Finally.... Life, Explained

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

"One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

"The other is Good - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."


Which Wolf Are You Feeding?


Jus' Sayin'

Hello Beautiful!

Gosh.... what a gorgeous day we have here in metro Atlanta today! Finally!

I'm headed out for a power training walk as part of my "loose your fat rear, NOW!" initiative, and in preparation for my 2nd 3 Day Walk for the Cure, in Atlanta, in October.

Then, over to the barn to rub noses with my horses for a little while. As the famous Will Roger's once said, "There's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."

Yeah, I think taking a mental health day today is exactly the plan.

Jus' Sayin'!

What are going to do today?

We All Need A Little Closure

Closure. An over-used, yet under-rated word and concept.

We all want it. We all need it. Questions left unanswered lead us to fill in the blanks ourselves and when left to our own imaginations, we usually fill in those blanks with either the worst possible scenarios, or at best, inaccurate guesses.

Losing a much loved job recently, without an explanation as to why, has left me yearning for some closure myself.

A group of my friends are searching for closure and answers over another friend's recent choice of suicide.

Families all over the planet whose loved ones have gone missing or worse, with no answers about the circumstances or hope for capture of those responsible are haunted by a lack of closure with every breath they take.

Those are just a few of life's heaviest moments deserving closure. But even on the smallest and most mundane levels it's good to experience closure.

I love the Winter Olympic Games. Summer Games are fun too, but I really prefer the Winter Games each and every time. I'm actually one of the few who probably really enjoyed the Opening Ceremonies (except for that little moment where the torches malfunctioned.... uh, yeah, little moment, right?), so you can imagine how I was looking forward to the Closing Ceremonies.

Talk about a lack of closure. I didn't stick around for it, did you?

Maybe next time.

Jus' Sayin'

When A Dog Meows

For all you American Idol fans who long to see Simon speechless, this one's for you.

Enjoy!

Jus' Sayin'!

Kinda Freaky.... Jus' Sayin'!

I guess now that I'm unemployed, my subconscious has more time on its hands as well. At least that's what my REM sleep would suggest.

We all wonder what those funky dreams mean.... given that you can remember them in the AM.

Online calendars; online mortgage calculators; online dictionaries and thesauri (HA! Plural for thesaurus.... look it up); online fill____ in_____ the_____ blank_____

Now there's online dream interpretation. I entered in "cat in my pajamas" just to see what would come up. It was fun.

Always a Classic

If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

     ---- Rudyard Kipling

T-minus Two Days and Counting

OK... you know who you are.

There are only 2 more days of suffering in your home zip code before the 1st Qtr GITP meeting.

And, for those of you who will NOT be attending this quarter's meeting, you will be missing A LOT. We can not be responsible for bringing you up to speed at next quarter's meeting.

Minutes from last meeting have been, appropriately, burned to ashes. And yes, we DO have an appointed fire starter for such.

Attendees of this quarter's meeting should be prepared to recite the usual anthem.

Jus' Sayin'