Happiness is.......

Communion!

A Small Bag of Happiness!

One of Those Days........

I had an awesome weekend spending time with my niece and her family, and I really enjoyed the Rock and Roll half marathon in VA Beach, but I was very disappointed with my time......

Not sure if it was the disappointment with my time or yesterday being my Daddy's birthday or if it was something else that sent me into a really crazy place.

Yesterday, I had every negative emotion that a person can have: indecisiveness, doubt, grief, restlessness, sadness, anxiety and the list goes on and on.

My dryer was not working, and I wash everyday. (Oh MY!) So, I still washed, and I went to the laundromat to dry my clothes. Thank God that the laundromat is very close to my house, it was empty, and it took my things about 15 minutes to dry. (It was painless!) I called a friend to meet me in DC, and then I called him back to say that I changed my mind. (Indecisiveness!) I drove to Georgetown, and then decided that I wanted to go back home. (Restlessness!) I thougth of my Daddy on his birthday and went into the ugly cry. (Grief and sadness!) At least I was pleased with my dinner yesterday: butternut squash, kale pesto, and cottage cheese for a treat.

I was thinking that I am too much on a routine, I want to run faster, I need to try new restaurants and bars, I need to bike more, I need a running group for speed training, I hope that my dryer can be fixed, I want my light fixed in my kitchen, why don't I have dishwasher detergent, I'm not a good teacher, I need to infuse technology into my classroom, I am clueless when it comes to dating, I wonder why God places such priority on loving EVERYBODY, and on and on and on......

Finally, I really needed to be pulled out, and I called my friend Cliff, and he did pull me out. I met Cliff when we were both pursing degrees from George Washington University, and he and I spent a lot of time convincing each other that we could make it through GW, and we did. Since then, we have served each other by being there when we need to hear "The Truth" and to be "pulled out."

So, Cliff talked to me for about two hours while I cleaned the kitchen, made up my bed, ironed my clothes, packed my lunch etc....

AND, he pulled me out. I hung up feeling empowered and ready for the next day.

I have more good days than bad days, but yesterday was "One of those days."

Why You're Not Married Yet by Tracy McMillan

Tracy McMillan

I read anything, anywhere. If I get a free moment; I will read: restaurant, bar, Starbucks, at a stoplight, work etc.

So, at the end of the school year, I had a little downtime, and I decided to read Yahoo news, and I saw this interview with Tracy McMillian discussing her book Why You're Not Married Yet. The caption went on to explain that an article written by Tracy on Why You're Not Married Yet for Huffington Post broke the record for being the online paper's most read article ever. So, you know that I had to check out the Huffington Post article and the book.

Ladies, if you are on your couch one day and your workout is done, the children are doing their thing, the house is clean and you've taken care of everything, and I mean everything, you should check this book out. I read this entire book in about two hours; not a difficult read at all. Also, I think that any woman whether married or not may enjoy this book and even get a few pointers. Think of it as a good, fun book instead of another book that is trying to tell us to fix ourselves so that we can get and keep a man.

Here are some of the top things that I got from this book:

1. "If you want to be married, you need to express more love. Not get more love. Express it. Feel it. Be it. See it everywhere." (I think that this can be applied to all people and all love. Love makes the world go around, and we must be, do, and then we will have love.)
2. "Marriage is just a long-term opportunity to practice loving someone even when you feel that they don't necessary deserve it. And loving is always spiritual in nature-because people are flawed and it's hard to love flaws." (Practicing love......Wow! I love it.)
3. "You're going to have to be nice." (It never hurts to be nice unless......)
4. Love yourself, and trust your life, more than you love him. 

One thing that I must add is that Tracy seems to view being marriage as the ultimate happiness. She's been married three times, and based on what she writes at the end of the book, she will more than likely be getting married again soon. So, just like with any book, take what you need and leave the rest in the book.

So ladies, if you read the Huffington Post article that I have linked on this page, and you read this post about the book, you just about have the gist of the entire book.

Try it if you get a free moment, and let me know what you think.

Happy, Happy Monday...

I'm in the Sunny Alabama!

Thought for the day!

I borrowed this :)

Happy Tuesday!!!!