http://www.johnmassie.com Looking for life beyond the edge. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:11:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I've decided I'm going to pursue a new title in life. I'd like to be know as -  John C. Massie | Lion Chaser Now, I'm sure you're sitting there scratching your head going, "Did he really just write 'lion chaser'?" What on earth is he thinking? I guess I should let you know ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/09/04/my-new-title/ Well, it's September... already. I am starting to believe what people used to tell me, "Time may feel like it is slow now but just wait until you get older, it flies by." Yeah, I am starting to see that this statement is very true. It seems like yesterday I was pulling ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/09/01/welcome-to-september/ Have you ever had something happen to you when you were least expecting it and label the event a "coincidence". Maybe you were feeling down and someone called to ask how you were doing? You're struggling financially and that bonus or gift shows up unannounced. You feel down on your ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/08/19/he-speaks-when-were-not-listening/ Well, maybe I should just reduce the other two to updating once a week because I keep forgetting to ask them for their update. I promise the next one will be good! So tonight you're stuck with me. Fitness I'm currently training in a 3 x 3 schedule. 3 days of cardio ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/08/12/31-days-update-4/ Well, it's update 3 and here I am actually sitting down to write this on an early Saturday evening. I'm impressed that I've kept up with the posting. Hopefully you all have been catching the updates, if not, look at the Category 31 Days to read the posts. Today is just ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/08/09/31-days-update-3/ Fitness John Well, a week later and here we are. No one has fallen off the bandwagon yet. I've got down the gym thing now I am working on increasing my knowledge of how to do resistance training and core exercises. If anyone reading this blog would like to chime in with ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/08/07/31-days-update-2/ Back in the day when I was young and very into blogging I used to write in series. It's been quite some time since I've done this and decided that August would be the perfect month to do this. I wanted to do something that was informative yet personal. What ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/08/03/31-days-of-fitness-finance-and-faith/ So, I mentioned in past posts about closing out a chapter of my life. It's amazing how for the first time in life that I quickly closed a chapter and I never even saw it coming. I've been one to have methodical and drawn out closure but this time things ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/07/22/inspiration-for-the-journey/ So I thought I should blog this morning before heading out to church, to kill time if nothing else. As I got ready for church I began to think about life and what has been going on. Sometimes you wonder if you made the right decision. It is always nice to ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/07/20/the-wonder-years/ There is a saying that goes, "A leopard can't change its spots." I never really stopped to think about the phrase and haven't used it for quite some time. The other day, as always, as I was doing something that was completely unrelated to blogging, a post began to form in ... http://www.johnmassie.com/2008/07/14/spots/