We grow.

Running..

Running...is my life...
I live...
eat...
breathe...
and dream of the
action...
the excitement...
the freedom...
the thrill of
RUNNING faster...
farther...
longer...
is like running
on the edge
of the HORIZON,
knowing
whatever is at the END
I WILL have given
EVERYTHING
I have.
-Patsy Gaut

Strive to be your best self.

Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.

Life's sunshine

Today I couldn't help but feel the sunshine in my soul. Driving around on a warm sunny day, windows down with the music turned up, I'm soaking up the sun. Sunshine is here and I just have to smile about it! I have been thinking a bit lately and I have come to a simple conclusion...life is good. Enjoying those little things, like going out for an ice cream cone with a good friend, or a 3 hour phone call just talking with my sister,are priceless. Trevor calling and waking me up this morning just to say good bye and wish me a good morning before he goes away for a week. Being proud of a hard accomplishment and knowing I did my best. Giving someone you love a hug. A conversation, a kind word, or even the smallest gesture can make a difference to someone. Life is so good when I think of all the great things I have. And more importantly, all of the great PEOPLE in my life who care about me and whom I care about very much. Friends and family and all the SMALL things in life that can seem so insignificant, can make all the difference. It's having the ability to look at those small little things, conversations, or events that keep happiness going; rather than letting the big problems in life consume and overcome. Even with all the big scary barriers in life, I can conquer it all if I find happiness in those little things. Like driving around with the wind in my hair on warm sunny day, singing to my steering wheel. It's so easy to get overwhelmed with everything in life, but if I just look around for a moment, I realize that life is actually pretty great and I have so many small and simple things to be grateful for. And though they are small or insignificant, I can let them make all the difference.