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I ran my first half marathon on Saturday!
Official time: 02:10:43
Yipppee!!
Now It’s Your Turn to Take Note, Give Thanks
Published September 21, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentHappy World Gratitude Day! I have to say that I feel so refreshed after participating in the Gratitude Challenge. It was certainly a reality check in such a positive way. I learned so much more about myself and especially about some of my coworkers who shared their experiences. Gratitude is definitely contagious. There were some truly inspiring posts that resulted from this project.
Not sure what I’m talking about? You can learn more about the social experiment and join the challenge yourself! The Gratitude Challenge
Congrats to our awesome team at Tiny Prints who put together this video honoring some Gratitude Challenge highlights.
I love the beach! One thing I definitely miss about San Diego is living closer to the beach. It’s something I wish I appreciated a lot more when I was in La Jolla. The beaches down there were also a lot warmer than the ones up here. Still, I’m very grateful that the ocean is not too far away.
I recently went on a venture with my sister at Lands End.
My sister also showed me where she volunteered at the site earlier in the year. She was able to see the fruits of her labor. Not a bad location to have to work at, huh? 
I’m rewinding back to Day 7. “How has the challenged changed your perspective thus far?” It’s definitely changed my perspective in a positive way. There are so many things to be grateful for! In fact, gratitude has such an impact on people that it even has it’s own dance. Yup, there’s such a thing as The Gratitude Dance! I don’t know about doing this dance everyday, but this pretty sums up how I feel about the challenge so far.
Day 11
One thing I really enjoyed about the Exploratorium was watching the kids there marvel at the exhibits around them. I just love how kids are so curious. Most of them were too young to understand all the science behind what they were looking at, but that didn’t matter to them. As summer winds down and the new school year begins, I hope kids appreciate their school days. This reminded me of how I’m grateful for the education I received. Although homework wasn’t always fun, I miss the experience of sitting in class and learning something new each day. Of course, snack time and recess were always a plus.
Day 10
If there’s one place that really puts the senses to work, it’s the Exploratorium in SF. On that note, which sense am I most grateful for? I think I have to say it’s my sense of sight. Lisa and I happened to spend the most time experimenting with the wonders of our sight this afternoon. It’s pretty mind boggling how our eyes work together with light and surrounding objects to create what we see in front of us. Just thinking about all the wonderful people, places, and things I see everyday makes me so appreciative of my ability to see. Thanks Lisa for a fun afternoon!
A live sketch of us!
Playing with mirrors!
Defying gravity.
The scenic surroundings.
The Gratitude Challenge: Day 3
Published August 16, 2009 Uncategorized 2 CommentsTags: miyazaki, ponyo, sf
I have to admit, day 2 was quite a reality check. I went down the alphabet and tried to list out things I am grateful for. I was surprised that I got stuck on some letters. It honestly took a while to think about some of them.
On another note, I had a really fun weekend with my younger sister who was visiting for the past few days. We packed in a lot and now we’re exhausted, but it was definitely worth it. I’m so happy she came to visit! She even showed me one of her favorite spots in SF. We both appreciated each other’s company, especially now that we don’t see each other as often.
We went to go see “Ponyo” today, which is the latest film by Hayao Miyazaki. I highly recommend it! Not only is it super cute, but the story line is captivating. It’s surely one of the cutest love stories I’ve ever seen. Also, it’s not just for kids. Most of the lessons underlying Miyazaki’s films are much too sophisticated for younger audiences. Go watch it!
The Gratitude Challenge: Day 1
Published August 14, 2009 Uncategorized 2 CommentsTags: gratitude challenge, tiny prints
Today is the first day of the 21-day Gratitude Challenge. I received my gratitude kit when I arrived at work this morning! Included in the kit were some goodies that will somehow be incorporated into the challenge. I can’t believe how much work our awesome PR team at Tiny Prints must have put into organizing this project. Nice work, ladies! To start off the challenge, I signed a contract pledging to take part in this challenge for the next 3 weeks.
Why do I embrace the Gratitude Challenge? I hope that this will remind each of us to take the time to stop everyday and to think about the things we’re grateful for. For example, today alone I have so many things that I’m grateful for. This afternoon, my team went out on an outing, which reminded me of how lucky I am to work with such amazing individuals. That’s just one of the many things that I have to appreciate.
I’m excited to see what sort of tasks we’ll be taking on as part of this challenge! More to come soon!
I just got a new header! HUGE thanks to the amazing and talented Justin for designing it!
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Blog: Crisostomo Design
Portfolio: The Justin Crisostomo Portfolio
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