Good morning, Friends!
It's a fabulous Monday morning! The sun is shining, the weather is amazing and I've got a busy day ahead of myself.
I don't have too much to write about today. I'm sorry I've been out of the loop for almost a week. With this move ahead of me, I'm staying much too busy to spend time on the computer. So I wanted to apologize for that and let you all know what's going on. However, when things settle down a bit, I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the status of my trip, what the journey brings as I travel through the states with the kids, my dog, my cat, and my dad. It should be hilarious. Also, as I get settled in my new dwelling, I will be sure to share the feelings this experience brings and hopefully find greatness in it all.
So as I leave this post to attend to my kids and daily tasks, I would like to share with you that I've been elated in the last few days. Not quite sure why, just really aware of my blessings and basking in them. I've gotten some really great perspective on things and I'm trying really hard to be more grateful for my life and all I have. I've decided to do my best to stop focusing so much on what I don't have or how my life could be better and focus on how rich my life already is. I'm seeing things so differently lately. I am so blessed and I wander through most of my days wishing my life were more grand, glamorous, wealthy, fun, exciting, etc. I'm learning that the only reason my life isn't that way is because of my terrible attitude. My life is grand in many ways. I have glamorous moments. I am wealthy in ways that are more important than money. My children are fun and my husband and I have fun together. We find fun in the silliest things and enjoy being dorks together. And the only excitement I'm missing is that which I fail to find in every moment and create on my own!
I've not had much time for myself to do the things I love like work out. And I haven't been eating as well as I should. What with all this halloween candy around. Anyone who knows me knows candy is a serious weakness for me. But I'm allowing myself some wiggle room through this transition. I know once I move and get settled, I'll be able to get right back into the swing of things. I can't wait though! I miss working out so much! And boy can I tell the difference in my energy level!
Anyway...I hope today's blog will allow you to see all you have in your life to be grateful for! We all have so much more than we realize. Find those wonderful things that make your life grand and celebrate those who are a part of making your life fun and exciting! Have a wonderful week, everyone. I hope to post again in the next few days, but if I don't, know that I'm fine and just tackling what I must to get the job done! Wishing well, talk to you all soon!
<3 Jenn
Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Little Things
Good morning, friends,
So today is Sunday. I didn't post anything yesterday because I wasn't home hardly at all. But it was a good day. Spent with good friends, good food, and outside in the sunshine. Today is another beautiful day and I'm going to talk about what I thought about yesterday.
Last night I went out to the comedy club with my husband and we saw a great show. It was hilarious as always...never disappoints. However, one of the topics was 2012 and the supposed apocolypse that will happen then. I know this is a shaky topic. Some people are annoyed by the hype surrounding this supposed end of the world. Others are believers, others are skeptics or non-believers. Regardless, it was interesting that the comedian brought this up last night because I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Working out in my head what makes the most sense to me.
The little things in life...those are what matters, right? Sometimes moreso than the big things? While I was at a friends house yesterday, my kids were playing outside, her and I were just talking and watching movies together, she made us breakfast which was delicious, and it was just good. Lately, the temperature here in Texas has been very appealing. (We only get a few weeks in between summer and fall and then winter and spring where the weather is neither too hot or too cold but just perfect.) I've been driving with my windows down, the wind rushing through my hair, hand hanging out the side to feel it even more. I'm seeing Pumpkins at the pumpkin patch, mums, gerbera daisies, and signs for fall festivals all over the place. Now, I'm someone who is significantly affected by the weather. My mood that is. When the sun is shining, whether it's hot or cold or perfect outside, I'm a happy girl. When the sun is hiding behind the clouds, I feel sleepy and unmotivated to do much of anything. I'm not unhappy on rainy days, but just not as pumped to face the day head on.
Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is have you ever wondered what the difference is between those who have a positive outlook on life and those who have a very negative one? Why is it that two people can see things so differently? It's called perception. Perception is directly linked to our attitudes. You attitude is how you choose to perceive things and then react to them. Regardless, attitude is a choice. We either choose to be positive and happy and find goodness where we look. Or we choose to be negative and miserable and find bad in everything we see. So would it be safe to say that the difference between the two kinds of people are their choices? I understand for some people, it may be more difficult to make the choice to be happy. Say for those who are surrounded by negativity. They have negative friends, live in a negative place, have a negative job, etc. But I love the saying, You are who you surround yourself with. Imagine how much different your life would be if you had friends who were positive and uplifting and you had a job you loved and you lived in a neighborhood where you loved to be. Surrounding yourself with good things will in turn make your life good.
I have this thing. I suppose it's a self-preservation mechanism. I can't have friends who bring me down. I can't have these friends in my daily life, on facebook or anywhere. I can't have friends who every time I talk to them, it's all drama. There's always something bad going on in their life. Or there's always someone else who screwed them over. I can't hang with people like that. I can't hang with people who can't see that they are the only common denominator in their abundance of problems. I can't hang with friends on facebook who constantly have negative posts....something bad happened, again, people are liars, being tired of whatever, and blah, blah, blah. I just wish people would choose to consume their lives with good things rather than bad. I wish others would choose to focus on all they have rather than what they don't have. I'm sure I can take my own advice here sometimes. I get it. Sometimes we all like to just wallow in our own despair. Give ourselves a little pity party. But then you've gotta get up and get over it. Move on. We can't change our past, but we can control our future by deciding how we're going to deal with it.
I choose to find the little things in life that warm my heart. Beautiful things are everywhere. Sunshine, flowers, art, music, people, friends, family. While I understand that we have so much bad in this world, I truly, from the bottom of my heart, completely believe, that there is still WAYYYY more beauty and goodness in this world than there is bad. The sad thing is that you have to look a little further and a little harder to find it. We are so consumed by all the bad in this world because of the media and movies and TV and whatever else. But look beyond all that and you'll see so much good. I love going people watching. I love seeing things that put me in awe. This is a huge world. Larger than most of us can comprehend most of the time. I think the good in this world is like water on the earth...still the majority.
This is why I can't believe in the end of the world. Perhaps metaphorically, like the end of the world as we know it. But definitely not the end. How can so much that is good and beautiful and that brings happiness to the world go to waste? All BS aside, we have it so good. Not everyone, but a lot of us. And I've found that there are people all over this world with much less than I have who are happier and more fulfilled than I am. That's amazing to me. It's all about perception.
So, since my blog's purpose is to help others, to uplift them and motivate and encourage them, I would like to encourage you all to do one thing. Focus on the little things in life. Find beauty and happiness wherever you look and in whoever you're with. Surround yourself with positivity and you'll quickly see your life changing...you'll quickly see yourself being happier.
So today is Sunday. I didn't post anything yesterday because I wasn't home hardly at all. But it was a good day. Spent with good friends, good food, and outside in the sunshine. Today is another beautiful day and I'm going to talk about what I thought about yesterday.
Last night I went out to the comedy club with my husband and we saw a great show. It was hilarious as always...never disappoints. However, one of the topics was 2012 and the supposed apocolypse that will happen then. I know this is a shaky topic. Some people are annoyed by the hype surrounding this supposed end of the world. Others are believers, others are skeptics or non-believers. Regardless, it was interesting that the comedian brought this up last night because I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Working out in my head what makes the most sense to me.
