Don't Forget that Second Wind

Whew!

Can you believe it's February already?

Heck, can you believe I have posted something yet again?!?!

I have to admit I feel compelled to post something now and again only for the sheer fact that a few of you may check this out from time to time. Eventually, I'll get savvy enough to post pictures; however, that is a ways off.

So, Second Wind. The winter blues have set in, the constant droaning of the news about the recession is wearing, the constant announcements of job losses -- all this negativity begets nothing but negativity. It makes you really thankful for the job you have and the ability to tough out these difficult times.

I have to say even Obamamania seems to be wearing thin. So, what do you do to get over a hump that life throws at you?

I persist and attempt to endure. Unfortunately, that involves a soda diet, fast food, and well comfort food in general. Not real healthy. So, back to that second wind. It always comes around and sometimes you don't even know it's here before it's passed by.

I believe it was James Allen who wrote "As a Man Thinketh." In the book the author puts forth the idea that we are the culmination of our thoughts. That's why all the crap in the media and the weather pulls so many people, myself included, down...because that's all we dwell on.

I know that I am in the spot I am today because of thoughts I had yesterday and days long ago and the choices I made based on those thoughts. I'm fat and unhealthy because of the choices I made years ago, last week, and even right now.

That second wind is the change in thought that occurs that begets where we will be at tomorrow. One of the hardest things to do is to control those thoughts rather than be swept away. Choosing what you think about now when it's hard will shape tomorrow.

So, am I full of it? What are your thoughts? How do you feel right now and about where you're at in life? Compare that to what you normally think about and focus your energy around.

If you care to share, please post something. Heck, just post something so that I know that someone is reading this and I'm not virtually talking to myself.