Good morning and happy Monday!

Had a wonderful storm come through last night, the rain, the thunder, it all sounded quite wonderful. At least until the rain started getting into my room by the window. I tried to keep it open so that I could still listen but ultimately had to close it all the way.

Other then getting rained on a tad bit, I also fought off a fever this weekend. Kind of put a few kinks in the plans that I had made but the extra rest was really nice. Plus it let me finish the second Mistborn book, and let me start on the third.

Well that was my weekend, hope yours was as exciting.

As to what I want to talk about today is in the title of this post. Learning. At least the dedication to taking the time and learn and to better oneself. Learning does not need to be painful; in fact if it is then I am almost positive that you are doing something horribly wrong. Granted this is a fine line to walk, since some cases such as school and college you are required to partake in studies that may not follow along the degree path you have chosen yet when learning new exciting subjects, it should not be a chore to learn.

In fact, do the shotgun approach and try out as many different opportunities as possible! Sign up for classes; watch YouTube videos, read articles. You never know if it is something that you may like till you try it out (Heck I say that about food all of the time).

As soon as you find something you enjoy learning about continue learning about that subject! This is the most important part; don’t just do a few classes for what ever it ends up being and then stopping. Find a way to work it into your daily routine. Enjoy kayaking? Sure you may not be able to get out on a river everyday but you can do exercises that will strengthen your muscles so that when you get out on the river that weekend. There are plenty of ways that you can include your studies into a daily routine; sometimes you need to be creative.

I kind of feel that I was a bit all over the place with this post. Which I suppose was true, my head is still a little muddy from whatever it was that I was dealing with all weekend long.

Have a wonderful Monday.

It is Friday! The weekend is here! Dance, celebrate, do a handstand!

Good morning, if you couldn’t tell, I am a slight bit excited. Why? I will get to that in a bit. Before all of that I just want to take a moment to wish everyone a great weekend. Now on to the thoughts.

Last night I was having a conversation that involved regret over past decisions, or the experiences that had been gained by them. When looking back at one-self and just reflecting it is extremely easy to get caught up in the thought process and lose track of the progress you have made or the changes you have worked towards to make your life better.

It is easy to fall back into old habits or old thought patterns. That one rest day from working out could easily turn into two. That one slice of cake can become two. You see what I am getting at here. It is easy to get lost in the past, amongst all the self reflection. Remember to also look at how far you have come, all the experiences that you have gained from the events in your life.

Everything that you have done will help with future decisions as well as adventures. Unless you decided it was a good idea to jump out of a plane like I did. Yeah, still trying to figure that one out myself, since the whole deathly afraid of heights plays into effect here.

So this ties in a bit too why I am excited.

So next week on Thursday I will be flying to Seattle for about a week to help out at the PAX Prime convention. It is all things video games, chance to make new friends while hanging out with the old, and traveling but also something that I think to me is even more important then those.

Going to PAX is going to in a way test me and the decisions I have made since last year. I am not at all interested in working in the gaming industry like I once used to be. Not even that much into gaming, more all about the traveling, the books, and nature. Going to this convention is going to put the “new” me into a position where it will test my new ideals.

I of course am going to try to make as many friends as I can, talk with others, network, dance (I am going to a salsa dance on Thursday night!) of course doing all that I can to make it enjoyable for myself as well as others.

But I want to prove to myself that all the things I have been saying are not just words. That I am truly not interested in that path anymore, and to add an extra layer of stability to my decision.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I will be talking more about PAX next week. Still need to pack.

Talk to you guys later.

Good morning, crack opens the window and listens to the rain hit the pond out back. Don’t have any of that? Whelp, just open a window instead, the fresh air is wonderful.

It was one of those days, where the bed just felt way to good to get out of this morning. Light rain, wonderful breeze, the hum of a fan, cuddling a pillow, I was in bliss. Of course all great things come to an end and mine came with the rather obnoxious alarm of mine.

Anyways, on to my random thought this morning.

So I was sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of fruity pebbles, I was attempting to relieve my childhood, and it was delicious. The thought that sprang up into my head was about dreams and future plans. A vast majority of the time plans and goals do not just magically fall into a persons lap, and if it does you may want to approach it cautiously. A lot of the time you have to fight for something that you want, showing that you are the best for the job or even how much the ideal means to you.

Honestly, don’t know to much why that though had appeared in my head this morning, over a bowl of cereal no less.

Sometimes you have to be loud, so that others know you are following a dream.

Talk to you guys tomorrow, have a wonderful day.

Morning everyone! Middle of the week so not much more to go. Soon the weekend will be right in front and we will be able to take full advantage of the opportunities it brings with it. However, focusing on today, I have my tea and a cliff bar, a bit of work to get through and some great plans for later. Although the day just doesn’t feel right unless I start it off by creating a post.

Today is going to be a simple posting. I am as the title states, on an adventure and like all great adventures, they can not go with out some up’s and down’s. Right now, the journey is a pretty good spot, a lull period, where I am just working on bettering myself as well as stabilizing my life.

Lots has happened this past year, and have been going through a majority of changes that affect the way that I look at not only myself and the goals I had set but what I want to do as well as who I want to be. Who I want others to see me as.

All I know is that my story is far from over, and each day I am constantly working towards being the best that I can be to the goals that I have set.

I want to leave you with a video that I had seen. In my spare time, or if I get a moment to myself, I find that I really enjoy getting lost watching TED talks. Well here is one that I watched last night that I thought was particularly powerful.

Have a wonderful day.

Morning! A wonderful fog was lazily drifting over the pond this morning was nice, relaxing start to the day. Not to mention, I have had an urge to just dig my toes into some sand. I should make it to a beach here in the next few weeks, especially with winter right around the corner.

The only thing I have been thinking about is old habits of mine that were not the greatest and doing my best to make sure I don’t fall back into them. It is so easy to just come home from work, lie down and do nothing but watch Netflix the rest of the night. As much as I want to do that, completing these online courses I have signed up for as well as doing a bit of research actual feels better. In a more psychological way, at least. Going to the gym everyday (unless it rains, boo!), eating healthy foods, all of this is slowly forming great habits and when I don’t do any of these things, specially when it comes to working out I feel so horrible, slow.

We all have some combination of good habits and bad. They are one of the many factors that define us and who we are. It does not hurt to address the bad habits, trying to turn them into good ones. A big one for me is being honest with myself and those I love. Keeping everything bottled up is never a healthy way to live and can cause a great deal of problems in all aspects of life.

I hope that you all enjoy your day; I am going to eat this here blueberry crisp granola bar I had attempted to make.

See you guys tomorrow.