Never Say Goodbye

I neve say goodbye because you never know what tomorrow holds for us. We go to sleep and expect to wake up the next morning and get ready for another day. We complain about our jobs, people, and family and that's just the start. We want people to understand us, but yet we don't understand ourselves so we're in a constant struggle in trying to understand. One thing I know and that is myself, I don't pretended too be something am not, but I don't let others tell me who I am. So I'll live you with this:

Accept Me

I am I...

Do not change me

condemn me, nor put me down.

Accept me for what I am.

No... you need not agree with me

But accept me.

For I am total in being.

I have my faults, I have my guilts

But that is who I am.

Perfect I will never be.

Allow me to be uninhibited.

Do not pressure me into feeling

what I do not feel.

Accept me when I am flying high

As I have accepted you

when you were flying high.

Do not put me down...

nor make me feel unhappy about me.

I am I...

and I like being what I am...

ME.

written by

                                                  Larry S. Chengges

So stay true to yourself and never give up on your dreams, because only you can make them happen.

Thank You Classmates

until next time

Artemio

  

It's Just Not the End

The trail is long and lonely with lots of twists and turns, but with reponsibility you can navigate your way through anything.

People think that things just come to an end, but who really knows. I was walking the trails behind my house with my dogs just taking in nature. The trail turns, it goes straight for a bit then it splits in two. Each trail offers me a choice that I can take- what trail I take will lead me either to a dead end or to another trail that leads me out of the woods. Like life, we have choices that we must make everyday, some lead you to a dead end and  some don't. They are still your choices that can be good or bad, we and only we are responsible for the outcomes and consequences that come from those choices. Life is simple, but we complicate it because we worry about things that we can not take care of. Our own responsibilities are to look out for each other, love one another, care for ourselves before we can do for others.We all have a role in life that we are responsible for. Teaching responsibilities are not easy when it comes to being a parent. We tend to let the closest to us take advantage of us because we love them, but we would be doing a great diservice to those closest to us by not teaching them responsibilities. When first entering the woods people can get lost, but if you show them the way around the woods giving them the right trail to follow they can only learn how to manage themselves around those trails. With time they learn to make their own trails through the woods with no fear of what's ahead, but always respecting the woods.

I guess it all stops one day

My Hawaiian plant it took two years to bloom

I'll star by saying that life never stops just like time. I've been doing more than the body aloud me too, but life goes. My one son is in New York State taking his physical fitness test for the special forces. My daughter is going back to school to finish her bachelors degree. My oldest is waiting for his state police test coming up in October. I'm trying to get my one house ready to sale and the other getting remodeled. The human services likes what I'm doing with the seniors exercise classes. So they're going to have me do presentations in 5 other senior centers in hopes that it takes off like my original senior center took off. The manager of the first center is putting adds in the paper this week too let seniors know that we are having exercise classes at the center. We have just been working with the seniors that come to the center for bingo. Now with the add we will be getting more seniors from the local area, not including the 5 new centers in the area. My karate classes are growing and I have new students signing for karate and grappling class. One thing I've learn through life pasiones does pay. Like the Hawaiian flower we have its taken 2 years to bloom. For the longest time it was just looked sick, it looked like a stick with nothing on it. Them we got some leafs the one summer, but each winter it went back to a stick. We almost trashed it,because we though it was dead, but look at it now its just beautiful and it smell just great. Between both the trumpet plant and my Hawaiian plant my deck smells heavenly.

                                                The plant from Hawaii

                                                 My trumpet flower

                                        

Moving out- Moving on- Moving in

Sometimes you're just better off taking some time for yourself

How best to describe the pain it is to move out, on, in when it comes too moving. It has been the weeks from hell trying to get everything done that has to get done. Moving on is a pain, because you have to make changes that are sometimes painful. Moving out is a pain because when you have to pack and get the house ready to sale is painful allover. Moving in is a pain because you have to unpack all that you packed and that's painful. So the best thing I can tell all of you is out of time I am, on the ball I have to be, in pain is what am in from just doing all the things that have to be done. So I don't look back and just keep on moving out, on, in, because one day it will all stop and you'll move no more like it or not. Enjoy family when you can, because we all just have to move!!!!!!!!!

