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The 2 Curses Of Attraction

May 17, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 4 Comments

One good-looking dog!

Looks, as we all well know, are skin deep. The skin is thin… 2 to 3 millimeters… that’s 0.1 inches. Sure, there are other features involved in forming our impression, but the first glance is enormous in determining attraction in the world we live in.

Some of you may be wondering what in the tarnation I’m talking about… The Curse Of Being Attractive. Many have said, “If only I was better looking…”

Attraction… and particularly being attractive to others… can be a blessing and a curse. Consider these two scenario’s…

The Most Important Lesson I Learned From A Sports Injury

April 24, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 6 Comments

This was to be the season of my “old man era” in running… I was planning on ripping it up on the local running circuit this spring, giving it a go to see just how fast I could run the 5,000 to 15,000 meter races. I began endurance training last summer, upped my mileage a bit and ran longer distances during individual outings. My first race was last October and I was really happy with the results! A couple of weeks later it happened… I was about one mile into a 6 mile run, cruising over the intracoastal bridge, moving at a pretty good clip… when I tore a muscle in my left leg. It didn’t hurt much right away… I barely even noticed it until about mile 4… by mile 5 I knew something was awry… I slowed down but finished my run that day… stretched… took some Motrin…

A few days later it was painful. I decided to take a week off from running to try to let it heal… it didn’t… so I took 6 weeks off to try to let it heal… it did… sort of…

Discretion: 5 steps to making good choices

April 16, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 3 Comments

Have a dilemma or in a pickle? Use discretion to make good choices.

I’m very thankful today to have the opportunity to be a guest at Dan Black’s blog. I love reading about leadership and inspiration and Dan does both with grace and style. Being a part of his community is truly an honor.

Dan’s blog focuses on leadership, personal development, strengths, and success. He accomplishes this with a balance of faith-based and secular posts, striving to help readers reach their leadership potential. You can follow Dan on Twitter too!

My post, “Discretion: 5 steps to making good choices” … I hope you’ll follow this link to head on over to read my thoughts on making good choices… and life… live it… and live it well !!

The Commonplace Platform… how 140 has changed our culture

April 5, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 13 Comments

Words... choose them wisely for a positive impression!

To thrive in our world today I have to make my point.

Quickly.

One word sentences are now allowed. Paragraphs are choppy blocks. We used to think of our kids as juvenile for their text language. Now we all use it. And how sweet it really is.

I can even express a thought with just one letter… k?

The impact on our attention span: Exuberant!

The 2 Forces That Bring Us Down To Earth

April 4, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 6 Comments

water... falls... due to gravity.

“Down to Earth” … a catchy adage about someone who is simple… unobtrusive… tasteful… LITE (heehee)… or maybe just downright humble…

If someone told me that I’m down to earth I would take that to be a huge compliment. Earth tones are tony. Clean. I am drawn to that appearance… but being down to earth is more than just an appearance. Appearances are meaningful but generally quite shallow… and down to earth, to me, says something a little more deeply rooted…

Cool? Right on dude!

Living In The Wrinkled Look: My First Video Post

March 26, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 8 Comments

I had a friend a few years ago who always showed up wearing wrinkled. He looked like he simply took his clothes right out of the dryer every day and went his merry way. He wore the look and wore it well.

Living in the wrinkled look… I wear it on occasion so I thought I would title this just that.

Video blog… scary thought for me! I’m actually quite shy. This video was recorded during a recent trip to The Bahamas. It was really bright outside that morning, and the video sound was a little off. This was the first shoot after one brief blooper… I tried to keep it LITE on the geology… leaving out the diagenesis and other whatnot… lol… more on that later

Have you ever posted a video blog?

Springing Forward…

March 16, 2012 in Breathing Deep with 3 Comments

I know, I know… the time change was last weekend!

I’m springing forward to March 26th, taking a week off from posting new material here at I’m Just Thinkin’ to focus on two very important blessings in my world…

it’s Love and Life…

Until then…

I’m thankful… (and you may still find me on twitter )