The Road to Lifestyle

Greetings all! It has been almost a week since Braden and Goodies (his Official "Road Buddy" for 2012) finished Rally West Virginia!   Braden placed 2nd overall! Goodies Can Be Seen Prepping Before the Race Here... :)  It turns out Braden was a real life Superman at this event as he hit a deer right before he finished the last stage, got up without hesitation (as did the deer), and finished the race.  More on that in a bit... Photo by Pete Gedeon  The event was held at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia.  It is a beautiful, cell phone reception-less place where I realized that I truly have an unhealthy attachment to technology as my body reacted poorly to the realization that there would be no texting, uploading to Facebook, or incoming/outgoing calls for the duration of our 4-day stay. :) The deer were plentiful in this area and numerous people mentioned the sheer tameness of the deer.  One fellow rider took pho...

 Hold on to Faith; it is the source of believing that all things are possible. It is the fiber and strength of a confident soul. Hold on to Hope; it banishes doubt and enables attitudes to be positive and cheerful. Hold on to Trust; it is at the core of fruitful relationships that are secure and content. Hold on to Love; it is life’s greatest gift of all, for it shares, cares, and gives meaning to life. Hold on to Family and Friends; they are the most important people in your life, and they make the world a better place. They are your roots and the beginnings that you grew from; they are the vine that has grown through time to nourish you, help you on your way, and always remain close by. Hold on to all that you are; and all that you have learned, for these things are what make you unique. Don’t ignore what you feel, and what you believe is right and important; your heart has a way of speaking louder than your mind. Hold on to your dreams; achie...

Greetings all!  I have been creating! :) http://www.etsy.com/shop/CevilleDesigns I have made 12 sales so far... all of my ACEO Alphabet Girls are now gone...  Everything from Agatha's Applies to Farrah's Frog to Zandra's Zebra... Here are some pics from those pieces: Uma's Umbrella Vanessa's Valentines Wynna'a Watermelon Xena's Xylophone Yasmin's Yarn Zandra's Zebra

Today I have decided the meaning of life is to experience joy and to aid others in experiencing joy as well.   We can choose to be happy today, we have only to make the decision...  We have to do a certain amount of allowing... acceptance of who we are, what we want out of life etc. Today, as I thought of all things I had to do, I felt the anxiety that stems from work yet to be done, begin to surge.  But then I thought to myself, "Would I rather have nothing to do?"   Of course not!   That would bring on a whole other area of discussion!  We mustn't live as victims... we must live as victors!

"Prolonged association with negative people makes us think negatively, close contact with petty individuals develops petty habits in us. On the bright side, companionship with people with big ideas raises the level of our thinking; close contact with ambitious people gives us ambition."  - The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D.