babble: excuse the expression

excuse the expression if you would, but my husband is a badass.

this is not a costume.

this is real life.

a "weekend project" 

of completely disassembling all things brake related on our Range Rover and replacing rotors and linkages and wirey things... much more complicated than I can explain. While I was working with Victoria on Friday, he took his lunch hour and installed a new exhaust. Saturday afternoon he updated our olde timey Mercedes. I've witnessed him - no joke - laying underneath the wheel well - again, not kidding - lift the front end of the truck using only his finger-tips. Yah. I know.

Beyond his fixing everything and building me a table and camping in the snow and the rock climbing and other manly things, his badassness goes to a level that is beyond my verbal limit. Little things like watching cartoons with his ridiculous wife (may I suggest Phineas and Ferb?) and washing dishes while simultaneously playing with the dog, to bigger things like serving his friends and sponsoring a few kids so they can get an education. 

I mentioned a few months ago that you shouldn't waste time with someone who doesn't make you greater by being with them. The expression "my better half" very much applies in my life. And  he wants a partner - not someone who can change the brake pads and climb Everest - thats what he wants to do - but someone who helps bring the tools while he's under the car and runs the miles with him while he conditions for his climb to the peak. 

What I'm saying here is that whether you're awaiting that better half to come along or you already have your better half for always, work at being the best of yourself. Its not just about fairy tales and fulfilling your dreams of having someone there for you etc etc etc... you get to be the fulfillment of someone's dream, and honestly, that takes work. Being selfish is easy. Being a partner is about serving. 

So, whip your butt into shape: Be a better friend. Achieve those goals you've been wishing for. Wake up earlier. Stop negative talk. 

I'm saying all this to myself here.

I've been a part of a few conversations on this topic over the past week and its on my mind. Especially when I have someone who is so wonderful living in my house doing his best every day. Why should I do anything less?

-l

babble: its not just life

i've only ever been been more affected by the death of one other person, and its especially strange that i'm so affected by the death of someone that i've never met.

steve jobs passed yesterday, and even knowing it was coming i was still surprised.

i believe the reason its sticking with me is that he effectively transformed the lives of society - worldwide. not just the american population of computer users or "simply" influencing one generation; it was my grandma with her iMac, born on the east coast of america at the start of the depression to the young student in the third world with their iBook.

good and bad, one person took to heart that its not just life, its LIFE. 

there have been a few people that took that to heart and changed the world forever. not just locally. they took on the world... globally... forever. good and bad, there have been people who took it upon themselves to change the world.

humble beginnings

just don't stop some people

some start small and become... mother theresa. she wanted to serve the hurting. she is now synonymous with humble service. desmond tutu. started as a teacher. he wanted to bring restoration to south africa. he is now a model for peace.

i wont mention the bad ones.

i will mention you. me. us. we. 

one person, doing life to the best of themselves

plus another person doing the same thing

plus you

plus me

becomes an amazing group

that changes the world forever.

the thing is, i've decided i'm not going to wait for you so we can make a group to sweep the nation and then the world. and i'm not going to expect my life to become something so huge that it marks world history. 

what i am going to do is live ... greatly. be the best of myself. 

and fall down a lot

and learn to be humble because of it

and then dust off my skinned and bruised knees

and then get up and live my greatest life.

day to day. 

because, i'll say it again. its not just life, its LIFE. and you make it however you want it. 

so, i'll see you on the side of the world changers.

-l

a few world changers to inspire you:
SheDances
           Victoria and I have a project coming to Etsy soon to help support this wonderful organization. keep an eye out for that!
Invisible Children
World Vision
Compassion International

Wisdom

watch this:
http://www.wisdombook.org/

be inspired. do something good.

-l