When do you know, or how do you know?

How many of you have had somebody you wondered if they might be interested in you (weather or not you were) and could just not put your finger on it? Which sex do you think is more obvious of there intent towards somebody they like? How, if at all, would you try to get the answer to the question of their feelings for you? Bold and Brazinly just ask? Or, do you just poke around and hope the answer comes about?

Putting in the time

We all have friends and family who we wish we could see a little more often. Are you willing to wake up an hour early and go to breakfast? Maybe, take a two or three hour drive to see them and the same drive time back, just for a couple hours with them? How about your spiritual relationship? Do you go to church regularly or just on the holidays? Do you converse with him daily or just when you are in need of something? Have you ever just talked to him on a daily basis and thanked him for both the good and the bad? Have you attempted to read to hear his reply to a question you have been wrestling with?
On both topics I recommend really trying to make the time needed to strengthen your relationships. The rewards for those efforts are truly worth it.

Fleeting Moments

How many of us had had a moment in time that we wish we could have paused and enjoyed a little longer, or worse rushed through and then realized what we had just missed? I am one who believes that we should savor all that life gives us, but still will catch myself speeding through an event and then realizing that it could have been so much more.
I challenge you to spend a week finding opportunities to stop and really really live in the moment and enjoy every little detail. See what a difference it makes in your outlook on life, but also how much more there really is to life.

Another Karaoke Song

Hey everybody. I hope you are all getting to enjoy some of this beautiful weather. I went to Karaoke again last night and thought I would put another song on here. Really, let me know what you think.

Me singing Karaoke Baby

You know, there is just something so fun about doing karaoke that I can't explain. Drinking at once was the only way I could do it, but know I can finally do it sober. Take a listen and let me know what you think. The song is "Wicked Game", by Chris Isaak. Second Sexiest video ever made. The sexiest video I have ever seen is actually just with Tim McGraw sitting across from his wife Faith Hill in the "I Need You". If you have never watched the video, you really should. Tell me what you think about that too. Don't forget to tell me what you think of my singing. I am always looking to hear from you.

It's been awhile

So, I have been thinking to myself how quickly time goes by and how as a kid you never understood what your parents meant by time flies. Sucks. As a kid people would say that they slept wrong and I would always think, what kind of idiot screws up sleeping. Now I realize I am one of those idiots. Time Flies by and 10 years ago feels like yesterday, and now I can agree with them. It sucks getting older, but at least I look good doing it :}. Well, I hope that who ever might be reading this is having a wonderful time and that their life is treating them to beauty and lots of love.

Dance

If you have somebody who is your significant other take a moment and put on some soft and enjoyable music that you can dance to. Light a few candles, pour each of you a glass of wine and take time to hold each other close and dance. Dance in your living room, in the kitchen in the middle of doing dishes, or walk up behind him or her while they do laundry, pull them close, kiss their neck and dance like you may never be able to hold them close and dance again.

Is she out there?

At almost 33 years on this planet, I have had the pleasure of Dating amazing, beautiful, funny, intellegent, and loving women. They are all so very special, but only one ever made a room lite up every time I say her. Made my heart skip a beat every time I touched her. Made me feel as if I were invincible just by being around her. Every women I dated have amazing qualities and will make some man very lucky, it just wasn't me. As soon as that realization ever came, I would automatically break up, cause I don't believe in stringing somebody along, and am a very passionate man who wants the fairy tale, with the hard work that goes with keeping it like that.
After Jess passed away, I lost focus on what and whom I wanted, because I thought she was gone. I believe that there must still be Ms. Right somewhere though, I just haven't met her.
So any women out there who might read this tell me what women really want from a Man. Tell me the best way to meet and approach women. I have never had problems meeting them or getting dates, but believe you can always improve yourself and this is one area that I need lots of improvement.

Direction

How many of us truly wake up and know exactly what we want to do today and are able to do it? How many wake up knowing what they have to do and are excited by it?
Having direction weather ours or somebody else's is something most of us take for granted. We forget that without direction usually we don't go anywhere. I feel that my life has been a bit directionless as of late and feel that it's time to change that. Time to put back into place my old directions and manipulate them to better fit what and where life needs them to be. Direction in ones life is so very important otherwise you become so very stale and bored.

A good morning thought and challenge

Good Morning you wonderful world of exploration and potential. It is magnificent that spring is finally upon us. This winter seemed to last an eternity and had little benignancy. I observed very little this year and often found myself yearning for something new to explore. Both internally and externally. Having become very limited in my physical capabilities and potentiality I feel at a lost to discover outward and inward. Saying that let me assure you now that the weather shall allow me to be out and about with a little more ease and more often, my excitement is rejuvenated.
I challenge you to find some desire that you might have supressed and allow yourself to explore it. Have you always thought about carving something out of stone or maybe wood, but always worried that it won't turn out? Well, you can never know till you try, so try. Maybe it is to see the Sunrise on the East Coast and the Sunset on the West Coast in the same day (It is a lot of fun to do. I watch it rise in Boston, MA and set in Long Beach, CA), so why haven't you? Lets all take the time to not only love the ones around us, but also ourselves and really truly live life to its fullest. Even if our physical beings won't cooperate as much as we would like.