The little things in life...those are what matters, right? Sometimes moreso than the big things? While I was at a friends house yesterday, my kids were playing outside, her and I were just talking and watching movies together, she made us breakfast which was delicious, and it was just good. Lately, the temperature here in Texas has been very appealing. (We only get a few weeks in between summer and fall and then winter and spring where the weather is neither too hot or too cold but just perfect.) I've been driving with my windows down, the wind rushing through my hair, hand hanging out the side to feel it even more. I'm seeing Pumpkins at the pumpkin patch, mums, gerbera daisies, and signs for fall festivals all over the place. Now, I'm someone who is significantly affected by the weather. My mood that is. When the sun is shining, whether it's hot or cold or perfect outside, I'm a happy girl. When the sun is hiding behind the clouds, I feel sleepy and unmotivated to do much of anything. I'm not unhappy on rainy days, but just not as pumped to face the day head on.
Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is have you ever wondered what the difference is between those who have a positive outlook on life and those who have a very negative one? Why is it that two people can see things so differently? It's called perception. Perception is directly linked to our attitudes. You attitude is how you choose to perceive things and then react to them. Regardless, attitude is a choice. We either choose to be positive and happy and find goodness where we look. Or we choose to be negative and miserable and find bad in everything we see. So would it be safe to say that the difference between the two kinds of people are their choices? I understand for some people, it may be more difficult to make the choice to be happy. Say for those who are surrounded by negativity. They have negative friends, live in a negative place, have a negative job, etc. But I love the saying, You are who you surround yourself with. Imagine how much different your life would be if you had friends who were positive and uplifting and you had a job you loved and you lived in a neighborhood where you loved to be. Surrounding yourself with good things will in turn make your life good.
I have this thing. I suppose it's a self-preservation mechanism. I can't have friends who bring me down. I can't have these friends in my daily life, on facebook or anywhere. I can't have friends who every time I talk to them, it's all drama. There's always something bad going on in their life. Or there's always someone else who screwed them over. I can't hang with people like that. I can't hang with people who can't see that they are the only common denominator in their abundance of problems. I can't hang with friends on facebook who constantly have negative posts....something bad happened, again, people are liars, being tired of whatever, and blah, blah, blah. I just wish people would choose to consume their lives with good things rather than bad. I wish others would choose to focus on all they have rather than what they don't have. I'm sure I can take my own advice here sometimes. I get it. Sometimes we all like to just wallow in our own despair. Give ourselves a little pity party. But then you've gotta get up and get over it. Move on. We can't change our past, but we can control our future by deciding how we're going to deal with it.
I choose to find the little things in life that warm my heart. Beautiful things are everywhere. Sunshine, flowers, art, music, people, friends, family. While I understand that we have so much bad in this world, I truly, from the bottom of my heart, completely believe, that there is still WAYYYY more beauty and goodness in this world than there is bad. The sad thing is that you have to look a little further and a little harder to find it. We are so consumed by all the bad in this world because of the media and movies and TV and whatever else. But look beyond all that and you'll see so much good. I love going people watching. I love seeing things that put me in awe. This is a huge world. Larger than most of us can comprehend most of the time. I think the good in this world is like water on the earth...still the majority.
This is why I can't believe in the end of the world. Perhaps metaphorically, like the end of the world as we know it. But definitely not the end. How can so much that is good and beautiful and that brings happiness to the world go to waste? All BS aside, we have it so good. Not everyone, but a lot of us. And I've found that there are people all over this world with much less than I have who are happier and more fulfilled than I am. That's amazing to me. It's all about perception.
So, since my blog's purpose is to help others, to uplift them and motivate and encourage them, I would like to encourage you all to do one thing. Focus on the little things in life. Find beauty and happiness wherever you look and in whoever you're with. Surround yourself with positivity and you'll quickly see your life changing...you'll quickly see yourself being happier.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Day 1
Good morning, friends!
Today is my first day "blogging". I've been wanting to do it for some time now just haven't taken the time to do it. I love sharing information, my feelings and opinions about things, and anything I can that others might find helpful.
