In my travels abroad, even if you have a time with the languages, the natives appreciate that you try to speak it, and they are more apt to help you out and be more patient with you when you do that. (It's also fun.) As for the running - CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Running for a half-hour with only two one-minute breaks is nothing to sneeze at!!! It takes stamina and determination! However, if you are concerned about "the redness", you may want to take this into consideration. Get a pulse monitor. I wear one when I run every day. (It comes in two parts: a band that straps across your chest, and a wrist band that give you the real-time, digital readout of your pulse. Polar makes a few very, very good ones for between $50 and $100.) Take the number 220 and subtract your age. Then take that number and multiply it by 50% and 85%. Those two numbers should be your maximum and minimum heart rate during your exercise time in order to give you the greatest cardio benenfit. In other words, I'm 55 years old. 220 - 55 = 165. 165 x .85 = 140. 165 x .50 = 82. Therefore, my target heart rate for 1/2 hour, five days a week should be between 82 and 140. (Actually, I try to maintain 120 - 140.) Have a great weekend!
What a beautiful post! When I think of all the time I've wasted blaming others and carrying grudges! I first had to learn how to forgive myself; that was the most difficult thing to do. Then, forgiveness of others followed fairly easily. This post just reaffirmed my personal knowledge of forgiveness, and it strengthened my convictions. Thank you, Ana. I'm SO GLAD that you're here!!
I love your attitude!!! Instead of getting bummed out over the weather, you put a positive spin on the situation and say "It will give me more time to get it together! I really admire that! And, judging from personal, tag sale experiences, your husband is right; people will buy ANYTHING! "One person's junk is..." Good luck!
You know what really gets me about all of this? The people who are against the thoughts of doing anything to curb global warming, including that hideous fathead, Rush Limbaugh, say that there is no concrete proof that it is really happening. My response to them is, "SO WHAT??!!" Even if there is the SLIGHTEST CHANCE that it MIGHT be happening, isn't that enough to make us do something???? These are the same jerks who claim there is no medical proof that cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke is bad for people!!!!! WTF!?!?!?! There is too much at stake to NOT do something!
The Bucket List is wonderful! How could it NOT be with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in it? Best line in the movie - "Tommy, nobody gives a #### what you think." I also cried my eyes out at the end.
Wonderful pics. Thanks for posting them. It is refreshing to see that people can freely be whatever they choose to be in other parts of the world. Perhaps this homophobic country where we live will follow suit soon. The architecture is amazing!
As I sit here today in drab, damp Connecticut, the sunshine SURE LOOKS GOOD!
Hi Kris. The two biker scenarios were just to remind me that I actually COULD control my temper if I chose to do so. (It was a real REVELATION to me that I actually could do that!) But, in the heat of moment, when I was pissed off and ready to take somebody's head off, I would refrain from saying ANYTHING,with GREAT effort, I might add, for a few seconds. (You know, the proverbial "counting to ten".) And then I would ask myself, "Am I about to say something just to hurt this person's feelings, or am I saying it to make a legitimate point?" The whole process seems cumbersome at first. But, after a while, it just became second nature. Also remember that a fast, sarcastic or hurtful remark may feel GOOD at the moment you say it, but, if you're anything like me, af few minutes later, I was always sorry I said it. Working to resolve a conflict civilly is, to me, much more rewarding. I feel better about myself for getting the situation resolved and NOT hurting somebody's feelings in the process.
Just remember that self-change can only begin when you first forgive yourself for past actions and words. You only have control over the present.
This is beautiful and so true. I just wrote a post on choosing to be angry or not. Everything is our choice. We can choose misery. We can choose to be a victime. We can choose joy. It's our decision.
I love Imus. I wanted to go to to a Rutgers women's basketball game with a sign that said, "I love Don Imus," but my wife talked me out of it. Racist, huh? Does anybody remember a few years ago when Jesse Ackson was running for president and he called New York City "Hymie-Town"? Was good old Al Sharpton up in arms about that? I don't think so.
You're gonna get yourself killed.
Absolutely amazing! Imagine what these creative people could do if they had legitimate jobs?
I would be pissed! What would happen if you confronted her and told her that you saw the party pictures on Bebo?
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