I'm Going To Give You Something, That Can Change Your Life... (04/20/2010)

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Let it really sink in...

Then choose...

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I were any better, I would be twins!'

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

S eeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, 'I don't get it!'

'You can't be a positive person all of the time.

How do you do it?'

He replied, 'Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or...you can choose to be in a bad mood.

I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.'

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.

'Yeah, right, it's not that easy,' I protested.

'Yes, it is,' he said. 'Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life.'

I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.

I saw him about six months after the accident.

When I asked him how he was, he replied, 'If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?'

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

'The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,' he replied. 'Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live.'

'Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?' I asked.

He continued, '...the paramedics were great.

'They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action.'

'What did you do?' I asked.

'Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,' said John. 'She asked if I was allergic to anything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'.

Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'

He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude....I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, after all, is everything.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.' Matthew 6:34.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

You have two choices now:

Ignore this or share with someone you care about?

You know the choice I made.

Byrd©

It's Been Awhile, But I'm Back Once Again (03/13/2010)

Wow, it's been nearly 1 month since I've last posted to this blog. My apologies to all my readers out there. I've had a lot of things going on in the past few weeks. I've been staying busy with school and my business. I really haven't had time for much of anything else.

13 days ago, I FINALLY got my new phone. Sprint's HTC Hero!!! Yeah, I also rooted the phone and I'm running Fresh's ROM on it. Talk about a phone having some speed. Coming from someone that waited at AT&T when the original iPhone came out, Android blows it away completely.

I mean, I waited at AT&T for 3 days outside when the original iPhone came out and paid $630+ including tax. In my opinion, the iPhone is a novelty toy. Granted the UI is nice, but it's closed source, where Android is open source and I like that a lot.

Anyway, I'm getting ready to start making my own e-juice for my electronic cigarette or better known as a PV (Personal Vaporizer). This should be really interesting, so I'll keep all of you updated. Also, I should be posting more often from now on.

I finally have a little more time on my hands, which is something I didn't have awhile back. Also, I'm getting ready for God of War III. Oh, I can't wait. Just a couple days. Anyway, I'm going to cut this short, but be sure to stay tuned for my next blog.

Byrd©

Dealing With People That Are Shady (02/15/2010)

Let me ask ALL of you a question. Do you ever have the feeling of neglect? You know, friends that you hangout with and pretend to be cool in your face, but then you know for a FACT they are talking about you behind your back?

I've experienced this on multiple occasions in my life. I think the funny part about the whole thing, is the fact of them asking for your help after the fact. These people remain clueless that you already know what was said.

You think it would be easy to confront a person, in which it's really easy to do, but unfortunately MOST, not all, always deny the fact that they said anything to start with. Also, confronting a person normally cause more problems.

I just wish that people would learn how to be upfront with someone and just state how you feel about that certain person. I find it easier to say my peace and get it over with, rather than hold it all inside and pretend all is well.

What is a person to do in a situation like that? My solution is simple, just don't associate with those people and be done with it, once you confront them about it. I was raised to speak my mind and that exactly who I am as a person.

Byrd©

My 25th Birthday [Here One Day, Gone The Next] (02/05/2010)

Well, It's me again. It's been a couple days since my last post. Two days ago, (February 3rd, 2010), was my 25th birthday. I'm here to tell you, that it turned out to be the best birthday I've had in a LONG time. Not really sure exactly why, but it was.

The day started off right when my dad took me out to eat for breakfast. I really enjoyed that, not too mention, it's always nice spending time with one's family. Then, that's when I started getting birthday wishes constantly, all day long.

First it started with Facebook, then moved to MySpace, and finally calls/texts. Online alone, I received around 100+ messages/comments. That was really nice and I really appreciated everyone that took time to send birthday wishes my way.

I've also received my first order of Women's Designer Clothes that i'll be selling soon. The quality of the material is impeccable. I'm highly impressed with what I've received and I'm sure that all the women out there will enjoy it as well.

School is still going well and I'm getting through all of the material with efficiency. The positive thing about learning something new is exactly that, learning something new. I've found out things, that I otherwise wouldn't have known about.

