Prove it

This is a speech i have been reading every morning and night for the last week or so, i thought i should share it.

Life is tough, that's a given.
When you stand up, you're gonna be shoved back down.
When you're down, you're gonna be stepped on.
My advice to you doesn't come with a lot of bells and whistles. It's no secret, you'll fall down, you stumble, you get pushed, you land square on your face. And every time that happens, you get back on your feet. You get up just as fast as you can, no matter how many times you need to do it.
Remember this, success has been and continues to be defined as getting up one more time than you've been knocked down.
If experience has taught me anything, it's that nothing is free and living ain't easy. Life is hard, real hard, incredibly hard. You fail more often than you win, nobody is handing you anything.
It's up to you to puff up your chest, stretch your neck and overcome all that is difficult, the nasty, the mean, the unfair.
You want more than what you've now, PROVE IT!
You want beat the very best out there that is, get out there and earn it!
Once you decide that, you'll know where it is you want to be, then you won't stop pushing forward until you get there! That's how winners are made. At the end of the day, success is what we all want.
We all wanna win, and the race will be won. There is no question about that. So c'mon, get out on top, run faster, dream bigger, live better than you ever have before. This is in you. You can do this. Do it for yourself. Prove it to yourself!

This gives me a lot of motivation to go on, i feel i have been knocked down with a sucker punch to the back of the head with no explanation or knowing were the hit came from. Nothing i can do but go on and get back up swinging, i will get there just watch.  

Looking for happiness

Yesterday was probably the best day i have had in years, and any time i think of it the smile on my face grows. A good buddy and i drove to the middle of Idaho to meet up with the nicest and most unique guy i think i have ever met. We left early in the morning just as a huge snow storm was coming. Here are some of the pictures from the drive, we got out of the snow just a few miles out of Rexburg. The drive to our destination was pretty awesome and exactly what you think of when someone says Idaho.

Those who are the happiest, never did have everything. But rather, they are thankful for everything they do have.

As we talked that afternoon, Gary was able to teach us about some of the things that make him happy. It was such a pleasure to meet him and hear his stories, and best of all see the art he has made.

            Simple things have always made me happy. 

I learned lots of stuff in that short visit with Gary that i want to try to apply to my life, He let use look at his collection of things he gathered over the years, and the art he has made. This day will not be forgotten anytime soon        p.s  i knew we shared a special bond when he expressed his love for the lowrider style

                                                                           

Thirty

 So yesterday i had my thirty first birthday, and let me just say it was a great day. Thanks for all the phone calls and emails, it was more than i could ask for. I think this is going to be a pretty sweet year, i have some pretty rad plans, and with all this working out at the gym i might have to take this "beach ready body" to see some beach babes(almost single and almost ready to mingle if you know any babes). I am loving Salt Lake, i never thought i would live here but things have really worked out good and i have met some pretty cool people. I just think of it as my "temporary home" as Carrie Underwood talks about, Ha i just quoted Carrie nice. I don't think i will live here forever but for the next while i feel this is where i need to be, we will see what the lord has in store for me.       

This is from my trip back to Reno to say some good byes to some friends Gary, Aundre, and Me. They helped me out tons, thanks boys. I have tons of pictures on my camera but my battery just died so i will put them on later. ok bye

Soon

It's been hard but i will soon get to see my dog soon in which i am grateful 

A Perfect Week

One week ago today i went to Reno to say goodbye to some good friends and to get the things i left behind. 

                                                       

                                     It was good to get the van sold. One less thing to do

 About a year ago i was cleaning the carpet in an apartment, when something plugged up my vacuum. After cleaning the vacuum out i found this cross, i put it in my back pocket with the intensions of throwing it away, some how it made it's way into my van as a joke for the last year. I wedged it in my dash so i could see it everyday, and when i would be having a bad day or if i was scared to go talk to people to try to sell cleaning i would just remember those simple words "With God all things are possible".  I am glad it made it's way into my life, it will be something that i keep for a long time, and at times has given me tons of strength.

                                                                 Shoot to kill

                                     This is the truck i have been building for a daily driver

 This weekend i spent a lot of time watching racquetball, it was the first stop in the pro tour. The top 10 players in the world where there playing so it made for a great weekend.

Over all this week was perfect, i got tons of stuff done and had a good time with some friends. Things are looking up.

It's all over

Well i'm sitting in the Salt Lake airport getting ready to fly back to Reno to tie up any loose ends, and then move to Salt lake. I am full of emotions, I loved Reno and the people i have met, worked with, and got to know. It's my old life the one i loved so much, but i know i need to let that go and move on. I will hopefully say goodbye to some people and then i will be gone, never to return to live again.

"Nobody can go back to start a new beginning, but anyone can start today to make a new ending." Things are going good, and i'm trying my hardest to make a new ending. Reno it's all over

Things are all good!

 This week i had the chance to go back to Idaho to catch up with some old friends, and family. These pictures are of the truck we dropped.

                       Devin       not much to say about him

                                 I love this picture  "My Man Cave"

                  I have really been working hard to get in shape, i like this saying at the gym.


-Well my trip to Idaho was productive, there is tons of stuff going on and at times i wish.....
-This weekend we went down to Cortney and Ashley's Church to see little baby Theo get blessed. It was a good experience, i haven't been to many baby blessings, the spirit was very strong and it was a good meeting. I am super glad for their family.
-I have lots to say but don't know what i can say so i won't, all i can say is things have been scary without a plan in place, and fear of the unknown. The last couple of days I have what i think is a good game plan, and i feel better of what is going to be happening in the future. Things are all good!  
Okay... Time to get REAL serious about moving on. I've been a prisoner to this for too long. I'm a divorced man, I'm moving on,

...and I'm taking this with me:

“Once they move, they're gone. Once you move, life starts over again.” - Jim Hinkle

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” - W. M. Lewis