Way of Thinking #127

Haaaaaaa-Choo!  Yup.... It's that time of year.  Allergy Season has hit me.  It's near misery but it can always be worse. I think that's a good way of thinking about things.  When something seems awful to you - think of a way that it can be worse and be grateful that what you're dealing with isn't that horrible thing or things that you thought of. Dennis' way of thinking #127.

1. I ventured off to South Riding, VA today.  It was a pretty drive - drove past Cox Farm. I need to check that out again and look at buying some plants.  
2. Visited with the new president of the bowling league and shared info with him that he needs to think about.  It was a nice chat. 
3. Today I was on a roll making bracelets! I came up with a new signature style of survival bracelets.  I'm excited to debut them!
4. Speaking of bracelets, someone bought the new "Rasta Style" bracelet. How awesome!  That inspired a new idea in itself!
5.  I am catching up on The Cleveland Show. This show is HILARIOUS!!  I love Seth McFarlane! hahaha

I've Got the Power

Life is gettin'.. it's gettin'.. it's gettin' kinda hectic... I feel the stress of this job. MAN.. I don't think I've ever felt it like this.  I was fine up until I came back to work today.  This semester can't come to a close fast enough.  I haven't even kept up with this blog as much as I would have liked.

At any rate - if I were an iPhone, I'd be down to 20% power.  I barely have the energy to think or list things that I loved about today - but I will make my attempt with the last bit of battery life I have.  It totally doesn't help that I have a headache from my sinus pain.

1. I returned to work and people were happy that I was back.  That's always a good feeling - to be missed.
2. I downloaded the new Madonna album.  At the first listen or two, I wasn't feeling it.  Now I am totally diggin' it.  I love the energy of the record.  The beats are great!  Some of the lyrics are EXTRA simplistic but that has made the songs that much more singable. I haven't liked a Madonna album like this since the Music CD and that was AGES ago.
3. I am enjoying the game "Draw Something" on my phone - it's a nice challenge of the creative mind. 
4. When I woke up this morning I didn't have to iron a single thing. I LOVE those types of mornings.
5. Tonight I watched the show, "Touch" while it was actually airing.  This is such a great show.  I've talked about that a few times I know - but I was struggling for a 5th thing to love today and well, this was on and I love it. hahaha

Whoa is Knee...

What is your truth?  What truth would you like to share?  How truthful are you?  Seemed to be a theme today.  Something to think about.  At any rate - my knee has a deep pain.. It's like WHOA!  I may have to hit up a specialist tomorrow and have the fluids drained... yeah.. lots of info, huh? hahaha

1. "Truth is Life" - Frank Lloyd Wright.  I really like that quote.  I just heard it on a Ken Burns documentary tonight.
2. I went to the doctor about my knee injury. Turns out that it's bursitis.  I tell you what.  This is some crazy pain.. Almost as bad as my worst gout flare up.  The Doc was cool as ice though and gave me something for the pain. :0)  I hope I sleep better tonight.  Two days of not a lot of sleep is no good. 
3. My boss treated me to lunch.. Granted, I couldn't eat much.. but at least I didn't have to pay for it!
4. I had a really good laugh in the staff meeting today. It all stemmed from a bowel movement.  Gross, yes - but FUNNY AS HELL to hear the person bust into the meeting and announce why they were late. LOL
5. Tonight gave me another laugh - or maybe I'm high on Vicodin... but this video that is clowning on Chic-fil-A is hilarious!

Our Deepest Fear

Today someone was complaining about where they live and that they pretty much aren't worthy of being loved because they themselves are not able to give it for fear of being hurt. Why is fear so debilitating? I mean, ultimately we're afraid of how someone will respond and I get that.  We probably take more risks at work or when we drive a car or ride a bike than we do with finding love and happiness in our own lives.  I don't know about you but I value my own life and happiness. So, I am willing to take those risks.

1. Thinking about taking risks, I remembered this quote that I love by Marianne Williamson .
   

   “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

2. I forgot how much I enjoyed Public Television.  I love documentaries about the past.  I killed a good six hours watching the American Experience series on Lyndon B. Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Very good programming. I think it's also fitting that FDR has the phrase, "There's nothing to fear but fear itself."  WHOA.. and then the first quote of the morning.  Hmmm.. someone is trying to tell me something. 
3. Gotta love free music.  A friend of mine makes mixes and you can download them on Sound Cloud.
4. I love that my interactions with people today has caused me to really reflect on what my passion is.  I haven't thought about it since my dog passed away at the end of January. I'm coming to a crossroad where I really need to reconnect with those thoughts.
5. I love how my friend's mom posts things on my Facebook timeline and I have never met the woman in my life. It cracks me up!  I can't wait to meet Ms. Rosetta!

26 Miles to go. I Want to be Sedated.

Today was an achievement.  My fitness achievement was on FIYAH!  So is my knee.  All that biking made my knee sore. It was a great day to be outside. I haven't biked this far in one day since last summer. Today is also my mom's birthday.  She would have been 67.  Whenever I think about it, it always seems like she only passed away just a couple of years ago.  It's actually been 12 years!  She's always in my head with the sayings she would say or things she would do.  Maybe that's why it never seems that long ago - I keep her memory alive.

At any rate -  let's get to the list, shall we?

1. Went biking with my housemate today.  We biked a total of 26 miles.  That was awesome.. and now my knee is killing me. hahaha I won't be biking for a few days but I burned 2600 calories!  that's also amazing in itself.
2. Who knew that the movie, "21 Jump Street" was going to be good as it was?  I know I didn't.  It was really enjoyable and I laughed out loud numerous times. 
3. I received an email from someone I dated and they apologized for something. That was pretty cool of them.  
4. Manassas Walgreen's stores close way too early.  Luckily I made it inside the store 5 minutes before they closed.
5. While in Walgreen's I picked up an all-natural sleep aid.  I took that pill and it knocked me right out.  I haven't slept that well in a long time - and I had knee pain!

It's the Little Things

Since I don't try to post daily there's a lot less pressure. Whew! Now I'm posting when I really feel like there's something great to post.  It doesn't mean things that I love haven't happened each day... it just means these are the noteworthy ones.

1. Man, one of the worst small ailments a person can have is gout. On a scale from 1 - 10... 10 being the worst of all small ailments (and don't ask me what that is but just imagine what would really suck for you), gout is about a 6.  When gout settles into your foot you can't walk.  You can't really do anything but work on treating it.  I've become an pro at treating my ailment when I have a flare up and I love that I had some gout medicine left over to help treat it.  I was back to walking (albeit with a limp) without crutches by the early evening.
2. I may have only been in the car with her for a short time as I gave her a ride home but I enjoyed hanging out with Wendy. It's been a long time since we did hang out.
3. Butterfinger makes these chocolate Easter eggs.  Delicious! Oh... and they were 3 for a $1.  Perfecto!
4. We did nominations for officers for the bowling league.  It's very exciting that we have at least one candidate for each officer position the week before elections.  That's a first in the three years I've been a member of the league.
5. I am LOVING the show, The Chew.  Since I've been on vacation I've gotten used to watching it.  They showed a pizza casserole on the show that I was like WHAT!!?!?!  That looked delicious!

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.