Knocking the cobwebs off an Atomic Bomb.

   Sure,now days we have the Hydrogen Bomb,but there is still a use for those old ‘wimpy’ Atomic bombs-right? I personally have a nostalgic place in my heart for a bomb that changed the world.

Spread the love Atom style

   When the world needs change there is no listing for Ghostbusters in the phonebook. Instead reality is much more useful. The good old tried and true Atomic bomb. Is there really anything more American than the Atomic bomb? 

    Do not even bring up that apple pie crap! What has that worn out pastry ever done that made a difference? Is anyone afraid of an apple pie? McDonalds cannot get rid of them,yet you put one of these nuclear goodies on the menu and goodbye dollar menu! 

    Listen up,Al Gore,the planet just sent me a text message. It says ‘Global Warming…….LOL’   It said you would know what it meant. That was random,but when good old blue planet speaks(or texts) you listen up. Personally I like disposable cups and living with freedom.

Sure,it may look a little funny but-

 it is a most versatile vehicle.

   I speak of Chrysler’s PT Cruiser. I was not sure I was going to like it when we first picked it out,but with our credit the choices were just a little ugly. It was a 5 speed which started the endearing process.

   At this time I cannot recount in the past 3 months how often this vehicle has proven itself. Whether saving me from borrowing someone’s truck to carrying all of my sister in law’s luggage on her arrival into Missouri and getting good fuel mileage doing so it has proven itself to me.

   Not just a vehicle,but a part of the family.

   Today it will again make it’s payment seem too small for what it is worth. A phone call came from my helper who brings his van down to load Sunday Newspapers in and the news I had been dreading came. The old sputtering Chevy conversion van would no longer be available…..meaning I had nothing to load my papers in before I roll them and start delivering. I used to own an old Ford van for the job,but a hole in the oil pan KOed the six cylinder.

    Instead of freaking out,which 3 months ago I would have done,I started pulling the rear seats out of the Cruiser. Stacking right I would be able to fit all 600 papers in with a little extra room. Now that is a versatile car.

    And to think we were originally going for a two door coupe!!!!!

   I will let you know how it goes,because it is going to supplant our normal delivery neon too so I do not have to bring two vehicles down. Should work just fine. Small enough to be nimble and fuel efficent,yet with enough cargo room for 600 of Kansas City Star’s finest.

     Love my Cruiser!

   Want to learn more about PT Cruisers? www.ptcrew.com

In the end only that I was there will matter.

   Things are changing in my world. I have stepped back from my day to day and had to again realign myself with where I wanted to go. Ever been so caught up in just making it through another week or month that everything else gets either lost or set on some type of non-existent auto pilot? Your higher dreams and aspirations seems so far away and your next tank of gas is due-which do we pay our time and concerns to usually?

   From reading about it in a newspaper to seeing it on TV,fear and doubt are all around us. Worried about fuel prices? Cutting back on food? How about your mortgage payment? Is your bank secure? Pretty sure you have asked yourself at least one of these daily,even hourly.

    I know I sure was. Like being in some horrible video game I was constantly searching for clues to just get me to the next level,conserving my supplies like a madman,and looking over my shoulder. Survival mode,that place where we become human versions of a squirrel. Paranoid of our surroundings and believing it was all out to get me unless I built up my hoard. But of course I would have to hide it our someone else could come along and take it!!!

     Oh no! I could not let that happen. No no no.

     And before I knew it,all my work was for nil because I either hid my stash so well that I actually could not find it or someone else did take it. Freaked out the cycle would begin again in my survival mode.

    What we have to learn is that in survival mode we do just that—-Survive. We do not profit or reach for the sky,we just take the next breath and survive to the next. That is no way for someone to really live.

    What did I do to change it? What can anyone do?

    Find out soon in my next blog

Life does not take Velcro!

   I sit here in kind of a turning point for so many of my projects.In my hands I have the ends to about six or seven different strings,and as the saying goes,’I have to tie up a few loose ends’.

   

 

      At first I had to find the knotted mess inside of myself,a ball of potential that must be loosed in order to be used. Just as Alexander the Great was faced with a knot that seemed impossible,I too tore into mine with a sword,and while the possibilities unfolded,

    So did the mess of loose ends.

    In the last year I have gotten closer and closer to getting those shoe strings straightened out and seperated from the chaos. Certainly not an easy task,but what worth doing ever is?

