3 posts tagged “happiness”
Today is Valentine's Day; St. Valentine's Day, to be exact. I could go into how this day became a phenomenon, but I won't...actually, I will --Hallmark.
People all over the world are gushing about being in love or grumbling about being single. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is."Why?" You ask.--simple; if you're that friggin' in love, you should be the other 364* days of the year.
Without giving too much away, everyone's asking "so, what are you and Overboard doing for Valentine's Day?" I give them my modest answer and everyone looks shocked. Then I have to explain to them why my plans are as modest as they are. I don't chose one day out of the year to tell Overboard that she's the center of my universe; I pick several random moments throughout the year to let my Lady know she's special. Why do I need to impress everyone else? Answer: I don't.
Furthermore, people get elaborate on Valentine's Day because they're after something: I have what I want. I kiss and hug the love of my life every single day; I tell her I love her at least twice a day, we kiss/hug her before parting company. And while every relationship has it's bumps in the road, I let her know after that bump that there is no one else in God's creation that I'd want to go over that bump with.
The best gift I could ever give Overboard is not flowers, (because she gets them at random times anyway...and not just on birthday or anniversary), or a piece of jewelry (because she has one of the two that remind her EXACTLY how I feel about her --and she's probably looking at it now), or candy --well, I might just provide some chocolate to ensure Hangtime Survival-- or fancy dinners or anything like that; the best gift I can give her is to let her know as often as possible that I love her more than words could ever express.
In closing, gentlemen take heed; kiss, hug, communicate, laugh and enjoy the special woman in your life --believe me, no greater gift can be purchased from any florist or jeweler.
Happy Valentine's Day Sweetheart, I Love You!
-Hangtime
*365 in leap years
Life is all about experiences; good or bad, experiences navigate you through life. Happiness and sadness, looking forward with despair or just looking forward, what we experience from day to day shapes our lives for the better or for the worse.
An essential part of this journey is taking the good with the bad and rolling with the punches; you can't control everything, no matter how much you try. Everyone, at some point or another, has to be a spectator. What most people don't understand however, is that while you're a spectator, you must cheer; there is no bad without good, no good without bad --nothing is perfect.
As I take a short introspective look at my own journey, I now must cheer. As I do so, I will do so loudly, because I know that those who are playing spectator in my life are cheering for me; that, ladies and gentlemen, is a damn good feeling. I am happy...not for myself, but for my spectators.
-Hangtime.
It's official...I have made it to the rank of Shodan. Yep, I passed. I couldn't be happier...it feels good.
I can't help but to think back to being in Savannah; it was a pretty dark period in my life. I left everything I loved for my job...no, I should say for my career. I remember practicing Seisan and being near tears in frustration because I couldn't remember. I remember being estatic about finding a Chito-Ryu club, only to have to make the descision to not continue my training with them (THAT was just a crappy situation all around). Driving back to Savannah at 4am (or arriving at 2-3am) so I could stay and attend class while in Roswell. Running from my apartment to Forsyth Park wearing ankle weights in 90+ degree (with 110+ degree heat index...) heat and kicking furniture to train because I had no one to spar with...
That ladies and gentlemen is what I call DESIRE.
The sucky part is that the *easy* part is over...the tough stuff starts now.
OSU!
-HT
