Do Whatever You Want

Me?

As often as possible I do the following.

Tune for the post ~ Wild Ones by Flo Rida, featuring Sia

PS ~ This is me.  Pretty and not so pretty.  And it would be nice to find a dude who is like me (as in…Hell yes, I am scared!  But fuck it.  I am in!), and a career to support my zest for living.

 

To Laugh is to be Enlight…hahaha

 

Tune for the post ~ Brave by Sara Bareilles

PS ~ My favorite dude in the video is the guy dancing in the library.

I would LOVE for him to teach me how to dance!!

He is straight up having fun, and it shows in his dancing and on his face.

Love. That.

Believe Them

Rapunzel. Rapunzel. Let Down Your Hair!

Not too long ago, a former boss of mine likened me to Rapunzel in the Disney movie Tangled, and before that, a former IT dude/friend of mine.

When I come a calling, people have been known to spontaneously exclaim….Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!

And if I could find a way to do it, I would.

It seems my energy is what people want, and I have yet to be able to bottle that up and sell it.

If one day I can find a way to do that, then I might find a way to be rich and happy!! hahaha

My swimming mediation this morning turned into an hour-long deep water aerobic workout instead.

There was a senior class going on, so I asked if I could join, and I rocked it like a champ!

And inspired at least two in the process.

To even things up, I did my workout without the floatation belt and I was in heaven.

Later, when asked what I do to keep in shape, I honestly said ~ I do the gentle things….walking, yoga and swimming.

Unless I have some built up tension and then this fish has got to get it on, but can do so without showing off or making anyone feel less than me.

See I am not competitive.

Although I should be, so then I would not be so damn frustrated when things don’t go my way! hahaha

Plus, there are cycles….any of us can be totally able to rock something one day and then totally suck at it on other days.

No matter our age.

But I do love when I accidentally stumble across a free class and get to focus solely on me and working out.

I needed to win it this morning……because sooner or later, I will be back at the I totally suck at this (or something else) because that is the nature of life.

Gotta love life’s cycles!  hahaha

A View From The Top

When things become a little overwhelming for me due to frustrations outside of my control, I need a view from the top.

I have been to many, many different rec centers in the DC metro area over the years (aka I was somehow involved in one of their programs – teaching or learning).

Yet there is one that is my absolute favorite because……it has a big ass deep end!

I love swimming in deep waters, especially the chlorine and crystal clear variety.

I do swim in the ocean too, but it is not quite as stress free because sharks freak me out beyond belief, and will until the day I die, so in my heart I am a pool girl through and through.  hahaha

So this morning I am going to get a view from the top, and dive deep and get a view from the bottom, and swim through the middle to view everything left and right of me.

It is called a swimming mediation.

And I get to leave the pool with red and puffy eyes due to the chlorine, but at least it won’t be from crying.

I already did that last night, so I am going into my adventure looking like I just swam 15 miles! hahaha

Changing jobs is like going through a break-up, and this is how I honor the changes going on in me and my life.

I feel it out.

And then I get active.

(Shared by Positive Outlooks)

The Right Thing To Do

Tune for the post ~ Warning Signs by Coldplay

(A poignant music video to the Coldplay song ‘Warning Sign’ .

Directed by Andrew Morris and starring Adam Archer. -

Winner of the National Student Television Association award for best music video 2006.)

A Note from 40 Is Like The New 30 – what an extremely powerful video.

Anyone who drives might want to watch this before you head out.

Life can change in the blink of an eye.

Sing It Like You Mean It!

OMG….this is best thing ever (see video link below)!!!!

This is (more than) AWESOME!!!

You seriously want to watch it.

But only if you want to smile so big that your face will hurt, oh, and please be forewarned…..you will want to find someone to sing with by the day’s end! hahaha

I’ve been privy to many people (my parents, my sis, my bro-in-law, my niece and nephews, my dad, my friends, complete strangers, etc, etc, etc.) letting loose and really having fun in the moment.

It is what I adore most in life, because it means that guards have been let down and people are connecting…..and horrors, gasp, having fun.

Even if sometimes it is only for a brief moment in time, because life does have its serious side, these are the moments the heart remembers, and these are the moments that make great memories and life really worth living.

Check out the clip……..Gas pump prank turns couple into Internet sensation

This is the kind of couple who have it going on, individually and together!

And I am sure at times they fight like cats and dogs, really dislike each other, and life isn’t always lalalala.

But I have seen in real life, many generations over, if you can have fun with the one you are with, well then, you my friend are doing something oh so right!

Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Lovers of Life Day (made that one up – smile)!