     A few of the items I have been working on recently include;

    My health,because I know that my mind can only be a sharp as the body that contains it. While that may seem like it is false,I can assure you that it is very relevant. What good is a treasure trove of knowledge if you do not have the ability to act upon it? Is it not obvious with logic that health itself is very important? And to not act for it’s sake is foolish? My recent endeavor in this field has been a site sent to me by a great friend. http://hundredpushups.com/index.html is where you will find it. I am just now finishing the first week in the simple program and I must say,while it can be a challenge,the results in my strength are obvious!

       Go take a look right now and get started. This is your life we are talking about. http://hundredpushups.com/index.html

      Financial,now there is something that can be a real challenge for alot of us. I myself am included in that. I know the principles,and I know the effort needed,however like the needle in the haystack,the actual results can be elusive. This one is very important because it helps us live the way we want to live.

    Money does not buy happiness….true However money,especially the lack of it,can certainly cause us to be stressed out and unhappy. There are alot of pre-concieved notions about finances,but in all reality it takes a balance. A balance between what you need and what you desire. The best part is,at least for many Christians who have believed otherwise,it is okay to want and have an abundance of wealth. Jesus did not ever say to be beggars,he did however say not to be in any man’s debt. Takes money to do that. It also takes money to donate…the list goes on. 

   To put it simply,just get your finances in a row and do not let them make you upset. You and I both know they can,so I found a company that can help get a map worked out for you,as well as even help implement some solutions. Best of all the help they provide is FREE!! Oh yeah,I said it! http://www.primerica.com/public/fna.html  

   Those are two of the strings I am working with right now. How are you doing with yours? Are you maybe a little frustrated with either? Give yourself a new start and visit these two places and get your life heading the right way. Take out your sword and dive into the knot! Start the unraveling process with two of the best resources out there.

     You want to have a great life,right? Of course you do. Do you need some help? No matter how far in life we may be,there is always more to learn or do. This probably one of those moments if you are reading this. If not,then chances are you have already been this way and agree with the above.

   I want to hear from you!

    

 

 

 

Did you know? Bet you did not!

 

      The world is an ever changing place. We need to be able to change with it. There is no standing still or you will be left behind!

     Those are the facts and whether we want to face them or not,it is happening.

Something a friend sent me. So true

HOW TO KEEP A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY:
1) At lunchtime, sit in your parked car with your sunglasses on and
point a hairdryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2) Page yourself over the intercom. Don’t disguise your voice.

3) Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want
fries with that.

4) Put your garbage can on your desk and label it “IN”.

5) Put decaf in the coffee maker for three weeks.
Once everyone
has gotten over her or his caffeine addiction, switch to
espresso.

6) In the memo field of all your checks, write “FOR SEXUAL
FAVORS.
“

7) Finish all your sentences with “…in accordance with the
prophecy.
“

Dont use any punctuation

9) As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

10) Ask people what sex they are.
Laugh hysterically after they
answer.

11) Specify that your drive-through order is “to go.
“

12) Sing along at the opera.

13) Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don’t rhyme.

14) Put mosquito netting around your work area.
Play a tape of
jungle sounds all day.

15) Five days in advance, tell your friends you can’t attend their
party because you’re not in the mood.

16) Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name,
Rock Hard.

17) When the money comes out of the ATM, scream, I WON!
WON! I WON! Third time this week!!!”

18) When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot,
yelling “Run for your lives! They’re loose!”

19) Tell your children over dinner, “Due to the economy, we are
going to have to let one of you go.
“

And the final way to keep a healthy level of insanity…

20) Send this to everyone in your address book, even if they sent
it to you or have asked you not to

Music for the day—-includes videos!!!!

 Get your day started!

 

 My song to signify another day on the job finished. Turn it up!!!!

  Great song for anytime.   

   Sit back and enjoy some great music! Later

The little Everest we face every day

poker,football
 Ever been so busy trying to make things work that any type of interuption just throws things completely off balance?
Take for example,me.I tend to be focused on about 3 to 4 things at a time,while everything else around me is pretty much background noise.Almost like a tunnel vision or ’tunnel concentration’ as it were.
My mind will be working so hard solving the issues I face with what I am concentrating on that if a new interuption from a source that is supposed to be reliable I am almost stopped dead in my tracks!
Annoyance,anger,and outrage are what go through me when this happens,even boiling out when I feel that something is so small and petty that I should not have to deal with it.I do not like to waste my time,and these little interuptions do just that.That makes me more upset than just about anything else.
Such was the night I had,yet before it was over my resolve is stronger than before.
What was my secret?
I will admit there was some yelling,but those yells soon turned to defiant bellows.I am not going to let stupid things get in my way.Why should I?If I have the ability to fix the big things in life,then the little stuff should be a breeze.
The defiance soon turned to determined self affirmations(if you do not know what self affimations are,I will be writing a blog on them soon. So keep an eye out) and it was not long before I felt a cool breeze of confidence again.Already I was coming up with solutions.
When in these type of situations it is okay to make some noise( but not really in front of people.Find a place you can be alone. ) but then take a deep breath and remember that you can do whatever you set out to do,and nothing is going to stop you.Answers and ideas will find you.

