Possiblities and happiness.

I watched The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith the other day, and this scene reminded me about pursuing our dreams. Here are ten quotes to inspire and encourage us today.

What will you accomplish today?

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” - St. Francis of Assisi

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves. Thomas Alva Edison

“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” - Arthur C. Clarke

“Whether you believe you can or not, you’re right.” - Henry Ford

“You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.” - Deepak Chopra

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” - Albert Einstein

“Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.” - Cher

We  are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy  follows like a shadow that never leaves. – The Buddha

“Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.” - Samuel Johnson

“Just do it” – Nike

So what impossible thing will you carry out today?

Want to see me run?

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For any of you who want  good chuckle join me in Calgary, AB, Canada on May 26, 2013, and watch me run. I will be doing the 5km  at the Scotiabank Marathon. I am doing this for a few reasons, as many of you know, I am trying to get back into shape, as all the things that get worse with age, happen to get better with exercise. As I enjoy multitasking, I am helping out the Calgary Drop-in Center by fundraising at the same time.

The Calgary Drop-in  Center provides services for the homeless, and nearly homeless in one of Canada’s booming cities. They help people transition back to being functioning independently, and being self-sufficient. For many a bad decision in the past has led them to this point, others suffer from a medical issue. We have a choice, we can judge, or we can accept this is where they are, and give them a hand up. There are many ways to help, from donating items such as clothing, electronics, appliances or furniture we no longer need, to donating of our time. Another way is to give financially, and for many in the world the easiest way.

If you would like to donate an amount to help, here is the link to my personal page. I have set a minimum goal, but hope to exceed it.

http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1812095

Thank you for considering helping the Calgary Drop-in Center.

Metta

Keith

Midlife crisis or long overdue change? Week 6

Well the training for the marathon can be described as painful. However I am making progress, so I feel vindicated. Yesterday I was out with a friend for a long walk including hills. Today he is the one complaining about his knees, and other parts. I should mention I am almost twice his age, so either I’m not in that bad shape, or he’s in real bad shape for his age.

Are you active enough to maintain good heath? Here’s a Canadian website that might help you find out Make Health Last

Weight wise I’m still 90 kg, seem to be stuck at that weight, but that could be a result of indulging in a large bag of kettle chips over a three day period. Before you say ah ha, I should mention that I used to finish off that same sized bag in one sitting. So my cravings are being controlled, if not totally eliminated. The best news though is after 5 full weeks of working towards the marathon, I have reduced my resting heart rate by 14 beats per minute, down to 77.

Part of my goal is to get my BMI to the normal range, so knowing how many calories I need helps plan my diet. If you want to know approximately how many calories you need per day check out this website, that will use your gender, age, height, and weight to give you the answer. Calories per day

This coming week will be using the treadmill to check my stats again, so I’ll give comparisons to my beginning and week 3 results.

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