Thin Air

It is hard not to relax when you are sitting in a swimming pool at a resort on the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico. I am grateful to be taking a week off of work, even if I am still answering a few emails, and to just sit by the pool reading, or in the pool cooling off. Life is currently very relaxing and I am grateful for that.

I work at a highschool, therefore I have to have a Tuberculosis form filled out every four years. The form basicly, signed by a medical professional, stating that I am free of tuberculosis and can be on a campus full of students. Yesterday I went to my General Practioners office to have the form filled out; since I was there I asked the PA to go over my lab results from tests that I had in May,…

Today and every day I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful for my health and the opportunities that the good lord provides. I am grateful for my children and each one of their individual spirits. I am grateful for a wonderful partner, who reminds me that I need to keep learning and not to forget what I learn. I am grateful for Life!

I am so grateful that I have finished my accountability list that I sent to my brother. This weekend will be spent celebrating the 250th birthday of this great nation. The celebrating started last night when our men’s national soccer team won their game and moved on to the round of Sixteen. Even if it feels like I am living in the movie, Idiocracy I am grateful that I live in this great nation.…

This past Saturday I watched my eldest child marry a wonderful, lovely lady. Watching the two of them interact with each other is to watch two people who truly love each other. It was a wonderful, beautiful wedding at one of the most beautiful wedding venues that I have ever been at. Again, hanging out with family and meeting new family, (her side), was truly wonderful. I am happy to welcome her…

Just in case you live in a dark cave, in the middle of nowhere or under a rock of some sort, right now, all over the world, everyone is watching the FIFA World Cup Futbol Tournament. It has been a great tournament with many surprises. Small nations taking on the power houses. The greatest players in the world competing against each other. I am grateful that I am able to watch almost every game on…

More from the chronicles of Don Miguel Ruiz and his Four Agreements. Be impecable with your word. Replace Fear with Love. I love that saying. So many times in my life I procrastinate on doing something, making a phone call, facing a confrontation, etc. It is usually because I fear the process or the outcome. If I train my mind to look at the situation with love, rather than fear, what a result.…

A couple of weeks ago my partner handed me a box of cards with notes written on each card. The box was from Don Miguel Ruiz and each card corolates with his Four Agreements. Reading his book, The Four Agreements, is what set me on my path to wanting to change the way I look at things and to try and make this world a better place for all to live. The first agreement is to be impeccable with your…