Battered (Soon-To-Be) Husband

Gareth is taking some time off from mountain biking right now.

Here's why...

Three accidents in ten days and he's a little beaten up.

Facebook Clarity

I signed up for a Facebook account, half-heartedly, a few months ago...maybe six. It didn't even take 24 hours before I had a friend from high school "friend" me. In the single request, I was hooked.

142 friends later...

Two friends found me recently. Friends I knew from college. Friends I knew, it seems, an entire lifetime ago. Friends who really never knew ME.

It has me thinking about that period of my life...

How badly I wanted to be included.

How terrified I was of others' opinions of me.

How much that fear controlled my life.

How little I really knew myself.

One divorce, a handful of jobs, plenty of happy hours, and two marathons later, it has me thinking something else, too...

Today, I love the person I am!

...regardless of whether anyone else does.

Back to Balance

Because of the demands of work the past two weeks, I've chosen to give up my workouts.  I haven't been to the gym, and aside from the Human Race 10K, I haven't even thought about getting in a cardio workout.  

Tomorrow that changes.  I can't wait!

I ran into Adrien, literally, along the course of the 10K yesterday night and all I could think to tell her was how much I missed her and need her!  Tomorrow I am back to my twice a week workouts and cardio (she tells me I need 3 times a week, but so far I've only managed to find 2 times a week...still working on this).  

I've been working out like this for nearly one year.  It has been the best change in my life that I could have made.  I have never felt healthier or more fit in my life.  It keeps me sane.  It keeps me balanced.

I've lost some ground these past two weeks, but can't wait to get back tomorrow!  Adrien, I'll see you at 8:00am.

ESTP

I took the Myers-Briggs personality type survey last week at a professional training workshop.  This was my first time, but I'm told that oftentimes people will show differing results during different periods in their lives.  

Here are my results from last week...

Extrovert-Sensing-Thinking-Perceiving

Matter-of fact, do not worry or hurry, enjoy whatever comes along.  Tend to like mechanical things and sports, with friends on the side.  May be a bit blunt or insensitive.  Adaptable, tolerant, generally conservative in values. Dislike long explanations.  Are best with real things that can be worked, handled, taken apart or put together.