The Mission – Page 2 – Iain Douglas Stewart

5 years

By Iain 10 February 2022Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

In February 2017 I had a breakdown. When you hit rock bottom, that's when you can look up and see how far it is back to the top. I made a plan. A five year plan. It was going well. I was on course. Driving lessons going well, learning how to be a counsellor. Completed most of my action plan.…

My procrastination

By Iain 24 November 2021Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Procrastination is a tricky beast. To anyone watching it may look like I don't care about anything, and I'm being lazy. But in reality, I'm crippled by indecision. I don't know what to do next. There are so many things I want to do, things I want to start, things I want to finish, things I want to carry on…

Theory test passed again

By Iain 25 June 2021Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

So I had to retake my theory test simply because the pandemic had caused too much time to lapse. I casually remembered that I had booked it the night before the test, mild panic set in, and I quickly took three or four mock tests on the theory test app. I passed the first one, but then massively flunked the…

I own a car

By Iain 27 May 2021The Mission, VideogamesNo Comments

So this is one of the final steps in my last action plan - buying a car. All that's left to do on the old plan is pass tests and become legally able to drive the car I've just bought. The new plan is more about consolidating things, and streamlining processes. One post on here a week as a general…

The Mission – updated

By Iain 11 May 2021The MissionNo Comments

So I had a look at my old plans and it was glaringly obvious why I was drifting, rudderless. Apart from learning to drive and buying a car, and taking the next step in my counselling journey, I'd ticked off everything that was possible to tick off. And even then, there are plans in place to complete those objectives. A…

A new beginning.

By Iain 10 May 2021The MissionNo Comments

I think it's time to stop thinking about it, and just start doing it. There are loads of things I want to do, loads of things I want to create, but I'm crippled by indecision and the molehill of things I want to do looms over me like a mountain. I just don't know where to start. Forever tweaking things…

Four years on. History is not over, things change.

By Iain 9 February 2021Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Bit of a rambling one, this. Four years ago I had a mental breakdown and I walked off into the night with the intention of killing myself. I didn't do it, obviously, I changed my mind. I turned away from the void. Vowed to change. To become someone I'd always wanted to be. That's the only thing we really have…

Minecraft: Real life vs simulations

By Iain 14 December 2020Creativity, Essays, The Mission, VideogamesNo Comments

This post started off as a piece on how Minecraft evokes primal instincts in a person, but the more I wrote, the more it evolved. Have a read. You'll see. Survive the night. Is there a more evocative phrase? When you start a new Minecraft world in survival mode, that is your mission statement, your purpose. Survive the night. Granted,…

Saying you’ve levelled up on your birthday is cringe

By Iain 8 December 2020Reflections, The Mission, VideogamesNo Comments

It's my birthday today, and after receiving the card pictured, it struck me how cringe it is to say that you've "levelled up" on your birthday. Looking back on some of my previous birthday posts... I noticed that I've used the phrase once or twice myself. I get that it's a videogame analogy, but it just doesn't work when you…

If your grandfather was here today, would you be able to look him in the eye?

By Iain 21 October 2020Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Men: Are you proud of your behavior? If your grandfather was here today, would you be able to look him in the eye? Are you a man of the world, caving to whatever temptation it puts under your nose? Or do you want to be uncommon, a great man? Do you want to be proud of yourself?— EthanE (@ethan_ethos) October…