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Victim No More~Run Like a Champion

As many of you already know I was severly abused when I was a child. My babysitter was a locked closet door and I was beaten with about every kind of instrument you can think of. I was burned with cigarettes and screaming was normal conversation to me...I had a rough childhood that carried into my adolecence and adulthood. I was a mess for years. I played the victim to disarm people and to evoke pity. I really had a sad sad life.But as I grew int...

December 17, 2009 | comments (8) | Uncategorized

Altruism The Right Way

I just got back from my second viewing of the movie The Blindside. If you haven't seen it, all I can say is go see it. You need the cry...It's the true story of Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens first round draft choice this year. Albeit they added a little Hollywood fluff, the movie is still the blueprint for altruism...Giving without any concern about getting.I have spent the biggest part of my life being selfish. I really never thought o...

December 16, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Passing Love To Others

Last weekend I volunteered to work as a greeter at our city's Christmas lights display. As the cars come to get in line to drive through the mile long display, we asked for a $4 suggested donation. The drive through is free if you don't want to donate or can't afford the donation. It's all up to the people driving through to how much they want to give...It is just a suggested donation...A lot of people would hand you a $20 dollar bill ...

December 16, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Final Week Of Travel

As many of you know I have been on the road traveling for my work for about the last 5 months. This is my last week and I can say if I never see the inside of another hotel room, it will be OK with me. Dripping faucets, hard matresses and scratchy towels are the norm. Yea being a road warrior is not so much fun really.I just want to say this to those who are traveling for their work and living a transformed lifestyle...It is not only possible, bu...

December 14, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Candy Cane Dreams and Donations

Tonight from 8-10 PM I will be handing out candy canes and taking donations at our town Christmas Light Display on the Concho River. I have driven through it the last few years since I have lived here, but never volunteered to take donations before...I hope I can make some people smile. It's really cold to just be walking around. I would rather be running for the two hours. Ae least that way I can keep warm. It might be all I can do to keep ...

December 11, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Want to Have Some REAL Fun??

I am out of town traveling for my job. I went to the local Walmart and was looking around at the people. Not many seemed to be happy this year. I decided to help change that. I bought some of those prepaid Walmart shopping cards and started handing them out to people who looked like they needed a boost in the spirits... It was cool to see the frowns turn to smiles as I came up to them and explained what I was doing. I only said this..."...

December 10, 2009 | comments (7) | Uncategorized

From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be

I was watching ESPN tonight and they were showing the 1993 Espy Awards when Jimmy Valvano made his impassioned speech. In the speech he told of how you get to where you are in life to where you want to be...He told the secret of living a great life...Enthusiasm...Nothing happens without enthusiam. You can never get to the goals you have set for yourself without it. No man will make any great strides in life without living with a passion for reach...

December 8, 2009 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Living an Inflamed Life?

Tired? Grumpy? Joints Swollen? Mind foggy? Things just not going well in your life? You may be suffering from an inflamed life... Physical inflammation caused by a poor diet... Spiritual inflammation caused by the selfish way you live your life... Both types of inflammation lead to dark places and they both will eventually bring misery into your life, but there is a way out...Listen up. I am speaking from e...

December 6, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Diagnosed With Diabetes? ~ Listen Up

I am not an expert on Diabetes. I have my Type II Diabetes under full control after being on an Insulin pump for a couple of years. I know how it works in my life and I hope you choose to listen and come to grips with your disease. You can end it...It is your choice and I believe it is as simple as choosing between life and death....What will you choose?The body of a Diabetic has a couple of things working against him that are reversed ...

December 2, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

New Way of Thinking

I went for my run this morning. 4 miles. It isn't that far now. About 6 months ago, I would have told you I could have drove to the moon easier...It seemed like such a long long run when I first started. The first day I started training for the marathon I ran 1 mile and thought I was going to puke up a lung...I really thought about quitting the first day...But now the training is hard, but easier. I look at 4 miles as my minimum run now. It's unr...

