"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today." ---Dale Carnegie
It is amazing how easily our lives can become so off track. Divorce, new job, financial restructures, dating, not dating, and the list continues. The past eight weeks have been all over the place for me. I ventured into a new job and the training schedule was insane and allowed very little time for anything but work and sleep. Now that the training is complete and I have settled into the job, my schedule is once again becoming manageable.
"A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands." ---William Phelps
Dating has been very interesting and I am not sure the word fun comes to mind. During my dating, I have encountered many wonderful women. There was one woman that really earned a spot in my heart, only to hear the words, can we just be friends. I certainly can do that and that is exactly what we have become. I find it odd that in dating when a person decides that they no longer want to play the game and have heard the “can we just be friends” for the last time; that someone suddenly appears that seems to steal the show and find a way to your heart. That is exactly what has happened to me and I find this woman has me smiling and laughing again. My children adore her and her children. How can I not like a woman that tells me the following when I suggested we take the kids and all go bowling. Todd, that is not a good idea, because I will smash you and have to pick up the pieces of your bruised and battered ego, blah, blah blah. Yes, she is a bit competitive and I love it.
My weight loss is back on track. Since the holidays, I would lose a few and then gain a few. I have been maintaining my weight. Don’t you love the drama and how I go on instead of just saying I am maintaining. Well, I need and desire to drop the last of these stubborn pounds and I desire to do so before summer. I am back on a regular schedule at work and I am once again able to prepare and be prepared with my food. The woman I am dating asked me what I wanted for dinner as she invited my children and me to dinner. I said, I am back on my program so I only desire a salad. She replied, Todd the only thing I ever see you eat is salad. :-O
"Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough." ---Richard DeVos
I hope that I will now be more stable and able to update and allow people to glimpse into the world of a highly confused man once again. I am feeling much more positive and confident in the future and my journey. I have a very good friend going through a very rough time in his life. I responded with a brief message. I mentioned that time heals or forms scar tissue over all problems in our lives. His response rather caught me off guard. He responded, you would know, you have lived it my dear friend. Looking back on the past two years, yes my friend I have. Time is the great healer and if you allow the Lord to assist, you will definitely come out on top.
"Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to sing, though in hot water up to its nose." ---Source Unknown
"Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room -- others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?" ---William Ward
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