New Sleeping Pattern Tests

I for the majority of my life averaged no more than 4 hours a night of sleep and tried for no less than 3. 3 was not always successful, but very very rarely did I ever sleep more than 4. Now, at this point in my life, I have a very confused sleep pattern and am looking to start the search for a healthier and easier to obtain pattern.
The following are my new attempt to create a new sleeping pattern, giving myself an extra hour for falling asleep and waking: All options average 133 waking hours and 35 sleeping hours or 19 hours awake per day and 5 hours asleep
w=Wake & s=sleep
Option 1: Option 2: Option 3:
Sun-w7:30am w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Mon-s9:30pm w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Tue-w7:30am w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Wed-s9:30pm w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Thu-w7:30am w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Fri-s9:30pm w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm
Sat-w7:30am s2:30am w7:30am s2:30am s7:30am w12:30pm

I know that this seems as an odd Task to undertake being that most people are able to find a natural pattern, but that has always seem to eluded me. So, this is my attempt to finally find a schedule that my body and mind might finally agree upon. I will be starting with option 1 as of yesterday being the 7th of March 2010. I woke at 7:30am and will not go to sleep until 9:30pm tonight (should not be a problem, but funny how went you want to stay awake you can't and vise versa). After completing one week of each schedule I will move to the next option. If an option fails from being unable to keep to it, I will sleep any pattern for remainder of week and begin next option on the next Sunday. I will try to make sure I document how I feel and what observations of abilities and overall capacities I find. Bases for measuring capabilities will be to do my alphabet forward and reverse and keep track of average time as well as other consistent tests to mark my abilities. These task will also include physical requirements. Wish me luck and I know I will have fun, cause I have fun anytime I take on new crazy ass en devours. These are the times when I envisage myself to be a real scientist.

A daily Challenge

Hey there World. Today my grandmother died and was thinking to myself how many people I know never take the time to tell the people they love that they love them. So, my challenge for everybody this weekend is very simple. Choose at least 5 people that you love and care about and simply call them to tell them how you feel. It isn't a difficult task and one that can mean so much. This is something I have tried to do almost my entire life and would love to see others try it. Life is quick and there truly is nothing more important in this world than the ones you love, so make sure they always know how you feel. Don't assume they know, tell them.
I hope and pray that all who read this find themselves in a very good place and that the roller coaster of life is in the upward motion.

Daily Challenge and a random thought

Have you ever wondered what makes something a VALIANT effort instead of just regular effort? Must it be trying to accomplish something noble? Who would determine if something was truly a VALIANT effort compared to just regular effort?

So, my challenge for anybody who reads this today is to simply offer assistance to somebody. That could be getting the door for them, helping them put groceries in their car, or anything you can do to physically assist them. The key is that you must offer the assistance first, not just open the door, but ask if you could get it for them. After you do wish them a good day and give a true and sincere smile. Let me know what you did and how people respond. Hopefully one day somebody will actually try doing this stuff besides just me.

A challenge for the day and a quote to figure out what movie from

I hope that All who read this today are having an absolutely wonderful day. I have a challenge and maybe some of you will finally take it and report back as to how it went.I challenge you to engage a stranger in a short but meaningful conversation. Asking them how they are and one thing that you would deem personal but sharable. Tell us what you asked and how they responded. Don't forget to tell them to have a great day. And now for a quote. Lets see if you can get it. 1st person "Does your dog bite", 2nd person "No, my dog does not bite." 1st reaches down dog bites and he looks and says "I thought your dog doesn't bite", 2nd "But that is not my dog". Funny Funny Funny, very darn Funny.

Something Different

Have you ever found yourself looking around at your life and wondering what you can change without causing any real conflict to your life. Do you do something that could make a real change and cause some conflict if you think the pay out might be worth it? What if you can't determine if it will improve your life but are certain that it will make it better but definitely will cause a change? Do you make these changes?
As I sit here deciding what direction to take my life I am trying to determine what kind of sacrifices I am willing to make and which ones I am not. I don't have any relationship to worry about (meaning that of a significant woman in my life). That is an area I do want change in. I am not sure that the area I live in is where I want to remain, nor am I sure I want to return to any of the other places I have lived. Travel has always been such a big part of my life and know that that can not change. I have also been very much into living in the moment and exploring any and all opportunities this life can give. That is something I will not give up on either. Friendships are easier to maintain with the internet, mobile phones, and all the other means of communication that that is not a worry either. What I need and plan on doing over the next few months is to develop a life's mission statement and determine what I truly wish to get out of it.