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25 things I know about myself

This is from Facebook, but I thought it interesting enough to post on the blog, since I sync them up anyway ;)

 

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it is because I want to know more about you.

 

 

1.       There are times when I feel like I am living someone else’s life, as I can do things I never thought myself capable of before.

 

2.       I’d rather work on 3 or 4 things at once than one thing at a time.

 

3.       I am not afraid anymore

 

4.       I dream in very vivid color, every night, though  I usually don’t remember specifics

 

5.       I believe that the only people that should be given power are the ones that don’t want it.

 

6.       I think sometimes I was born 200 years too late or 200 years too early

 

7.       I have more freckles than just about anyone else I know, and in more places, such as the bottoms of my feet.

 

8.       I have watched the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean, and the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.

 

9.       I have swam in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California, the Caribbean Sea, all 5 of the great Lakes, and more rivers and lakes and various bodies of water than I could name.

 

10.   I have been outside when it’s 125 degrees, and when it’s 30 below no wind chill.

 

11.   I have never been in a better place personally in my entire life.

 

12.   I have free dived to a depth of over 100 feet.

 

13.   I am a science dork in my free time. Currently reading :  http://quantumenigma.com/

 

14.   I need to start playing music again

 

15.   I do not own a book that I have not read at LEAST twice, and I own a LOT of books.

 

16.   I have setup a network in a hotel room to play games with friends, AFTER just spending 4 days playing games with them at a LANParty.

 

17.   I have given a speech in front of more than 3000 people.

 

18.   I am actually quite shy

 

19.   I love technology, and love my job because of the fact that I get to work with it.

 

20.   I “see” the streets in my head when I think about directions or give someone else directions.

 

21.   I think everybody should be cool, this is a robbery

 

22.   I think the next 20 years will bring changes that none of us can foresee.

 

23.   I haz a flavor

 

24.   I think on my feet really well

 

25.   I truly believe that love and kindness can conquer pretty much anything

A New Year

Indeed, it IS a new year. Time for some reflection, and for some celebration!

 

Quite a bit happened in my life this year. I was engaged, but canceled the wedding after realizing that I was not in the right relationship. New friendships started, other friendships ended, and old friends I had not spoken with in many years re-entered my life at times. I sprained my MCL, broke my collarbone, and partially tore my rotator cuff. I got my black belt in June, and began pursuing a 2^nd degree black belt with passion and zeal.

 

I met people that changed my life in many ways. Each added their own unique push as I made the journey of self discovery this year.

 

Most importantly, I found something very important this year.  I found myself. I found confidence I didn’t know I had. I found that I had more control over most areas of my life than I thought. I found that I could do things I never thought possible. I continued to do the right things, eat the right things, and lose weight, to the point I weigh less now than I did in high school, but am capable of so much more. I discovered that through patience and perseverance pretty much anything is possible.

 

In many ways, 2008 was the best year of my life.

 

And yet, I realize now that I am just beginning to discover what I am really capable of. I have set the foundation to build upon, and it is finally solid. I know who I am now, and now it’s time to grow even more. I learn each day how to remove the limitations I had trapped myself with.

 

2009 is going to be a GREAT year!