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2010 New Years Resolution Review

The following is what I wrote for the upcoming year of 2010:

I'm not a quitter, I'm a go-getter. I'm determined to find what makes me happy. I will find what brings out my inner me. When I have achieved a goal, I feel on top of the world. I will win and re-win. I don't need anybody to get there. I will try new things, if I haven't tried it before; and when I do accomplish it, I will try it again. I will succeed. No stress. Nobody can harm me mentally. I am me. I will get it; whatever 'it' is. Victory consistently. I am full of energy. I will defend myself. Nothing but my goals will tie me down. Nothing.

I decided to pull it out and see how I was coming along with it. Have I kept my course? I will say I have had a few speed bumps and a wrong turn, but for the most part I am doing pretty well. I am trying a lot of new things, and I know I will succeed if I keep to all of them. I must remember ... victory consistently!

Chain of Fear

As I was walking downtown today I couldn't help but notice the amount of chains everywhere I looked. I took this picture with one thought in mind ... what are some chains that weigh me down? I guess there are a few that I need to weigh me down to keep me within the gravity of life... but there are a few I should and need to get rid of so I can spread my wings a bit more. I can't honestly put a finger on the one thing I fear the most, but I would say "the unknown" is something I fear on a daily basis. It worries me. You may wonder how I can worry about something I don't know anything about ... I know, it doesn't make sense. But I worry. So I'm working on breaking that chain. Until it is broken I will continue to search for chains downtown and as well as in my personal life. Plus, I've realized ... rust isn't always ugly!

"Toothpaste For Dinner" Website

Check out more daily drawings at Toothpaste For Dinner.

Sign Language Song- "Beat It"

Artist Appreciation: DAVID GARIBALDI

. Rhythm . Color . Culture . Energy .

Artist David Garibaldi

Born in Los Angeles in 1982, Garibaldi began creating at a young age. After relocating and growing up in Sacramento, it was not until high school, after walking away from a life of graffiti in the streets, that he turned his influences of hip hop culture into a positive direction. Unfortunately by then, it was too late to make up lost time in school, and he could not graduate. A season of hard times to come could not shake the drive of this young artist from pursuing his dreams.

"The Swagger Wagon"

I recently saw this video for the new Toyota Sienna Minivan.

This video is the ONLY reason I would ever consider getting a minivan!

Let me know what you think!

Click here ----> The Swagger Wagon.

"My Destination of Love" by Jenna Bond

I choose to be alive each day of my life.

I have the courage to grow and the faith to know who I am.

But wait, who am I?

I am me.

I have a heartbeat. Can you hear it?

I have you. But remember, you are you.

And I am me.

But together we are {we}.

We need love. Love is work. Not the 8-5 kind.

But this will be pure overtime.

Nobody can cover your shift.

+ I promised myself I'd never get fired from loving you +

Look, I even got us the same hours.

Be in this with me. Move on with me. Be scared with me.

Be my destination of love.

Hear my heartbeat.

You make my heart beat.

That's what I tell everyone around me.

They smile. I smile. You smile.

Be you. I'll be me.

And together we'll be [us].

CHANGE: to become different

.a transformation.

.a fresh set of clothing.

.a difference in the daily routine.

.a substitution of one thing for another.

.a set amount of money given in exchange.

.a harmonic progression from one tonality to another.

Perhaps the goal and reason to change is required first, before change is effective. Needless to say a certain amount of self awareness, divine intervention, or something needs to happen for people to choose to change and reach something new. If that doesn't happen, change won't happen.

Doing nothing is a choice and it gets you to the goal of nothing.

Sure, changing for the sake of changing could just be a neurosis of it's own. I'm not sure which one that would be, but it boils down to some bizarre kind of control. But there needs to be a reason that gets us to where we want to go. There are times when change is not required. And times when not doing anything is the right thing to do.

The danger though with doing nothing is that you are probably just being lazy and not taking the time to look around you and ask what is working and what isn't. Worse yet, you value something else in your life that prevents you from changing. Sometimes the early warning signs are all around us, but we choose to ignore them. None of us are free from needing to observe what is changing around us, and start asking questions.

Life is what you choose to make it.

Today is my day of change.