The Journey Archives
Dream Stealers
Over the years i have seen time after time people allowing their friends family and coworkers and even their spouses of significant others STEAL Their Dreams.. Judging them for what they say do or think.
It is simple to say but hard to do.. Watch this clip that is AMAZING
Please forgive me for skipping this Day
Just a Smile Can Make a Difference!
Something I want to do a better job of doing is validating! No…. NOT just their Parking tickets but their efforts their beauty, inside & out, but mostly to encourage EVERYONE that we ALL have the ABILITY to uplift others and help them to see and have a better life! I am passionate about you all. Please send this link to all your friends and ask them to sign up for the newsletter on this page.. Look right and down a few inches. They will consistently be uplifted and blessed with education, information and motivation to succeed! Now take the time to watch this video.. Its Great!
Easter
Easter this year was uneventful for the most part NO Eggs, NO Bunny’s NO Kids.. Well you know that is a bitter sweet.. I love kids, love the easter egg hunts and those little ones are so cute is just amazes me how fast they will run for an egg they have their eyes on and yet run right by several on the way to get the ONE they have their eyes on! As life seems to run past us in such an incredibly fast way, it seems that we are always missing or forgetting something that we should, could or want to do. Why? It is because the balance in our lives are not what it should be, not even me and I teach it! But learning our priorities and committing to keep them as our FOCUS will begin to help us get and Keep the Balance!
Please take a look at this clip re the Bridge Master!
To live the life of your dreams
To live the life of your dreams you do not need to be somebody else. You do not need to be smarter than you are or have a different personality. All you need to do to achieve your greatest goals is use what you’ve got exceptionally well.
If you sincerely want something, the potential to bring it into reality that already exists within you and in those with whom you can connect. The more you explore your nature, your relationships and the patterns in your life the more you will be able to readily tap that potential.
Men who start exercising when they are 50 can extend their life span
“Men who start exercising when they are 50 can extend their life span by more than two years, Swedish researchers say. Their study found that exercising has the same beneficial effect on length of life as quitting smoking in middle age. Nonetheless, almost half of middle-age men don’t exercise, the researchers said. But Dr. Karl Michaëlsson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Surgical Sciences at Uppsala University and the study’s lead author, said the study offers more proof that “it’s not too late for a man after the age of 50 years to invest in health and longevity by becoming more physically active. ‘Men who reported an increase in physical activity to a high level at age 60 years had, after an induction period of approximately 10 years, the same mortality risk as those who continued to have a high physical activity from age 50 to age 60 years,’ he said. ‘The magnitude of the reduction in mortality risk with increased physical activity corresponded to that of smoking cessation.’ The report was published in the March 6 online edition of BMJ. For the study, Michaëlsson’s team collected data on 2,205 men who were 50 years old and then surveyed them again when they were 60, 70, 77 and 82. Each time, they were questioned about their level of physical activity as well as their weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking habits and alcohol use. After adjusting the data for other lifestyle factors, the researchers found that men who led sedentary lives were most likely to die during the follow-up period, and those who had the highest level of physical activity were least likely to die during that time. In fact, men who exercised the most when they were 50 lived, on average, 2.3 years longer, and men who did moderate exercise lived 1.1 years longer than men who reported the lowest levels of exercise. It might take five to 10 years to see, but men who exercise in middle-age live longer, the researchers noted. And compared with smoking cessation, ‘the reductions in mortality risk were found to be equal,’ Michaëlsson said. ‘Everyone knows that smoking is hazardous for health and increases mortality risk, but it is not generally known that low physical activity has a similar impact on mortality risk as smoking.’ Whether women might reap the same benefits remains a bit unclear. Michaëlsson said he was not aware of a similar study involving older women so, ‘if you are strict, our results cannot be extrapolated to women.’ But, he added, ‘I cannot see a biological reason why there should be gender differences in effect.’ Dr. David L. Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, also noted the comparable benefits. ‘When formerly sedentary middle-aged men adopted physical activity, they caught up to the benefits seen by men who had exercised all their lives after a delay of several years,’ Katz said. ‘This is a clear message that it’s never too late to initiate healthful behaviors and derive a benefit,’ he said. ‘I recommend the early initiation of routine physical activity for benefit across the life span that includes not just added years to life, but also added life to years,’ Katz said. ‘But if you haven’t started yet, the science shows that any time is a good time.’”
Thank you for the Prayers
Steve is out of the hospital and healing! Thank you again for your prayers! His intestine was not kinked but they believe there was an obstruction because of the scaring from when he was shot.
Happy St. Patricks Day
If you are celebrating … be safe, be responsible and DONT Drive!
Mark O’Sullivan
Prayer Requests for Steve
Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to ask for your prayers, many of you all know my best friend, training partner Steve Zaracki. 
Steve was taken by ambulence to UMC Sunday afternoon when he it became difficult for him to breathe and what became a the worst pain he has ever experienced! If you know Steve You know he is can take alot of pain. His stomach was bloated with a Stabbing pain. They Still do not know what is wrong this morning now 730am.. They have done two cat scan’s to see if there is an obstruction in his stomach, maybe his intestine is kinked, twisted or possibly scar tissue from when he was shot 7 times in 1997! Dang..
So prayers for Steve please.. He is in room 64472 if you would like to send him a card.. I will get down to see him later today and let you know the latest!

