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Is always about sad crap. what the hell? is there nothing good and happy to talk about? Sick of it.

First  you have to want to go somewhere.  Its not hard to pick places. You can research them online, ask friends or maybe visit someone you met who lives in a different state. Visiting friends is a wonderful thing and showing the effort to take a trip to go see them can build a stronger friendship.

Once you picked a place, you can buy a ticket many ways. The old fashion way is to go to the airport and buy it at the ticket counter. But with online services and travel agencies there are plenty of options. I suggest online services because you can compare prices as well as service fees. I like to use www.cheapticktets.com to compare. Then I often go directly to the airline site so book. Going directly to the airlines may give you a bonus on miles and I like to rack up miles where I can.

You should have a schedule in you mind,  a plan of action. What days you want to go and considering the flight time, the times you want to leave and return.  Now you can purchase with a credit card, debit card and I even believe some airline allow you to use paypal. Yep paypal, electronic checks, even western union.  They give you options.

You then pick your flight, fill out your information, confirm your charges and hit purchase! You now have a plane ticket. Make sure you get to the airport and get on the plane!! Fly off and your on your way to a great time!!!

Now I have simplified this process in my blog but feel free to ask specific questions.

Oh I forgot to say tickets usually require at last a 14 day advanced purchase to get a good price.  You can buy a ticket the same day but it would most likely be at a very steep price. It's always best to plan, plan plan.  

I should have done what I said I was gonna do. Just focus on getting things right. But sometimes people pop in your life and you are not sure of the reason so you roll. 

I have come a long way, because I think at another time I would have been very angry right now.  But I am learning about this faith walk.  People will show you who they are. And things will go the way they are supposed to go.  If it's meant to be, it will be. And what is meant for you, you will have.

Yea I just cliched this post all up!

It's all good though! I am focused.  I have to be.  Because when it's time, I am going to be ready for it.

If you could enforce one rule of etiquette, what would it be?
Submitted by S@ngarang.

Saying Thank You.

I hate when people take the term "keeping it real" completely out of context. And I hear it a lot because I am from NY and NYers are notorious for trying to keep things real.

But besides being a NYer, am I am person. I decent one at that.

So in an effort to keep it real, I don't set out to hurt peoples feelings. I don't gloat in hurting someone's feeling either. But what I will do is look at things from an upfront and honest approach. That comes from the life I have had, and the things I have been through.

Yep I grew up in NY and the youngest daughter of a single mother. I often had to deal with things on my own. Therefore I had to be honest about what was going on around me and not walk around blind to stuff. My sister is a no nonsense type of person. My dad was a no nonsense type of person. The only thing he kept from me was that he had cancer and when he was dying and he saw how shocked I was, he regretted keeping it from me.

When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, she took a head on approach. She changed her life and believed that she was going to get better and she was going to make the most out of every day. To me my mom and dad kept it real.

I have heard stories of people dying and no one knew they were sick. Actually just had a friend who passed away because he didn't keep it real about his physical condition. I have heard friends talk about financial problems they had no clue were going on because those responsible for those things, did not keep it real with what is going on.

I will not apologize for keeping things real. Maybe I can be harsh in my approach, and that is something I can work on and probably should. But I will not accept secrets. I will not accept not looking at both sides of the coin.  And yea often times keeping things real hurt, it hurts bad. But its something to work through. I rather work through it now than later when I have to add shock, disappointment, anger and all these other emotions that come from being kept in the dark about something.  

I went to Leadership Training in church today and it was very good. The instructor spoke about Trust.

Now the bottom line was we should continue to work with people even if they break our trust and trust that God will deal with them.

Thats a hard pill to swallow. But he made a point that you just don't throw someone away because they did you wrong you just put them in a certain place.

I have a ex boyfriend who hurt me pretty bad. I still speak to him on occasion. He checks on me and makes sure I am ok. If I tell him I have a man in my life he leaves me alone. But if not, then he checks on me. I realize that he is a decent person. But he just is no good as a boyfriend. I was pretty mad at him for a long time. But then I thought it takes too mcuh energy to go through all that. After we broke up he hit some rough patches.  At one point he almost lost his life for something I tried to help him get over. To this day he tells me he misses all that I tried to do for him.  I always say thats too bad, huh. I never will ever get back with him. Ever. So I know he has no siginicant place in my life. and he regrets that. But he should never have broken that trust.

Everyone deserves chances because how many times have we ourselves asked for a second third or fourth chance.  don't get me wrong, certain situations don't get second chances in my book. Thats a negative and those are situations and people you have to remove from your life COMPLETELY.  But in general,  I won't cast you away as a person because we all need support. But you will have limited access in my life. Ha I might keep you around just so you can see how better off I am without you.

Again, its a hard pill to swallow, but I'm going to work on it. It will probably do more good than harm. Lets hope anyway.

Today is the last day of my fast. Again I accomplished my goal of drinking a gallon of water yesterday and more.

I also went to the gym and was on the treadmill for 30 minutes. It was not bad at all. I was tired when I got in, but I did a moderate walk with hills to get my heart going.

I slept weird last night though. I normally dont move around too much and at one point I woke up and was sideways on the bed almost hanging over. That was weird. I repositioned myself and could not go back to sleep for awhile.

When I woke up this morning I was feeling pretty lethargic. I prayed for strength because it was hard moving. But when I got to work, I started drinking my tea and water and I feel a lot better. I tell you water is the key to health. God is the source of my strength.

I am going to the gym again tonight and hit the steam room as well. My plan is to break the fast tomorrow with a light breakfast. Its always best to break it eating light. So tomorrow will probably be soup and salad.

I will finish reading the book of John tonight. I t has provided a lot of insight for me.

It's Friday so happy Friday and have a grea weekend!

Next week will be my progress on starting the Extreme Fat Smash diet. So stay tuned.

Well I accomplished my goal of drinking a gallon of water yesterday. So I know I can do it the next two days.

I am feeling good, I do have a headache and the worst taste in my mouth.

But I added lemon to my water for the flavor as well as the cleansing properties. I find either eating some lemon or eating a mint helps with the taste.

Tonight I am going to the gym and get my treadmill on, get some sweat out. I think Friday night I will go and sit in the steam room at my gym.

I am also reading the book of John in the Bible over the next three days. I am reading a book on praying and they suggested John so thats what I am doing. Trying to work on my spiritual side cause Lord knows I need it.

So I have decided to do a 3 Day Fast. I normally do it for church but this one is on my own. I am doing it for spiritual as well as physical reasons. And normally when I do it for church my bishop allows one meal a day. I am going cold turkey this time. Nothing but water.

I read the other day the body can go close to month without food but only a few days without water. And a friend talked about the importance of water while fasting to help flush out the garbage.

So my goal is at least a gallon of water a day which is 128 ounces. I am now at 98 ounces.

Wish me luck!

This morning on the radio, they talked about if you want something, that desire is a burning force in your heart and mind and you do what you have to do to get it. You don't wait for the time, you make the time.

There will always be a reason for not doing something. But it's not letting things get in your way.

I once thought this was true. But I guess everyone has different levels for which they go after and get the things they want. Some people could really want something but they will wait for it to come to them.  Other people will go out and "seize the moment," "grab the bull by the horns, " or whatever it is to make it happen. Whatever that "it" may be.

Thats cool really. I am actually used to it. Oh well.