tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15892102651455071562024-02-20T12:43:52.902-08:00Fat Boy Runnin'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-66668211037356844762016-06-20T02:07:00.001-07:002016-06-20T02:07:59.553-07:00What Champions do!And just like that, the Cleveland Cavaliers are World Champions! It can be argued that a call here, a suspension there could have changed the outcome of the 2016 NBA Finals. Steph Curry, Lebron James, Draymond Green and the other supporting cast members of both teams definitely put on a show for all their fans. But the thing that stands out the most to me, is the heart, the gut and the sheer determination of a man and his team to overcome insurmountable odds. Not only did Cleveland win, but they made history as well. To become the first team to come back and win a series after being down 3-1 is incredible!!! OMG!! I mean...who does that???<br />
I believe that the win solidified Lebron James place in the talk about historic finishes, as well as being one of games greatest. Regardless of how you may feel about him, "the decision" drama, or whatever. He won! See when you talk about a champion, you're talking about a person who has developed a keen ability to drown out "noise." You know what noise is right? Noise can be characterized as people in your life like family, enemies and yeah sometimes even your friends. I have noticed in my 46 yrs on planet earth, that "noise" effects everyone.Depending upon how you and I handle that "noise", will determine what a champion will do. Just like Lebron and those Cavaliers we're all faced with choices everyday. Do we step up to the plate and keep swinging for the fences, or do we just settle because it's too hard? You see my friends. It's not that champions aren't affected by what people say or do to them. Oh no!!! It's just that they have decided what ever happens you won't see them throw in the towel! What do champions do?? They fight! And they keep on fighting! And they keep trying something else! And if that doesn't work, they try something else!!<br />
You cannot keep a real champion down! Winning is won with the right mind set first, and then it's manifested. How are you thinking today? What's your approach to the life you're living currently? What do champions do? They keep coming man! They demand more of themselves than anyone else. They have decided to leave all out on the floor so to speak and so should you and I!!<br />
Champions just do what has to be done, so there will never be a regret about their effort!!<br />
Sodas Down!!! Waters up!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-14132644240880155032016-06-13T02:20:00.003-07:002016-06-13T02:20:19.692-07:00Compassion for all people.There is without question, a great deal of pain, hurt, anger and frustration that encapsulates our world today. Political parties constantly fighting about who has the best solutions for this country. Starving, homeless, and destitute people cover the face of this planet we call earth that is shared by us all.<br />
The events that took place early Sunday morning in a club in Orlando, Florida again remind us that the world in which we live in is not made of people who all love one another. From before 911 until now, there has always been a tone, an undercurrent of violence in the world has been reverberating around the globe. Politicians will say this is why we need more gun control, others will say this is why we need more armed citizens. Religious people will say God is judging the lifestyle of those who are homosexual. While others will say God is trying to draw people back to Himself, and he'll use any means necessary to get it done. Smh... But may I say this? Regardless as to what your opinion may be concerning any of the senseless acts of violence that occurred in Newyork, Sandy Hook, Africa or Orlando, one thing is true. We all clutch our loved ones just a little bit tighter. We all move with a cautiousness that maybe we didn't have previously. We all should love people just a little bit more, embrace a little more , encourage each other a little bit more, help each other a little bit more, and believe in a compassion that surrounds us all. It makes no difference what religious affiliation you are when a senseless act of violence is committed against innocent people. Who cares what your sexual orientation is when death comes knocking in the form a gunmen who sprays bullets in a club and kills 50 innocent people, and injuring countless others?? Let me ask you this? Would you stand in the place of judgement or compassion if it were your son, or daughter who was in that club? Would you feel judgement or compassion if a loved one was in that South Carolina church at Bible study and had been mowed down at the hands of a gunmen? <br />
Compassion for all people should rise for such a time as this. If there was ever an opportunity to come together as a nation, as a people, as those who all bleed, and have families it is now. We are humans who have a hard time getting along with each other in many areas of our lives. But this, should serve as yet another reminded that we are all affected in need of compassion. After all , people truly do need people! May we continue to aid by praying and doing whatever we can to support those who are suffering the loss of loved ones in Orlando. Sodas down, Waters up!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-34774552266286644232016-06-07T16:00:00.000-07:002016-06-07T16:00:48.984-07:00Doing something new!You may have heard it said that the first step is always the hardest. Anytime we attempt to do a "new thing" there is always some form of opposition. Have you ever decided that you were really going to go on a diet? You know?.... You were going to eat better, start exercising, drink more water and really really dial it in to a brand new you? You've listened to all the motivation, read all the books, seen other people get some awesome results,and now it's time to get started! You may have said I'm really gonna step my prayer life up, my dealings in my relationships, my attitude, my outlook on my life or whatever the case may be. That all sounds great! Except you didn't count on the car breaking down, the negative cashier, your kids getting on your last nerve, your boss acting crazy,or the fact that you're so tired you don't feel like doing anything!!!! Yeah.. I've been there, you have and so has the rest of the free world.<br />
What I've come to realize is that all of us will be faced with obstacles when we attempt a new thing. Man it's like the entire world knows you are trying to do something that they aren't accustomed to, and they want to kill it before you take that first step!!! Here's my suggestion to you and it's worked for me several times. You ready!!??? Tell yourself to shut the hell up!! You think I'm playin?? Tell it to SHUT THE HELL UP!! See... Nobody can stop your forward press except you!! I can't tell you how many times I've had to tell myself, "We are going to do this!" It doesn't matter how it looks, how you feel or what "they" say. Who the hell is "they" anyway??!! They can't help you lose that gut, they can't stop you from building your business, they can't kill your career, your family or your peace!<br />
