recap, recoup, and a summary of the past few months.
Posted 03-23-2011 at 10:46 AM by mightymouse
I'm writing this as a memoir to look back at and hopefully giggle at my past.
Well to start off the past seven or so months have been tough. My truck burnt down and i lost it. The thought of rebuilding it crossed my mind but i went a different route for several reasons. I also quit smoking at about that time as well and to say the whole truck burning down was a trial by fire for my nerves is and understatement. I smoked for 15 years and was a pack to a pack and a half a day smoker. Cold turkey put them down and miss them every day since. Tough cookies i tell myself. Dealing with the stresses of life have been tough and i'm, learning to do things with out my "pascefier". Taxes, money, work, and life in gerneral has taken a turn for the worst but i've kept my head up looking through to the light at the end of the tunnel. Insomnia is the worst part and the big motivator for me to get exercising. I still miss smoking and figure i always will but it's easy now to tell myself no. I've started exercising daily and working out. I'm amazed how my body reacts to physical training now as opposed to when i was smoking. Dropping weight and gaining muscle is faster now. Not that i was a fatty weakling before but now i can run a little farther, jump a little higher, lift more and feel all around better. This is kinda the light at the end of the tunnel. The money, work bs will pass and i'll buck up and take care of stuff as i have always done but now with a little pep in my step knowing i'm doing better every day. Took a lot of faith in the good lord to get through these past few months but i'm grateful for the tough times as they make me stronger. The spring is here and my new rig is going to be ready soon (i hope) and camping wheeling, fishing, floating will be that much better now that i can be one hell of a strong human being. My advice to smokers out there is quit it's a lot easier than you think and tell every one you care about you're quitting because if you're like me you hate letting other people down and that is a huge motivator. I didn't make a thread about this as i thought it wouldn't be prevalent to the 4x4 yota community but now that i'm smoke free for the rest of my life i write this in the hope that if any one reading my blog would get some inspiration. Oh yeah the biggest supporter was my wife and i can't be thankful enough that i have a good woman by my side.
My new rig? Some may be wondering and i can't wait. Lets just say it'll be a nicely modified 1984 sr5 toyota pickup. I'll leave it at that. Some of you local to me will go wheeling and know what i have up my sleeve and some will just speculate.
I'll end with two of my favorite quotes. I don't know who originally said them but there are to that motivate me daily. "Do not wish that the task at hand is easier, wish that you where better at the task"
the other is simple but effective. "you get out what you put in" This is in regards to working out harder and making yourself stronger. "Stay thirsty my friends."
Aaron
Well to start off the past seven or so months have been tough. My truck burnt down and i lost it. The thought of rebuilding it crossed my mind but i went a different route for several reasons. I also quit smoking at about that time as well and to say the whole truck burning down was a trial by fire for my nerves is and understatement. I smoked for 15 years and was a pack to a pack and a half a day smoker. Cold turkey put them down and miss them every day since. Tough cookies i tell myself. Dealing with the stresses of life have been tough and i'm, learning to do things with out my "pascefier". Taxes, money, work, and life in gerneral has taken a turn for the worst but i've kept my head up looking through to the light at the end of the tunnel. Insomnia is the worst part and the big motivator for me to get exercising. I still miss smoking and figure i always will but it's easy now to tell myself no. I've started exercising daily and working out. I'm amazed how my body reacts to physical training now as opposed to when i was smoking. Dropping weight and gaining muscle is faster now. Not that i was a fatty weakling before but now i can run a little farther, jump a little higher, lift more and feel all around better. This is kinda the light at the end of the tunnel. The money, work bs will pass and i'll buck up and take care of stuff as i have always done but now with a little pep in my step knowing i'm doing better every day. Took a lot of faith in the good lord to get through these past few months but i'm grateful for the tough times as they make me stronger. The spring is here and my new rig is going to be ready soon (i hope) and camping wheeling, fishing, floating will be that much better now that i can be one hell of a strong human being. My advice to smokers out there is quit it's a lot easier than you think and tell every one you care about you're quitting because if you're like me you hate letting other people down and that is a huge motivator. I didn't make a thread about this as i thought it wouldn't be prevalent to the 4x4 yota community but now that i'm smoke free for the rest of my life i write this in the hope that if any one reading my blog would get some inspiration. Oh yeah the biggest supporter was my wife and i can't be thankful enough that i have a good woman by my side.
My new rig? Some may be wondering and i can't wait. Lets just say it'll be a nicely modified 1984 sr5 toyota pickup. I'll leave it at that. Some of you local to me will go wheeling and know what i have up my sleeve and some will just speculate.
I'll end with two of my favorite quotes. I don't know who originally said them but there are to that motivate me daily. "Do not wish that the task at hand is easier, wish that you where better at the task"
the other is simple but effective. "you get out what you put in" This is in regards to working out harder and making yourself stronger. "Stay thirsty my friends."
Aaron
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