Need a ride?

                       Quick,you need to see this!

 

 How many times have’you ‘ever wondered why you were not getting anywhere in life?

         

 

     Whether it is financially,physically,or spiritually,there are times we feel stuck. Do you know what I mean? Ever stopped for a moment and looked around you and saw that people who seemed to be doing less were getting more?Made you upset,or frustrated didn’t it? We all know that feeling.

     You try hard at work,learning more than those around you.You put in the extra time to make sure that it is done right,or even for a little extra pay on your check.Perhaps you have your own business and you work so hard to get it going,yet still even with the best of products and ideas you are still struggling.

  Not a fun place to be.

   In the same fashion,how about losing weight?Or gaining muscle? Ever had the same experience? You have dripped all the sweat in your body,gone without all of the junk food,yet somehow your body refuses to do what you want it to. That is very frustrating and another reason the words diet and exercise are considered blasphemy.

     What about your spiritual existence?Do you have times when it feels like your prayers go unheard,no matter how much you need them answered?Or you want to believe in something greater than yourself,but you cannot seem to have the intimate relationship that you hear about.

   Financial,physical,and spiritual. 3 parts of our lives that encompass all that we really are.We struggle to grow one or two of these with all that we have.W have success and failures,but we press on because we believe in better.

   Frustration happens and you begin to wonder what is wrong.Why are you not getting to where you want to go?Why?It feels like you are swimming against the tide.  What is the precious secret that others know that you do not?

   BALANCE.  All three aspects of your life must have equal amounts of your awareness.

    When you concentrate on only a part of your life other parts suffer and run over into what you are spending all of your time on.You have to balance them.

   Another problem I see people run into is saying ’I will work on my finances then when I do not have to worry about money I will take the time to make myself healthy.I just do not have time for both.’   You cannot work on one and finish it to work on another.

   It is a constant process that never ends,you will never finish one to work on another.You will end up stressed out and worse off than if you had just gave each one a little time.

   Having all the money in the world is fine,but it will only get you so far if you are bedridden. Having the body of a marathon runner is only good if you have the will to do something with it. For example,an ox can pull just over two tons by itself.Not bad,but when you hitch up a team of two oxen that number jumps to 16 tons!!!!Add a third and it is just crazy.  Get the picture?

   So take the time for each of these areas and watch as your life begins to improve.Make your life balanced or you will always watch people pass you buy as you are patching holes in the dam of your existence.

Violent acts of DeSpErAtIoN!

   As I sit here in front of my keyboard I am saddened by the lack of comments from the hundreds of readers who have visited this tiny blog. No doubt at times I consider taking a hammer to my computer and letting it face the wrath,yet I see now that such would be a foolish waste.

   Instead I look forward to the 12 gauge slugs that are so pretty in red. A wood grain pump action mossberg truly is a thing of beauty. That unmistakable metallic double click as the round is chambered. Now that is how it should be.

    Yes,that will work perfect……

    Except there is always that razor sharp katana I ordered several years ago from that online supplier. The sweet thud it made last year as I tested it for the first time on a ripe watermelon. If ever there was a feeling of power,that was it. Grasping the ribbon decorated haft in my two hands,sliding it with a muted but deadly ’snick’ from it’s sheathe. Poised above my hapless computer like a samurai ready to strike an opponent with all the force and truth of Bushido!

     No doubt that is the best way to finish this…..

   Now that I think of it,my uncle is in the army. He has been known to be assigned to a tank division……

    And it was then that I woke up from my nap. My hands shaking but my mind clear as it has ever been.

   Was I holding on just a little too tight? I do love my blog,but it is not all about having people read it,it is about the joys of writing. Let those who will pass by and those who want read it. The only acceptance sought is from within.

   May the next eyes upon this text have a great day and remember that it is not anyone but yourself that must be satisfied with what you have achieved.Set your expectations high,but let them be your own.

     James McBride   Imagine your world