Living for the moment

Yeah, I know it's been a while...But its a new blog, so appreciate it (cuz I'm appreciating just writing it!). I'm in a real good mood tonight, which is a rarity after just getting off work (@ the Soopers). There is one thought that gets me through tough days at work; The time I spend at work is what I make of it, the fact that I'm at work won't change, so might as well make the best of it. In extension, I believe this is true in life. You may not always appreciate things, or take things for granted, but things can only be as good as YOU make them! So make them the best they can be!

A new experience I have gone through since working at the Boulder King Soopers is dealing with homeless people on a daily basis (to the point of name recognition). Through the lingering odor and lack of hygiene, you can usually find extremely courteous and friendly people, simply without a place to live. I'm aware the majority of these people have mental or substance abuse issues...but one thing they all share is a general appreciation for being around others. Being homeless means a lot of lonely nights, which may be the reason they go out of their way to be friendly to everyone (either that, or they want your spare change!).

The entire reason I mentioned this is because homeless people genuinely appreciate every moment they have around other people, because they don't have to face their problems in quiet, lonely despair. In dealing with them, I thought I need to genuinely appreciate every moment I spend with others, no matter who they are. On my deathbed, I believe the only thing that really matters is how meaningful the relationships you have with other people are. It would be cool leaving this earth, with no regrets about the time you've spent with others, but proud of what you've done with your life.

Thanks,
-Shaun H.

Just a Blog.

Its been raining all day, I feel like I live in Seattle or something (even though I have never been to Seattle, I hear it rains a lot there). Maybe its just me, but I think Sundays are boring, or at least not as good as Saturday. This is how I feel; On Friday and Saturday, the weekend is still new and you can do whatever you want and its all good. But then Sunday rolls around the thought of school on Monday lurks in the back of your mind. I mean don't get me wrong, I love a day off, but I don't think I appreciate Sundays as much as I should. Maybe I just really feel this way because I have a final tomorrow and I'm blogging.......(a creative form of procrastinating). But its a multiple choice Geology final, I might just have to play the lotto and hope my guesses are lucky.......
I kind of feel like a little kid again, because I'm super excited for summer time and nice weather. Immediately following finals, I think 18 holes of golf in the day, and Rockies games at night could become my daily routine. I have definitely hit the point in the semester where any interest in my classes has faded, just like my grades. I'm just kidding, my grades aren't bad, but my classes are crazy boring. I sometimes wish I was the type of person who feels comfortable ditching classes, but I guess that's just not me. Sometimes I guess you just have to man up and take care of business. I think its impossible to regret hard work, but becoming motivated is the only hard part. I think once you start working hard, you really appreciate things more and its all worth it. That's true for life.
I just had a positive thought; If everything goes accordingly, I wont be working at King Soopers this summer. There's something about being inside King Soopers ALL DAY, while watching customers stroll by laughing, on the way to the pool......It Sucks! At times, it felt like I was trapped like a rat in a cage. But not this summer, this summer I'm going to really enjoy what life has to offer. I'm still undecided on running the Bolder Boulder this May. I haven't been running as much as I would like, but I think I'm going to do it anyways. The best part of running 6.21 miles is the overwhelming cheering and support you get from complete strangers, I love it. That's what the world needs more of.
Hopefully everybody's doing really well and if you're not, keep a positive mind until things turn around (Because they will). I also heard something really interesting lately, that got me thinking like I haven't in a while. This is a brief summary of what hooked me; If you ask God for patience, he wont just immediately make you patient, he will instead provide you with an opportunity to be patient. If you ask God for courage, he wont immediately make you courageous, he will provide you with an opportunity to be courageous. That's just interesting to think about at the end of the day. It finally stopped raining and the sunset is peeking out of the clouds.
Sorry if this blog got too religious, but it felt really good dropping a blog during my moment of inspiration. Make the world a better place, punch a Padres fan in the face. Rockies in October.

-Shaun