Just recently, I learned about reading a person's body language, in order to help me understand what someone may be thinking or feeling. The fact of learning when someone is lying to me and what signs to look for when a person is talking.

It's honestly very interesting information and I can see myself using this new information on a daily occurrence. What funny about it, is the point that I've been catching myself looking for these "signs" when I talk with people.

I think that about it for now. Everything is coming along nicely and this year has started off in the positive direction. Let's hope it continues that way. Anyway, thanks to all of you that sent birthday wishes my way. I truly appreciate it very much.

Byrd©

Tomorrow Is My 25th Birthday (02/02/2010)

Well, it's hard to believe that tomorrow (February 3rd, 2010), I'll be 25 years old. I look at turning 25, like reaching another milestone in life. Looking at it in a realistic perspective, it's myself becoming a quarter of a century old.

Taking a moment to reflect on the past, all I can say is I've been truly blessed. Yeah, I've had some rough patches through the first 25 years of life, but the majority of it has been positive. I've accomplished certain things.

In my mind, I'm about to start a new chapter in my life. The goals I have set are very achievable and in the end, I know I'll end up successful. The main thing is to remain focused and not to let anyone hinder my forward progress.

There are big things in the works. Plans are huge in my mind and I see exactly where I want to be. In order for that to happen, I have to follow the correct path. See, having plans is alright, unfortunately plans don't always workout.

With that in mind, I always keep a backup plan. I just hope I never have to use it. So, what am I doing to celebrate my birthday tomorrow? Probably not much of anything. I only have a couple "true" friends, but that's a whole other story.

Anyway, here's to the first 25 years in my life upcoming and I hope to have many more great years in the future. Stay tuned and follow me while I venture into uncharted territories, without knowing where it might take me.

Byrd©

It's Been A Few Days, But I'm Back (02/01/2010)

Well, my apologies to all my readers. It's been a few days since I've made a post. Unfortunately, I've been busy with a lot of things and I have a lot going on in my life at the moment. Mostly all positive things, so I'm happy about that and have nothing to complain about.

I've been constantly studying on my Private Investigation lessons for college and haven't had much time to stay in touch with anyone. On top of that, I'm still hard at work on a new venture in my life involving selling "Women's Designer Clothes".

Yeah, I'm sure a lot of you have a funny look on your face, especially about a guy selling women clothing, but it's all about going where the money is at. Not only that, but it's about offering a quality product, at an affordable price.

Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think:

http://s994.photobucket.com/home/ByrdDesignerImports/allalbums

It's broken down into 3 categories and I'll be adding more things in the near future. I still have a few things to take care of before I can walk this new trail in life. I'm hoping for a lot of success and I feel like I'll do really good, when it's up and running.

Other good news, I'm still smoke free, so I'm really glad about that. I'm healthier than I've ever been. My body feels great and I'm happy that I found a better alternative, compared to those cancer sticks I used to smoke. Never again will I touch regular cigarettes.

Byrd©

My New Business Venture: Women's Attire (01/25/2010)

Alright ladies, I'm getting ready to begin a new business venture. It's time for the "Dirty South" to have a new flavor in women's attire. We've seen a lot of types of women's clothing out there, but at what cost? Some of the prices I've seen in department stores is very high and in this economy, I'm sure many of you are out there to save a little money. Right?

Well, I'm here to bring some of the hottest fashions to all of you ladies out there. I'm in the process of getting everything together, but before I start I'm looking for some feedback. What better place to get feedback from, than from all of the lovely ladies out there? I'm sure you would give myself better opinions, compared to my own.

Here's the link to my "Photobucket Albums", to give you a preview of what's to come:

http://s994.photobucket.com/home/ByrdDesignerImports/allalbums

When you click on the link above, you'll be taken to my Photobucket account and you'll see a few albums that are broken down into various categories:

Women's Dresses

Womens's Outfits

Women's Tops

What you'll see is just a sample of what's to come. I'm not done uploading everything yet and there's still more categories to do, but hopefully this will give you an idea on what I'm offering. Also, feel free to comment on the various clothing, so I can have the feedback that I'm looking for. It's very important.

Anyway, stay tuned and be on the lookout for this new adventure soon.

Byrd©