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Posted by
Sharyn: Monday, May 18, 2009
Have you taken the time
to check in with your family and friends lately? Not just a passing “How
are you?” but a real heart felt conversation. I had a chance to meet with
a friend over at Half Moon Bay at the Miramar Restaurant across the street
from the beach. It was so much fun to catch up with her and just relax
and enjoy the amazing weather.
I don’t take time out
often enough. Do you? Do you get so caught up in every day pressures that
you have a hard time stopping long enough to play? I love what I do and
it never seems like work, but that doesn’t mean I should be doing nothing
but my work. I know I need to take more time out and it’s at the
top of my list this summer. I’m
challenging myself to meet with at least one friend each week. I know that
it’s those times that create the memories that carry us through our golden
years, so there has to be a renewed effort to appreciate the friends and
family we’re so privileged to have.
I’m heading to San Antonio
to visit the aunts! I haven’t seen them in four years and it’s hard to
imagine that I could have let that much time pass. They have been so kind
to me over the years. They are so sweet and love playing tour guides. I
always enjoy my visits with them. They are the true definition of how family
should be.
Posted by
Sharyn: Monday, May 4, 2009
Have you ever created
your own “Bucket List”? You know, the list of all the things that you want
to do? I was challenged to update my Bucket list at a workshop I attended
in San Francisco. I went to get on the BART (train) to come back to the
East Bay, but there had been an accident on the tracks. So I went back
up to Market Street and walked down to the Sheraton Palace. It’s such a
beautiful historic building and I’ve attended many great events there throughout
the 32 years I’ve lived here.
So I went into the salon
and ordered a Cosmopolitan. I pulled out my notepad and began writing.
It took less than an hour to come up with more than 30 items. The third
thing on the list is to meet the Dali Lama.
When we took our lunch
break on Saturday, we decided to walk down to Chinatown and fund a restaurant.
About halfway through lunch I noticed a couple of motorcycle cops on the
street. I looked in the other direction and saw there was the SF PD “001”
car, Highway Patrol, a big black SUV and a limousine.
We finished lunch and
approached one of the young men that was waiting to see what was going
on. He said he heard it was the Dali Lama. I walked up to a Policeman and
asked.
He said “We’re not at
liberty to say, it’s a dignitary”
I thought, if it wasn’t
the Dali Lama, he would have said no!
So we waiting about
2 minutes to see, guess who, yes, the Dali Lama emerged from the back entrance
of the Ritz Carlton. He was very well guarded so we couldn’t get anywhere
near him, but he did wave as though he was in a parade as he passed by
in his limo!
My heart didn’t slow
down for more than an hour! What a thrill!
Write it down . . .
realize your dreams!
If you were to take
30 minutes each day and work toward that goal, in one month, you would
have spent 10 hours working towards your ideal!
Go for it! |
