Write it on your heart that every day is the
BEST
day of the year.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
YouTube Tuesday: The Race
This past week I've focused a lot on running. It was one of my 100 Steps Toward Happiness. It was my Obsession of the Week. And now, I'm featuring videos of running here.
It's a healthy way to exercise and get active. And I think we can learn a lot from runners. Check out what I mean in the videos below.
Is this isn't inspiring... I don't know what is. It just goes to show us that anything is possible if we set our minds, hearts and souls to it.
Another video of a race... only this one makes me cry literally every time I watch it. It shows the power of true determination and true love.
And finally, one last video of runners showing us certain truths. Sometimes, it's the struggle. Sometimes it's the way we respond. Sometimes, it's about meeting the challenges we set for ourselves. Sometimes it's not about standing out, but letting our actions speak louder than words and finishing what we start.
We can learn a lot from runners. They teach us about strength, determination, passion, and heart. What do you take away from the videos above?
It's a healthy way to exercise and get active. And I think we can learn a lot from runners. Check out what I mean in the videos below.
Is this isn't inspiring... I don't know what is. It just goes to show us that anything is possible if we set our minds, hearts and souls to it.
Another video of a race... only this one makes me cry literally every time I watch it. It shows the power of true determination and true love.
And finally, one last video of runners showing us certain truths. Sometimes, it's the struggle. Sometimes it's the way we respond. Sometimes, it's about meeting the challenges we set for ourselves. Sometimes it's not about standing out, but letting our actions speak louder than words and finishing what we start.
We can learn a lot from runners. They teach us about strength, determination, passion, and heart. What do you take away from the videos above?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
You Leave a Part of Yourself In Every City
You know how the saying goes: "I left my heart in San Francisco."
The same is true whenever you travel. You leave little bits and pieces of yourself in every place you go. It's hard not to--you get attached, you form relationships, you eat delicious, interesting or weird new foods that you can't get enough of, you do new things and you see places you've only ever seen pictures of previously.
I've definitely lefts parts of myself in every place I've visited. Croatia is lucky enough to have claimed my left foot next-to-pinky-toe toenail.
I bet you did not expect this post to go in the direction it just did.
Well, regardless of what you were expecting ("I left my heart in Croatia!"), I did, unfortunately, leave a more gross part of myself in Split, Croatia. Being the klutz that I am, I tend to not watch where I'm walking more often than I care to admit and then trip or fall over things just a little less often than not watching where I'm going (although, I will admit, the two go hand-in-hand).
So, Croatia wins this round. "How?" you might ask? On my way to dinner with three girl friends I walked into a chair. That's right: a chair. Once again I was not paying attention to where I was walking, and walked directly into the leg of a chair. At first I thought it was a standard stub-the-toe-and-wince kind of accident, only to look down and discover a less than enjoyable scene. Sucking it up, I told the girls we had to backtrack to my hostel so that I could perform emergency first-aid on my toe.
It wasn't pretty. It wasn't fun. But looking back, it makes for a good story.
My moral for you this time takes several forms, and you can decide which direction to take (kind of like those childhood books where you pick your own ending! So fun!): either wear close-toed shoes and continue to be clumsy, or begin to pay attention to where you place your feet so you can avoid the entire situation completely.
I'll be opting for the latter of the two in the future. I just can't give up my sandals!
Have you ever done something clumsy and literally left a part of yourself in a city?
The same is true whenever you travel. You leave little bits and pieces of yourself in every place you go. It's hard not to--you get attached, you form relationships, you eat delicious, interesting or weird new foods that you can't get enough of, you do new things and you see places you've only ever seen pictures of previously.
I've definitely lefts parts of myself in every place I've visited. Croatia is lucky enough to have claimed my left foot next-to-pinky-toe toenail.
I bet you did not expect this post to go in the direction it just did.
Well, regardless of what you were expecting ("I left my heart in Croatia!"), I did, unfortunately, leave a more gross part of myself in Split, Croatia. Being the klutz that I am, I tend to not watch where I'm walking more often than I care to admit and then trip or fall over things just a little less often than not watching where I'm going (although, I will admit, the two go hand-in-hand).
So, Croatia wins this round. "How?" you might ask? On my way to dinner with three girl friends I walked into a chair. That's right: a chair. Once again I was not paying attention to where I was walking, and walked directly into the leg of a chair. At first I thought it was a standard stub-the-toe-and-wince kind of accident, only to look down and discover a less than enjoyable scene. Sucking it up, I told the girls we had to backtrack to my hostel so that I could perform emergency first-aid on my toe.
It wasn't pretty. It wasn't fun. But looking back, it makes for a good story.
My moral for you this time takes several forms, and you can decide which direction to take (kind of like those childhood books where you pick your own ending! So fun!): either wear close-toed shoes and continue to be clumsy, or begin to pay attention to where you place your feet so you can avoid the entire situation completely.
I'll be opting for the latter of the two in the future. I just can't give up my sandals!
Have you ever done something clumsy and literally left a part of yourself in a city?
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