A year in review

It has been quite a year...Somethings lost, somethings found....As I prepare to fight to keep myself awake for another New Years celebration I guess its okay to reflect a little bit....we all measure ourselves in accomplishments in some aspect or another a new car, shirt, pair of socks, job...it's all relative...for me it was definitely a year of self reflection and soul searching and that's good...I think we all need to sit down with ourselves and take a good long hard look to see whats what.  I was proud of the way I handled myself after losing my job suddenly after nearly 11 years of working my tail off to build a crap hole of a store into something special.  While yes I was stressed out beyond belief, with the help of a strong family unit, some strong personal feelings about the situation and how I handled it, to my ever growing new found spirituality and the kind words of lots of friends it was a time that I really loved just being a family man and a father.  It was a role I loved and a job as many of you know that I cherished...I'm not really into the whole New Years resolution thing but I do have some things I would like to do and gear towards.  I have fallen off the horse a little bit when it concerns my running and overall health.  I have a new job and a new schedule that I am still trying to figure out and making time for family and fitness has not been easy.  It is a problem I will have to conquer quickly however as I have already planned 2 big races in 2011...first the toughmudder in Allentown in April and the Pocono marathon in May....should be fun but I have alot of work ahead of me....so to all I wish you a happy healthy and prosperous new year!!!!  Remember make time in your life for the things you are passionate about..love yourself and the rest is easy...and thank you to everyone especially my beautiful wife and 2 beautiful girls for making me strive to be someone to look up to.