Today is Hostess Cupcake Day.
Who knew?
Every day that I get up is a chance at a new day.
I don’t repeat them….except in my head.
Here’s another one from Unger Motivation….just because I needed it.
“if there is no enemy within the enemy outside can do us no harm”
Great stuff from Unger Motivation.
I had another flat tire on the route today….the third of the set of four tires to blow out in a strange way.
And, somewhere out there in the 76 miles I cover every day, I lost my lug wrench.
Dang……it.
I yelled at Nate when he put the rear window down in the Mail Jeep and then we couldn’t get it back up.
What kind of champion am I that I yell at my son when I get frustrated?
How I respond to the stress in my life will be one of my defining characteristics.
I can’t be a jackass, yelling at the people I’m closest to, all the rest of my life.
It will be my crowning glory if I learn to handle things in a consistently kind way.
I have a lot to learn.
These motivational videos can’t hurt, right?
Here’s a short film from Billy Yang Films.
(All of his films are excellent….you can find them on YouTube or at his website here…. http://www.billyyangfilms.com/)
I started running yesterday after a long break.
My running at this point has nothing to do with this kind of running except that I dress the same way to do it.
I do a one mile endurance run at this point.
Up to the camp driveway and back…one mile.
Full moon….great temperature….dry….
It couldn’t get any better for running.
I need to go walk the escape artist Great Pyrenees, Appa, so I’ll close.
One mile is a start.
I wonder how 100 miles would feel?
I think that the difference between Anton Krupicka’s gear room and my unfocused mess (other than the fact that he’s a great runner….and I’m not even running at all right now) is that he actually uses the stuff in his small apartment.
I have a lot of stuff that I don’t always use.
I’m kind of a “wannabe”.
An ADHD wannabe.
I have good intentions, though.
There is something pretty cool about all the stuff that Anton has.
To Jenny, I’m sure it’s a nightmare to see something like this.
To me, though, it’s pretty cool.
Fun hogs.
Man.
A short Post Script….I started running again this morning.
Here’s another excellent video from Unger Motivation.
This one features a sermon from TD Jakes where he talks about the responsibilities and problems that come with effort…and achievement.
This is really, really good.
Oh, man….really good!
I lose track of the idea that problems or delays that happen when I try new things don’t necessarily mean that the idea is a bad one or that the dream wasn’t meant to happen.
It just means that the problems are only something to push through to reach a good goal.
All of it goes together….the good and the bad, the hard and the easy.
The more I reach for….the more problems I can expect to come attached to the thing that I’m reaching for.
I need to reach….and to finish what I start.
No matter what comes with the effort, I need to finish what I start.
Try….and finish.
Here’s a film from Unger Motivation.
You can find out more about Unger Motivation at http://www.ungermotivation.com/
Excellent stuff.
Here’s a short section of his blog, found at the website linked to above:
Evict all of the negative and judgmental people from your life. Those who have done nothing but always have an opinion on your actions, wants and needs. They will always give you reasons and excuses not to act. You don’t need a good reason to go out and do anything, other than the fact that you do – in order to experience more. Making mistakes are just as vital to this journey as not. You need more input, more data, and I promise you, the vision will manifest on its own. It will just come to you.
It’s a strange thing….to accomodate the needs of the people we love and at the same time to pursue and support the things we need to do to be genuine people and realize our potential.
It’s a strange thing to be honest with ourselves….hard to do.
It’s easier to put off until tomorrow….or later….the things we can do that would make us feel better….and make our lives better.
I’m still trying to figure some of this stuff out….any of this stuff, really.
I’m still trying.
Motivation….positive motivation…is something that I can’t get enough of.
I need positivity in my life.
I need to be a positive person and learn to impact my loved ones with consistent positive thoughts and actions.
That’s a good thing to shoot for, isn’t it?
Here’s a video about Rudy Gutierrez designing a Jimi Hendrix stamp for the USPS.
How far could a letter get with a stamp like that?
Heard this today and remembered something that I’ve always known: Greg Brown is a great songwriter.
Listen to this one, Billy from the Hills.
Man.
Lots of good imagery.
Good, good, good stuff.
I woke up from a dream pretty PO’d this morning.
In my dream, I’d run to the back of the library to get a couple of boxes.
I needed the boxes for the giant stack of magazines that I’d found up at the “free section”.
There were a bunch of vintage rock and roll magazines….irreplaceable….and a bunch of vintage comic books….irreplaceable….and a bunch of other….irreplaceable…..magazines.
That’s what my hurry was all about.
I needed those magazines.
I remember telling Jenny on my frantic way past her….on my way to the empty boxes stacked at the back of the library…that I’d even “skip the booksale” because I was loading up on all these….irreplaceable…treasures.
When I got back with my boxes, though, the magazines were all gone.
There is a real competitiveness when it comes to loading up with vintage crap.
Someone stole my highly curated pile.
I was PO’d.
I was PO’d because every single magazine that I’d found was really “kind of cool”.
“Kind of cool” is going to be the death of me, though.
I look around at the stuff I’ve accumulated….and, although it’s all somewhat useful, and all of it is “kind of cool”, I don’t know that most of it is really all that important.
How much stuff do I own that I salivated over initially because it was “kind of cool”?
How much do I hold onto because it’s…kind of cool?
How many thrift store purchases do I talk myself into because they’re cheap….and “kind of cool”?
How much stuff sits unused but necessary….because it’s kind of cool?
That is some crazy stuff.
Those were some cool magazines in my library dream…..and I’m sure that I would have enjoyed reading them.
And, if I never found the time to read them, I know that I would have enjoyed owning them.
Owning more “kind of cool” magazines would have been….kind of cool.
The booksale is Friday.
Cool.
“You can’t get stuff no more” Blind Willie McTell
Here’s a guy who was an enthusiastic drug user.
Now, he’s a very enthusiastic runner.
Enthusiastic….like a 100 miles at a time kind of enthusiastic.
It’s good to see people trade harmful addictions for more positive ones.
This channel, “Munchies” is one that profiles different athletic pursuits and the diets that they use for high performance.
Look at the meal that he and his wife prepare…..good stuff.
I’m not running….still….but, it’s a good thing.
Maybe I need to lace up some shoes and get out again…..eat some more coconut oil.