“I gotta feelin’ that tonight’s gonna be a good good night” – The Black Eyed Peas This is post 20 in my quest for 30 in 30. In my writings I have been stressing the importance of setting high personal standards in order to acheive greater things in your life. Well tonight I’m reminded that [...]
photo credit “I don’t know if I should run away or tiptoe” – Keaton Simons This is post 19 in my quest for 30 in 30 and a cheap way to talk turkey before Thanksgiving. Ease in or go cold turkey? It’s a common question when making a significant change in our lives. Sometimes when [...]
photo credit “No one, no one, no one ever is to blame” – Howard Jones This is post #18 in my quest for 30 in 30. Today I had a long talk with one of my friends who’s an actor. She went to an audition that she was really excited for and tanked. This left [...]
photo credit “I have become comfortably numb” – Pink Floyd This is post #17 in my quest for 30 in 30. Yesterday I wrote about attending a lecture given by raw food athlete Tim VanOrden. During the lecture he spoke about peoples desire to “numb themselves down” with food and alcohol. We’ve all been there and we’ve all done it. [...]
photo credit “Ready ready ready ready ready ready ready to run”. – The Dixie Chicks This is post #16 in my quest for 30 in 30. Tonight I had the good fortune to attend a lecture being held by Tim VanOrden of Running Raw, a raw foods expert and elite, raw vegan athlete who has [...]
photo credit “We are the people in your neighborhood” - Sesame Street Gang It’s hump day! This is post #15 in my quest for 30 in 30. Yesterday I wrote about the importance of having your own standards so that you aren’t doomed to live by someone else’s. Well, what do you do when your standards are set but they [...]
photo credit “Hold your own, know your name and go your own way” – Jason Mraz This is post # 14 in my quest for 30 in 30. Setting high standards for yourself is about no longer compromising your own best interests in order to serve another’s agenda. In fact, I’ve often said that if you fail to live by [...]
photo credit “Nothing can hold you back when you’re not holding back a thing”. – Atreyu This is post #13 in my quest for 30 in 30. Ninjas have become quite the the popular guys lately. Everybody is making ninja references in their writings and admittedly, I’ve made ninja references myself in a recent post. There’s even a new blockbuster [...]
photo credit “I’m tore down. I’m almost level with the ground” – Freddie King This is post # 12 in my quest for 30 in 30. Maintaining your standards in good times is easy. Things are swinging your way, you’re getting where you want to go and life is good. But what about if things [...]
“He’s my brother” This is post #11 in my quest for 30 in 30. This post is not going to be long. It’s going to be short and simple. The world is an amazing place. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out it can change on you in a second. Today, I [...]