Archive for June 30th, 2008

30
Jun
08

Happiness is enjoying time with great girlfriends

I am very fortunate to have a group of wonderful women in my life. I can’t imagine life without them.

My girlfriends respect and genuinely care about each other. My girlfriends share a common perspective and love for life. My girlfriends do not judge or criticize each other. My girlfriends value humor and good conversation. That’s not all! I could go on and on…

I went away with such a group of gals this past weekend. For me, hanging with my girlfriends is a healthy endeavor, almost therapeutic… not unlike doing a yoga session or going for a long walk. It’s a chance to stretch my heart and mind with people who understand and share the value that girlfriends bring to one’s life. I am free to be myself with these women.

We may not share the same opinions or perspectives on everything, but we accept each other’s uniqueness. Often, our discussions give us the opportunity to learn about life lessons, topics or events that don’t apply today but may apply someday.

I’m ready to plan our next getaway… Mexico? Half Moon Bay? No matter where we decide to go, there is no doubt we will have a great time.
30
Jun
08

Dog Days of Summer

What a day… it’s the last day of the month and the last day of the quarter which has implications that only a salesperson can relate to.

It all started on morning walkie with Lucy.

I had a big goofy smile plastered on my face from the moment I woke up. After a relaxing, fun weekend with wonderful girlfriends, I was in great spirits.

Lucy and I set out on walkie. Lucy happily chased squirrels, and unearthed old tennis balls while I listened to my boys on KNBR, feeling good that the Giants managed to take 2 out of 3 games from the A’s… not at all concerned that today is a Monday.

I should have known the moment I spotted this threesome down the trail. The gray haired skinny woman with a sour look on her face, her husband who meekly walked a step behind her and a small, tawny collie type dog who looked like it wanted nothing more than to get away from them.

As Lucy and I passed by, the collie dog excitedly pulled on the leash trying to jump toward Lucy. Meanwhile Lucy calmly walked past with zero interest in any of them. As I walked by, the lady said to me, “you need to put your dog on a leash. It IS the law after all” – I’m sure you can imagine the sneering voice. Any other day, I would have wanted to smack this lady but today nothing could ruin my great mood. So I pretended I didn’t hear her.

Classic. Clearly she was mad /jealous ’cause her dog was so unruly ON the leash, while Lucy was so well-behaved OFF her leash.

Haters, I tell you. I can only feel sorry for people like this cause clearly she leads a miserable, unhappy life.




Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.