A Year of Change

The year is coming to a close, and in that simple fact so many memories come rushing in.  Good. Bad.  Ugly.  Sour.  Sweet.  Just a few pictures you can place to those words.

All in all, it’s been a fight from the get go.  Dealing with family, work, finances, and wondering what tomorrow brings.  Well, tomorrow brought me here.  Yes, that tomorrow we all worry about all of the time and seem to expect it to be the worst thing or the best thing in the world.

It’s called Change People!  Yes, Change has happened.  Some wanted, some unwanted.  Whatever you call it, it has taken place.  For me, it’s been watching my kids grow older, smarter and yes, even taller than me!  Woohoo!  Yes, I do cheer for that.  I’m a dork, I know it and rightfully own it.

I’ve accepted change this year, the unwanted type.  All the while holding onto Hope that maybe tomorrow will be lighter than that other day, and yet knowing all the time that it will be another day of either making it through alone or having support by someone giving me a kind word or gesture.

Tomorrow.  Thank you for making change happen.  For it is always a new beginning to me daily.  Expectations I hold high.  Will I be disappointed?  Possibly.  Mostly I am surprised daily, in a good way due to my kids getting older and having to interact with them.  Man, do they change so it is always a welcomed event.  Possibly disappointed?  You betcha!  Will I expect anything less?  Nope.  I will always hold out for something better to happen for you as well.

I tell that to everyone in the box.  ”I have High Expectations for you all”, so don’t take it lightly.  You are unique, your ability to interact with others, and eventually change you, them, us.

On 12/31/2011 it will be the end of a Hard Year.  Begin another Year, and we’ll see where that takes me, and I know there will be Change.  Wanted or Unwanted.  I will accept it, and will you?  Or will you let it slip by, because you’re afraid of tomorrow.

You’ve made it to over 300 tomorrows, and you’re still holding out for what?  More like, whatever!  Accept not what change you want to happen, accept what change can happen.

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No, you’re not

You are Not Welcomed if you come with anxiety in your Heart.

You are Not Welcomed if you have Hatred in your Heart.

You are Not Welcomed if you despise others that are like you.

You are Not Welcomed if you degrade others.

You are Not Welcomed if you Love yourself more than you do others.

You are Not Welcomed if you can not change yourself and expect others to do so for you.

 

Movember

This by far is NOT my First year participating in raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.  Why another fundraising event for me?  It’s simple really.

I first had the privilege of Fundraising for Trevor Win’E Memorial Fund for a Fallen Soldier.  This is a sentimental favorite of mine for many reasons, most of which are too personal to share.  Other than to say: “It could have been me or it could have been some one you Love”.

The Second, and a Big one is Fight Gone Bad brought to us by the Sportsgrants Organization.  This is an International Fundraiser raising Funds once again for Soldiers, Families, and Support Groups and CrossFit.com.  These are fantastic communities all full of giving people and resources way beyond our imagination when it comes to helping our children, soldiers and families integrate, survive, and thrive in these times.

Third Fundraiser is for Mammogram’s in Action (MIA) is becoming a National Favorite among the CrossFit community.  Raising funds for another Cancer Fighting Organization.  This one is for the Boobs!  Yes, Breast Cancer Awareness and Treatment.

Won’t you help the cause?  Watch this Video and Help me, in Movember!