1. I have signed up for the 1/2 Ironman in Miami! So if your in Miami on Novemeber 9th You better be cheering! Click the logo to see more about the race.
2. I have registered for the Baldwin Park sprint Triathlon! So if your in Orlando on June 29th, well you get the picture. PS my birthday is the next day...subtle plug...Click the logo to see more about the race.
3. I raced my first time TT (Time Trial) today. It was a small event to test the members of the tri club and give us a check on how were doing. The distance was approx, 8 miles. I rode the TT in 22:39 with an average speed of 21mph. I don't know about you but that kicks ass. No, I wasn't first but then neither am I a little 145lb gazelle....yet : )
On to the Purpose Driven Life,
Shame on me for missing a couple of days. But as with all things in life, there are times when we stumble and fall and it would appear that in a round about way I am receiving encouragement to continue the process and tear down these walls! : ) It has been a good journey, Joel Osteen, whether you like him or not had an interesting lecture I'll call it. He doesn't really strike me as a true pastor, more like a teacher. But that's for another time. anyway he was talking about how God has the power to turn back time and provide you with make up time so to speak. If you work at recovering and repairing the things that led you down the path that got you into whatever situation your in. Isn't that excellent motivation? It feels like removing a stone from your shoe on a long hike, letting go of some this baggage we carry around. I digress...
Chapter five's nugget of thought: What has happened to me recently that I now realize was a test from God? What are the greatest matters God has entrusted to me?
Ironically, I was just telling this story the other day. My answer here is two fold. One, please see my post on Roosters and Jesus. If you don't want to read about roosters skip to the bottom. The rooster part is rather funny though. Second, I think part of the test is having the bravery to share the story, not just absently on the blog, but with people who need to hear that God can touch us.
As far as the matters entrusted to me? It is the weight of the world. Part of the trials for eternity include stewardship of the planet. Now, i don't me that in a left wing don't drill in ANWR kind of way. Let's tackle that thorny bush later... But in a and here is where i go all hippie, act locally, think globally kind of way. Do right by the planet and the creatures that inhabit it, in your daily choices, as you would for others. I believe my other mission is to encourage the golden rule. Do unto others, etc. Sometimes people think I'm overly sarcastic, obnoxious, caustic, oh so many euphemisms for me. As an aside, i have also been told thats one of my more attractive qualities :) But, i like to encourage people to think about the long term implications of their behavior and to remember the important things in life. It doesn't mean I am beyond making the same mistakes. Everyone knows I "F" up as much if not more than the next person. But the matter entrusted to me is to get back on the bike, learn from those mistakes and encourage others to do the same.
One question I liked from the Chapter was for others as well. So I ask you "How do you see your life?"
Now get out there and:
