Making Progress One Step At A Time...

During a time of reflection today, I pondered my activity with Back2Basics over the past fifteen months.  What's that I see?  It's a bird!  It's a plane!  No it's…PROGRESS!

Time For A Realignment Of Priorities...

The past two weeks have been quite a swirling experience...



I discovered that I was juggling too many things at once.  I decided that It was okay to scale back and I certainly don't need to micromanage myself.  So I'm realigning my priorities.

An Attitude Of Gratitude For Mondays...

What has Monday gotten such a bad rap?  Of all the days of the week, Monday seems to be the most hated.  

I happened to be looking for the perfect Monday quote for a project I'm working on.  To my surprise,  I noticed that about 75% of the quotes I found were extremely negative.  So much so that I stopped reading and decided to pen my thoughts on this topic instead.

Here are some examples of what I found...

Surveying The Landscape Part One - Negative Words Hurt...

Today I woke up with this thought on my mind.  Is living the authentic life we secretly dream of truly  possible?  Is conformity inevitable? 

Unfolding Purpose...

Today has been quite an interesting day for me.  I have been a literal water pot!

It started with me watching via a friend's page on Facebook entitled New World Trend which is a video compilation of a group of individuals endeavoring to start a "new" trend.

Insight Into Personality...

My Pastor often says, if ten people tell in one night say you're drunk...SIT DOWN!

Several weeks ago I took a Meyers-Briggs Testing Instrument (MBTI).  Well, the results are in and it's just like I've said all along...I'M NOT WEIRD I'm just YOUnique!

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the MBTI, it is a personality test which can be used for instance to determine what career might be best suited for you based on your natural bending.

According to the MBTI, there are sixteen (16) personality types.  If you are interested in finding out your personality type, there are many sites online where you might be able to take the test.  Although some sites allow you to take a free version of this test, there is a fee to take the MBTI.

Celebration of Independence...

Today I watched a documentary on the life if Kim Peek...

Meet Kim Peek..."The Real Rain Main."  Kim is perhaps the world's most famous savant.  He's referred to as a megasavant. Many may remember the movie Rain Man starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman who portrayed Kim.

When Kim was born, it was discovered he was developmentally delayed.  His brain lacked the main connector for his left and right brain to function properly.  His parents were told he would never be able to walk, talk or learn etc. They were also encouraged to institutionalize Kim and just forget about him.  I'm so glad they decided not to listen.

Signs Are Everywhere...

One of my favorite movies is "Fools Rush In" with Matthew Perry and Selma Hayek.

I make reference to this movie because of the fight the two main characters Alex Whitman (a city boy and architect) and Isabel Fuentes (a"free-spirited" mexican photographer) find themselves faced with making lifelong decisions after sharing a one-night stand.

We rarely sit and think about the impact some of our fleeting decisions have on our forever.  Both Alex and Isabel never bargained that out of one night of passion, they would conceive a baby and both face having to live up to their responsibility to "do the right thing."

Eventually...as with any good love story...the couple abandon their own personal agendas, and they decide that being together and raising their baby as husband and wife may not have been in their plans however it was the right choice for them.

The Journey Begins...

I finally did it! After much circling of this runway, I've finally landed! My feet have touched ground and I am ready for the journey that lies ahead. 

My heart dances and leaps on the inside of my chest. I am in eager anticipation, to say the least, of finally hearing what SHE has to say...unfiltered...to me and other hearts like me.