Today I finally got to have lunch and visit with my friend Vicki for the first time in MONTHS! We had our traditional Christmas celebration...well, it's still February at least!
We had a lot to catch up on, she is in her last class before she graduates with her Master's Degree! KUDOS and so proud of her for that! We always laugh and usually cry as we share stories and memories but our visit is so alive and energetic! We are in our own little world, even though we are in a restaurant full of people, and are very animated...I wonder what people think when they see and hear our conversations. LOL!
Then we stood in the parking lot talking and laughing forever. We shared our philosophy for life and how we both CHOOSE to be positive and optimistic in our home and work lives and try to spread the same positive vibes to people we meet. One of the things we talked about was how you could change your life by CHOOSING to...making a decision, whether it is deciding you aren't going to let yourself dwell in the hurtful past, hang around negative people or WORRY about things you can't change...ESPECIALLY if they are situations that won't happen for a couple of years (you know what I mean Vick)
The point is, our minds are very powerful, more than we even know and understand. You can change your life by simply changing your mind, changing your perception of things, changing you REACTION to things and so much more. I've done it in my own life and I have watched her do it in hers, I told her I saw the "old" Vicki walk out the door and the "new" Vicki walked in. She simply DECIDED she didn't like her life the way it was and made a conscious decision to change it and BOY does she radiate confidence and positivity! I'm so proud of her!
I believe we never stop growing, learning and changing. I am observant and curious, no one is perfect and really, who would want to be. That would make life stagnant and boring. I am always reading motivating and positive books and articles and listening to lots of podcasts by people with success stories in their lives, successful business people, athletes, creative people, philosophical people, life coaches, fitness coaches, singers, models, actors...you name it. My friend at work and I are always sharing these same types of things as we find them and discuss them at lunch to bounce things off each other. I LOVE getting perspective from all kinds of people and cultures, it teaches me and motivates me and feeds my creative mind!
I ended my day by catching some rays and working on my tan...in FEBRUARY! ~smh~ I'm gonna grab it while I can, I expect that we will have another cold snap or two before we start warming up and moving towards summer. I love the weather like it was today and wish it was like this year round! :) Glad I live in a tropical state, I love it when it starts to cool down but don't like it to last for very long. Time for a new bathing suit! Hopefully shopping for one tomorrow!
Then totally threw caution to the wind and the hubby and I made a totally southern dinner, fried porkchops, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, milk gravy and bisquits!
Musings of a modern day mamaw.
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