My People

I once read somewhere that in order to be truly happy in life there are three key ingredients.  You need:  Something to do, something to love, and something to look forward to.

1. Something to do is considered your occupation.  Something that will keep you occupied the majority of your time.  Obviously there is a certain level of happiness invested in this because you have to like what you do to be happy.

2. Something to love is in most peoples situations a companion.  A spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend that you can confide it an show affection.  This cannot be an inanimate object, like "I love lamp."  It's not something that you can just look around the room and decide that you have strong feelings for it just because it has been sitting in your house for as long as you can remember.  It must show you affection back!

3. Something to look forward to is a hobby.  Something that you can set goals for, in order to learn something about yourself and have fun while doing it.  Such as playing on a team.  Softball comes to mind because my dad always played on softball team with his friends when I was younger.  The guys  he played with were all of his closest friends...His People.  

My People...

are the people that you associate yourself with when you are in the something to look forward to stage.  These people can be the most influential people in your life because they are the ones that you confide your cares and problems in when you are not in the regular, and sometimes stressful grind of daily life.  ("I had such a  terrible day at the office.  My boss can be such a jerk sometimes")  These people are such a great influence on your life because of the advice they offer while you are confiding in them.  

The people that you associate yourself with can also define things like your attitude, productivity, and habits.  So it is extremely important to chose wisely!!!  People who don't smoke, don't hang out with people who do smoke.  People who exercise daily, hang out with other people who exercise daily.  Since this is a running blog I will go as far as to say that people who train seriously need to associate themselves with other people who train seriously.

My people are the people are the people who work hard, run hard, and have fun doing it.  Therefore I will work hard, run hard, and have fun doing it.

Who are your people?

"Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice.  It is not a thing to be waited for, It is a thing to be achieved."   William Jennings Bryan