Living Simply.


Recently I have become interested in the idea of “living simply”. Sounds easy right? I’d imagine it to be much harder than we think. I think throughout my blog post this idea of living simply might come into play more than once. This week  I want to visit something that defiantly fits into the category of living simply. At the bottom of my post there is a video I saw on the Today Show that absolutely BLEW my mind. It is the story of Scott and Béa Johnson, a family otherwise known as the “zero waste family”. This family believes in taking it upon themselves to do their best to create zero waste. As you’ll see, they do a very good job. I believe it is very important to take care of our planet and that it is our actions which often times have adverse effects on our planet. Here is where I pose the question, is what they are doing really necessary? I’m not sure it is and I’m not sure it isn't. Could you imagine a world were in six months the total waste we create could fit into the palm of our hands? It’s hard to deny that our planet would be a completely different place to live. Do you think the majority of people are acutally ready to live like Scott and Béa? I know right now I’m not and honestly I don't know if I ever could be. Only, I kind of wish I was. Do you?

9-11-01

This day as it does every year, brings back the thoughts and the memories of the tragedies of 9-11. I dare say that there has been no other event in the history of our nation that had been more dreadfully surprising to us than the events of that day. From the Tragedy of 9-11 we saw unity and trust in our fellow men and also our God. Although this day is a solemn reminder of what happened, I believe it is necessary for us, as a country, to remember those who served and gave their  life that day, but to also remember our God who has always kept a watchful eye over our beloved nation.

Recently, President Thomas S. Monson wrote a piece for the Washington Post in solemn commemoration of that day. Along with his piece we find pieces by the Dalai lama, Tony Blair and other religious and world leaders. Through these articles we find not only common ground with our fellow beings, but also a faith in something that is greater than ourselves.

You can access President Monsons' piece as well as all the others that wrote through this link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/911-destruction-allowed-us-to-spiritually-rebuild/2011/09/08/gIQAbkjKCK_blog.html

My first "WOW"

To kick off "THE WOW", I have no choice but to start with the first and the ultimate WOW moment of my life .This moment took place when my awesome wife said yes to my proposal for marriage.This alone makes me say WOW on a daily basis. Everything from the way we met (EFY..ya i know right..) to the the fact we just celebrated our 1st year anniversary, makes me say "WOW". She is the greatest, and I love her.

Yep..I know..shes a babe.

Alright now that I got the cheese cut, it's down to business. You will come to find  throughout this blog what my likes (outdoors, sports, photography, ect..), dislikes ( e.g. Lady Gaga, Alarm clocks), and LOVES are, which includes anything having to do with water. This leads me into my "WOW" post for today. The past year or two I have taken part in some pretty rad slip and slide events with my in-laws. One that stood out in particular was a 100ft monster of a slip that carried you briskly down a nice long hill. This was a blast! However, I naively thought to myself that this could never be out-done or even replicated. But then, like a slap to the face, came along this awesome video from the people at Vooray. It features a slip and slide\ jump combo that is truly beautiful.Once you behold what I have dubbed "the neck-breaker", you will not only want to hurl yourself 40ft into a lake, but you will also understand why I now concede the slip and slide crown to the "neck-breaker". Once again, I bow down to you Neck-Breaker, you truly are the king of the slip and slides.