I have been truly humbled this past week and thank you first to Angie for calling me out. Yes I was having a bit of a solo party or as Angie put it my own “Pity Party” after only week one of unemployment. I guess my frustration of letting myself get into this situation was a little to much to take in week one but I am very good now. I then see this post from one of my class mates and this really floored me. I was very taken back, here is a person who I have never met, we only speak through postings through our homework and this was a moment while reading this I will never forget.

Tommy,

I have to say because of reading your post; you have touched and motivated a part of me to start my own blog. After reading your post and reading some of your blogs I was very interested in doing the same for myself as a way of generally expressing my feelings and thoughts. I started it but haven’t posted anything yet due to a little bit of time constraints but already have items in mind to post. The site is:

http://livingtoachieve.blogspot.com/


Thank you Tommy, see you learn and inspire everyday, sometimes without knowing it!!!
- Yusuf

Please check back with my friend Yusuf’s blog and I know I too will follow him and his words of wisdom.

I am upset with myself because I was under the impression that if you get only a few comments posted on a blog that nobody was reading it and I was way off base AGAIN.

Hey Tommy!

Just thought I'd let you know that I DO read your blog, but I've never taken the time to tell you about it...

Mainly because I don't have anything to tell!

In all the time that I've known you, I had no idea that you had any interest in (or talent for) writing! I do know that you are a very skillful motivator. Ask me if I ever thought that I would be going to the gym on anything like a regular basis. Answer = no. Did I continue my new-found healthy ways after you; Jonathan and I went into different markets. Answer again = no.

Am I now thinking I should be resuming that healthful regimen. This time, Answer = yes. Thankfully yes.

Unlike you, however, I was never a successful competitor in sports. Unless you call eating and drinking a sport. But recently I have been seriously considering getting less "out of shape". Your latest blog has motivated me to do it, even in your absence! See, you're definitely motivator material!

Mark
(aka Iggy)

Thank you SO much Mark and all of you who do read this so called passion of mine I do not always deserve friends like you. My very good friend Chris K leaves his comment section off on his blog, so you can not add a comment and I am thinking that is what I need to do to put my ego in check. Yes it is an ego thing to see those comments but I realized that should not be the reason why I write, it should be to be a positive person along with positive messages. I have even gone back to re-reading one of Og Mandino’s book titled “The Greatest Salesman In The World” if you have never read it please pick it up! This is an easy read plus a very simple message and the book has started to change my attitude for the better and I needed an attitude change these days. I will just say this because I so highly recommend this book; the first “Scroll” (told you that you need to get the book) is about “Love” and I know that in my heart I still have a lot (ok lot’s) of hate still in there and I truly need to replace it with more love towards people.

Spring cleaning and no I do not mean your house but our minds but if you want to swing by and do some here at my humble abode that would be nice. What I mean is of people who are not positive in your world or even you are not positive towards them. These are people if you talk to them or email them they have nothing nice to say and again visa versa. I did some cleaning of my own this week to help me realize that my destructive behavior at times just fuels that negative fire and creates extra energy that we don’t need to exhort. Think about whom you have wronged and there is just no going back or again the other way around.

I need to say what a great week this has been but I will be tested next week. I was very fortunate to have the family dog “Keewee” stay with me while Connor was on vacation. She is an Australian Shepherd and very affectionate. Having her this week was a blessing because not only did it get me out of the house several times a day (our weather was perfect this week) but it all boils down to unconditional love. I will miss her next week but here is a learning opportunity for me and I want to pass this along to you my friends. We can not sit here and be tied to a computer even at work, get up and get out. I know what I need to do next week and for me that is going to be getting out for walks or runs plus this is a perfect time to get our bikes tuned up.

Before I get to my shout outs here is a quote that I cam across while doing homework last night. Please copy it and print it out.

You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. Winnie-the-Pooh


SHOUT OUTS
Angie thank you for reminding me to that some days we need to laugh at ourselves.

Ben for your spiritual advice because I know that is something missing currently.

Denise I can not tell you in words what your friendship means to me other then THANK YOU!

Mark AKA Iggy, you are one of the funniest people I have ever met and let us know when we can start buying products on line from your daughter’s bakery.

Patti I know you are going through some rough times right now, but I know you have a strong heart and this is only temporary.

Donna AKA “Southern Belle” keep being a positive person with your family.

Keewee I know you are a dog and can not read but you have always been there for me in good times and bad. I love you and will miss having you around.

Leslee I am honored to of met you and thank you for your responses on Twitter.

Yusuf I hope that someday I will repay you for your kindness in our virtual world and please tell the family you need a day offJ

Jan H I need to say thank you for your positive messages and advice while I try to go through my physical transformation.

Tony Horton the inventor of P90X!!!!!!!!!!

Chris K a life long friend and fellow writer, we need to head over to Sluggers for a drink J

DJ Thank you for posting comments and all of the pool advice back in Shelton.

J$ You have never steered me wrong and here is to someday working together again.

Bob H My current teacher Thank you for your words of wisdom and your kind words of encouragement.