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Motivation Monday

I’m flipping the switch a bit for today’s Motivation Monday and posting a song that helped motivate me to get off my pasty white arse this weekend and go for a jog thru the park (I know, I know, I’m in So Cal so we’re actually able to still run outside – sorry Shtayph).  Say hello to John Newman, a soulful lad who released this song “Love Me Again” in the UK back in June.  I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind for 24 hours.  What can I say, the Brits always have the tip on the best music.

If you’re looking for a rousing song to add to your running rotation, look no further:

In an interview with Digital Spy, Newman was asked if he sensed that the song had something special about it in the studio. He said, “Yeah. The guy I wrote it with, we turned around and had massive grins on our faces thinking, ‘There’s something good here’. But you just never know how good it is, you know?”.

Ain’t that the truth?  Have a great start to the week everyone!

xoxo,

Motivation Monday

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“I learned long ago that home is a word that applies to people, not places.” – Amy Martin, Shades of Earth, by Beth Revis

Over the years my Thanksgivings have morphed a bit: From dashing home to Indiana to my Grandma’s, partying with my high school friends on Thanksgiving Eve (what up Burris Owls and the Locker Room!) – to spending “Friendsgivings” together in LA when my friends became my second family.

But no matter where the day’s spent, the meaning of Thanksgiving remains the exact same all these years.  Your mom and your dad?  Call them and remind them how much you love them.  Have a best friend?  Do the same.  Look around, and appreciate those in your life who mean the world to you but to whom you might not say it enough.

And of course, eat that extra helping of turkey.  With the gravy.  And the stuffing. And the green bean casserole.  Do it.  Do it now.

Whether you’re staying home for this one, or traveling far and wide to go “home”, have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

xoxo,