“In life we don’t find ourselves. We create ourselves.”
Biking with the parents in Delaware
Crescent trail tunnel. Ran this saturday Pretty awesome.
Motivated
Today I woke up pretty sore. But it was ‘my body hurts so good feelings”. I wanted to go out and train again but I knew it wouldn’t be helpful. I can’t wait til my body heals up so I can train even more.
Feeling pretty motivated today.
Motivation line of the day:
You are not who you were. You are only who you are. And today you get to control who you will be. What is done is done. It is never too late to become the person you always wanted to be.
Song never gets old.
Lucky to be alive. Lucky to be so blessed. Photo courtesy of Aimee.
Okay, I was a little bit to toasted for museums in the morning but I decided to make up for it by biking to Georgetown. Loving life. Loving the now :)
I was kinda bored at home and wanted something productive to do. I was only going to bike for an hour but I was having so much fun I just decided to bike to the national zoo. I am loving all 30 miles of this ride. :)
Happiness Blog
I am going to create a happiness blog. I got this idea from charlene this evening at Dave and Busters. She talked about this happiness book where a woman talks about her quest to find happiness.
Each day I am gong to focus on 5 key factors that define happiness for me.
Specifically
- Being content (Appreciation and Gratitude)
- Being present. (Living and loving the moment)
- Being the Man I always wanted to be (Character)
- Having a positive effect on those around me (Leadership)
- Improving myself (Continual Growth)
Being Content
Today I sat in front of the mirror, stretching after a workout, and had this weird conversation with myself. Lately I have not been myself. I asked myself what I wanted. What are we all living for? What are we all chasing? I thought about it and I figured out it was not being a federal executive, making lots of money, and it was owning things like a awesome cool bike. These things are nice but they do not provide anything that lasts. People chase these things because of what they think it will give them.
They think having these things will provide them happiness. Happiness is the thing that we are all chasing. It what I want. It is what you want. This is what everybody wants. However, as most people would tell you, these things may make you happy when you first get them but ultimately that OMG this brand new thing is awesome feeling fades.
What is happiness? After thinking about it for a while I figured it out. Happiness is appreciating and being grateful for what you have. It is being content and in ways satisfied with what you have and who you are. This is what happiness is. In ways its the absence of desire and an appreciation for the now.
I took a look at my life and as crazy as it is sometimes I am extremely blessed to have the life I possess now. I have a wonderful family, amazing friends, and crazily blessed to be given the opportunities I have today. i am truly grateful. I am very blessed. I am content and therefore extremely happy.
Being Present
Being Present is not dwelling on the past nor stressing to much on the future but rather loving and focusing on the now. We can’t control the past and the future is out of our control. The time we are most powerful is right now. The only thing that matters is the now. Today I think I get an A for his. After really stressing about the past today I just soaked up every second of my day. I lived in the present. It was a beautiful thing. I spent time with good people and enjoyed their company tremendously.
Character
Today i could of been better. One of the mantras I try to have is “Mike, today be the man you always wanted to be.” Honestly, at work I have not been “present” in ways. I have been dwelling a lot and not living in the moment. I could be better at listening and following through. I could be more detailed with my work. I nee dto work at being more organized so I dont’ put myself in a position where I am not able to follow through like I would like to. “there can never be a separation of what I say and what I do, keep you word follow through.” I need to become more organized and present.
Having a Positive Effect on Those around Me
Today when I talked to Carlos and Char I expressed how inspiring they were to me in ways. Coming from immigrant families they both got a college education. I just wanted them to know that I find them inspring. Hopefully they see what I see and are proud of the people they have become because I am proud that they are my friends.
Improving Myself
Today I biked 12 miles and ran 6. I feel great. The Marathon is going to to be a piece of cake ;)
The big project I wanna do is get organized and practice being content and present :)
I will keep you posted.
I wanna try to do this daily. In the very least I will do this weekly.
I am happy :) I am content :) I am grateful :) I am growing as a person :)
