It wasn't for you.

This morning i'm thinking about all the opportunities in life that i thought i had to have, but for some reason it didn't work out. Be it a job, friends, relationships, networks or whatever. It all comes down to what God allows. Obviously if it were for me then i'd have it right? I mean if you and i are Gods children striving to do the best we can everyday then He won't withhold any good thing from us right? So why do i stress about things i can't control? The same reason you do. It sucks!!! LMBO! Because from our vantage point the opportunity to get something is perfect. It's like you say to God,"Ummm i'm not sure if you're aware of this, but this is a good thing!" Hahaha! Anyway, your daddy doesn't always see it like that. As a matter of fact He hardly ever sees it like that! So what you and i have to do is take a chill pill and say ooook Pops! You obviously know better than I! And you know what? He really does. Think about how less stressed you and i would be if we really, i mean really just trusted the decisions that God makes concerning our future. Some stuff He says no to you should be glad He did! You have no clue what crazy stuff was waiting on you. Ohhh but your Daddy said naww! I don't want you in that mess! So chill!!!!I know right??? Can we just be ok with a No, a not now??? That is the question. Im learning gang. It's not all about what we want and when we want it. Daddy truly does know best. So with that, rest in His decisions. Hold up your end of the responsibility part and let Him do the rest. After all, all you can do is all you can do!
Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!

Live your life unplugged.

You, a microphone and your life. Many of us have such a fantastic view of what our life should be like, but the reality is it may not quite be like we want it to be. Sometimes it's easier to project an image that says,"I have it all together", rather than, "I'm struggling." For me it seems like the older i get the more i could care less about trying to be someone other than Adolph. Maaaaan i like me! Silly sometimes, indecisive sometimes, crazy sometimes, unsure sometimes, wanna eat cookies all day sometimes...lol! But i really think i like me. I think we all have to get to the place where we just live our lives unplugged. Look! I like you but im not looking for an approval from you. I'm painting a picture on the canvas of my life everyday and singing songs in my own key without auto tune. I love running and love being free to be me. God is good and He keeps getting better as i learn how to just let go and be me. One thing i'm learning is that to truly be yourself requires strength! Ohhh My!! You didn't know?? Look at all the people you may offend by saying No to things you might ordinarily say Yes to. The point im making today is that true conviction says, "In spite of what you may think or believe i should be doing, God and i have a plan and i take my directives from Him." And don't get it twisted. I don't always listen to Him like i should. Because like any child i have a tendancy to go astray, but at the end of the day i realize i have to live my life unplugged and so do you!!! Do you want to experience real freedom?? Start doing what's in your heart to do. No synthesizer's, no falsetto and for goodness sakes kill that auto tune!!!! LOL!  Be you and do you!!!! Run, skip, jump and have fun!! Give God praise in everything and stay humble kids! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!

Pushing your limits.

Exploring who you are as a person is a life long process. When i look back over my life at the many missed opportunities to do things that i felt i couldn't do it's a little disheartening. I mean...how do your really know what you are capable of doing or not doing unless you try? I have determined in my own life that if i don't succeed? You won't be able to say that Adolph didn't try!!!! Ohh yeah ima die trying!!!! Hmmm..sometimes i look at people who have soo much gusto for life and their attitude towards trying new things that it rubs off on me! I guess that's part of the reason why i started running. Maaaaan i wanted to try something different and be different at the same time. I have a good friend of mine(Lisa) who pushed her limits this weekend by running a 50K!!! Yeah i know right?? Is she crazy? Border line insane?? LOL! Nope! She pushed the limits of what she had before hand saw as a limitation and jumped over it!!!! Wow!!! I am soo encouraged by people who ask "Why?" It's as if they say, "Why can't it be done?" And if so? "Why can't it be done by me?" See! You can push your own limits everyday if you look at your life from the outside in for just a moment. Sometimes we all can play it too safe and never dare to do what we are afraid of. I've done it and so have you. Because a comfortable life is just that. A comfortable life. Bethany Rose did 12 miles this weekend. Adrienne Hamlyn did 4 miles in just under an hour. Folks! You can do anything you want to do in life if you just set yourself to do it. It doesn't happen over night but neither does building a house. It takes a plan, time and ultimately action!! This weekend i set out to do my 2nd Half Marathon and im sooo excited!!!!!!! Maaaaan im looking for that bling! But im not stopping there! Cause next year im running in somebody's full Marathon! Preferrably Chicago!! Today, ask yourself what can i do differently that i haven't done before? Spice up your life and push your limits! No regrets! Just memories of how awesome you did in spite of being scared. Ohh yeah! Now that's real! It's not like we aren't a little scared to go. But baby we got to go anyway!!!!! Life is vapor so let's get it in!!!!!!! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!!!!

Changes!

