Ever had a day where nothing went as planned? (If you answered no to this, you may be on the wrong website)

Well my last 2 days have been a whirlwind. Aside from the usual crises of the day, my boss called me up 4 times today (He's in Las Vegas, I'm in Florida....he's a great boss, but still, 4 calls?!?!) Anyway, looks like I'll be flying out to Vegas on Monday for a bunch of meetings I need to cover.....never a bad reason to go to Vegas though!

Yesterday, I didn't even get around to tackling my To-Do list till after 3:00 PM. The good news is that by 6:30 PM, I was on a spin bike working out all the days' frustrations. It was particularly rewarding to raz the 30-something instructor as he slow-pedaled and took a breather while he "checked his music"......Really dude, you don't slow down or take a break unless you let EVERYBODY slow down and take a break....sheeesh!

Today was much the same, especially with the last minute schedule changes for next week. I did manage to get in an incredible ST session where my Stasi-trained trainer and I set some fairly impressive personal records. I'm now squatting more than 50 lbs over my body weight and deadlifting 100 lbs over.....2 years ago I could barely do half my body weight on either of these!

The other thing I tackled tonight was a co-worker in the hospital. Tough situation. A real young kid with some pretty serious personal issues wound up in a psychiatric ward. I visited him and spent about 2 hours talking with him about life, handling stress, expectations, dealing with the future.....all the counsel and experience a 50-something dude like me would like to pass on to a troubled kid in his early 20s. He's got a lot going on and can't see any further out than what might happen to him tomorrow and fears of the immense future beyond.

So when I look at all of the minor annoyances that plague me and the angst of being 7 lbs above my goal weight (Oh my, how terrible!!), I realize that I've really got it plenty good and that my "stuff" and the importance I give it isn't much compared to what could be.

Here's to facing life with a steady gaze!

Have a great night Spark friends!