I created this blog to hold discussions about all things life. Of course, the discussions will mostly be focused around health and fitness but I don't feel that always has to be the topic to be helpful or interesting. However, I believe that health and fitness should be the cornerstone for your life. If health and fitness are your main priorities, everything else will fall into place. I believe this because in more recent years of my life I have not made time to take care of myself. I've taken very poor care of myself in fact. I haven't committed time to care for myself. I seem to always take the backseat to other priorities in my life. As I do believe your children, spouse, family, faith, etc. should be major priorities that come first, I've learned the hard way that you have to take care of yourself and put yourself first in order to be a valuable person to others. It's similar to being in a burning building. If you can't breathe, you can't save anyone else. Well, if you don't care for yourself, you can't effectively care for others. I believe that if more moms took care of themselves like they should and devoted time to do things they love, they'd be happier. I personally am a better mother and wife when I take time for myself. When I don't, I lose sight of myself and get wrapped up in the chaos of life. It's overwhelming and then I feel defeated. I've also had my 3 children in a small amount of time. I've not given myself very much time to adapt to these huge life changes or allowed my body to heal from this very traumatic event. And dealing with that kind of adjustment can prove to be challenging sometimes. Especially if you don't have control of other areas of your life. This is why I've made my health and fitness the cornerstone of my life. If I am not healthy and don't feel good in my skin, I'm not as happy, therefore, not as good to or for my family. So I have vowed to commit to being healthier, making healthier decisions, and making the time for my fitness. Most people say they don't have time for fitness. It's not that they don't have time, it's that they won't make it a priority and dedicate time to their fitness.
I would love for you to follow me here and check out my daily blogs. I would love more for you to add your comments or questions to add to the discussion. I welcome all feedback so please feel free to add anything you wish to make my blog more helpful to anyone who reads it!
I look forward to sharing my journey with you and hopefully helping you discover yours. I would be honored to join you on your ride to realizing your dreams and chasing them!
Much Love ~ Jenn
Today is my first day "blogging". I've been wanting to do it for some time now just haven't taken the time to do it. I love sharing information, my feelings and opinions about things, and anything I can that others might find helpful.
I created this blog to hold discussions about all things life. Of course, the discussions will mostly be focused around health and fitness but I don't feel that always has to be the topic to be helpful or interesting. However, I believe that health and fitness should be the cornerstone for your life. If health and fitness are your main priorities, everything else will fall into place. I believe this because in more recent years of my life I have not made time to take care of myself. I've taken very poor care of myself in fact. I haven't committed time to care for myself. I seem to always take the backseat to other priorities in my life. As I do believe your children, spouse, family, faith, etc. should be major priorities that come first, I've learned the hard way that you have to take care of yourself and put yourself first in order to be a valuable person to others. It's similar to being in a burning building. If you can't breathe, you can't save anyone else. Well, if you don't care for yourself, you can't effectively care for others. I believe that if more moms took care of themselves like they should and devoted time to do things they love, they'd be happier. I personally am a better mother and wife when I take time for myself. When I don't, I lose sight of myself and get wrapped up in the chaos of life. It's overwhelming and then I feel defeated. I've also had my 3 children in a small amount of time. I've not given myself very much time to adapt to these huge life changes or allowed my body to heal from this very traumatic event. And dealing with that kind of adjustment can prove to be challenging sometimes. Especially if you don't have control of other areas of your life. This is why I've made my health and fitness the cornerstone of my life. If I am not healthy and don't feel good in my skin, I'm not as happy, therefore, not as good to or for my family. So I have vowed to commit to being healthier, making healthier decisions, and making the time for my fitness. Most people say they don't have time for fitness. It's not that they don't have time, it's that they won't make it a priority and dedicate time to their fitness.
I would love for you to follow me here and check out my daily blogs. I would love more for you to add your comments or questions to add to the discussion. I welcome all feedback so please feel free to add anything you wish to make my blog more helpful to anyone who reads it!
I look forward to sharing my journey with you and hopefully helping you discover yours. I would be honored to join you on your ride to realizing your dreams and chasing them!
Much Love ~ Jenn
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