Going Buggy

Never be afraid to dream. And dream big.

I am a big fan of delayed gratification, and so I have started dreaming (about four years in advance) about the first nice car I will purchase. This way I can savor it and enjoy it and look foreward to it even though I don't have it. And then imagine how much more fun it will be in a few years when I am finally able to buy it and drive it.

Heidi's dream car. A salsa red vw convertible beetle.

ain't she glam!

LiVe wiTH paSSion!

Often times there are big events in our life that we wait or plan for. They can be small and simple like a day off of work, or they can be big like leaving for a vacation, going back to school, or having a close friend come visit. We tell ourselves as long as I can make it until then it'll be okay, or we simply plan on those days being full of fun and adventures.

But my question for today is: what about all the other days in between?

It's not enough for me to want these next three days to fly by so that I can have thursday off. Or to want this month to fly by so I can see my close friends again. I'm not content simply waiting for the "next big event."

I want everyday to be filled with excitement, passion, energy, and to be meaningful. I want to find purpose in everyday. To not think about the days ahead and say "if I can just make it until then." But instead to say "what an amazing day today is." The difficulty in this comes from the mundaness of the average work day. We fail to realize the impact we have in people's lives or to find the small excitement and purposes that fill every hour of every minute. We forget to be in love with the day because we are so used to the routine. What used to be energizing and different is now just average.

Not anymore. Awaken my soul!

I'm living with passion!

No Wonder I am the Way I am

Being nerdy this morning and researching some statisics about my good home town of Crystal Lake.

Check out the graph under "race" on the following website.
http://www.idcide.com/citydata/il/crystal-lake.htm

No wonder Miami's diversity was so hard for me to get used too! It suddenly all makes sense now.

Fueling the Race

Recently, I read an interesting article from Time Magazine about the Senate's new approaches to the ever increasing fuel dilenma. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636445,00.html

The article discuesses how the Senate hopes to increase the use of ethanol fuel, support the research of hybrid cars, change the fuel economy 35 miles per gallon, and decrease the total oil consumption of the United States.

My one question: what is taking so long? With the prices of gas on an ever increasing escpade ranging anywhere from 3.07 a gallon to 3.59 a gallon, American drivers need help and they need it fast. I am often astonished that although we know the oil is running out, there is no more pressure being placed on inventors to develope alternative sources of transportation and fuel. While I am certianly not highly educated on the matter I still am slightly worried about it. All this as the amount of money set aside for gas each week in my acount continues to rise higher and higher.

As long as your secure...

: ) the best way to start out mondays is with a little laughter

points to consider

I've once heard that great movie/story writers start out by identifying the climax of the film. From there they write the rest of the events that happen before the climax.

God sets our lives up in the same manner. You see, I already know what I want the climax of my life to be. When I get up in heaven for God to say,


"well done my good and faithful servant."

Mommy, do princesses wear hiking boots?
When they wish to see scenic roots.

Do princesses climb trees?
Is there a better way to catch the breeze?

Do princesses like to walk in the rain?
They dance through puddles without refrain!

Do princesses like to play in the sand and dirt?
If they're wearing jeans and a messy old shirt.

Do princesses eat the crusts off bread?
They save them for the ducks instead!

Do princesses drink sparkling punch?
They prefer lemonade with lunch!

When princesses laugh, do they sometimes snort?
They do silly things of every sort.

While working I came across this little book and couldn't help but think that it described the princess in me pretty well! Not your ordinary princess. She lives life on the wild side.

Humming Tunes

India.Aire has taken up much of the listening space in my life lately.

This songs sings to everyone's soul:

"back when I had a littleI thought that I needed a lot. a little was overratedbut a lot was a little too complicated see, zero didn't satisfy mea million didn't make me happythat's when I learned the lesson that it's all about your perceptionhey, are you a copper or a superstar. so you act, so you feel, so you are. it ain't about the size of your carit's about the size of the faith in your heart.

my favorite part --> there's hope. it doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that."

"laughter is the soul's release."

always fill your days with hope, smiles, and laughter!