What Ven Thinks!

A couple weeks ago, I went to see Toy Story 3 with my seven year old nephew and we had a blast. We got there early and spent some time playing video games in the lobby before buying lots of popcorn and candy and picking the perfect seats in the theater. We went to a matinee showing in the middle of the week, so there were very few people there. It almost felt like we had the whole theater to ourselves.

I had the time of my life. Toy Story 3 was a great movie. It made me laugh and it made me cry in all the right places. It’s one of those movies where you get sucked in by the characters and quickly forget you’re watching a movie. You become part of the story. I walked out of the theater with a smile on my face and

Have you ever read something or been told something that sucked the life right out of your dreams?

I seem to get that a lot, especially from well-meaning friends and family members who think they’re sparing me a lot of wasted time and hard work. Or maybe they think a little disappointment up front will hurt a lot less than a big failure down the line. Whatever the reason, I get sick of hearing it.

Something else I get sick of hearing about is niches, especially from bloggers who encourage you to pick a niche, just not their niche.

I recently came across this post, Blogging About Blogging: Fair Warning, where the author linked to and commented on another post, Stop Blogging About Blogging Already. The point of both posts was to discourage new bloggers from blogging about blogging, a niche

Like most people, I have dreams, goals and ambitions for my life and, like a lot of people, I also have excuses for not pursuing and achieving those dreams.

• I don’t have enough time.
• I don’t have enough money.
• I don’t know the right people.
• I don’t know how to do it.

Then I see something like this and realize I have no excuses at all. If I’m not achieving a dream, it’s because I’m not doing what it takes to get there. It’s up to me to take that first step, then the next one, then the one after that.

Take a few minutes and watch this video about D.J. Gregory and the next time you find yourself making excuses, think of him, pick yourself up, and keep going. I know I will.

Via

Last night, I made a quick trip to the local grocery store. As I pulled into the parking lot, a beat up red pickup truck  pulled in behind me and followed me up one of the parking aisles. There happened to be 2 parking spaces available, side-by-side, so I pulled into one and the red truck pulled into the other one, next to my driver’s side door.

Immediately after pulling into the space next to me, the passenger in the pickup truck flung his door open. I couldn’t open my car door without hitting his door, so I waited patiently, but the two men in the truck sat there talking to each other and did not get out of the truck. After several minutes had passed, I put my window down and politely asked the passenger if he could close the truck door so I could get out