MOVING ON 2 MAKE IT FULL CIRCLE

Our Home in E.H.T is Up for SALE 

Well nothing last forever and we all move on from place to place. Even though some don't go to far we still move on. In life you have to be able to let go of thing that are just materialistic, specially if it's between a love one or the material thing. Love always prevail over all, that's why when you have someone that loves you don't let them go, you just might not find love again. People say I love you and in most cases they are just words. That is why I say more than words- like the sound by Extreme. It is easy to say I love you, but actions speak louder than world- so show me you love me, just don't tell me you love me. That is why I count my blessing I found love once, but true love I found in my wife as she tells me and shows me that she LOVE's me with all her heart as I LOVE her more than words can ever say. My wife and I are moving to our house in Somer Point, NJ and adding on to that home. In today's economy you have to be able to let go so that you can make things bigger and better tomorrow.

Life is good and God is great for blessing me with the things I have, but most of all for my health without it I could not enjoy does things I do have.

Somers Point House Under Construction

still lots to do- just the begging

Loving life

Well it was just another week that as a parent you deal with things and continue to teach your children. The age for the child doesn't matter, because just like I speak to my children and give them advice my mother talks to me with the same knowledge that I'm trying to pass on to my children. It never stops just like time we try to pass the good into our children knowing that the outside world has other plans for them. That's why making it full circle is so important, we can't pass on our traditions unless we're here to pass them on. As a father I live my life by example and it has paid off when it come to my kids. I am very proud of my kids and feel blessed on what the Lord has given me. I'm writing on my blog somewhat late because my wife and I went to see Straight No Chaser (SNC) last night. My one client is the CEO for Harrah's east coast casino's and the group need my services. So the director of entertinament set my wife and me in the front row center stage to see their show. My wife was very funny she said she could see their nose hair we were so close to them. After the show and the pictures and all, the after show things that they have to do they took the time to speak to us and take some pictures. If you would like to checkout the group just go to Staight No Chase web site and you can see what they're all about.

This is SNC my wife and I after the concert

WHY FEAR DEATH WHEN WE ALL GROW OLDER

My oldest son 24 and my parents 81 & 77

When I got my divorced I had a very hard time adjusting with my three children. I worked three jobs just to make ends meet. I was getting two hours of sleep and not knowing what day it was- if it was early morning or early evening. I just knew that one day the kids would get older and things would get better. As my kids got older so did I, as well as my parents and the people around us. I lost one of my kidney's back when I was young, this was back in the early 60's I saw other kids that didn't make the operation like I did- I asked myself why me? why did I make it and they didn't- why do people die? My ex-girlfriends mother died of cancer and for as long as I can remember she did everything right so she wouldn't get cancer- eating right , exercising, no smoking or drinking and got her yearly check ups. One day she came to me and asked me to feel a small lump in her breast- we thought nothing of it, but still went to the doctor just to get it checked out and get a few test done. When we went back for the follow-up the doctor asked her if she wanted a full or partial masectomy to our surprise this was the beginning of a long journey- cancer has no friends, knows no color, religion, gender, race- it doesn't care if you're rich or poor, but one thing is for sure it will change your life forever- looking back 9 plus years later and knowing that she's ok today I don't fear much as I believe that we all have a destiny and all we can do is live life to its fullest for today not making the mistakes of yesterday and looking into tomorrow to better ourselves. Life is guaranted to no one so live today like it is your last. People live today caring about things they cannot help- help yourself first then you can help others. You're only as old as you feel- so take care of your body better than you take care of your car. Things just don't matter because without you- you're not going to enjoy the material things that we so much love more than ourselves. My journey end with not having my girlfriend, but she has her health and today we're great friends- things happen for a reason it's our choice how to except it and what to do with adversity. Today I'm happily married and moving forward with my wife to bigger and better things. If we all had a crystal ball we could make decisions based on what the ball told us, but that's not the case. Make the best of today-try making it full circle one day at the time you'll look back one day and see that we all just get older- just like anything else we do the best we can but it just happens to be that we just get older.

MAKING IT FULL CIRCLE

We tend to forget that one day we will be senior citizens and how would you like to be treated. Our parents, friends and ourselves will get old. It's making it full circle that we don't prepare for as we live for today and today only. We have a responsibility to stay healthy, balanced, and happy if we depend in others to do that for us we will never make the full circle. As we grow older we lose love ones, friends and others that have influence the way we do things. So why do we forget our senior citizens when one day we will all be one. We look into tomorrow wishing we can enjoy our senior years, but what do we do to prepare for does days if we drowned ourselves in peaty and sorrow. Live today like is your last day, but make a plan for tomorrow in case you wake up to live another day. Tomorrow is guarantied to no one so today live it up and celebrate to hopefully make tomorrow a better day than yesterday. 

