How to Break Through a Wooden Board

Here is a great way to relieve stress faithful reader. Just get a piece of wood, grab a partner and have at 'er. Although there a few rules I'd like to go over first:

1) Write Goals on one side of the board:

         This is important. We all need something aspire to! Sometimes we make goals that are too lofty...so be sure to keep them manageable. This is key. But always make sure that you give your all to achieve them, but if you fall short, don't let it get you down. I've made goals, then realized I needed to quickly rearrange them. Too lofty...you doom your self to failure...too shallow...you short change yourself. MAKE MEANINGFUL GOALS!

2) Write Fears on the other side:

         We all have fears about the unknown...called university. Sometimes we have to face our fears so that we can move forward. University is one of those times. Life is full of moments where we won't know where to turn, and we'll walk blindly forward in faith, HOPING that it will get us safely to another place. Fears are nothing more then stepping stones to bigger and better things, you've only got to move passed them. Fears, temptations, obstacles, distractions are everywhere and we've all got up, but don't let them defeat you. 

3) Find A Partner to Hold the Board:

        We don't need to go through life alone. Our fears do not always have to be faced by our selves. We don't always need to achieve our goals via our own power. There are others, different people we can use as resources to help us reach our full potential, lift us when we are feeling down, guide us when we are lost (or blind folded). Life is not an easy road, but people can certainly help make it a little more manageable.

4) Measure the Distance between the board and your Hand so that you will go THROUGH the board, and have the FEARS facing you:

       You've got to over come fears to reach your goals, therefore you've got to break through the board to reach your goals (i know, clever). But the distance between you and the board is key. Too far away you won't reach your goals...and you'll only stay in your fears. Too close and your fears will also stop you. You need to be in the right spot to reach your goals, as it is for everything in life. Be in the right place is sometime key to achieve what you want most in life.

5)Take a Athletic Stance, Touch it Three time with your non-dominant hand, THEN MOVE YOUR DOMINANT HAND THROUGH THE BOARD WITH THE HEEL OF YOUR HAND!

You'll reach you goals, faithful reader. You will. They will come true, with a little work and overcoming some fears you will achieve your full potential. Plus, it's a great stress reliever :D

Signing Off

DG

Here's To Song, Here's To Time, Here's To Both With Friends Of Mine

Well Reader, it has finally hit me.

I'm actually leaving.

The realization arrived about 12:09 this morning...and much to my dismay...I haven't been able to shake it.

So, I think I need to say a few words.

No, I'm not the only one leaving. No, I'm not the only one in the world to go else where for high education. So i'm not going to talk about moving anxiety. I'm going to miss a lot of people. A lot of priceless friends whom I have grown to love and respect. And perhaps I did not show it, or make it obvious, but beneath all my prickles, sarcasm, cynicism, and biting patronizing, i truly grew to care for each and everyone of you.

I'm going to miss you all terribly. You each have shaped my life in so many ways. From giving me a back bone, to supporting me, to making me laugh, to letting me cry with you, you have poked and prodded, and sanded down my character to a slightly smooth more confident me. You each in your own way (big or small) remind me of how important friendship really is, and how important you each are to me. I will never forget the impact you have made in my life.

So, It may not be much, and may feel impersonal, but I want to say thank you. Life is full of partings, it's unavoidable...so good bye is all that i can say there. But I wish to thank you all, thank you for being my friend,  thank you for trusting in me and letting me trust in you. Thank you for listening to me, and allowing me to listen to you. Thank you for looking past my flaws, ignoring my emotional callouses and being patient with me. Thank you for your kindness, your respect of me, and your love. Thank you for not giving up on me, even when I was ready to give up on myself. Thank you for being my partner in crime, and my guardian angel. Thank you for the laughs and the kleenex, and thank you for being their for me.

We've had a good run, my friends, it's been a crazy adventure. We've seen things we'll never see again, felt things we'll never feel again, and made some awesome memories. Been through rough patches and calm spells, but we've made it. So, remember this, where ever life takes you, and whatever the endevour...I'll be cheering and maybe you won't be able to hear me or see me, but know this, I'm supporting you all the same. I'm going to miss you guys.

I love you guys!

So in closing here is perhaps my favourite "good-bye song":

Here's to song, here's to time

Here's to both with friends of mine

Here's to friend who raise their voices HIGH!

Kings have riches widely lain

Lords have land but then again

We have friends and song no wealth can buy!

Here's to YOU!

Signing Off,

DG

Send In the Clowns

Perhaps one of them most intriguing songs ever written, Send In The Clowns has been preformed by virtually anyone who wants to be on broadway...yet has remained completely unnoticed...and yet songs like "One Night Stand" keep getting pumped through our local radio stations...go figure.

So times is starting to slip through my fingers. In less then 2 weeks I will be leaving BC...and heading off to the states for 3.5 months...and then coming back for Christmas. Sadly, it's dawned on me, that there are many people I WON'T be seeing again...at least for this year. Many are on vacation, or just too busy for me to see (and for those who are neither...and just avoiding me...I WILL FIND YOU!). So, those who are reading this, I want to tell each of you specifically, yet generally enough so that I don't violate on-line privacy issues, that I will miss you, and I will try and ensure that I stay in touch. But if for what ever reason I don't keep up connections, there will ALWAYS be ONE place to find me.

Right Here. Faithful Reader...right here.

I am going to PROMISE each of you, that this blog will remain running, that it will stay a float, that NOTHING IS GONNA BRING THIS DOWN (or break my stride). This may be the only way (at times) you'll hear from me. So if you want to jog your memory to remember what my voice and sarcastic insights sound like, just come on over to my blog and have a read.

THIS IS MY PLEDGE TO ALL MY FAITHFUL READERS! (Oh and feel free to encourage others to read too). Please continue reading, I appreciate it very much. I'm going to miss you all.

13 days left.

Signing Off,
DG