Sunday, January 10, 2010

I'm A Work In Progress...


I saw this statement today and it really struck a cord with me.  I think everyone is a "Work In Progress" all throughout their lives.  I can only hope that every new adventure or challenge that I come across makes me a better person.  I want to live my life whole heartedly and in the end look back and be able to reflect where I started and how far I've come knowing that I have always done my best. 

Doing your best takes me back to the book "The Four Agreements" and what a great philosophy to live by.  I've spoken about this book and the philosophy before and I am reminded by the "Work In Progress" statement that the philosophy of the "The Four Agreements" is a key element to my daily self improvement.

My mantra is to "Live, Love, & Laugh".  

"Live" - Do the things you really want to do.  Don't wait for things to happen to you; make things happen with no regrets.  (Unfortunately, life responsibilities get in the way of this but I am doing my best to always keep this mind).

"Love" - Open your heart to your loved ones and make sure they know how much you care for them every day.  I think this so very important and feel that many people take this for granted.

"Laugh" - Enjoy the many moments of happiness in your life.  There is nothing like the release of a good loud laugh.  Believe me I can laugh really loud.

 So, here's to my life "It's A Work In Progress" .

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Goals...

My goals for this year(Not in any particular order):


  1. Find a job in the Reno/Tahoe area
  2. Become a local in Tahoe not just a visitor
  3. Become knowledgeable with Drupal 
  4. Create my photography web site
  5. Help small businesses with their web sites
  6. Mosaic art
  7. Photography
  8. Cooking new recipes
  9. Exercise (gym, walking, hula hooping)
  10. Live, Love, and Laugh