Tag: motivation

Mos of us have those movies or TV shows we can’t go without. For me  it’s the original movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  The movie is full of creative machines and quotable lines. My most favorite of these quotes is “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” I…

A few years ago I ran my first official run – a 5k in Chattanooga. It was hot, muggy, and more hilly than I thought it would be. I finished it in just over 30 minutes, running the whole thing expect the last 100 yards which were straight up a hill. That’s not a great…

One of my goals for this year is to try a new recipe each week. This week’s recipe was an Asian lettuce wrap. It turned out decent and I didn’t burn anything, which is awesome. Go here for the recipe. My picture may not be as pretty as theirs but it doesn’t have to be.…

There are several things I have learned as I have lived. Among them is the reality that life is going to come at you, whether you like it or not. So I figure if life is going to happen anyway why should I be passive toward it. Why not choose to live a life worth…

Before the Discovery Channel became another reality tv channel they had some awesome programming. Once upon a time you could actually discover something on the Discovery Channel. In their prime they had this brilliant commercial. I love it. I enjoy discovering new things. I enjoy learning trivia and finding out about new planets, new stars,…

I was told that Michaelangelo once said of his David, “He was always in there, I just chiseled away the excess stone.” In my research I couldn’t find that particular quote but I did find this one, “The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.” While…

Time is a precious commodity. Out of everything in the world time is the one thing that cannot be restored. Friendships can, as can money, even houses and cars can be restored. But time, once it’s passed, it can never come back. If we truly grasped that fact I wonder if we would waste as…

Life is a funny thing. Back when I was in college I loved the cold weather – the snow, the nippiness, even the late night cold runs. But now that I am older I don’t enjoy it as much. It gets dark too soon, it’s too cold to do much outside and now with my…

Whenever I go to start something new I tend to start it at the beginning of something. Sometimes it’s starting at the beginning of the week, sometimes it’s the next month or even next year. But lately I’ve been rethinking that approach. Yes, it does give an organized starting point but why do I need…