Positivity. Have You Had Your Plus Sign Today?

The title is borrowed from a Prince song from the 80s.  The song is on the Lovesexy album if you care you listen. 

Lately the need to find positivity in my life has crept back up. This made me think about my blog that I have abandoned all summer.  I never forgot about it but I totally slacked on my posts - this doesn't mean I forgot to think about the things that happened each day.  I thought about it every day. Now, I'm making the conscious effort to get back to it.  It really has made a positive impact on my perspectives.

So, with that said, here we go (again)!

1. Business has certainly been great in my online shop.  I get at least one sale a week without even trying.  That's awesome.  I even got a sale tonight!
2. Today was my last class as the seminar instructor for a program we have on campus for incoming freshmen.  It was a great opportunity and I feel as though I have grown from the experience. I also hope that they have grown as well. 
3. I ran today on the treadmill.  I do it three times a week.  Today was the longest I've run in a while and I love that I was able to do it without stopping.  5 minutes running, 2 minutes walking. 4 minutes running, 2 minutes walking.  Repeat.
4. An old friend of mine that I've known since elementary school said I made her day.  I love it when I can make people smile, laugh, and feel good about themselves and who they are.  I feel like that's one of my callings. Honestly I do.  A student even said that I'm a good listener today.
5. Speaking of that student, she surprised me with an extra ticket to go to the Obama rally tomorrow.  That was REALLY nice of her.  I'm excited to go. This will be the closest I'll ever get to seeing any president. Thanks, Caitlyn! :0)

Tuning In to My Inner Peace

Yeah, I've noticed.  These posts don't happen every day.  I've thought about why and I am concluding that it's because parts of my life are just overwhelming right now. To combat the feeling of being overwhelmed I have started biking.  There's nothing like breezing through the streets and trails and conquering a lot of miles.  I decided that if I'm going to bike I need to bike at LEAST 10 miles.  The next phase of overcoming this feeling is to just get over it and move on. hahaha Yes, it sounds simple and hopefully it is going to be simple.  I gotta come up with a master plan.  At any rate, there are still things I love each day - I just find it hard to make time to get in the frame of mind to post them.

1. When I woke up today I decided to take on a mission. That mission was to install my outdoor antenna.  I accomplished that task with excellent results!  Getting rid of cable has been an awesome experience and a financial coup since I didn't really watch many of those channels anyhow. With the new antenna I receive 45 channels. Oddly enough, I still only watch 2 - 3 of those channels. 
2. I love that I am good at meeting new people.  I am aware of this talent. Now if I can only translate that into something more. This leads me to a much larger thought that I'll keep to myself. hahaha
3. I went biking today and I was able to tackle some hills without a problem. I've gotten to those hills in the past and have always found them challenging.  I'm becoming a stronger biker.
4. Tonight was a Marshall University Phone-a-Friend day.  I heard from two of my college friends within an hour of one another. Very cool to hear from both of them and make potential plans for the future.
5. Today I noticed that a lot of people were being very friendly. It might be something that happens often or the fact that I was out and about early in the day before people get mean.  Whatever the case may be I loved that people exhibited kindness.

Never too late!

It's time for me to post about Sunday and here I am posting about Saturday.  It's never too late to tell you about why Saturday ROCKED! 

1. A friend of mind asked me if I were going out in DC. I originally told myself that I'd stay home and enjoy watching movies.  Well, I changed my mind and said I'd go as long as I didn't have to drive.  I'm glad I went. It was such a fun night.
2. I sang a few songs at karaoke. One song I rocked the hell out of.  R.E.M.'s "The One I Love".  People kept saying how much they enjoyed it. That was an awesome feeling.
3. I met someone interesting at the bar and it's RARE that I meet someone at the bar, exchange numbers and we make plans to have dinner.  VERY RARE.
4. I shopped all over for an over the air antenna and no one seemed to have one. Then I tried HH Greggg and found one - FINALLY!  Network TV - I'm coming back for ya! 
5. I went to 7-Eleven and saw that they have a new flavor of cappuccino.  Cookies and Cream.  It is delicious!

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

WHOA!! I almost missed a day cause I was out WAY too late.. but here I am... completing my list for Saturday. Today I interacted with a TON of people. Folks whom I am familiar with and folks who are brand new.

1. This evening I saw the movie "Pariah".  A very well done film about a high school girl dealing with her own sexuality. Powerful messages.
2. One of the things I love to do is meet people.  Tonight I met a lot and even though I was drinking I still managed to remember their names: Bartender Mike, Don, Jonathan, and Laurel and Josh - they were on their second date and met on E Harmony. I had to ask Laurel why she felt the need to bring her date to a gay bar and she replied, because she loves it there. I replied, well at least you can see that he's pretty much willing to do what it takes to win you over - including singing karaoke songs that you pick out for him!  She in particular was a lot of fun. hahaha
3. At the gym I was able to increase my weights on the pull down to 100 pounds.  I think all the protein I'm eating in the yogurt is increasing my strength exponentially. 
4. I loved how I was able to park my car in the Ballston Commons Mall's parking deck for practically all night and still only pay $1. Great deal!
5. I got some sort of strange satisfaction of being at that bowling meeting today and saw some folks that don't speak to me anymore.  I talked about our league and what we're doing to the board and kept it moving.  Kept it classy cause that's how I roll.

Vintage. Love.

Love knows no bounds and will always prevail.  You can hold back for as long as you want and it just has a way of working itself into your heart.  On my way to work this morning I was thinking about relationships.  It's funny how some people will go for the physically attractive person and not the person whom they are compatible with. This reminded me of some of the younger folks I know (and a couple older). And there are always those times when we compare our own attractiveness to that of others and think, "They have someone and I don't?" but we don't think about all of the qualities that made that person beautiful to them.  This reminds me of the movie Shallow Hal.  If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching.  Hahahaha See, my mind just tends to ramble and the rambles turn into words on a computer.

At any rate, a friend posted something on Facebook that made me think about the topic I opened this entry with. It was a link to gay couples from the past - before any sort of gay rights movement started.  These folks were fearless in their adoration for their partners.  How amazingly brazen they were to have done something like that then. It just goes to show you that love is ever powerful.

1. Vintage Photographs of Gay Couples 
2. I loved the sense of "getting shit done" at work today.  Very productive day and still, it felt very relaxed.  Good combination!
3. As I was leaving work, a friend of mine who works in another office, complimented me on my coat and said it was very flattering on me. That made me feel really good. :0)
4. I went to see comedian, Sheryl Underwood last night. She was sooooo funny.  Her comedy is more like a good friend who can tell stories with a lot of energy and humor.  She doesn't seem to really work to get a punch line in like other comedians. I really enjoyed it. It was also cool hanging out with Dian - Nicole, yes - I steal your friends. LOLOL
5. I went out after the comedy show and met quite a few new people. Made me feel popular. LOL One was the doorman who also happens to be a personal trainer.  I also ran into someone I met last year. Very cool to see him.