TESTING, TESTING, 1, 2, 3...

They say hindsight is always 20/20. We make the excuse that we were young, naive or the pertinent information was just not available at the time. Going forward how do you implement your new found knowledge of the world?

Unlike school, it's not a lesson plan that is taught, studied and learned and then we are tested... we are tested and then we learn. This process of testing and learning is repeated until we no longer exist. What is so humbling about this idea is it's revelation is can bring. The repeated testing is not an idea of being beaten or battery but challenges. Be tested and pass!

Sharpen your skill set. Instead of reactive become pro active. Anticipate moves by understanding who you are working with. Know. Know who you surround yourself with. Take a fine tooth comb to who you interact with while at work and play. What do you talk about? What activities do you partake in? What do THEY talk about and partake in? How are these topics/activities shaping you and what reactive/proactive moves are you making?

Remember this IS a test.

air mattresses and red plastic cups of wine.

I’m sitting in the coho reflecting and decompressing from the tornadic weekend. Went up to Omaha to help a friend move and ended it all with the most random Monday ever.

The weekend involved: air mattresses(not comfortable), free hotel stay (much better than an air mattress), back to back trips to walmart (gross), learning how to count cards (they equal 0), frozen feet (burr!), check engine lights (really!?), cheap custom designer clothing (shut your mouth!), purchasing amazing art pieces for new apartment walls (check the budget twice for this one "i'll make it work..."), snow (damn it), diner style breakfast in a grocery store (stuck out like a person without gray hair), a shopping cart loaded with two liter store brand pop (no words), black markets (make money, money money!) , and one glass of bad resealing (out of a red plastic cup no less).

This may sound quite random. It is far more than that. Words cannot explain the journey. A weekend for the records.