Greetings, loved ones.

It’s December 4th, 2019. 10:14 pm. Just had my first nighttime walk in our neighborhood in Anaheim Hills. Quite a nice night out.

So here I go again. Another start. Another attempt to write on a regular basis. Will I survive this time? God only knows. But I can’t stop trying. The urge to write and try to be some kind of positive influence in the world will never leave me. It will gnaw at me until the day I die, unless I give it my time and energy.

Life. I’m so passionate about life. I really want to live life to the fullest and help other people do the same. That’s my goal. Help people find life. That’s why my main blog is called Finding Life. Makes sense, right?

My WordPress is jacked up. I can’t even see what I’m typing right now. What a drag. So here we go again. Let the warfare, the resistance, begin. I’m completely typing blindly right now. So here I am wanting to write, and I can’t even see what I’m typing. Fantastic.

I’m going to have to work more.

Not because I want to, but because I have to.  We don’t have enough income.  Expenses continue to rise, but our income hasn’t been keeping up.

In my mind, this means I’ll be working all the time, but this is not really true.

In my mind, this means I’ll never see my family, but this is not true.

I do need to work Saturdays.

And I do need to work at night (on top of already working M-F).

I don’t want to, but I’m going to have to.

So what am I going to do?

I want to do something I enjoy.

I want to do something different.

On the other hand, I own a business scanning ultrasounds, and this pays the best.  And I do enjoy this when I realize that I’m helping other people.  I’m like the middle man.  I’m the worker in between the ordering physician and the patient’s diagnosis.  The patient has a problem and I’m the one to help them find out what it is.  It’s a good job.  It’s helpful and its needed.

Sometimes, I feel burned out.  I’ve been scanning for over 16 years.  But I love being independent and I love helping others.  There’s a need.  People are sick.  It’s helpful.

I wish I could do it full-time and make plenty of money.  It’s possible, but it’s also difficult.

New physician practices are not that easy to come by.

I also have Ray. 

He’s supposed to be working on lining up some screenings for me.  I’m not sure this will work out, and I don’t really like having to rely on someone else for business.  This place an area of my business in one guy’s hands.  If he doesn’t set something up, no income for me that day.

It has the potential to pay more, but it could be less reliable.

Still, I’m going to give it a chance.

All I know, is that this year is the year, Lord willing, that I turn my income around.

I’ve been making positive life change since July 2016.  Getting our finances back on track is the last thing to fix, right now, I feel like.

I have a great marriage, a great family, I’m studying God’s Word daily, I’m meeting with a couple of godly guys once a week, I’ve lost weight, I’m exercising, I’m reading…I just need to fix our finances.  I’m going to have to do whatever it takes to increase our income.  I’m going to have to work more.

Driving for Lyft?

I may start driving for Lyft.

There’s several things I like about this idea…you totally control when you work and when you don’t (providing there’s work available when you want to work), I love to drive, I love being out and about, and I love meeting people.  Sounds like it’s something I would really enjoy.

I’m going to have to give it a shot.

I could also see about working at Crossroads on Saturdays.

Ray is supposed to line up some screenings for Saturdays, but whether he’ll be able to is still yet to be seen.  Only time will tell.

But I could possibly scan on Saturday mornings…either at Crossroads or screenings thru Ray.

Screenings have the biggest potential for income.

Diagnostics are probably second.

Lyft driving would be third.

Lyft driving would pay near as well, but it’s something different than I’ve been doing all day every day for the past 16 years, and it’s something that I think I would enjoy.

I want to do something I enjoy.

I still want to develop an online business too, but I need income now.  Like this month.  I feel like an online business is going to take a while to generate some income.

I did hear a story on Side Hustle School recently about a guy that was reselling—buying stuff on clearance at places like Walmart and reselling it online for a profit.  This is very intriguing to me.   I was watching my wife and daughters shop during Christmas and realizing how much people love to shop.  It’s like a frenzy.  People spend tons of money buying stuff.  All kinds of stuff.  Can I get in on this?!?

It’s worth checking out.

I gotta do something to earn more money.  It’s just a fact.  Our expenses are overpowering us right now.

Greetings, wise ones!

It’s Sunday night, November 12, 2017, 10:37 pm.

A lot going on, as usual.

But I’m back.

This blog may read more like a journal starting out, but that’s ok.  The point right here, right now, is to show up and write.  It’s only about showing up consistently and writing something.  Anything.

So this right here is a win.

I’ve showed up.  Woo hoo!

Not as consistently as I had planned…I was here last on November 7th, but at least not all that much time has passed.  I am definitely improving!  Lol…only my second post back on this blog!

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Good morning!

Just got in from a 3-mile walk/run.  I have about 9 minutes to jot something down!!

