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Appréciation

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Aujourd’hui, je suis très reconnaissant et appréciatif de tout ce que j’ai dans ma vie.  J’apprécie:

  • mon corps parfait dans son imperfection
  • ma santé
  • l’amour, l’amitié et l’accompagnement que je reçois de ma belle femme
  • notre vie en couple
  • notre belle petite famille avec Roxie
  • toute ma famille et mes amis
  • mon emploi
  • ma belle ville
  • le fait que je suis capable d’aller marcher pendant deux heures un vendredi matin le long d’une rivière, sans me déplacer
  • ma dualité linguistique
  • que nous pouvons nous permettre de retourner à Disney World dans 50 jours pour célébrer nos fêtes
  • que je puisse me traiter à un PS4
  • la musique qui m’entoure
  • le silence qui m’aide à apprécier le bruit
  • le bruit qui m’aide à apprécier le silence
  • ma belle, belle maison de lumière
  • tous les animaux qui viennent visiter notre cours
  • l’amour et la joie que je vois dans les autres autour de moi

En court, j’apprécie ma vie, comme elle l’est.  Parfois je dois me rappeler ce fait, mais de plus en plus, je le reconnais à tous les jours.

One step at a time…

 

Cue the Music

Music has played a large part in my life.  Growing up, my father was a music lover, so we always had a wide variety of music in the house, whether it be records or cassettes.  My music collection started fairly young with “Weird Al” Yankovic.  This progressed into various other genres and types over the years, ranging from Hard Rock/Metal to Alternative, to Pop, to Swing, to Jazz, to Blues, etc.  I’ve pretty much gone through the entire roster, with the notable exceptions of Country and Rap.  And while I do have a faint appreciation for very small samplings of these two genres, they aren’t my favourites.

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My name is Chris, and I am an addict

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Addiction

It takes a lot of courage to admit that you have an addiction.  Admitting the problem is the first step towards recovery.  I’ve struggled with this addiction for many years.  It started out innocently, but slowly became something bigger than me – something that I just couldn’t control any longer.  That’s when I decided that it was time for me to do something.

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2016 – A Fresh Start

2015 has come and gone.  2016 is now nearly a full day old.  The year has started off well for me though.  My darling wife and I began the day with Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for breakfast, followed by a walk down the street to Starbucks for a drink – a grande soy chai with no water for me. (yes, I’m one of those people with a 5-word drink order)

While we sat there, each with a notebook and pen, I decided that I was going to skip the whole New Year’s Resolutions for 2016.  Why set myself up for failure?  Does anyone ever actually go through with those anyhow?  Rather than choose a resolution or two, I’ve decided to work in a more generalized way this year.  Instead, I will break things down into two categories:  “Do More…” and “Do Less…”. Continue reading “2016 – A Fresh Start” →