November 30, 2009 | comments (8) | Uncategorized

Messed Up On Thanksgiving? Here's Help

Yea, I was there, I saw you...That free day went really freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and today you are feeling like you messed up. You are kicking yourself and calling yourself names...Aren't you? Well not to worry, I have a way out of your delima of feeling bad. Even at that, it was a free day, so why so tough on yourself? But OK...If you still insist on beating up on my friend (that's you), listen up...Here's some help...I once owned a bu...

November 26, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

A Diabetic Thanksgiving

I will enjoy Thanksgiving. I will eat a lot of food because it will be my free day. But being off Insulin and having my blood sugars under control is way more important than anything else to me, because it is life threatening. I could have a few bad days in a row and would be right back on Insulin again. I have a plan to enjoy Thanksgiving day and also keep my blood sugars under control... The key is NOT to eat low fat. Low fat diets are stu...

November 24, 2009 | comments (7) | Uncategorized

My Wife~The Saint

This morning I had to put on my Tens unit muscle stimulator so I could get my scatic nerve to quit hurting enough so I could put my shoes on to go run. My wife, bless her heart, has to listen to me moan and graon as I get dressed and ready to head out the door for the workout. Really, I have pain, but she has to lsiten to me complain.My wife is a worker. She never stops moving. She is always cleaning or ironing, helping our grandaughter or her da...

November 23, 2009 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Late To The Party

As I walked this morning to help the pain of my sciatic nerve go away, I couldn't help but think about all the years I spent wasting away in front of the television and thinking about all the junk I have consumed in my life. I did a lot of damage to my body with sugar and processed foods. Today I feel it. I constantly ache. When I sit for any length of time I get stiff and the soreness takes a few minutes to work out of the body before...

November 22, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Interview with a Transformer...

I was interviewed for a story on diabetes in our local newspaper. My gym put the newspaper in contact with me because they know how far I have come in beating the disease...I talked about T.com and the community and how important it was to have support. I mentioned Transformation.com at least 20 times. I gave them my username and spelled it out for them...Do you think they said anything about T.com??? Nope!! Grrrrrrrrrr My success come...

November 21, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Thankful For The Worst Nightmares

It's pretty easy to be grateful for the good things in life. I have a great wife, good friends and of course my T.com community. I am blessed in so many ways that if I started to count them, well it would take all of the time I have remaining on Earth to add all my blessings...But what about the bad times? What about the times in life when your world seems to crumble? Are you grateful for those??You may think I am crazy (you would not be alone in...

November 20, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Still Waking Up To Me

I was violently abused by my parents growing up. I was beaten and locked in closets as a small boy. I was in emotional turmoil for most of my childhood except for the summer months that I spent with my grandparents on their farm. I wanted to be happy, but fear of a rageaholic mother and an absentee father filled my days with thoughts of how I could protect myself from harm...As many abused men and women find out in adulthood, food becomes comfort...

November 19, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Rich and Famous~Yea Right

Last week I had a discussion with a young man about becoming rich and famous. That was his goal. He had no talent that he knew of, he did like to rap, but admitted he wasn't very good at it. He really had no plans to help his career advance, but I am sure that the convienience store was just a temporary gig. You know until someone came along and make him rich and famous...So I asked him, you want to be famous like who? Maybe Lee Harvey Oswald or ...

November 16, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

Kindness Vs. Correcting

I believe we need to be kind to people. No reason to be mean or overbearing to anyone. But there does come a time when people need to be corrected in what they are doing to themselves. They come here to T.com with a problem. post it in a forum for advice and BAM! People come to the rescue with good solid advice...But there is also a problem in T.town...Too much kindness with no correction....Here's what I mean.A lot of people come here look...

November 15, 2009 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Why Believe In God?

I was raised in a very religious home by my Grandparents during the summer months. During the school year I was in a home with my parents who did not believe in God and really had an aversion to anything "religious" or spiritual. I saw both sides of the argument over the existence of God and the discussions, pro and con. Of course when I got old enough to leave home...well really I moved out of the house at 16...I got as far a...

November 12, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

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