The TAO of AMERIGO'S

Greetings and salutations!
It has been a long weekend for me, but I am happy to say, Monday has been productive and well-wished to succumb to Tuesday.
I believe there is a sign for the events that occur or are about to happen, in everyone's life. There are also signs, literally, that have a way of keeping you on track, albeit sometimes trivially. When I lived in Oklahoma, I was terribly depressed. Why? Because I lived in Oklahoma. I was raised as a city girl. Rolling hills of nothing and not even having a coffee shop in town made me crazy. (How I ended up there is another story which I'll probably tell later) Whenever I would get in despair, I would drive around town and blinking away tears, I would notice tons of churches. There was a church on every block, practically. Interestingly enough, I never attended a church while there, but I did take heed to there signs. The mini marquees. There would always be some anecdote to whatever it was that I was trying to overcome or forget. At first it was annoying. Who knew I was going through this problem and how did they find this particular phrase to aid me? Luckily, I am only temporarily hard-headed and in time, I would let the words sink in. Fastforward five years. I am not depressed, but there are still times that I find myself in a quadry of sorts. And quite welcoming am I when I notice a marquee along my path to my destination.
As you may remember, I am on my new regimen having started at 5 am this morning. No birds were chirping, no sun to greet me. I usually say a prayer in the morning, but I had to start over 5 times because I would drift off to sleep before I finished. Finally threw myself out of bed and dressed quickly to not give myself a reason to stay. I made it to the gym to do my weights by 5:45. (I told you I kept nodding off.) One thing about myself that I've noticed, is that I have to do things in the morning, or they may not get done. It takes more energy for me to talk myself into exercising in the evening - after I've eaten all that food- than it does for me to get up and go in the am. I reminded myself to live in the moment and focus on what I was trying to accomplish, but I truely wanted to retire back into my bed. I ignored the urge and proceeded to enhance my appearance (you always have to refer things positively - if I had said 'to get rid of the extra pounds', already those words feel exhausting. 'Enhancing' makes you think of simply applying powder to reduce shine. Nothing of the beauty is taken away, it's more acceptable. Therefore I am making my ass more acceptable.)
Back to my point. I could barely muster a smile to the lady at the counter because all I could think about was sleep. (I couldn't resist the Gray's Anatomy rerun last night) Without much thought, I followed my routine and made my way home. Thoughts of food entered my mind when the light was yellow and turning red in front of Amerigo's. Coming to a complete stop, lo and behold what did I see but a marquee staring back at me! Today it read:
Today's choices are Tomorrow's reality. How true, how true. I felt better after having read that. I wasn't wasting my time this morning.... I was creating my future.
Leave it to the Tao of Amerigo's to set my mind right and keep me on the track to being a sexy and virtuous woman.
Don't ignore your sign. It's out there, you just have to pay attention.
Run on!