Setting some policies for myself

It has been a long time, since there has been a new post in "The Blog of Bob Alvis", the last time was September 30, 2010. I have thought it's time for a few policies to be put in place.

1) I am a pretty open person, I probably share more then I should. However, if someone says to me, "Is anything wrong", or "Are you doing okay", or "How do you feel today", then accept my answer. If I say, "Nothing is wrong," or "I am fine", then accept that answer face value and don't press the issue. If I wanted you to know how I feel or if anything is wrong, then I'll volunteer that information.

2) My dad (and others) have always said "There is no such thing as a stupid question", I sometimes agree and sometimes don't. However, I have now taken an approach of how I am going to treat what I perceive to be a stupid question. I will answer it with the sounds of silence. I am subscribing to another theory, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all".

Now onto the happier stuff (if anyone interpreted the prior as gruff or grumpy)

3) Always try. Try to be nice. Try to keep your word. Try to finish something you start. None of us are perfect, and we can all strive for perfection (even though we will never reach it) but we should at least always try. Maybe if you quit things on a regular basis, your goal should be trying not to quit.

4) Set goals. If we don't have goals, what are we working towards? Right now, I have many goals in my life, and if we don't have goals, what are we working towards? Status quo? Mediocrity? For instance, if (like me) you are starting to run, set running a race as a long term goal. Last year, when I ran the Virginia 10 Miler (I ran the 4 mile portion), it was one of the greatest feelings in the world when I completed that race in under a hour, because I set a goal (finish the race in under a hour).

5) Be nice. I have two types of nice. Genuine nice and fake nice. Are we going to like everyone we run across in life? Certainly not. But again, try and be nice. No matter how you feel about them, I think being civil creates a more peaceful world.

That's all I got on my mind now. Maybe I won't make it so long before blogging again.