the life which is unexamined is not worth living.
Archive for June, 2008
Firefox 3 Download Day
Jun 17th
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Join Mozilla Firefox in its mission to set a Guinness World Record with the most software downloads in 24 hours. You can set a world record!!
My Download Day Certificate
Set Yourself on Fire
Jun 12th
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I read a quote yesterday…
Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Wait for it..
wait for it…
WOW!
Just imagine going into each project, each vision, each goal with that type of attitude and aspiration. The quote is so right, things to not just get handed to us. We must work hard to accomplish and reach our own definitions and heights of success. We must be focused and passionate each day, burning to reach success, otherwise really what is the point?
Each of us has a different definition of success. For some, it maybe owning a company or writing a book; for others, success is simply going to work each day and keeping the a job. However you define success, do not let others definition of success ruin your vision, your passion or let others define success for you. We were each given a purpose in life, how we fulfill it is our OWN destiny!
New Wonders
Jun 10th
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This weekend our family enjoyed 2 wonderful play dates for Dear Son. It was so great to see him interact with children his own age and watch them in amusement and imagination.
On Saturday we attended a local festival full of music, bounce houses, great food and new friends. On Sunday, we enjoyed swimming, great food, bubbles, tractor rides, good conversation at an old friends house whom we are getting to know better.
All these activities left me tired, but thankful for friends and people who are willing to open up their lives and let my family into theirs. At times, I can be very closed to new situations and moments, however, this weekend reminded me that I need to be willing to try new adventures, be spontaneous again, and show Dear Son it is OK to sometimes stay up past his bed time. It is the sparkle in the eyes and the new wonders that keeps life fun and magical in the mist of all the routine and chaos.
So thank you friends for reaching out!
Cycled Toys
Jun 2nd
In our family we have a process called ‘cycling toys.’ This process allows us to keep the amount of toys manageable within the household. The process of cycling toys has generally gone unnoticed to Dear Son until this last cycle.
What we do it take a few of the toys we notice Son has not been playing with for a month or so and place them in a storage bin and take out the previously cycled toys for play. This allows us the keep toys with a sense of fresh [new] in the house and his imagination fresh and learning, without always having to buy him new toys.
This past weekend I felt as if it was time to change up his toy and train track table in our living room. This is usually cleaned up each Sunday as part of our chores; however this Sunday was going to be different, I made the decision to change up the train track design, cars, buildings and people on the table. This was quite an eye opener to Dear Son, he was so excited, it was as if it was Christmas in June. He had actually remembered that Santa brought him the yellow helicopter which replaced the white one which went in the ‘cycle bin.’ He was extremely exited to come home and play with the new setup after school on Monday. He even was jumping up and down when he saw the airport landing strip set up with the toy airplane.
As I sat back and watched his outward enthusiasm continue to raise, his smile get bigger and bigger. I realized, sometimes it is the little things we do for our children that they appreciate the most.
