On Monday, I said I would do the no sweets for 3 weeks with my friend, Andrew. I added alcohol as a bonus for myself. On Tuesday, I said I would drop one pound for every pound my weight lifting friend, Matt, gained. He had 8 to go on his target of 200, but would like to be be at 230. Either way, 8lbs to … Continue reading Targets to Aim For
So, I’m giving up sweets and alcohol for three weeks. I know, roll your eyes, say yeah right, whatever, and so on. This is how this got started: I understand where he’s coming from. I’ve went from inactive pseudo slob to working out 5 times a day for the last two weeks. Where this sudden motivation came from, who knows and I don’t care because … Continue reading 3 Week Challenge: No Sweets, No Alcohol
I love when I hit the “genius” icon on my iPod. I never know what songs it will throw together on the playlist and I never know what gems it will throw at me. Today, I hit the “genius” for “Stare into the Sun” by Thrice. I have always loved the lyrics to that song and when “genius” gave me “Wake Up (Make a Move)” … Continue reading Wake Up (Make a Move)
Last week was amazing. By amazing, nothing extra ordinary happened. There were no unicorns and rainbows, no pot of gold, or fairy godmother waving her wand. It was just an epic week of self realization and discovery. It was a week that I learned the above secret: keep going. That’s pretty epic right? Just keep going. Life isn’t always a walk through a field of … Continue reading The Secret: Keep Going
I just finished watching the season finale of Touch and it inspired a post of same name and tonight’s episode inspired even more. I know I was on this earth, in this Universe, to make a difference, a positive force in the world and for the last few weeks, I haven’t felt that. In all honesty, I felt like I had no purpose or need to … Continue reading Whole Again
This is a perfect home to me. I like simple living. When I moved from 418 to 470, I got ride of 70% of everything I owned. Books, furniture, clothing, knick knacks, etc. The other 30%, if I could toss it all, I would have started from scratch. I want the above. Right on or near a beach in Australia. Any beach will do. And … Continue reading Airstream Daydream
This was on my Dad’s Facebook under Favorite Quotations: “An old black man told me when I was 7 yrs old, (We called him “Mr. Sadler”) To be what you is! Don’t worry about what other people think about you. Don’t try to be something you’re not. That’s what I’ve lived by and raised my children by.” And he did. I have always remembered my … Continue reading Words to Live By
“Lily, a great dane lost his eyesight due to a rare disease. He became disheartened until he met Madison. They have been together for 5 years and Madison guides Lily by the leash and touches him to make sure he doesn’t stumble over anything.” True Friendship. Wow! I saw this on Pinterest and I was so moved by this. Humans are no where near as dedicated … Continue reading True Friendship
So my dear friend and sistah from another mister, Amy, tells me today, “I think you should learn how to scuba dive.” (She’s a scuba diver herself, so this isn’t a strange beginning to a conversation.) What she didn’t know when said this to me, is that I was already thinking of this. On my 2nd trip to Key West, I tried snorkeling and I … Continue reading Trying New Things & Expanding My Horizons, One Crazy Idea at a Time
I’ve been working on this letter for a friend for several days now. Every time I write something, it doesn’t seem good enough or seems too cliche. I wanted to write this letter so my friend knows I am here for her as she faces a life changing detour. We’ve spoken and she knows I am there and I check in on her, but that doesn’t … Continue reading A Letter to a Friend