You mam, sir can do a new thing whenever you decide its your time for the new thing!!! Oh and please don't think when you do this that everything will be great initially. OMG! The beginning always sucks! I'm just gone give it to you straight! You'll have to still run/workout with the gut! The people you thought would support you will still be nonsupportive. Your job may still be crazy and your friends and family too! But YOU CAN DO THE NEW THING IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN!!! Time will pass on anyway! Look! Get the ugly beginning out the way and get going. I'm not sugar coating it because it's hard, real hard. That's why most people quit on their dreams because it's hard!! But not you! You can decide today that you're going to begin!! Do it big for you first!! Then as a byproduct you'll affect the lives of those around you! The New Thing begins whenever you decide it does! Be easy! Sodas Down!! Waters Up!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-36252127313490578162016-06-04T06:33:00.000-07:002016-06-04T06:33:42.493-07:00Transition...the great precursor to more.Who are ya? Where ya been? Where ya goin? Whatcha doin? Life for all of us is filled with so many questions. Some of which we are still, as adults trying to figure out. Life after all is a journey. Have you ever had a plan and the damn thing didn't go as you planned? Smh... Have you ever had an idea that you thought would revoloutionize your life, only to be destroyed by the negative opinions of other people?? Hmmm.. I have. As I watched my son graduate yesterday I realized that his life is transitioning from Highschool to college. From being a kid to a young man. As I watched him walk with that cap and gown on. I thought about myself some 28 years ago in the same situation. Knowing everything and yet knowing nothing...lol. What happens to you, in you, and what you allow to shape you in life has everything to do with who we are today. It's Sooo true that we can't change what has happened in the past. But we can, and will forever be in charge of , what we give ear to and believe about ourselves. For my son this transition phase can be a bit scary. I mean for years somebody else has been telling you what you need to do and have to do everyday. Now suddenly it's all on you in a sense. It's not that you won't have help, but you know what I mean. If anything is going to be accomplished in "your" life, it'll be because "you" made it happen. <div>
We are all moving from one situation, phase or circumstance in life to another. Maybe some illness has you sidelined. A loss of a job or spouse has you filled with many emotions. A failed marriage or relationship with your child has you feeling a certain way as they say. Or maybe a business that you believe in didn't work out this time. Whatever the case may be, transition affords us all the opportunity to get more. This "more"may not always equate to material things, but it could. Honestly what I'm talking about has more to do with what you gain inwardly. To be rich in perspective, wisdom, gratitude, knowledge and understanding gives us the ability to rebuild our lives when we don't have much for a material standpoint to work with. </div>
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Let me encourage you with this. You are good enough and smart enough to begin your transition. What you don't have right now, you'll get. But you won't get anything if you don't start moving now! </div>
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So move in spite of what you fear or feel. Ain't nobody got time for dat!! Pow!!!!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-21960045097365631692014-11-19T16:34:00.000-08:002014-11-19T16:34:39.366-08:00When you want to give up!Ohh wow!! It's been so long since I've blogged I forgot the dang password to get in here!! Lol! Anyway, I wanted to just encourage those of you who may feel like waving the white flag. I'm not just talking about fitness either. I mean with all things that tire you, upset you, harass you, and all ways make you wanna cuss! And sometimes we do! Ha! But seriously since I last blogged I think I've run 2 Half Marathons and a Marathon! I'm soo proud of myself and I know my mom would be too.<br />
But I have to tell you mam, sir. The most important thing I've learned about running is how to push through crap!! Ohh yeah!! You know about crap right??? I mean stuff just seems to come up at the most inopportune time in your life. While I was training for all my races there was always something!!! Going through a divorce, kids need this and that, cars breaking down, more month than I got money!! But still I ran. You know why?? Because wether I ran or not the issues would still be there until I dealt with them. I can't tell you how I felt crossing the finish line in Chicago after running 26.2 miles!!! Tears of joy man!! God in me did that!!!! I ran for my mom and dad!!What I've found for me is that running gives me clarity! It's like I can think better.. No lie yall. The problem may not go away and I may not have an immediate solotion. But I can feel like it won't absorb my entire being after a good run. Let me ask you? Do you have things happening RIGHT now that make you just want to give up??? Seems like everybody does at some point. What I can tell you is this. Better days are coming. You just have to keep on living, as my momma used to say. Even if things around you don't get better, you'll get better. Find a niche. Do what helps you stay focused and above all things trust God. He already knew that mess was headed your way and He has a plan to bring you out! Give up?? Quit??? Back in the day we used to say, " You done bumped your head!" Hahahahahahaaaa! Stay focused and if you can't beat that thing today? Outlive it baby!!!!<br />
Sodas down!! Waters up!! Peace and Love!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-56489472761165808462014-07-22T02:38:00.001-07:002014-07-22T02:38:38.845-07:00The PushThe older I get the more I realize that nobody can do for you, what you should do for you. I've often been asked, "What's your secret?" Can I be honest and tell you there is none? In my humble opinion I think we develop too many, "7 ways to lose 200 lbs in 3 days!" Haha!! The secret I'm finding is not really a secret at all. It really comes down to decision to Go when you don't want to go! It comes down to messing up and still getting back up! It comes down to remembering what you told yourself when you started your weight loss journey, your business, your relationship or whatever the case may be. See...it doesn't matter how many self help books you read, or how many people you talk to, to get their opinion on things. If YOU don't move then you're going nowhere. Maaaan I used to wait around for the "right time". Geesh! Ain't none! There really is no better time than the present! All each of us had is "right now". I mean...look around at folks you've known who aren't here today. You better live your life and stop trippin! We all make mistakes and none if us is perfect. But that "Push"? Ohhh baby it's in you!!! You just have to fight through your own doubts and fears.... One day at a time.<br />
