I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.
I've had such a satisfying life professionally and personally. I hope my tombstone says, 'Never boring.'
A visit to Israel is always an experience in cognitive dissonance. The Israel you personally see and hear is so completely different from the Israel you read and hear about in the media.
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.
'Change' is seen as a dirty word, but personally, I'm searching for it.
Personally, I like drag that's a little rough around the edges, drag you can run around in it, drag you can get in the Uber without worrying about!
Relief isn't quite the right word but there's satisfaction at a job well done and I'm proud to say that I'm an Ashes-winning captain. Without taking it too personally, it has a nice little ring to it.
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
For me personally, the way I've been trained, just through life experience - the harder something is, the harder you have to work for it, the more worthwhile it is, and you just have to know that going in.
Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.
