Where do the balloons go

It was my 5 year old daughters kindergarden graduation last week and there were gifts and balloons given out. When we were leaving one of the childrens balloon got away on them and floated up and away. My daughter then came out with the words "the coral reef will be dead tommorrow". I had a little trouble putting the two together. It turns out that she was studying coral reefs in school and learnt that a lot of balloons that are released end up in the ocean and can harm the coral reefs. I had often wondered where weather balloons ended up. I guess it is very possible that a high percentage end up in the ocean and cause harm to fish that support the coral reefs.
What impressed me about this is that environmental awarness is being taught in the schools and the kids are thinking about it.

Randy Shipalesky

Small talk

It has been a reasonably good week. Found that getting some pushups done shortly after getting out of bed helps motivate me for the rest of the day. Seems the longer I wait in the day to start the pushups the harder it is so a routine in the morning will be the answer to a long term plan.

Our company had our annual golf tournament which involves a lot of small talk and being the chatty person I am  I talked constantly all day long. Right, if you know me you know that is not the case however I am getting better and did have a really good time.

A tense week coming up at work with having to do some conflict resolution with an Oil Company relating to this past winters work. It can be a challenge at times to keep emotions in check and remain professional. I will have to remember to pack my sparring gear.


Thats all for now.

Randy Shipalesky

Down but not out

 

It has been a while since my last blog entry and  I don’t really have a good excuse. I think the biggest resistance is that I do not see value in it or at least not yet.  It could be argued that , how can you see value in something if you are not doing it. So in trusting in the same wisdom  that guided me to my black belt I am committing to continue forward  blogging on a weekly basis.

 

I have fallen behind on my UBBT requirements and recalculating to see what the new daily commitment will be to complete. I will not be able to complete one or two  of the items that I had listed which means a failure however what is important to me is to develop the routines that will carry me beyond the 13 month commitment.  I see the core items for me being the pushups, sit ups and running along with good eating habits. Being part of the group is also important which is something I definitely  need to work on.   Sorry guys, my time and thoughts have been consumed by business. Every time I hear the word BALANCE it echoes out to me and is a reminder that work should not consume our lives. I have learnt a new word called “delegate” and it seems to be helping.  

 

I attended the Master McNeil healing seminar last Friday and was very impressed with the knowledge that this man has. He speaks with ease and is very interesting to listen to. Hopefully he will join us again.

 

Until next week

 

Randy Shipalesky