I just realized that I have been blogging just over 5 years. Crazy, when I think of how much I’ve changed in the past 5 years. It’ll be interesting to me, when I have time, to go through more posts. When I came here in May, I hadn’t realized I had posted at the other one for so long.

Here are a few random things, quotes and observations:

October 29, 2003:
“Please pray for my family and myself, that we will not all have nervous breakdowns!”

I used to spell “upon,” “apon.” (lol!)

October 10, 2003
“Due to this lack of practice, I’m going to try to be online only once a week. ” HAHAHA.

In March of ‘04 I was writing eagerly about getting the motorcycle out to ride and it wasn’t until ‘08 that the bike got repaired and I got to ride it!

I have been declutterizing forever. It will continue for a long time, no doubt :P

I learned how to unicycle in 2004.

June 2005
“For those of you that might be interested, I’ve been running for over a month and have lost 10 lbs. I’m really not trying to anymore. I gave up dieting after the first few hours and figured if I was meant to be fat, then I was. But running is different. It’s a challenge. It’s something tangible. During the first few weeks I complained to a friend that I couldn’t even run a mile without stopping, and he said “Sure you can. Just make a goal and stick to it.” I ended up running a whole mile the next day.”

I first youtubed in February ‘07

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End of random data.

However, I must say that the further back I go, the more comfortable I am with reading it. I can disconnect myself from it and some of it I even enjoy reading. It’s something like pictures. Most of the time even pictures that I absolutely can’t stand of myself will look OK a year or two later (and I will then claim that undoubtedly my current pictures are the worst).

One more thing.

Quietly I contemplate
So much has changed
I never thought this was to be my fate:
To be so satisfied

The past is gone
Th future is near
The present is now
Eternity was always here

Suddenly I feel peace
Looking at the past
Knowing there’s a tomorrow
And that eternity will last

Quietly I contemplate
Nothing has changed but me
God meant for this to be my fate
And He will always be

August 10th, 2003
B.J. MacDonald

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