The "Push" is what you need, but you already have it if you just grab it!! Have an awesome day!!<br />
Sodas Down, Water up!!! Peace and love!!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-74307010338405932222014-01-21T03:16:00.000-08:002014-01-21T03:16:12.489-08:00Fully equipped!There are times on this journey that we often feel inadequate to complete our course. I've been there and so have you. Along the way, life has a way of exposing things in us that we didn't know were there, or magnifying the things that we haven't yet delt with. As we press on in life, it's important to remember that we are all BECOMING something. How we perceive adversity, achievements, disappointments, good times and bad times. All of these things shape us in some way and it is up to us to decide how we will handle them. Nothing screams surprise,shock and frustration like a cops blue and red lights behind you! I mean it's like in the middle of your life you get interrupted because of something that you did in error. I think life is a lot like that in some cases. Everyday we rise and we have no idea what the day may bring. But in spite of all of the things we don't know, we do know this. If you are a person who can accept your short comings, but is able to grow from your mistakes you really are fully equipped. See..being fully equipped is not about having everything you need in life already to succeed at it. Being fully equipped is about developing what you need on a daily basis through understanding yourself. I look at how life has shaped me over the last 43 years. As i have grown i realize that how i think and respond now is a little different than how i did at 23. The point im making here is this. Just because your life may not be what you want right now, doesn't mean that it will never be. Change begins when you believe what it is you can become. Balancing the highs and lows of life takes time and an open mind to change. In running and weight loss, i have found that patience really is a virtue. If you are looking for immediate gratification in life, most of the time you will be disappointed because it never really can be sustained. You have what it takes inside of you to be the best you there is! But you have to grind it out everyday regardless of how it looks. LOL! I can remember when i first started to run. I was like, this is stupid!! Aint nothing changing!! hahaha! But i kept running!! How bout you? Can you keep pushing?? Take the time today to accept who you are and strive to be who you want to be. Don't worry about having everything in order! JUST GO! You'll pick up what you need as you travel through this journey called life! Sodas Down!! Waters up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-1941817091031624542014-01-13T03:21:00.000-08:002014-01-13T03:21:43.775-08:00How bad do you want it??Good morning all! Today is the first day of a new beginning. A day in which we all can pursue whatever goal, dream or aspiration we have. I have learned in my short 43 years on planet earth that wanting something is one thing. But going after something soo hard that you get tunnel vision is another. Let me ask you. How bad do you want to succeed in your endeavors? How bad do you want the business? How bad do you want the job? How bad do you want the relationships? How bad do you want whatever it is you are striving for? Answering that question is normally done with action. Oh yeah! See wanting something bad enough sais, I will get it done by any means necessary. I won't give up because it gets hard. I won't give up because nobody else was able to do it. I won't give up because i know that deep down i'm a winner. I've said it before and i'll say it again. If i'm ever pushing where i want to be and i don't make it?? You WILL NOT be able to say that Adolph didn't try!! Pow!! Im coming for you baby!! OH yeah!! Full steam a freekin head!! Ima die trying and so should you!!!!! Let's want it bad enough to turn a deaf ear to the critics who aren't helping with their criticsm and do the dang thing!!!!!! How bad do you want it man??!! How bad do you want it girl?!! Push for victory and watch your attitude, and the people around you either change or get gone!!!! Aint noooobody got time for negativity! Life is wayy to short!!! How bad do you want it??!! <br />
Sodas down!! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-14694566887928907272014-01-06T03:16:00.001-08:002014-01-06T03:16:44.236-08:00Bring on the Boom!!Here we go! It's the start of a New Year, with New opportunities and New challenges. I've never been one to make resolution's, but i will say I'd like to approach things with some goals in mind. I have definitely come a long way from say 2yrs ago, and I'm grateful for the life ahead of me. I have some new running goals that i am measuring, as well as some weight loss goals. Are you ready to take advantage of the days that lye ahead of you? Will you attack the day instead of letting the day attack you? Will you say boldly that this life depends not so much on other people and what they do? But on the what you do and how you respond to people. Running and working out helps me to focus and i remain positive about the year that is before me! You too should strike each day like never before and know that whatever happens God has the last say so! Get your Boom back! Get your swag back! Push like there is no tomorrow and trust the God that made you! Don't depend on people to make IT happen for you! You make it happen for you! Today is a New day and aren't you glad you're in it? I mean..think about all the people who didn't make it in to 2014, but you did. Think about all the plans they made, places they wanted to go and things they wanted to do, but can't. Yet God gave you another year!! Look! You and i made it, so bring on the Boom!!! One day at a time!! The life we live is not our own, it belongs to God! And since we don't know when our last breath will be?? We should die trying!!!!! That business idea, going back to school or whatever it is!! Do it! I am!!!! Leave it all on planet earth baby!!! Let's go!!!! Bring on the Boom!!!!!!!!! Sodas Down! Waters up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-8170499433811873392013-12-16T03:19:00.003-08:002013-12-16T03:19:56.733-08:00You Can Do It!!Some say