The Resolution: My Health

Wow, just got home from an amazing run at the gym and I’m really just feeling blessed. God is good! God is good! God is good!!

In the last year or two, I’ve had my share of health issues. It doesn't take but a minute to learn that it all means very little if you don't have your health. As I ran my mind went into blog mode; The Resolution. So, another day-- I am thankful for my health and the health of my family members. While so many are struggling with illness and disease around the world, we live in relative health. My health has never been under appreciated, but it’s never been more appreciated than it is now.

This New Year especially, I am counting my many blessings.
I've managed to miss getting H1N1. I’m in training for my first 5k marathon and am not going into hibernation this winter with my workouts. I have been more active than I have been in a long time. I'm healthy and I’m loving it.

The Resolution: My Mom

Day 1: I am thankful for....my family. My mom in particular for today’s blog but to be clear I am choosing to write about my mom but I am a total “Daddy’s girl”.

My mom is by far the classiest, most sophisticated, smartest, and prettiest woman I know. I admire her for so many reasons. I didn’t always grow up feelings this way about her.. In fact, I was quite the brat growing up. They say two women in one house is like two hens in hen house.. not sure what that quite means but I know I’ve heard it over and over again in regards to our relationship. Those of you who know me well, this probably doesn’t surprise you. Like I said, I was a brat.

But the good news is… I grew up & am no longer a brat. The important thing is we get along perfectly now. My mom is my best friend. She is my confidant. I can tell her anything. She’s listens and is honest. Now, does she still get on my nerves at times with her rambling voicemails? Definetely yes, I can’t wait until she just realizes I don’t check my messages; let alone ones that go on for the entire 3 minutes!! Then again, these little things that urk me are what make me love her.

Some of the most important lessons in life I learned from my her. I have learned generosity, sacrifice, simplicity, and appreciation. My mom taught me how to take pleasure in the simple things. I can’t put it all here, I am still learning from her but I wanted to acknowledge that today I am recognizing how thankful I am for her.

The resolution continues -- Be thankful for your Mom. I’m so thankful for mine.

The Resolution

This year has started out with a lot of thoughts-- a lot of thoughts that haven’t yet been put into writing. I have not been to work in three weeks and have had what seems like endless amounts of time to think. I’ve spent most of my time thinking of how I can improve myself in this new year, this new decade.

The resolution: Be happy.

The start of being happy in my life require appreciating the little things. I’m going to work on it… starting today I am going to make a point to give thanks for things in my life, even the littlest things.

So here goes it: Today I’m thankful for blogs. Blogs are great; the thing that is so great about blogs is that you don’t have to have it edited, you don’t have to be published, and it can something that is so personal to you (& yet there might not be anyone even reading it!! *jokes) Blogging is just wonderful and simple-- put your thoughts into writing and hit the enter button and BOOM there it is… out there for everyone in the world to read. It keeps me sane. It keeps me grounded. It gives me a place to go & release ME into the world.

Day1 down. Stay tuned.