Paying it Forward

As I see my children growing into responsible young adults I try to teach them that the world is not just about them. As much as we need to take care of ourselves we need to understand that if we don't take the time to take care of our community we really don't have balance. Health is not just measured by going to a gym or just working out. Health and wellness is physical, social, Intellectual, environmental, spiritual, emotional health so when you only have one or two of items from the wellness wheel you're not balance and healthy. When looking for health you have to think balance so stay withing the parameters of the wellness wheel is a great thing. The last few days I have been very busy with my clients, students, and seniors classes and duties. I am getting other seniors for my exercise classes from other senior centers in the area- E.H.T senior center is the largest in the area. Starting August we are moving my class to a bigger room in the center, do to the increase of seniors in the class. I am glad that they see the benefits of exercising and all the benefits they will get if they fallow the principles of the wellness wheel. We only have one body so we should do everything we can to keep it working to its best. I see how the economy is stressing allot of Americans including our seniors and the younger generation getting ready to face the world. The middle class has always paid for does how can't and that's never going to change unless we all speak out together and make the change. We need to focus on our tomorrow not the once of the carrier politicians inWashington that are just looking out for their own interest and not of the voters that put them in office. We can vote them in but we can also vote them out if they are not doing the job for the people that they promise to do.
" If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten"

Another Day

I finally got together with my corparate client we missed last week- in his line for work sometime duties come first before workouts. My senior exercise class was great this week- they are very happy that I come in and volunteer my time and get them going with exercises. Some of the bingo and card playing seniors don't care for me to much they dislike the music, but what are you going to do you can't make everybody happy.  I took my dogs out like always in the back of my house and saw 6 male hawks flying around a female- had to get the camera and take pictures. They where so close you could almost touch them- the same day I saw a wood pecker just doing his thing out in the middle of the woods. This is the trail that takes my home or just out the wild- it's very peaceful here; the pecock was in my yard.

Once a dad always a dad

Sunday the 11th my My day is starting like every other day, coffee and a walk with the dogs in my back yard. People take things for granted thinking that today is promised to us, but it's promised to no one- so make the best of each day-help those how can't help themselves- make a difference it starts with just one person why not you. The best gift you can give your child is your time- it's the best gift and it cost you nothing. Our children are great investments that we make- so protect them with all you have- like anything else they take time to masseur- take the time to teach them and nurture them- in the long run it will payoff for the best of them. My parents are over my mother is 77 years old and still works as a nurse doing private cases through the are of Camden, New Jersey one of the worst cities in America. She tells me that she's helping her people- what she means is the Latins in the area that have a hard time communicating or getting services throw the county. My step-father is retiered at 81 years old and helps my mother get around to her cases. They are both great insperations to me and my children- my wife loves my mother, she lost both of her parents about 6 years ago. I think that's why I spend so much time helping others- I teach a senior exercise class here at the community center. I remember the first day I walked in, they all looked at me like here comes something new. It's sad to see how we as Americans forget our elderly- they are the once that have given us our freedoms that we so much enjoy today. My one senior Joe was in WW l l in one of the battleships- I always ask him to tell me something about his experiences. My one son is in the military ans at 22 years old he has done more and seen more than allot of kids his age.

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The Life of a Karate Dad

My journey started back in 1998 when I became a single father of three. At the time they were 12 years old and twins 10 years old. Today they are young adults- my oldest graduated with his degree in criminal justice. My boy/girl twins- the boy is in the military and did a tour in Iraq-still is in training for other missions- my daughter just got her associates degree and is looking in continuing her education. Four years ago I met my wife of two years now- with the marriage I was blessed with a 14 year old boy that just made the honor roll and will be starting high school. I find myself in a great place today, but that did not come without lots of adversity. By believing in myself I have found happiest, balance, stability, direction, focus, stress free life, and health. I also give credit to my wife she is that inner voice that make it all happen. When I first met her she gave me this quote to read:

"IF YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE, YOU'LL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN"

If you add this quote to your life you will see how much better you will be. We only have one life as we know it so make the best of it. Life is guarantied to no one, so don't take it for granitic, because you may not have it tomorrow so live today like it's you last day.

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