Shake it!

Believe it or not, Sue, of all the types of happy, "yeehaa!" and "whoohooo!" that exist, the greatest are those derived from truly helping others.

Especially, when you help yourself along the way by choosing approaches that tickle you.

It most certainly won't hurt if you have fun, crank up the music, shake-shake-shake, and scarf a new identity, my re-creation while you're at it. In fact, maybe we could use your identity, my re-creation as we help others....

Shake-shake-shake,
The Universe

Considered like this, Sue, selfishness can be the new selflessness, and with far richer results.

a few things...

I'm finally going backpacking!!! I have never been, but I've always wanted to try it...especially since I started climbing. And I've always wanted to rough it a little to see what it would be like. Learn something new. Hmmm...I guess I will find out this weekend if I can survive!
I'm going with my friend, Paul Mongan. We are backpacking a short trek up in the mountains in Maryland. I'm bring my dog, Big, along. This should be a very interesting trip for sure!

I'm enrolled in a photography course right now. I love it so far.

I'm climbing up at Seneca Rocks again this month. It has been 2 years! I am climbing with my buddy Jeremy again. I can't wait to get back up there. I'm really glad we are waiting until the end of the month to go (end of month July)...holidays are so busy.

My mom is doing awesome. She seems to be getting around a lot better now. On Father's Day, she walked up and back down 17 stairs to go up to my brother's finished bonus room in his house. She barely used her walker. I'm so proud of her, and I'm so happy!!!

Me....I'm a little frustrated with my body right now. I'm having tons of tension headaches. My knees feel better. I feel like I never know how I'm gonna feel. I guess it could always be worse? I shouldn't complain.

Counting down the days to Kauai!!!

Must Love Dogs

1. Must love dogs

2. Must LOVE the outdoors

3. Must be reliable and follow through

4. Doesn't hide behind insecurities (we all have them, so get over yourself...be who you are, don't hide behind it)

5. Humble

6. Non-passive aggressive and non-controlling

7. Great sense of humor

8. Eager to learn and teach me new things as well

9. Should be compassionate

10. A real partner

11. Faithful

12. Admit mistakes

13. Patient (this is probably the most important)

14. Thoughtful of others

15. A true boy scout at heart

16. Has a strong spiritual approach to life and lives for something much larger than just themselves

17. Exercises and likes to stay in shape, b/c it is healthy to do so

18. Spontaneous

19. Very laid back

20. No anxieties...b/c i have enough of my own to cover us both or at least understand about anxiety

All We Are by Matt Nathanson

I tasted, tasted love so sweet
And all of it was lost on me
Bought and sold like property
Sugar on my tongue

I kept falling over
I kept looking backward
I went broke believing
That the simple should be hard

All we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful

I wasted, wasted love for you
Trading out for something new
Well, it's hard to change the way you lose
If you think you've never won

'Cause all we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful

And in the end the words won't matter
'Cause in the end nothing stays the same
And in the end dreams just scatter and fall like rain

'Cause all we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful, something real

All we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful, beautiful