B+POSITIVE

Every morning as soon as I wake up and every evening before I close my eyes I think of things that I am grateful for. Try it even one day and you will find that you sleep better and wake up smiling.

Do you ever wonder why things don't go your way? Sometimes it feels like nothing does. Turn that thought around and make it that whatever is going "wrong" is just preparing you for what awesome things are about to happen to you. When your attitude becomes 'my time is coming', somehow things start going your way. Keep a positive attitude and you will reap the benefits. Soon you will see doors that were chained shut for years start to open for you. Your mind is powerful. Make it work for you and attract the good that you are emitting. Your mind and soul are magnets. Attract heavenly things!

Many people have come into my life. Some just for a short moment and others I have known for years. If I had to pick who would drop everything and come to my aid if I needed help, I would have to say I could count those friends on one hand. Obviously I disqualified many because of the distance from where I am to where they are. If distance wasn't a factor the list would be much higher. The point I am making is I cherish the good friends who I have. Sometimes we go weeks without talking but they are always on my mind. The reason is at some point in our lives we just clicked. Either it was our personalities were compatible or one of us helped the other and that created a bond. In any case the common denominator in all of my friends is honesty. My friends aren't afraid to tell me the truth. Because of that there is a comfort unlike I have with most aquaintances. No matter what happens in life I feel great becuase of the friendship I have with some good people. Surround...

You have to dream it before you can get it. What are your dreams? I get so lost in mine sometimes, I feel like I am living it. Those are the ones that usually come true for me. Don't hold back. Anything is fair game in your dreams.

When something happens that doesn't go in your favor, instead of thinking "Why does something always bad happen to me?", try thinking "What lesson can I learn from this?" and "This will make me stronger!". Enjoy today! It's an opportunity of a lifetime!

It's been 8 years since I've posted anything on this blog. Since then a lot has happened in my life. My son received the gift of life from a brother of mine in 2013. He received a kidney. I ran the Boston Marathon twice. I qualified the first time in the 2014 Erie Marathon. I am now a Certified Personal Trainer with specialties in functional movement and behavioral change to go along with my adult running coach certification. I like to spend my life reading and learning all I can to make myself as educated, positive, and useful as possible. Not so fun things have happened to me as well. I lost several good friends to early death. I am now single again. Now we are dealing with a pandemic. Things you can't control for $1,000, Alex! I try to take each experience, good or bad, and turn them into learning. I noticed that I was spending way too much time on social media, especially Facebook, with the extra time I now had. There are lots of opinions, false statemen...