you can't! Some say you won't! Some say you're just trying it out, but you won't stick with it! Noise all in your ear can get all in your head. It's not always people either, sometimes it's you. When you know you have challenges, the last thing you need is negativity. It comes in the form of people, family and yes, even YOU! Sometimes i look at my life and wonder how in the world i got here??!! Twenty years ago i would have never thought i'd be almost divorced, living in a place i'd never been, working at a place i never thought about, and be running like a mad man!! Hmmp...But here i am. And in spite of all of the challenges that life can bring, I know I can do it! Do what you say? I can still achieve, dream, build, be better, live better and so can you. The longer I live on planet earth the more i realize that there is no greater motivation outside of Almighty God than YOU! When teams are down and can't get up, the job of lifting the team doesn't solely rest on the coach. There has to be a "want to" if you will inside of the players on that team as well. I guess that's why i love running soo much because it forces you to look at you. Ohh yeah! All of you! All that stuff you don't like about you. All of your inadequacies, fallacies, all of that fear, frustration and insecurity. When you run you get to see all of that stuff and make a decision about how you are going to handle it. Challenge the hill, or say forget this and turn around? But friends with the help of God and your will to survive, You Can Do It! What's the It? The "It" is whatever you say it is. On this miracle Monday make a decision that no matter what life looks like "You Can Do It!" On my runs i also allow myself to celebrate victories as well! I didn't cuss somebody out. LMBO!! I tried to help somebody who had a problem. Heyy! I lost some weight and i feel good. Feel me? God knows i know it can be tough to push when you don't want to have to deal with things and people. But trust me we're getting stronger and stronger as we go. I try to take life one day at a time and seems to work for me. Tomorrow? Maaaaan it hasn't even gotten here yet. Focus on today and what's in front of you. While your'e on your way to a better you remember,"You Can Do It!!!!!!" Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-65763503097487140452013-12-12T03:10:00.001-08:002016-06-13T15:30:21.248-07:00The Purpose Driven RunnerFor all the health benefits! For the improved confidence in yourself! For the sheer gratification of saying "I" did it! To keep your sanity! To keep from hurting somebody! LOL! These and i'm quite sure there are many other reasons we could add, to the purpose for which runners run. The purpose often times cannot be articulated. Why? Because frankly you often figure out the purpose each time you run. My running has evolved over the past year and a half. What started out purely as a means of getting in shape and pursuing better health, has turned into running for mental health. Ohh Yeah!! See! Running allows me to have my own therapy session. Whether on the "hamster wheel"(treadmill), or hitting the street. Running is my chaise lounge chair. It's purpose sometimes changes. But at it's core it's what helps me process a day, situation, challenge or whatever the case may be. Purpose! We all have one. Running is just the outlet that i have found that awakens the fight in me. Ever felt that "Boss" feeling when you do something that nobody thought you could do? Hmmm..maybe not even you? My friends your purpose i have found, actually unfolds with each run. <br />
One of the best ways to build your mental muscle is by doing things that you don't necessarily feel like doing. See...when you push because you know what your purpose is, you get stronger and stronger. Ohh yeah! That pair of jeans you wanna get into, gets closer as you let your purpse drive you. That coworker you wanna smack??LMBO!.....Naww don't do that! But at least during your run you can process just how "not worth it" it is to respond to stupidity. Clarity!!! Clarity i say!!!!! The Purpose Driven Runner exudes clarity. You can make better decisions when you let you purpose drive you and not let lifes experiences dictate to you what your purpose is!! Runner's are full of purpose and that my friend is what drives us to hit the pavement, gym, treadmill, races every chance we get. Truth is....if we don't run? You might see a different person..lol! So leave us alone!!! And let us Run! We aint hurtin' nobody!! Let's keep it that way!! Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-2840539813026816312013-12-11T03:06:00.000-08:002013-12-11T03:06:49.131-08:00Cookies down Celery Up!Good morning all! What a blessing it is to be in the land of the living. I may not have everything i want, but God continually provides what i need. And for that i am soo grateful. Today i can say that i appreciate having a better understanding of what it is i put in my body. Some of you may know that i am a self professed "Cookie Monster!" It don't matter what kind of cookie for the most part, Adolph will eat it. Well, im trying to turn the tide with that and i can say i'm actually doing pretty good! I won't tell you i haven't had any, but i HAVE been limiting my cookie intake. LOL! I've been doing some new things nutritionally and i feel better already. It's taken me say 43 yrs to figure out that even though there are foods that taste good to me, they don't always make me feel good afterwards. Since i've been running and working out i can literally feel more energy in my step!! It feels great!!!! So now tackling what i eat has been the mission i am currently on. Decisions, decisions! It's not easy but i know it's worth it! When i think about how even as a kid we are bombarded with, "If it tastes good eat it". When actually that is when we began the slippery slope to a bad diet and all kinds of health issues. So today i am grateful for being able to think first then eat! Heeeey!! I like that! LMBO!!! "Think First then Eat" My friend Eliz Vas said jokingly to me yesterday, "AJ maybe you should adopt a Cookies down Celery up type thing?" Hahahaha!! LOL! Ummmm ok! Maybe? One freekin carrot or celery stalk at a time!!! Anyway! Today my friends let's try to make better decisions than we did on yesterday as it relates to eating. Pray for me and i will pray for you. Keep fighting the good fight! One day at a time! Today is all we have! Cookies Down! Celery Up!...Uhhh...Sodas down! Waters Up!...LOL! You get the picture!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-44819579369410328992013-12-05T03:45:00.003-08:002013-12-05T03:45:47.660-08:00Let it flow.Here we are. Inside another day that God has allowed us to see and i am grateful for it. This time of year always makes me happy and joyful. But this year it is a bit sad for me; having lost both of my parents. I love them both dearly and i surely appreciate the deposits they made in my life. One thing is for certain in this life and that is, nobody is perfect. When i look at how i was raised and the way i am trying to raise my kids it's important to remember that fact. There truly is no book on parenting, but we all should do the very best we can to make good memories for our children. Quality of life comes to mind when i think of my health and the changes I've made over the last 2 or 3 years. I want so much for my kids to make better decisions, not just in their health but in their own lives. I try very hard to lead by example and in the end that's all any of us can do. My decision today is just to let it flow. I have decided to take what life gives me and just let it flow!!!!!! You know I've said this before but the things you can't change you just have to go over, around our build a bridge and get over it! LOL! Maaaaaan i've come a long way in life, but i know i have so much further to go. <br />