Everybody at some point goes through changes. It's inevitable in life that we all will incur some sort of a change. Jobs, relationships, kids etc. etc. etc. The thing i'm finding is that whenever i take on the preparation for change it's a little less daunting. You know? It's like driving in northern Va...lol! Everbody there has to accept the fact that there WILL be traffic and at some point you WILL be caught in it! As long as you can accept that it still will suck, but at least you're not blind sided by the interruption in your commute. I believe life is like that in regard to change. I mean..think about it. How much stress could you diminish or maybe even get rid of if you could just expect that some things will change in time? I'm not saying that we have to take on a pessimistic outlook on life, but i think that 100% of what i deal with is the unexpected twists and turns of life. And so with that i know that i need to do a better job of embracing change. Dang! Who likes change? I really don't!! Especially if what I'm doing is working already! What the heck???!! Ever been on your job and what you've been doing has been working fine, and then all of a sudden the boss wants to change a method that has been working FOREVER??!!!!...LOL! We are creatures of habit, this is true. So the older i get the more i realise that things are always changing. And the best way to handle it is not to fuss and fight about it and get all bent out of shape. But to just go with it as long as it doesn't threaten your core values. Life is filled with change and so it makes sense to me to just suck it up, no matter how much it sucks and do your thing. Actually when i think about it. What the heck are you going to do anyway? If this is the way it is, then this is the way it is. Whatever the situation is, ADAPT! It will save you some headache,heartache and sleepless nights. Life changes like the seasons my friends. Let's embrace the change and make the best of what it is!! Keep it moving and kick that stress out the door!!!!!!!!!  Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!

"Club 30" in full effect!!!!

Good morning crew!  Are you ready to get serious about dropping a few lb's?? No it's not an infomercial..lol!! I mean have you been thinking?? "It sure would be nice to drop about 30lbs!" Well if you feel like your ready to tackle it today, lets all make that committment to GET IT OFF!!! Personally i know there are some things i need to tweek to meet my goal too. But the deal is this. Whether or not you reach your 30 it doesn't matter. What matters is that you put in the work mentally and physically to be better off than you were before. Oh did i tell you i had a Bioscreen the other day and all of my blood work as far as cholesterol,blood sugar and blood pressure was all great??!! Maaaaan!! Im on cloud 9 and a half! Adolph?? Me?? Fried chicken eatin,snicker bar snackin Adolph??! Yeah that dude!! I aint where i wanna be, but thank G.O.D. im not where i used to be!!!!!! Some of us may walk,run,zumba etc. But the bottom line is we all strive to get 30lbs off our frame! Challenge yourself to do more than you have been doing and at least you can say you feel better and a bit more accomplished. Let me tell you something...you already have inside of you what it takes to get this done! You just have to start walking towards your goal. One day at a time. My friend Bethany Jones Rose always comes up with the catchiest phrases..lol! Haha! So i have to give her credit for this brilliant idea! "Club 30" in full effect! Eat a little less,move a little more and watch your pants get bigger! Can i tell you how awesome that is? Just think about how proud of yourself you'll be! No more excuses! We all have a million and 1 reasons why we can't But the real question is, Aren't you worth it??? Let's go team!! See ya at Club 30!!!!!!! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!!!!!!!

Turn your mind off!

Hey yo!! Let me ask you a question? Ever been in the bed trying to sleep and you can't turn your mind off? I mean...you know? You're trying to get some shut eye and your mind just won't seem to let you enjoy some quiet time? I have! So part of the reason i run is to turn my mind off. I like to have mindless time, or time where i think about nothing but the footsteps im taking and the joy i get from a good sweat. I want to encourage you today to do whatever it is you need to do to turn your mind off! See..your mind loves to imagine things that haven't even happened yet. It loves to fast forward in put you in positions or states of worry,frustration and confusion sometimes. AAAAhhhh but im reminded,(in my preachers voice) that God said..hah..don't take thought for the things of tomorrow hah..because they will take care of themselves..hah!..LOL! See you and i everyday, have to make a concious decision to turn off our mind and just go! Don't you know your mind is sooo powerful that if you excercise it you can tell it what your going to do. It takes practice, but it can be done. Today is Tuesday my friends, enjoy it!. Live like it's your last and try not to sweat anything! Not even the big stuff. Control what you can control and leave the rest to G.O.D!  Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!

You are blessed!

Good morning all! Today is the day that the Lord has made and we all should rejoice and be glad in it. While it's not always easy to look at the bright side of bad things, today i think we should all focus on how blessed we are. We may not have everything lined up just so. We may have issues and circumstances that leave us puzzled. We may be struggling in soo many different areas in our lives. But in all of that i declare that we are all still very blessed. Just take a look around at others who are doing a lot worse and are still pushing through. We too must do the same thing! Yesterday at church i heard a message that reinforced this truth. "Whatever you focus on becomes bigger!" So with that lets all try to focus on how fortunate we are in spite of all that's going on in our lives. Today was a much needed rest day for me. I did some crunches and pushups at home after i slept in a little longer and it felt good!!! Sometimes you need to reflect and im glad i did. Have a great day all and remember that you are blessed no matter what it looks or feels like! Sodas down! Waters up! Peace and Love!