
Camping and kayaking at Kangaroo Valley with the boys.
Camping and kayaking at Dunn swamp.
Tina's 89th birthday in Carcoar
Tiny Home expo with Shushann.
Frida Kahlo projected light exhibition with Shushann and Lydia.
Steve McCurry photo exhibition with Shushann.
Photographing the Pickleball championship for Chris.
Whirling Dervishes with Shushann and Xenia
Watching rugby world cup with Chris. How exciting for South Africa to win!
Tribute video for Shushann and a slideshow for Michael
Michael's 80th birthday party
A party at King Street to see in the new year.

Not so great

Mackie passes away this year, just short of his 19th birthday.
Graeme passes away after a battle with cancer.

Purchases

Airfryer
Topaz software (sharpening and noise reduction)
RF 14 - 35 lens
RF 100 - 400 lens
Hiking backpack
Hiking boots

Favourite movies

The Fabelmans (2022)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2023)
The Whale (2023)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
The Black Phone (2021)
Barbie (2023)
Blackberry (2023)
Living (2022)
Little Women (2019)
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
Ready or Not (2019)
Lost Illusions (2022)
Prey (2022)
Saltburn (2023)
Cinderella Man (2005)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Wild Tales (2014)
Finch (2021)
Wild Rose (2018)
Beast (2017)
The Alpinist (2021)

Culinary delights

Chocolate panacotta & flake from the local grocer
Banana and mango smoothy
Mushroom on toast in Orange with Tina and Dom
Take sushi with Tina, Dom, Shushann (x2)
Passion Fruit cheesecake (Bamboo Buddha)
Messina Ice cream (Macadamia Nut Crunch, Lychee & Coconut)
Steak final night Buenos Airies
Roast chicken in Airfryer with Martin's seasoning
Almond nougat (Cape Town)
Duck, Pork Belly, Steak tapas at Silk (Cape Town)
Peanut butter smoothie (Nepal & Woodside)
Lassies in Kathmandu
Bowral hot donuts
Prawn dumplings at home

2023 Index of Links

Cape Town

Nepal

Photography

Shows

Whirling Dervishes with Shushann and Xenia (Jul)
Burlesque Show with Elna (Jun)

Family

A beautiful gift after Mack's passing (Aug)
Mackie passes away (Aug)
Final photos of Mack (Aug)
Mike's 85th birthday (Jul)
Mackie photos taken by Liza
Mackie (Feb)
Ally's 50th birthday (Jan)
Matt turns 20 (Jan)

Spiritual journey (2023)