Forgiveness...

I vaguely remember writing yesterday's blog. It kind of makes sense, and in a lot of ways it seems very anti-climatic for me. I think I was exhausted from the lack of sleep I acquired as a result of New Year's Eve, which I really did nothing exciting. The most exciting thing I did today, aside from going to Trader Joe's, was I did happen to break out the Slap Chop I bought at CVS from last summer. That dude is so creepy. Especially, if you actually listen to what he says on the commercials.

"Linguine, Martini, Bikini..."

Maybe, I'm a novice, but I don't any those will achieve the best results if placed in the Slap Chop. Have no idea how he did it, but it doesn't clean up nearly as well as he makes it look on television. There's no sense in putting it in the dishwasher either, because there's a spring on the handle, which would most likely rust, or wear out. As stated earlier on my Twitter, I finally used the Slap Chop, and my life is even more boring...

On the positive note, I did venture out today to Trader Joe's. In my opinion, they have one of the best atmospheres I've ever seen as far as customer service friendly employees, and cleanliness for any grocery store I've ever seen, not to mention affordable prices. Mahi Mahi, which is probably my all-time favorite fish to grill is only $5 per pound there, compared to $13 per pound at Dorothy Lane Market.

Not sure if I even touched on it yesterday, but I started phase one of the South Beach Diet yesterday. So far, it's gone very well. I've been on it previously, and cravings for sweets always go away after about the 4th or 5th day on it.

Amazingly enough, I've been reading a lot more as of late. It's almost a total one-eighty, especially since the last time I walked out of Half-Price Books, I purchased more books than movies, which I'm officially up to 2,044 DVD's in my movie collection. We're talking store bought, ones as well. If I wasn't buying them used, trust me, I wouldn't have that many. I only mentioned the number, because a lot of my friends keep asking me.

Back to reading, I'm currently finishing up Bret "The Hitman" Hart's autobiography about his real life in the cartoon world of professional wrestling. It's definitely a great read, especially for any pro-wrestling fan. The one amazing thing about it, is they published it before he actually buried the hatchet with fellow professional wrestler, Shawn Michaels. If you don't know, they disliked each other in real-life for a number of years. There was a lot of professional animosity, between the two. Bret Hart swore he would never forgive Shawn Michaels for backstabbing him on his way out of the WWF in 1997. He also said he would never work for the WWF, now known as the WWE ever again. In an amazing turn of events, last year on January 4th, 2010, his music hit the arena speakers as he walked to the wrestling ring as a special guest host for WWE Monday Night Raw. His first words on the live microphone were "Well, I guess Hell froze over..." Then he called for Shawn Michaels to come to the ring. It was so surreal, as they actually talked it out, and after burying the hatchet, embraced in a hug. Who says you can't learn any life-lessons from professional wrestling???

A favorite quote of mine I posted on Facebook about a week ago was in fact on the issue of Forgiveness. C.S. Lewis is amazing! I still need to see the latest Narnia flick, but he once said "
We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it." How true it rings out...

Thank you again for all the encouragement to continue this journey. Hope you all have a blessed new year, and forgive those who have disappointed you, as you would have them forgive you. God Bless, and stay tuned for news about my upcoming trip to California...

Peace Out...

Rich Jones
www.richjonescomedy.com

Luke 6:37 - “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.