So another good thing about FB is the getting back in touch w/people you knew in high school.
I've recently gotten back in touch w/this [girl] Victoria (Vicky) who was one of the few people in school I was fairly close to. We've been exchanging emails, catching up on each others lives and she recently asked me if I would be interested in going Kayaking.
After I wrote this part in my reply to her, a big DUH! kicked me in the ass...
"I think Kayaking sounds fun! To be honest, no one asks me to do physical things and I'm sure it's because of my size AND the fact that I'm not known to get so physical in my activities (besides the occasional bowling) and I actually would love to get more physical stuff going in my life...but with people that would be REAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLY patient w/me. ...Thanks for asking!"
It occurred to me that while I sort of mentioned this in a post last year, I never really elaborated on it.
And then in just a few sentences, BAM. I say what I'd want to say about it. So there it is.
(I, you've already mentioned you're up for this so cool...now I just have to actually take you up on it don't I?!!)
So I just recently learned a new "trick"...wanna see it?
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How fucking awesome is that?
Now I can add a little zip to these posts! Woot Woot! (And thanks for that too Fabulous!)
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I got to spend some time w/my honey tonight. Thank god. I was telling the fabulous that it was just nice to be able to connect with him (words to that affect) and I really truly mean it. There is something to be said for just spending time with those you really care about.
I've been reminded of that a lot lately, especially in spending time with D, R (and B)... I think I take my friendships for granted sometimes as I'm hiding out playing hermit. Thank goodness my friends hang in there with me. I love 'em all to death for that the most. Kidding! (or as B would say, or R would say..."no, you're not" ...or am I?)
Now only 1/2 my weekend over and tomorrow is gonna be a total "me" day.
Onward. With plans to add another list to this blog...based on the cards I like from the pack of "52 Things to Try Once In Your Life" that my manager gave me as a prize for being the first person to sign up for my April call review/1:1.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them