When you look at the flow of a river it never turns around because there is a rock or some object in it's way. Noope! It just gently flows right on around that thing and keeps on flowing! Today, don't let anybody or anything stop your FLOW! Keep learning, keep loving and keep living! Trust God even when you can't trace Him! A good workout helps to stimulate the mind that God gave you so that your flow stays strong! Get up, Get out and Get into it!! Run, Skip, Jump! Just FLOW!!!!!!<br />
Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-60474724489024726292013-12-02T03:22:00.000-08:002013-12-02T03:22:28.169-08:00Stay the courseGood morning! I must say that i am very grateful for the much needed time off from work. I enjoyed spending time with some family and friends. But can i tell you how good it was to do absoloutely nothing if i didn't feel like it..lol! That was awesome! But alas it is back to work and for that i am grateful as well. During my time off i caught myself doing something that i had never done previously and that is, staying the course. Now of course i ate some really good meals. I had some really good desserts. But i can honestly say i didn't go overboard!! And for fatboyrunnin that's a BIG DEAL! I still worked out. I still ran and i still kept the goal and focus in view. Even though i had to peer around turkey, ham, pies and cakes! LOL!! Staying the course i'm learning really comes down to a decision that you and i make everyday. I often ask myself is not doing what i know i should do in the way of my health worth it? The answer is always NO. But for real for real...the smells and the looks of all that good food try to lure you in and make you feel regrets. Staying the course through the Holidays isn't easy but it's what you and i have to do if we want to get where we'd like to be. Let's not let another winter go by where we say, "well there's always next winter to look and like we want to by next spring." DO IT NOW!!!!! During my break at Thanksgiving i ran the farthest i've ever ran...almost 15miles!!!! Talk about feeling accomplished!! I told myself that this vacation is no different for me. Why? Because this is a lifestyle!!! It's what i do! Feel me? And it is what we all should do. Momma used to say, "One monkey don't stop the show!"..lol!!! I feel like a few Holidays won't stop me from being the person that i want to be inside and out. Have a great day my friends and Stay the course!!!! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-75334463300315687822013-11-20T03:24:00.000-08:002013-11-20T03:24:09.899-08:00Listen to your body.I will admit i have a lot to learn in life. But when i started running i had no idea how much i needed to learn from my body. I mean..in my mind there has always been a thin line between something hurting and me just being a punk and not wanting to run. But what i have discovered is that listening to the things your body is saying will save you a lot of grief in the long run(pardon the pun). You see, we all have one body that we've been blessed with. Our temple is to be gaurded not just by refusing to smoke, drink in excess or any kind of abuse associated with drugs. But we also have to listen to things that are signs of injury. It's sort of like driving your car everyday. You know how you know your car sooo well that at the slightest difference in how it handles or sounds you immediately take notice of it? Well its the same way with our bodies. I used to think when my car made a noise....ehhh it'll go away or worse i'd just ignore it! Not a good idea!!! It's not funny when you're on the side of the road because that noise you heard was a hose leaking or a belt that was about to break!! Dang! It's all the more reason that I need to do a better job of listening to me. Everything from getting more rest, to taking rest days, to getting regular exams and paying attention to that pain in my foot. We have to LISTEN! I have a doctors appt to have some blood work done to check for any signs of prostate trouble or anything else. My doctor says this is what you need to do as you get older. At 43 i know i have to pay attention to the signs that my body is telling me. I'm not a freeking health food person nor do i claim to be. But with only one body and no more on the rack to change up with, iv'e gotta take care of it as best i can. A dear friend of mine told me to put the cookies down!! LMBO!!!! Hmmm..she sais you love them, but they don't love you! Aight!! Aight! I hear you! Hahaha! I wanna drop these last 30 and i can't do it by eating cookies errr week! Dang!!! I'm trying to do better. I'm just keepin it real as they say! Well...keepin it real for me should be really chillin on the cookies. Soo join me in doing a better job at listening to your body and doing what you have to do to keep your engine running smooth. Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-75382031426094997542013-11-19T03:19:00.000-08:002013-11-19T03:19:13.413-08:00Fresh wind.Good morning all! Today is a celebration in newness. What do i mean? Well, simply that today is a brand new opportunity that has been given to us to take in all that God has given us. I hate to sound like a big ol' cliche'. But everyday really is a gift! I mean just look around you at all of the stuff that's off the chain in the world, in your city and even in your own life. And yet and still, you and i are able to take in another gift from God. I appreciate the life i've been given, but you know there are times that i complain about things that aren't a drop in the bucket compared to other people and their situations. I mean...I could have been in Tacloban when that crazy Typhoon came through!! Can you imagine being in the middle of the worst water disaster in HISTORY???!!! And yet we complain! SMDH! Naawww what im going through aint that serious. Yeah we all have issues, but there is always somebody who has it that much more bad off. Today i'm taking a deep breath. Filling my lungs with the fresh