I have been a little lost lately wondering what my next thing was going to be. My gym had closed and I joined a new one but just couldn't get into it. I have never been one of those people that has a passion for one thing and are able to commit to it completely. I happen to be one of those people that enjoy the variety that life has to offer. Maybe that is one of the reasons I have chosen to stay single for so long but that is another story or at least for another blog entry.
Each year I always start something new with an unbridled passion for it thinking this is the absolute best, why didn't I do this before. For 2006 it was yoga, I was so sure that yoga was me. I was grounded, centred, togethered, calm....I even gave some thought to taking classes to become a yoga instructor. Running around town with my little yoga mat over my shoulder, trying to talk everyone into taking up yoga. I even tried to arrange for a yoga instructor to come to our recent Management retreat at work. Well that is done. The year before I was a runner. Bought all the gear, ran in the winter, the rain, the heat of summer. I ran in all kinds of 10k's raising money for this charity and that charity....well that too was soon done. The summer before that...was soccer. I loved everything that I tried....for a while anyway.
But alas, the new gym has a salsa cardio class. Love it, love it, love it. I love dancing....and since I am in my 40's keeping my 30 inch waist is a little trickier. But shaking my hips across the dance studio as opposed to running on a treadmill. There is no need to talk about which is more fun. Sure I had no idea what I was doing. I was always going the wrong direction and my left foot was moving instead of my right. My hands were up when they were supposed to be down. But there I was in the front row with a big smile on my face. Not unlike the final scene of "Little Miss Sunshine", I was giving it all I had. So that is my new thing... I will be trying to talk everyone into coming to class because it is so great. I love life and I love that I don't let myself get bored and am willing to always try something new.
See you in class :)
Monday, November 27, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Life
"We are all lawyers in the court case of life" Steve Roy
I love this saying. And understanding it and appreciating it makes life so much simplier. I recently have had the joy of spending some time with Steve Roy who shared this outlook on life and I love it. I didn't understand it at first and asked him to explain it to me. Like a lawyer we have the ability to argue for or against a case. The same goes for life. You can argue for the things that are "right" or "positive" in a situation or you can argue for the things that are "wrong" or "negative" in life. You can also create situations that will be favourable or create situations that are less than favourable. If you look for what is wrong, you will find it. If you look for what is right you will also find that. Which way do you want to live.
My mother doesn't feel I come home enough. And it is true, I don't. That is the way that she sees it and will beleive it and will defend that point/belief creating her own personal dissatisfaction with me. The way I see it is that she creates scenarios that are impossible for me to attend. There is going to be a surprise birthday for a family friend and my Mother has arranged it and invited us kids. Here is the ticket, my parents and the friend in question are all retired and live in a small town about 2 hours north of the city. My mother has planned the party for a monday evening with dinner at 7:00 in another small town about 15 minutes from where they live. All of my siblings, myself included, work, so Monday is probably not the ideal day for any of us. Also given most of us work in the city, it is virtually impossible to get out of the city and up to Orangeville by 7:00 o'clock. I also don't own a car. So she will argue that I don't come home. I wonder which side I am arguing for, going home or finding reasons not to go home. Ahh...families....what fun!!
I love this saying. And understanding it and appreciating it makes life so much simplier. I recently have had the joy of spending some time with Steve Roy who shared this outlook on life and I love it. I didn't understand it at first and asked him to explain it to me. Like a lawyer we have the ability to argue for or against a case. The same goes for life. You can argue for the things that are "right" or "positive" in a situation or you can argue for the things that are "wrong" or "negative" in life. You can also create situations that will be favourable or create situations that are less than favourable. If you look for what is wrong, you will find it. If you look for what is right you will also find that. Which way do you want to live.
My mother doesn't feel I come home enough. And it is true, I don't. That is the way that she sees it and will beleive it and will defend that point/belief creating her own personal dissatisfaction with me. The way I see it is that she creates scenarios that are impossible for me to attend. There is going to be a surprise birthday for a family friend and my Mother has arranged it and invited us kids. Here is the ticket, my parents and the friend in question are all retired and live in a small town about 2 hours north of the city. My mother has planned the party for a monday evening with dinner at 7:00 in another small town about 15 minutes from where they live. All of my siblings, myself included, work, so Monday is probably not the ideal day for any of us. Also given most of us work in the city, it is virtually impossible to get out of the city and up to Orangeville by 7:00 o'clock. I also don't own a car. So she will argue that I don't come home. I wonder which side I am arguing for, going home or finding reasons not to go home. Ahh...families....what fun!!
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Just Like Heaven
"When you're open to what life throws at you, and willing to truly accept that there is a plan that this is a part of, life becomes much easier" Johnny Hazzard
For those of you who do not know who Johnny Hazzard is, he is a gay porn star. Why am I quoting him. Well I was on his website today, just all part of the interconnectedness of life, but there is currently a video of him on YouTube dancing (clothed) to a song written by none other than our own James Collins, who I have written about earlier recommending that you buy his new CD. Anyway I went on to check out the song as James has been talking to me about it and found the above quote. I love including a quote in my blog that strikes home.
This strikes home as I have exploring more and more of my spiritual side. And by spiritual I don't mean religion. I also watched the movie today "Just Like Heaven", if you haven't seen it, it is a cute movie that makes you want to believe. And believing in something positive is a much more attractive way to live your life I think. But I do believe that there is path for all of us and the signs are all there. In this fast paced world that is dominated by pop culture, especially television and magazines that tell us how we are supposed to look, what we are supposed to wear, the kind of martini we should order, it is no wonder that people never see the signs. I see them everyday now. Even when I see them I sometimes still decide to travel down a road that I know isn't right and when I get to the end of the road and find out it was a deadend, I smile and say "I knew that". But when I allow myself to open up to the universe and be guided by something bigger than me, the road becomes a gentle trip. I really don't have a whole lot more to say on that right now, partly because it is personal, partly because I am still having fun figuring it out. I just thought it was something for you to think about.
For those of you who do not know who Johnny Hazzard is, he is a gay porn star. Why am I quoting him. Well I was on his website today, just all part of the interconnectedness of life, but there is currently a video of him on YouTube dancing (clothed) to a song written by none other than our own James Collins, who I have written about earlier recommending that you buy his new CD. Anyway I went on to check out the song as James has been talking to me about it and found the above quote. I love including a quote in my blog that strikes home.
This strikes home as I have exploring more and more of my spiritual side. And by spiritual I don't mean religion. I also watched the movie today "Just Like Heaven", if you haven't seen it, it is a cute movie that makes you want to believe. And believing in something positive is a much more attractive way to live your life I think. But I do believe that there is path for all of us and the signs are all there. In this fast paced world that is dominated by pop culture, especially television and magazines that tell us how we are supposed to look, what we are supposed to wear, the kind of martini we should order, it is no wonder that people never see the signs. I see them everyday now. Even when I see them I sometimes still decide to travel down a road that I know isn't right and when I get to the end of the road and find out it was a deadend, I smile and say "I knew that". But when I allow myself to open up to the universe and be guided by something bigger than me, the road becomes a gentle trip. I really don't have a whole lot more to say on that right now, partly because it is personal, partly because I am still having fun figuring it out. I just thought it was something for you to think about.
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