Thoughts from this morning’s walk/run:

We don’t always need input.  Sometimes we just need to be quiet and listen.  This morning, I charged my earbuds and had them around  my neck, but never turned them on.  Instead, I spoke a few words of encouragement to myself, a few positive affirmations, and let my thoughts flow.  I think sometimes we often over overload ourselves with noise…tv, music, facebook, etc.  Don’t get me wrong, I love music.  I love music a lot.  It’s just that sometimes, we need quiet.  We need to hear thoughts.  We need to have some quiet time to think.  This morning, I enjoyed my quiet time to think and listen.

• I think people underestimate the power of walking.  I probably ran (slowly, mind you) about half my route this morning.  I walk up the long hills.  But I really enjoy walking.  And consistent walking has huge benefits.  I think it is greatly more beneficial than a lot of people think or realize.
• I’m going to start looking to family and friends to help.  I would like to reach out to someone to cover some days in my business…something I’ve never done before…so I can be freed up to do other opportunities.  And I am going to reach out to a family member to see if he would like to be involved in some design work for my new up and coming business.  Instead of always trying to do everything myself, I would like to spread out some things that need to be done to other people.  Create a win-win.
• My latest thought on my up and coming “Life Exceeding”.  I want to use Life Exceeding to bring value to the world by helping others find true enjoyment in life.  And if I am going to lead others to find true enjoyment in life, I must first find it myself.  That is my quest.

Until next time…

So I’ve had some comments handed to me ever so graciously over the years that I would like to use to fuel my fire.

Comment #1:

My child’s preschool teacher comes over for a home visit.  We give her a tour of the house.  She sees my home gym…free weights, bench press, 3-sided weight machine, mirrors on all the walls, etc.  Then she asks me…

“Do you use it?”

Comment #2:

Hanging out chatting with a friend at church one morning, we’re talking about exercising and such.  I comment on how my problem is not being consistent.  I say “I’ve worked out my whole life…” and he finishes my sentence with…

“…and you have nothing to show for it?”

Comments #3 & 4:

My ex-stepdad can be a real jerk sometimes.   Last year he came to visit us while we were camping.  He says to me…

“Don’t you feel bad your wife being so fit and you being so fat?”

Two weeks ago, at my brother’s wedding reception, he tells me…

“You WAY over married.”

I get it.  I’m overweight.  I have worked out pretty much my entire life, since probably junior high school, and I do struggle with being consistent.  Consistency is vital.

But my main problem over these last 3 years has been stress.  I took a huge pay cut and have been carrying a huge financial burden.  I have a wife of 25 years and 3 kids.  I’ve had a lot of pressure on me and its been hard.  But I’m desperately ready for change.

I’m  desperately ready for change.

Neighborhood Morning Run 6-7-2016

Gorgeous day!

Up at 5:00.

Quiet time.

Walk/Ran neighborhood.  3.14 miles, 39:41 minutes.  12:39 average pace.

Awesome quote from EOFire Podcast #1229:

Go with what you know and learn the rest along the way…never doubt the ability and the knowledge that you have in this moment…you have everything you need in this moment to accomplish what you are called to do at this time…so never doubt your capacity to perform in the moment.  Go with what you know and learn the rest along the way. – Byron Davis

The other day on my morning walk, I decided I would start taking pics of anything interesting I see and post it on here.  I know, I know, pretty much no one cares about this, but I am going to do it anyway!  

And sure, interesting is debatable.  I mean, I normally just walk my neighborhood, so how much interesting stuff can I really come across?!?  Well, you’re about to find out, lol!

But today was a special day.  What good timing to have just decided to start documenting things I see while on my walks.

Today, I had a rare opportunity to go for a walk at Centennial Park while on my lunch break.  This is the first walk I’ve been on since I decided to do this.  So here goes.  Here are some pics from my walk today:

It’s Day 1 of a new day!

Let’s do this.

No excuses.

No doubts.

Just movement forward.

Let’s get up and get it done.

It may feel good to sleep in, but it feels best to get up and get moving and own the day.

Good morning World.

Yes, the struggle is real.

A lot of times I feel overwhelmed.  There’s so much I want to be doing, but I feel like I have so little time.  And because I feel overwhelmed, I end up doing nothing, which only adds insult to injury.

I did have an awesome morning routine going a couple months ago, but I’ve slipped back into an old habit of staying up late.  And its hard to get up extra early when you’re staying up extra late.

But I’ve gotta get it back.

A good morning routine is foundational.

So, today is Friday.  I’m gonna shoot to reorganize over the weekend and restart a good morning routine on Monday.

Do you feel overwhelmed?

Here’s a good article my accountability partner sent me this morning about starting small.  Check it out:

http://www.fastcompany.com/3056613/how-to-be-a-success-at-everything/how-i-became-a-morning-person-read-more-books-and-learned-?utm_content=buffer73d78&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Abeja