wind of the day and saying Lord i thank you! Indecisive, filled with insecurities, not the sharpest pencil in the box, not as cool as i wanna be..lol! But i'm me! I didn't get to run my race this weekend and Maaaaaaan did i have a mini pity party!! LMBO! I had to laugh at myself. It wasn't so bad until i heard my coworker talking about how good it was! You know what??!! SHUT UP!!!!!!! Don't nobody care what you ran!!...Hahahaha! Seriously its all goood. But ummmm i was a little jelly!!!..LOL! Anyway, im on the come back trail with this foot and i'm embracing the fresh wind of this Tuesday. Im not promised tomorrow...but baby i got TODAY!! And it feels really good!!! Hey!! And you embrace it too! Tomorrow aint even here yet! Stop trippin about what could be and work with what is!! Fresh Wind begins right now, right this second! Inhale deeply...feel that? That's God enlarging you and He loves you! Oh and another thing! Sometimes the simplest things can mean soo much. In talking with another fellow runner about my cookie addiction. She said something sooo profound! If you don't buy it you can't eat it!! Hahahaha! Dang! News Flash!! Im on it! Shout out to Lisa Swan-Smith!! Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-63181109908786958082013-11-14T03:26:00.002-08:002013-11-14T03:26:40.702-08:00Momma i wanna sing!Dagnabit!!!! &^%$#@@!!! I put away excuses like i do dirty underwear! I will admit i used to have a ton of them for not following through with things on a regular basis. And while i will admit i still have a long way to go, running is something that i NEVER back down from. I train hard, i run hard, i cuss myself out to get the fricken job done because i'm a MACHINE!!! Ya heard??!!! LMBO! But alas, on the advice of some good friends and people who love me im not going to run...SMDH! Yeah yeah yeah! I know! I know! What??!? Not you?? Mr. 4am errday killin it??! Yeah me! Don't get it twisted! If i choose to run the race on Saturday i have NO DOUBT i would finish it. But at what cost to my running future?? I aint tryna hurt myself any further. And even though my foot feels pretty good, i know i need to relax it and get better. I love bling! We have a relationship! I love feeling accomplished and successful. But maaaaaan i aint trippin. I want to run for a loooong time. So im chillin! Yep! Fat Boy runnin bout to sit this one out! I could cry!!! But Momman i wanna sing!! I can hear my mom in my head telling me to "sat down somewhere." LOL!!! Oh well! Can't stop! Won't stop! I feel like im turning into the Incredible Hulk with all this weight lifting,crunches and crap! <br />
Man i just wanna run!! But i realize there is no need to be a hero. I've got nothing to prove to anybody or myself. Can i just pass something on to those of you who may feel like you don't have the ability to say NO to some things?? Just say No! It doesn't matter what people say,do or think! You have the power to just say NO! Don't put undo pressure on yourself by committing to things you know darn well you're not prepared to do. Mmmm hmmm..see! It makes you look crazy and all you do is stress your own self out by doing things you know you shouldn't. Yeah! I know you wanna sing! I know you want to do this or that. But some GOOD things are not always GOOD for you! Got that?? You can be doing a GOOD thing at the WRONG time! Don't make that mistake like i almost did because you want to be SuperMan or Wonder Woman. Put your cape away invisible jet,and your lasso and say no!!! Sing at home! Your Momma would be proud!!<br />
Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-27953880967593697332013-11-11T03:21:00.000-08:002013-11-11T03:21:09.699-08:00Committed!Good morning all! Today is a lesson in commitment to you. Why? Because there is only one you. The you that you see in the mirror everyday is expecting you to stay the course. I know..i know. It is hard to do what you know you need to do, when you really don't want to do what you need to do. I've been there and i know how it feels. I've had a relationship with saying screw this!..lol! It's easier to just eat pie. It's easier to just say eeeeh what the hell??!! The gym will be there tomorrow. I'm not saying that you should never rest, but the reality is we all know a cop out for dipping out of a commitment to get your work out in before we think it. It comes in sort of slyly you know? Well i do have this to do, and what about that, ohhh ohhh and i can't forget this!! "I mean what do you want me to do?" You say to yourself. Well... i say, if something crazy came up that forced us to forgo some things that we thought we had to do. All of a sudden those things would seem minimal. You are important and You are worth being committed to. You feel better, you're more confident, you learn to push through some things and shoot you look HOT!..lol! Well! Aint that worth it??! Sure it is!! Whatever you and i do we CANNOT give up on ourselves! I know it's hard sometimes and I know you may not feel like it. But ohhhh!!!!! The grinding session has begun and summer time bodies, better health and strength are made in the winter. Get it in today and KEEP getting it in! Stay committed! It's through the roughest periods of our life that commitment seems to build character.<br />
Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-88562526051387778072013-11-04T03:12:00.000-08:002013-11-04T03:12:21.599-08:00Make it do what it do!Good morning crew! Today is a day none of us has ever seen before. Let us all be grateful for the life we have and the time alotted to us. This weekend was wonderful! I didn't do anything especially exciting. But i did have a chance to take in the beauty of the day. I absoloutely LOVE the fall. The colors of the trees against the backdrop of a blue sky is simply awesome! I hit the gym Saturday morning feeling pretty good and decided to try and run a little on this foot. Turns out it wasn't bad..i felt pretty good. But i backed off after about 2 miles, just to give it a full healing process. I want to encourage all of you as well as myself to just DO! I got a little bummed out about not being able to run for about 2 weeks now, but i have to thank the guy at the gym for giving me some tough love. Oh yeah! You remember this guy right? We'll just call him Jim..lol! He's the guy if you remember in some earlier posts that just tried to talk me to death up in there!! Dang!! Haha! Anyway i went in Saturday and of course he wanted to talk. Sooo i said what the heck! I told him about the stupid foot thing and his words to me were, "Man just do something else and don't worry about it!" "You'll get back at dude. You come in here all the time so chill and get on something else." Well...not earth shattering, but it served as a reminder to me. Just because things don't always go your way or my way. We have to "Make it do what it do". Aint no time for excuses and feeling sorry for yourself. It's enough of that mess going on around you, just don't let it get in you! So what if it what you're trying doesn't work this way. Try that way! This is Monday Make it do what it do day!!..lol! Keep moving no matter what because victory belongs to you. I will admit my pity party was about to be in full effect Yo!..haha! I had streamers, hats and errthing! But alas i grind! You grind! We all gotta keep grinding!! Have a great day folks and "Be the Machine!" Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-78404640159931493232013-10-29T03:29:00.001-07:002013-10-29T03:29:55.827-07:00Bend but don't break!Good morning folks! Well this sucks and i have to be honest. It looks like i have this plantar fascitis thing and it hurts! My dang heel feels like a million pins are stuck in it and it makes me too uncomfortable to run. Anyway, i find myself doing a lot more weight lifting which is cool. But i do miss running. I am determined though and this thing won't beat me!! I've been taking it easy unlike before. Oh! Oh! Don't get it twisted!! I WILL BE BOCK!!(In my Arnold voice) Lol! Against my better judgment i have run when i shouldn't have i will admit!! What??!! I'm a machine!! OUCH! Ok! Ok! I will admit i can be stubborn, but i don't think ive ever missed running as much as i do right now!! UUGGH! Well i have decided that im not going to let myself get too down about it and not do nothing. So i've done some other things. Elyptical, stationary bike, weight lifting, planks and anything else to keep me going!!! In life we all have some setbacks ya know?? Things that we just don't anticipate happening to us, but they happen! Hey..life happens! So the challenge becomes to push or don't push. I think im going to push. I have another Half Marathon in about 3 weeks and i want to be ready. We all have mess that comes out of the blue and just rocks our world sometimes. Some of us more than others. But we all have to keep at it in spite of it all. Life is soo crazy!! People try to break you. Your job may try to break you. Your health may try to break you. Your family may try to break you. But no matter what is thrown at us!! We bend, but dont break!!!! Be encouraged today in all that you do. The best way ive found to keep yourself motivated is to motivate someone else. It's hard to feel sorry for yourself and be self absorbed if you're trying to lift another person. Sodas Down! Waters Up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-18473638101663821222013-10-21T06:04:00.001-07:002013-10-21T06:04:29.300-07:00You still got this even when it don't look like it!My college football team lost. My pro football team lost. My son's car broke down and my fricken heel hurts!!! LOL!! All of these things happened in the span of a weekend, but in spite of it all I am blessed. Now I realize in the grand scheme of things..gov't shut downs, terrorist attacks and kids turning up missing everyday that my little issues are just that, little! But I think its important to understand that in spite of it all "we roll." I will admit im not the sharpest pencil in the box and I can be hard headed as hell. I probably shouldn't have run yesterday, but it was soo nice that I just couldn't resist!!! The air was cool, the leaves were changing and the sun was shining! As I ran I felt soo much peace and joy at how fortunate I was to be alive and in the moment. I thought about how we approach life many times just looking for the next "thing". You know what I mean? You can get soo far into the future that you forget to embrace the now. I mean im not saying that we shouldn't make plans, but we can't live so far in the future that we forget how blessed we are today. Today I am blessed! Today I am alive! Today I choose to be happy! Today I have life! Today I have abundant life! Those kinds of affirmations are necessary to combat feelings of inadequacies and depression. I always say to myself and people who throw pitty parties this one thing. The next time you feel some type of way about your life and everything that's gone wrong you need to go visit your local hospital and walk through the ICU. Feel me? Look at the people who are doing more than you with less than you. Ohh yeah! That'll make you shut up quick. You see my friends. You still got this even when it doesn't look like it! It's just that you and I have to change our perspective and introspective so that we can fly regardless of stuff,..because well you know...stuff happens and im being nice..lol!! As I ran i couldn't help but think how amazing God is in creation. I mean every leaf that i ran over and saw fall from the trees is different! Wait! Aint that crazy???!!! I mean think about that one time! EVERY LEAF THAT FALLS IS DIFFERENT!! How is that possible????!!!! LOL! Dang! It blows my mind to think that God made us all different with different abilities,gifts and yes challenges. But! in spite of that we still got this! Hang in there crew and don't give up! Ohh did i mention that in addition to all of my challenges i got to the gym this morning and my dang key fob wouldn't work the stupid door??!!!! Oh yeah!! Nobody could get in the place!! Dangit!!!! Soo i had to do some stuff at home instead. SMH!!! Oh well! I still got this! Ima go soak my foot!! LOL! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-77976411738332278252013-10-15T03:24:00.000-07:002013-10-15T03:24:10.847-07:00Right now!Ever wonder why you waited sooo long to do something that you know you should have done a long time ago. Yeah yeah! I know! "There is a time for everything!" Look! Whatever! When you know in your mind there are things that you need to do, but don't do them because, "there is a time for everything" you're basically wasting time that you could be using to change. You know im right! It's just an excuse cause we don't wanna rock the boat. Sooo while you wait for the "right moment", you waste precious time doing the same things that you've always done. Why not start right now??!! I feel you. You know? I've been there and still am, but maaaaan we gotta do better. Look..aint nobody gettin any younger in life. When kids are born you blink, and the next thing you know their graduating. Soo..let me ask you? What's really stopping you from pushing forward and at least doing something different right now? If you think about it. Whatever it is that we allow to hold us back, is what WE allow to hold us back. What if it doesn't work out?? What if people ridicule me?? But what if you build mental and spiritual muscle in the process?? Everybody screws up! Welcome to the freekin club! LOL! I know i do! I aint perfect, but i bet you one thing! You'll never be able to say Adolph didn't try! Believe that!! I come to far! Gave up too many pepsi's and Hostess cupcakes sucker!! LOL! It is soo tough to take back your life when you've been doing the same things and people expect the same things from you. But today is a good day to start right now towards a new mind set, a fresh perspective and powerful future. Look at all the God given potential that the creator placed inside of you. We aren't here just to take up space, but to contribute to the greater good of life here on planet earth. The world is waiting on what you have and so am i! I'm always amazed at the stories of people from different backgrounds and races. Some people just have a desire to do something and just "do it". While others live in the land of coulda shoulda woulda! You know that place don't you??? Hmmp! I've lived there..moved in and thought i'd never move out! Got real comfy and cozy too! But ohhhhh! No! Ha! I feel me help here! LOL!! One day i got tired! Ha! I mean real tired! Ha! And i decided Adolph is gonna do something RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! LMBO! God made you awesome so live an awesome life! You can't control what people do, but you sure can control what you do! Today is a good day to do something RIGHT NOW!!<br />
Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-20198663796435524232013-10-14T03:29:00.000-07:002013-10-14T03:29:47.400-07:00Taking the next step.When children start moving about it's interesting to observe how fast they pick up walking. Some tend to get the hang of it fairly quickly, while others are content with "scooting" across the floor dragging their little hips in a diaper. LOL!!! I can remember my oldest son "scooting" when were trying to teach him to walk. It was absoloutely hilarious to watch his little but sliding across the floor. Now that i look back on it. Wouldn't it be good if he could understand that he could get a lot further and exert a lot less energy, if he could just walk?...Hmmm. It makes me think about my own life. Sometimes I can "spin my wheels" as they say by not taking the next step in life. I and several of the friends i have sometimes struggle with procrastination. Ohh yeah! You know it dont you? Why put off today what you can put off tomorrow??..LMBO! Taking the next step in life is not always comfortable neither is it easy. But it sure is needful if we want to achieve a level of living that we've not experienced. Challenging yourself can be tough, especially when you've had enough outside challenges in life itself. But it is necessary to take the next step in our lives to be all that we were created to be. I've begun to learn things about myself on this journey that i never knew. I have fears, doubts, highs and lows. But such is life and all we have is the next step. So onward we push not knowing what the future holds, but ulitmately who holds the future. If God be for us who can be against us?? Well the truth is, there may be many people or things against us. But the only real threat to taking our next step is the 3 1/2 pounds of matter between our ears. You and i own the next step. We create the next step with each decision that we make. No matter how it looks now, the next step carries us to a place that is better than the last. Do you believe it? Remember! As a man thinketh so is he. Let's all take the next step inspite of the unknown and accomplish things we never thought we could! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-68291739306293840022013-10-07T03:10:00.001-07:002013-10-07T03:10:14.097-07:00I will!Morning crew! Hope you had a decent weekend. Today is yet another day we haven't seen before. And if you're reading this post you have been granted the opportunity to live in today. This morning as i worked out i thought about how many times i've been afraid to make a committment to do a thing. Oh i've gotten better. But the truth is, once you put something out there you have openly decided that "you will". It's difficult within yourself sometimes to announce to the world that "you will". I mean what happens if you fall flat on your face? How will people look at you? What if it doesn't work out? What if you quit before the promise of what you believed would happen happens? These things all play around with your mental and swirl around inside your head like leaves caught up in the wind on a fall day. But the more i grow on my journey to a better me, the more i understand the power of just saying "I will". See. It takes guts to say " I will" in the face of your critics, friends and enemies. But the real battle is waged in between your ears. Yeah..it really is. Whenever you make a declaration to do a thing you can believe there will be challenges to your "I will." It's what adds glue to the mental house your building. I have decided that there are times when im really strong and there are times when im not so strong. But regardless of where i am in my life during those periods ,"I will". It makes no difference how i feel, "I will." If it's within your power to do a thing go ahead and do it. Sometimes doing things that we don't want to do or feel like doing builds more strength in us than we know. Tell your body and mind what you will do and then say to yourself, I will! Start today! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589210265145507156.post-82823198698954510622013-10-02T03:16:00.000-07:002013-10-02T03:16:35.294-07:00Happy New Year!That's right folks!! Happy New Year! Today is the beginning of a New Year!!! Drop the ball and pop the bubbly because it's time to begin again!...What?? You may say. Adolph it's not 1/1/14 yet! I know right??!! Lol! The point i'd like to make today is this. Happy New Year is whenever you decide to do something different. I've thought for the past few years about all the hype that surrounds resolution's and plans for the "New Year" that many times seem to fall flat somewhere around February. Today could very well be your "New Year" if you wanted it to be. I can remember when i ran one of my first races. It was on Thanksgiving of all days!!! I mean turkey,stuffing,pie,cakes and cookies and all that!!!! Some of my friends kept saying awww man why don't you just wait until the first of the year. Ya know?? Start fresh! But i knew deep down inside i had to start!!! Not wait until what i thought or everyone else thought would be the perfect time. See. While other people were preparing, i was executing. It didn't mean that i didn't eat good. But what it did mean was that my mind was already in the mode of changing and my body got a good kick start. Can i just say something??? Stop waiting on people for crying out loud!!!! You waiting on them to do this or that and you build your whole life on what they do or don't do! STOP IT!!!! DO YOU!!! Drop your own ball! Pop your own bubbly!! Start celebrating today the new you! Happy New Year is whenever you decide. And when the New Year does come in, you can say you're in execution mode!!!!! Let old acquaintances be forgotten! Say goodbye to the old you and embrace the new!!!!! Read more books. Learn more about you. Sodas Down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224069584183424904noreply@blogger.com0