A little about me...

Well I haven't updated this thing in a while... life gets crazy. But I'm making some changes and one of the things I remember from happy times in my life is when I was writing more. I'm going to guess it serves as a subconscious outlet for me to share things. Sort of like having an invisible friend to listen to you. Once I get it down, I don't really worry about it anymore. And of course all my other LDS friends who are married with 80 kids all have their own blogs about their families. My life isn't that interesting as of yet :) But I'll take you along on my own journey.

So a little about me... I'm Chad. I'm 25, Mormon, and single. I guess you could say that's a bit of an odd duck. I work in law enforcement as support staff. I enjoy my job and am grateful I have it during the economic times our country is experiencing. Although I'm currently on a break from school, I'm starting back at ASU in the fall and am majoring in History and Political Science. I chose History because I've always enjoyed studying it... particularly American. The Political Science half comes from the fact that I have enough extra upper division required credits to double major. I've never really understood a lot about politics and find myself frustrated when trying to make decisions on what to believe and who to vote for. I figure my vote counts for something, so I should probably put that to good use.

And then I teach group fitness at my gym. I do this mainly for fun and to keep me dedicated. I used to weigh 418 pounds, and love what group fitness has done for my life. We have a lot of fun and I've met some great people through it. It's one of my true passions in life. Maybe someday I'll make money from it... that would be amazing!

Otherwise... I'm 6'5, blonde hair... I have one older sister whom I'm pretty close with. I love my parents. I'm sappy and different from your typical A-male (I have guesses on what the A stands for). I have a big heart which I give away too easily and usually it gets hurt as a result. I'm grateful for the friends I have, and the ability to be self aware of the things I don't like about myself. I'm hoping to make 2010 a huge year for positive change. Hopefully that will come through in this blog.

I definitely have had an interesting ride through life. I've made mistakes, as we all do, but recently a lot of things have reminded me that all those things we were taught were important really are important. It's time to refocus and recommit.

You could have a change of heart if you would only change your mind...

I always look outward, when I should probably be looking in. It's one of those lessons that I suppose is always somewhere in the back of my mind. As my resolution never changes, the result follows suit. I often wish I could just grab the world like a globe and shake it. What if the world were a snowglobe, with our Creator sitting up there and shaking it up as part of the great test?

I don't know if I need a huge change of heart, but I do need to change my outlook. In order to find what's right, I need to be what's right. If I want the incredible, I need to be the incredible. My intentions are always admirable... but the road to hell is paved with them. I just have such a disconnect in execution.

I'm wearing a green shirt and red shorts right now. They just happened to be what was dry when I got home from the gym, but considering the holiday season, it made me smile.