This year. Whacked out beyond belief. I've about wrapped up the preliminary version of 'business plan 2009'... which is really pretty darn great, if I do say so myself. On the advice of a good friend and mentor, I am also revisiting the events, the catastrophes, the successes, and the soon-to-be-gone "me" of 2008. One idea permeates the feeling of this year, and that is the fact that I could never have done it alone.
George Burton Adams said, "
There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success."
Well said. For quite some time I romanticized the idea of independence, and the self-made woman that I thought I was. Now I realize that it just ain't true. I've a list of folks, at least a mile long, that have made just about every aspect of who I am possible. I'm pretty sure there are just as many more who I've forgotten. So to every single person out there who has given me an introduction, an opportunity, a direction, an idea, a word of encouragement, a smile, or a reason not to jump out the 31st floor window (and even to those that have frustrated me enough to want to jump, or perhaps push you... you've inspired me in your own way). Thank you is never enough. I only hope that I have played a positive role for some of you. I've got a great little ever-expanding network, and I am so grateful.
Here's to a fabulous 2009, and to connections new and old.
And to the workout:
Swing combo, 12kg x1 /8kg x1:
10 front right
10 lat right
10 front left
10 lat left
10 halos
sandbag(40#): 8 squats+ 50ft carry x13 in 10 minutes
(ok, slightly more than 10 minutes, but I had to finish the last one, right?)
