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JUMP

2012/03/21 Gayle 0

I love the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In the movie, there is a scene where Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Kid (Robert Redford) are being pursued by a small but skillful posse. At first we see Butch and the Kid try to out run those in pursuit. Then they try trickery and hiding among the mountains. Eventually our heroes come to a point where the only choices are be captured or jump off the mountain into a raging river. At times responsibilities and pursuing goals can feel this way. We run, we avoid, we try tricks and eventually our only choices are to admit defeat or JUMP! I certainly can’t speak for everyone, but my favorite trick for avoidance….the internet. I The rest of the story

Happy First day of Spring – Go Pursue Happiness

2012/03/20 Gayle 1

Happiness is an interesting concept. It is something we all desire and yet it is a state of mind that few can completely articulate. What is happiness? I learned as a child that I was entitled to the right to pursue happiness. Like many American children, I believed that meant I was entitled to happiness. I could ramble on and on about the ills of our societal belief that we are entitled to be happy, but I won’t, perhaps I’ll rant about that later. What I am coming to accept is that happiness comes in the pursuit. We must actively seek happiness. Happiness doesn’t just come and find you. For the past several months I have been guilty of demanding to be happy. And, to The rest of the story

Plenty of Socks at Lo Tide

2012/03/18 Gayle 0

We have arrived at the time of year when festival and events permeate my life. Last week Jenn announced that we have no free Saturdays until October. Part of me is excited to be back to the grind and part of me is already longing for a Saturday free from work! Yesterday we attended, as vendors, the Lo Tide Run in Carolina Beach. This was the 8th annual Lo Tide Run whose goal is to raise money to assist local cancer victims in financial need in memory of Steve Haydu of Carolina Beach who died from cancer at a young age. This year there were 1950 runners pre-registered for the race and undoubtly over 2000 who ran (some registered the day of the race). I had The rest of the story

Let’s encourage each other!

2012/03/14 Gayle 0

I am pretty sure any glimmer of light I may see in the tunnel is just an on coming train!

What I want to do is curl into a fetal position and eat Oreos and wait for the last straw.

Milestones

2012/03/10 Gayle 0

We measure the progression of life by milestones. We count birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrate big on round numbers. We notice the odometer on our vehicles and ‘mark’ major round numbers (today my truck will pass 123,000). If you tweet, you probably notice your number of tweets or followers. And if you blog no doubt you notice the number of blog posts. A couple of days ago I wrote a post about my grandmother and knowing about the past. I was thrilled when I realized I had written that post on International Women’s Day. On the day I paid tribute to a strong matriarchal figure in my life was the same day we celebrated Women around the world. Then as things sometimes do, there was a The rest of the story