God does not deliver you from the storm… He guides you through it!

I opened my life up yesterday to something very personal with the hope that someone, somewhere reads it and knows he or she is not alone out there in the storm.

When things are at their worst it may seem that the storm will never stop and there will always be something. Something stopping you from living the life you dream about, but you are not alone.

As one of my friends put it on Facebook yesterday… regarding my blog, "showing our vulnerability and eventual resilience is an important aspect of teaching others how to persevere"

I could look back at the last few months and ask why or I can get up today and just wonder and be amazed that I have a chance to do what I love to do and be with who I love to be with.

I love writing and I know that when I write, I feel better. But I also know that while I was not writing I was supposed to be where I was and for some reason, God only knows why, I needed to be doing what I was doing.

There will come a day when the light shines in your eyes and you will "Get back on the horse"!

Health and Happiness!

Bill

While I was away…

I sit here and ponder all that has happened since I stopped writing back in October of last year and I can tell you this, October 2013 through January 2014 kind of sucked. Just when you think you are on top of things the universe shows up with a challenge and changes the landscape of your life.

I was doing everything I had set out to do… writing every day, enjoying my work and building my business, studying to better my MAT skills, working out, and trying to be a good Dad and boyfriend everyday. But then I get hit with the bad news that my girlfriend has cancer and must first go through an operation to remove it and then treatment, radiation for almost 7 weeks. "Crap! You're kidding, right?"

Now she is fine, "Cancer Free" and except for some of the effects left from the radiation treatment (those suck!), we both have a renewed outlook about life. But I have to tell you, I was angry there for a while. 

I stopped writing, I stopped working out, I felt like I got hit by a truck… and I wasn't the one with cancer. But you sit and watch your best friend go through something like that and it changes you.

How could I write and enjoy my life when the person I love gets hit with such a thing? I tried my best but once she had her surgery and then while she went through her radiation treatments, the only energy I had was for her and to take care of my son. Writing, trying to inspire others and even working or taking care of myself seemed like the last things I wanted to do.

Ultimately, I did what I had to do… and as I ask myself those important 3 questions in past tense I can only come with:

• When I was doing it!

• Who I was with!

• Be in the moment!

So I am back on a streak of writing, albeit 2 days, what comes tomorrow I don't know, but today I write with life looking pretty good as I know I am where I am… If I was supposed to be somewhere else… I would be there. Thankfully with the most wonderful friend a guy could have.

I love you D!

Health and Happiness!

Bill

Question Answered!

The conversation goes something like this, while watching a sporting event on TV with a good friend.

My Friend: Dude you need to get back on the horse and start writing!

Me: But what is there to say?

My Friend: What is there to say?!?! What isn't there to say? Everyone has something to say out there!

Me: Exactly! What am I going to say that is any different? There are so many experts out there… You really think people are going to take the time to listen to one more?

Just then on the TV we hear the voice of Robin Williams and turn our heads to listen to him say…
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. 

To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" 

Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

Question Answered!

It is good to be back.

Health and Happiness!

Sincerely,
Bill

Taking a new direction!

The past 3 months of blogging have been tremendously insightful for me. Through writing, reading, working out, meditating, eating healthy and experiencing the highs and lows of life, I feel like I have made some great changes to my life and have learned a lot.

I have sought out health and happiness on a daily basis and I want to be able to share and teach that to everyone! But I have to admit that I am not happy every day and as a consequence my health ebbs and flows with that.

Stuff happen, right? We all get busy. We all have stress. But that is not the heart of the matter.

Ultimately, for me, doing what I love and being with those I love every day is a big part of my happiness

But I have a deep concern of many things in the world and I want them to change!

I am not sure where I am going to take all this, I just know that there is a part of me that is not happy with what is happening out there… and I need to get it off my chest!

I hope it comes out thought provokingly, insightful and meaningful for those of you reading.

Health and Happiness!

Bill

Anything exciting happening? If not keep wondering!

I had a conversation the other day with a close friend about the opinions of others that led me to the thought that sometimes we need to just remind ourselves of all the wonderful, exciting choices we have in this life and say, "Thank you for your opinion!"

I love A.A. Milne's conversation between Pooh and Piglet because it reminds us that everyone has different things they are excited about just as everyone has varying opinions. Whether you like their opinion or not… Let it go and be excited about all the possibilities in your day!

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.” 

                                                                                                                     ― A.A. Milne

What are or were you excited about today?

Health and Happiness!

Bill

Blah, Blah, Blah!

Having started a project to lose weight and maintain a happy and healthy lifestyle after failing miserably for the last decade, I have found out that if I do not do the things I love to do every day then I will quickly fall off the horse.

I know that when I write I feel good. Even if it is writing thoughts I may have shared in an earlier blog or just righting blah, blah blah down until something comes out of me. Much like I am doing right now.

Working out and maintaining your health can be the same thing. If you have not been to the gym in a while or your workout bench is getting cluttered with stuff at home, perhaps it is time for a trip to the gym, clean off that workout bench or just go for a walk.

Yes, it's that simple. Don't make a plan… just get up and go!

Health and Happiness!

Bill

Time to get back on the horse

The expression, "Time to get back on the horse" would imply that perhaps you have failed or got hurt doing something, so the only thing to do when you fail is to get back on "the horse" and put your fears aside.

For me, the "horses" I ride are health, happiness, education, writing and what I do to earn a living.

Sometimes if one of those go, the rest tend to suffer. Relax a little on my workouts and I may not write as much. Don't take the time to read today and my work might suffer.

If your dreams of a healthy and happy life are the products of whether or not you are doing the things you love to do, why aren't you doing them?

I ask myself this everyday... So today I will read, write, workout and do what I love!

What will you do?

Health and Happiness!

Bill