I’m convinced that there are rare moments in our lives that if we pay close attention, we are given a glimpse of what is ahead of us. This may sound crazy, but when I was on a road trip in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park, I swore a lake we’d come across was exactly [...]
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Heaven Looks Like This…
Posted in Inspiration, Travel, tagged Grand Tetons, heaven, lake, Yellowstone on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Perspective
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Daily OM, hidden treasure, perspective on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Daily OM to remember perspective… Hidden Treasure Finding Another Vantage Point Seeing the world from another perspective can introduce you to all sorts of hidden treasures. The ocean can look very different, depending on whether you are standing at the shore, soaring above in a plane, or swimming beneath its waves. Likewise, a mountain can look [...]
Do you CrossFit?
Posted in Inspiration, Life, tagged agility, athletic, community, CrossFit, CrossFit Denver, fitness, weight lifting, working out on May 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Photo Credit Have you heard about CrossFit? Maybe you’ve heard…it’s a crazy group of athletes/weight lifters who lift lots of weight, run around and do exercises that are almost un-human. Well I’m happy to dispel any myths because I do CrossFit. Am I an athlete? I’m athletic and true to form, believe I’ve been an [...]
Locks of Love vs Pantene Beautiful Lengths
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Locks of Love, Pantene Beautiful Lengths, hair, donation on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As you may have seen from my updated 35 Things to do Before I’m 35 list, I’m growing my hair out to eventually cut it off and donate it to be made into a wig for a cancer patient/survivor. I had only ever heard of Locks of Love being a company that took hair. Recently [...]
Learn, Grow and Adjust
Posted in fun, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Quarter Life Crisis, Travel, tagged Life List, Stratejoy, Travel on May 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
On Sept. 15, 2009 I wrote a blog post on 35 Things To Do Before I’m 35. I learned about making such a list from a blog I’m fairly obsessed with, Stratejoy, and had a lot of fun creating it. I’m a firm believer in being flexible with yourself. And what I learned at a [...]
From around the web
Posted in Family, Inspiration, tagged Andrew Hyde, daughter, Inspiration, Sarah Kay, TED Talks on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoy reading several different blogs. Some give me insight on personal development. Some are pure and simple entertainment. While others provide me the opportunity to learn something new. One of these blogs that I enjoy reading is Andrew Hyde’s blog – even better is that somewhat recently he’s been writing about his fantastic travels, [...]
Quote Inspiration
Posted in Inspiration, Quotes, tagged Declutter, Gretchen Rubin, Inspiration, pack rat, Quotes, The Happiness Project on April 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” — William Morris In my attempt to slowly declutter my condo, which for me as a pack rat is incredibly trying, this quote from [...]
Insider Look at Invesco Field at Mile High
Posted in fun, Inspiration, tagged Broncos, Denver, field goal, field kick, Invesco Field, Mile High Stadium on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Through work, I’ve gotten to have many unique and special experiences. One of those moments happened during our annual convention, when I got to walk on Invesco Field, where the Denver Broncos play and give it a shout at kicking a field goal. But let’s start at the beginning of this awesome evening… First, was [...]
Year for No Resolutions
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, New Year's Resolutions, tagged Happiness, Life, New Year's Resolutions on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, it’s April. Fourth month into the New Year, how are you doing on your resolutions? In the past, I’ve set New Year’s Resolutions. I actually love doing it. It’s like when you’re in college and you have to look through the list of courses for the next semester, match up your schedule, plan it [...]
What We Learn From… Rocky V
Posted in Inspiration, tagged boxing, Life Lesson, Rocky Balboa, Rocky V on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Rocky V shows us how easily it is to fall when you’re on top of the world. Rocky returns from Russia, only to find out his accountant ran off with all his money. He’s back to the beginning, only now he’s older and physically not up for more beatings to his body. Getting back to [...]