Goals, hugs, and silly moments

Today I had a slight realization. I was going to go running with a friend, and they changed plans slast minute, so I decided to go by myself. No one will make me achieve my goals, they can't. The only way I will achieve my goals is if I put forth the effort and do it myself. I may not have ran far, in all actuality I actually jogged and not ran, but I put forth the effort to achieve my goals. I will admit I am not in love with running, I used to enjoy it a little bit more than I do now, but that will come with time. I may not have achieved my goal of being as in shape as I want to be but I had to make the sacrifice to attain it myself. It is a step in the right direction. Later tonight I went on a hike with some friends and the way up, was just that UP. But I could tell that I was in a little better shape than I have been in the past and it made me happy. I was happy to be outside and hiking and be around good people, but I was also happy that I could feel the difference of my efforts. By no means could I have run up the mountain, but I could hike it better than I could have a few weeks ago.
I love hugs, they warm my soul. The true story for why I started giving hugs was a friend of mine from high school. He would not let me get by with out giving him a real hug. Since then I give hugs to almost everyone. I love to give hugs to strangers, to friends, to new friends. It makes me smile. So those little hugs today make me smile, and the fact that people will actually hug me back makes me smile.
Silly moments of life seem to bring a smile of amusement to me. We made it to the top this lake and there was a sign. So where did I want to be in the picture, I wanted to be sitting on the sign. It was a log pole stuck in the ground and above my head so I needed a lift up and I had to drop down, but it was amusing to just sit on a sign. Silly moments like dancing around to a good song, or a little water fight somehow brighten an ordinary day. They make me smile.
Life is good, it is full of moments everyday of things that enrich our lives. I have come to be more and more grateful for good friends. For those people who don't have to do anything but be themselves, but seem to inspire me to be better, to live up to my potential and goals. I am better for knowing them.