A time to be thankful

Recently my Sundays have been filled with food, friends, women, and fun. In my opinion there are not many better ways to spend a Sunday. Sitting around having some cocktails, cooking an elaborate dinner and relishing in the moments of an all too fast weekend. The weekends come and they go. Before you realize it the summer is gone and the holiday season is here. Friends and family, the sometimes overwhelming but fun holiday season is upon us.

Regardless of whether you celebrate the holiday, its is always a good time to stop and think what we you have in life to be thankful for. I myself am thankful for the following things:

My family

My friends

My job

My ability to exercise

My health

My positive and optimistic outlook on life

My hobbies

So if you've read this far stop for a second and write down the things in your life that you are thankful to have been given, blessed with, worked for, or that have simply fallen into your lap by chance. To forget the things that you are thankful for is when you begin to overlook the people and things that are crucial to maintaining a healthy life balance.

So everyone never forget, someone out there is compiling a list of they are thankful for this holiday season, and one of the things on that list just might be your name. Be thankful for that, but never forget it either. We all rely on others for something in some form or fashion.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Short sweet and to the point

Last night I just finished reading a book by Dean Karnazes entitled 50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance! Towards the end of the book a quote jumped out at me and it really hit home. At times in life things can get busy. These days people more than ever are trying to fit 30 hours worth of stuff into a 24 hour day. It goes without saying that you will have to sacrifice something. Lets just hope that you choose the right thing to sacrifice. 

For me, I woke up today at 5 and am about to head out for a 7 mile run. I am back training for my second marathon and it has gone great so far. Needless to say, I am really busy right now with work but no matter what I am still going to get my training and running in. Now at times that may be why I have no clean clothes, a sink full of dishes, a dirty toilet, and dust on every surface. It all comes down to priorities, and where things like exercise rank your life. For me its right at the top.  So here is the quote:

"The past is the past, the future's uncertain, and today is a gift. That's why they call it the present."

--Dean Karnazes

So its all about priorities and deciding the important things in your life, don't get wrapped up in work, or school so much that you forget what is important to you.