Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thursday's Thoughts....


'The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.'
Marcel Proust

'The truth you believe and cling to makes you
unavailable to hear anything new. '
Pema Chodron



'If you judge people, you have no time to love them. '
Mother Teresa




'As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace
and happiness in those we love. '
Thich Nhat Hanh

'The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. '
Joseph Campbell



'There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood.'
Deepak Chopra


A Big 'Happy Thanksgiving' goes out to all of my friends from the United States!!! Have some stuffing with gravy and cranberries for me..... Yum.

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile.

First off I have to mention that I am not going to do the Canadian Death Race in 2010. Andrew and I have decided that one big trip (meaning expensive) is what we should stick to. Since he's already paid for his Ironman admission.... he kinda won. I also wanted to make sure that all the parties involved (my support crew) knew before I posted it here.

I am going to be doing a 50 mile trail run (Sulphur Springs) and a half ironman distance duathlon in Peterborough, Ontario. I haven't sat down and planned everything yet.... will eventually post a schedule. So Stuart (from Quadrathon)... maybe I'll see you at the death race in 2011?

Oh, Derek (Journey Through the Ultra World) I may get a chance to come back to Texas in April... will keep you posted!

I have been doing a couple runs a week. I am up to 7 miles.... it's so hard starting at the beginning again. I am going to try and be conservative in my training and not go all Rocky Balboa and shit!!! I have also done some bike rides on the trainer.





I am not finished the books yet but I give them both a big Thumbs Up!!!!!

All you runners, new and old, grab yourself a copy of 'The Runner's Rule book'. You won't be disappointed! It's a quick read that can be done a page at a time. It would make a very good "bathroom book". I think that the authors would take that as a compliment!!! :-)

Prescious is also a great easy read. Not bathroom reading... but you can hammer through it in a few days.



I am signed up for a local 4km Santa Run (everyone wears Santa suits)this Saturday but have realized that I am going to be out of town. I hope to do it next year.



In other news... I am going to see President Bill Clinton speak about environmental issues at Caesar's Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada this coming April. This will be the first time I've seen a President of the United States up close and personal.

I just noticed that there are a couple new followers... Welcome and thanks for reading!!!

I think we're all caught up?!

Gotta run.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Books I am Going To Be Reading.....

Went to Chapter's this weekend and purchased two books.....

'The Runner's Guide Book' by Mark Remy and the editors of Runner's World.




*Describes more than 100 "rules" of running.

*Very entertaining and hilarious commentary about the sport of running.

*Also includes a useful runner's lingo glossary.




'Precious' by Sapphire




Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. That is the device deployed in the first novel by poet and singer Sapphire. "Sometimes I wish I was not alive," Precious says. "But I don't know how to die. Ain' no plug to pull out. 'N no matter how bad I feel my heart don't stop beating and my eyes open in the morning." An intense story of adversity and the mechanisms to cope with it.

Reviews to follow.....

Sunday, November 15, 2009

'Satch'



Satch developed cancer just over a year ago.... she was only supposed to live a few months. Yet she managed to thrive and to defy the odds.




A few weeks ago I brought her to the vet and sat with her until she passed. Euthanasia is a very difficult decision.... one that I struggled to make.



My children are four legged..... I truly love them like they were the 2 legged, 'not so hairy' variety.

I wanted to pay tribute to my little girl Satch with this post. She was with me for almost 19 years and will always have a very special place in my heart.



"I am the wind blowing through your hair
and the warmth you feel in the air.


When that smile creeps on your face,
remember that I am in a good place.
And when you're feeling sad and down,
recall memories of me running around.

You don't need to look low and high,
just search way deep inside.
And know that we'll never be apart,
for I have left my pawprints on your heart."


Poem in a card that my vet sent me... Author Unknown.



I know jack about sports.



I have been informed that it was not a good thing that the Yankees won the 'big game'. How was I supposed to know?????? They looked pretty happy, and the fans looked pretty happy..... I guess I should never assume anything! lol

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Things That Make You Go Hmmmmmm?


"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny."
Gandhi

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Buddha




"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
Dali Lama



"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life."
Eckhart Tolle

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
Wayne Dyer

Friday, November 6, 2009

Windy

The party area is almost ready. Must make sure to have a wind
friendly hair style.... And absolutely no lip goss!!!
(The ladies know what I'm talking about).

Sooooooo Close...

... I thought maybe I could pet him/ her. Wasn't going to happen....
I wasn't gonna push my luck because the beak in that thing could do
some serious dammage. Yipes!

Gazebo View

Pool party!

Here's where the party is going to be tonight.