My new journey

I am running a half marathon while raising funds to raise awareness for Leukemia and Lymphoma Soceity. This has been good for me both in the fact that I have commited myself to regular exercise and also made a commitment to raise funds for a cause I believe in. Visit my LLS page it you wish to donate. Thanks!

another good deed....

today my good deed was covering a shift for a co-worker. this counts, right? if not i also gave a customer 22 cents to cover her tab. this has been excited and fun. i have accomplished my goal every day so far! terrific!

today is just another day....

so i began a new resolution this year - to do a good deed everyday. intentional or random acts of kindness fall into my good deed category. So far i am 21 days into the month and this habit has stuck. I am excited by new goal, even more excited that i have been able to stick with it! so far they have included helping some one with her essay, giving friends a ride, donating to my favorite cause, getting flowers for some one who fell ill, dropped off coffee to a customer who is not able to leave his house, donating shoes to some one who will wear them, bought a stranger a cup of coffee, smiled at some one randomly, spent an entire day complimenting everyone i encountered (that was really fun) and made some one laugh who needed cheering. It has definitely brought me more joy than i imagined :)

inspiration

so i am flopping like a fish out of water to be inspired to find a job & career i love. i have been so blah - passionless and changing my mind so frequently that friends & family just shake there heads. there are a few ideas i like more than others but nothing that is overwhelmingly exciting that "i have to do it". booo. i feel so lost sometimes.

what i need is inspiration. a friend suggested that i meditate/pray on it. i think i might try that - i will start today. i will try to take a few minutes a day & see if that helps. i will keep a journal to help me get ideas.

fall is coming!!! yeah!!! i love fall.

sunshine and blue skys

today there was an overcast for most of the day but my outlook and disposition was bright and optimistic. perhaps an indication of how good your day is going to be depends on how good you want it to be. the choice is yours - are you going to find the sun behind the clouds or allow the clouds consume you?

enjoy each moment and try to look on the brighter side :)

sunny but its still cold out

the past few days have been beautiful! so sunny but still chilly, not more than 55 degrees but people are going a little crazy. i think i am the only onw still wearing a jacket. people are rushing to wear shorts. ok, its not 60, its 50. shorts are a little overboard. a spring jacket, a light sweater maybe, but definately not shorts. lets not get crazy people! we dont want everybody to get sick before the real spring comes. enjoy the sun but be reasonable!

dream

"To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act" Anatole France

This quote stirs something deep - a call to connect the soul with my actions. Everyday i work and live but almost robotically. until recently, when i started to focus on my self and try to get a deep connection. this year my focus will be on having soul in my actions, to be aware, present. i know those are the words that seem to be flying around every where. so i decided to breathe a little more, bring my focus internal and watch and move with action. and guess what, i am actually happier and its working. next will be finding a career that i can put my heart and soul into.

pity party

i am so fed up with those who complain about there life when the choices they made are a direct reflection of those choices. did u expect everyone to be happy with those choices? your unhappy now but life is still worth living. stop bitching and move forward. accept the choices you made and where they got you today and think about where you want to go tomorrow and how you are going to get there. choices are important - consider the consequences and the outcomes seriously and thoughtfully before you take action.

happy new year

another year over and a new one has just begun.... wow! what a crazy year it has been. it has been pretty rough, i am not gonna lie. I have done a lot of soul searching this year to try to get over depressing thoughts and open up to new adventures, and discover what makes me tick. this year i will continue to work on myself and discover the wonders the world has to offer. this past year has been very unstable, especially in my job. This year i plan on working hard on my career - to find something i love to do that will provide me with the life i enjoy living. I want to wake up everyday starting off happy. if the day brings me down that's okay, because tomorrow is a new day. i feel a lot of change will come this year, all for the better. life it good and worth living.

attitude is everything

starting your day with an open mind and positive outlook is imperative to have a fabulous day. Attitude is yours, it is a choice, and you own it, can control it and its your responsibility. When people have a "bad" attitude it is because they choose it. they hold on to anger or bitterness and and choose to carry it with them. when you blame others or something else for your problems that feeds your negative attitude. the easiest way to stay positive is to accept others for who they are and let their garbage stay with them. don't absorb the negative. live positive. live in the moment and see the good out of everything. when your mind is open the world is a brighter, better place. and remember to breath :)

smile

something as simple as a smile can alter somebody's day and improve your own happiness. my outlook is positive - it is going to be a gorgeous day! and during my day i will smile at passerby's and see if they smile back. NY is a tough place to live so anything i can do to ease my day i will. especially if it is as simple as a smile :)

inspiration

my inspiration yesterday was when a girl bought a guy his coffe & breakfast because he didn't have a small enough bill at the register. it was an awesome act of kindness because it helped all involved except herself. Her selfless act inspires me on the upcoming holiday season when there are so many people who will need help and inspiration to get through the holidays. although this particular transaction wasnt that neccesary because the man had the money, he just couldnt break his bill.
Today i will make a list of helpful actions i can take for the upcoming season to help those in need as well as to inspire others to help out. whether its a meal, coffee, a gesture or a simple smile it is important to remember to stay positive, be thankful and before you judge put yourself in the other person's shoes.

be the change you wish to see

today i became aware of the dozens of ads promoting volunteerism, changing the world and helping out. I am inspired to give my time. i am not sure what i can do but i have a feeling that even small things will make the world a better place. I will start with my attitude - a positive, kind and loving one. i will treat everyone with loving kindness. although this may become hard at times it is important to remember that i wish to be treated with love and kindness. "how would i want to be treated?" will be in my mind anytime i become resentful or mean spirited. The world does not need feear, anger or resentment - it needs love, happiness, and positive outlooks. It needs humans to be thoughtful of others, sweet, and helpful. i am inspired to be the change i wish to see.

good news

so i was flipping thru the channel the other day when i came upon a program called "good news". it was catholic based out of long island but it was just as it described - good news. all of the guests, stories and features were posistive in nature. there were no reports of death, hate, loss, violence. all good news. and not all of it had a religious conotation either. so,it got me thinking - what if i were to write about good news? whether it be a story, personal experience, quote or affirmation - i am going to try to conduct this experiment for the next 21-30 days & see what happens.

today i am happy to report that we had beautiful fall wether and there was a nice turn out on election day.
okay, so far so good. hopefully i will remember to write more tomorrow.