Posts Tagged ‘life’

I always so actively share the bad, the negative, and the difficult aspects of my life, that I probably leave the impression that there is no goodness or happiness to be found here. This could not be farther from the truth.
I don't think I've ever had a perfectly good or a perfectly bad anything. There's [...]

1) As a friend pointed out today, life is a journey, not a destination. The potholes along the way are unimportant, and where we end up when we finally stop matters the least of all. What does matter is how we get there, and what we learn along the way. There's a quotation supposedly in [...]

A friend recently told me that my brain runs too fast analyzing what's being said and thinking of what to say next that it makes it hard for me to be a good listener. She's probably right. I had always thought that knowing exactly what to say at the right time is what sorted out [...]

There are places we go, deep in the woods, in a song, in our minds.
The movement of arms and the pulling of shirt halts the dream.
Reality snaps back in place: A soft smile under dark glasses.
A closed fist and a deep breath bring peace again. Temporarily.
Count to 10. Suddenly it almost didn't happen.
Almost.

Sunrise on Aransas Pass
I woke up before the sun and headed down toward Port Aransas to find a good spot to catch the sunrise. I guess I didn't look very closely at the map before I plotted my course, because I didn't realize there was a ferry between where I was and Port Aransas. Opting [...]

I don't dare to say that anyone's life is perfect. Despite outward appearances, we all have hardships and difficulties. It's these very things that make the sweeter things sweet. However, Erin (of BlueBirdBaby) and her life continue to inspire me as an artist, a parent, a lover of nature, and a member of the human [...]

Today is my birthday.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. I have for the 31st time in my life successfully circumnavigated the sun. Quite an accomplishment, I know. It wouldn't have been possible without my mom, my dad, gravity, and inertia, all of whom I'd like to thank on this momentous occassion.
Ha.
In reality, there's nothing more significant [...]

Many of you seem to be indicating that the best solution to my housing problem is to live with my parents.
I'm beginning to see the light and am slowly starting to accept the possibility and consider it fully. The other option I'm considering is just staying where I am and letting them try to get [...]

It looks like I'm getting stuck with the house (and the SUV and the credit card debt). So I'm trying to decide how best to work that out and I'm hoping that writing it out and your advice together will help me find the best solution.
(This is really not about why I'm stuck with these [...]

After one week, here is my progress.
Weight Loss Trend
Goal: 1.5lbs per week
Lost Total: 1.7lbs trend / 3.8 actual
Lost Weekly: 0.2lbs trend / 2.0 actual
To Goal: 35.4lbs (39.2 total)
[KINDA MET]
(I am there in actual pounds lost, but the trend has yet to catch up)
5k Training
Goal: 3 days per week
Thursday, Sunday, Monday (late start due to ice)
Current [...]