Running, Eating, & Other Things
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THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO YUMMMMM!
Church Street Coffee & Books Crestline Birmingham Candy Company Crestline Village certainly has it's share of Eats, Treats, & Sweets ... Choices everywhere. And Choices, I believe, are the cornerstone of happiness. Maybe that's why you see such smiling faces...
I’M SORRY
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Most of our intentions are without malice. We, generally, do not set out to harm. So when we are faced with the reality that we did, indeed, harm or hurt someone in some way; it's hard to admit ... to ourselves ... that we misjudged,...
CONSISTENCY
SKIING/SHOPPING TELLURIDE Skiing/Shopping ... Believe it or not I consider both extreme sports, rooted in practice (physical consistency), discipline (mental consistency), forming habit (grown into the soul) ... Consistency. Trial and Error leading to Success leading...
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO YUMMMMM!
Beer & Coq Au Vin, Telluride, CO Huh? Doesn't seem to go together and it doesn't. So here is the explanation. I don't drink beer, don't like beer, but apparently it is the perfect apres ski reward for a successful day on the slopes. My body literally says to me "I...
LET IT SNOW
ACCEPTANCE Running/Skiing ... Tomato/Tomauto ... Whereas Running, my first love, involves exploring new routes, scenery, terrain; Skiing brings you into the Wow Factor, on the top of the world, the stillness, the beauty, the overwhelming feeling of solitude and at the...
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
New Year ... New Outlook You Are What You Eat. This phrase is like a passive/aggressive bully. It doesn't come lunging at you with immediate deep threats or cursing at you triggering a knee-jerk angry reaction. No, this is meant to send you to your corner to sit and...
EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MO
Choices, Choices Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo ... A child's game with profound implications. It's the cornerstone of daily life. Contemplatively choosing a response to circumstances rather than a chaotic reaction is empowering. The ball is always in your court to decide the...
SAY IT!
"LISTEN!" A demand for attention, but not in a bratty way. A connection through thoughts and words and language that penetrates deep into the soul. Listen ... To ... Me. Don't just hear the noise of communication. Acknowledgement of another's presence goes a long way...
SAY IT!
"I Don't Know." I don't know why "I don't know" is so hard to say. Is it ego? vulnerability? ... Hard to tell. This admission has been a source of angst for me in the past, an uncomfortable uncertainty. But I have come to find that what I don't know is much more...
SAY IT!
"AMEN!" From our lips to God's ears, a fitting acknowledgement of His omniscient counsel. Much more than a punctuation mark ending to a prayer, it's where our vulnerability brings us into a beautiful space of connection to The Almighty. Amen to that!