Archive for July, 2007
Hey my friend it’s awesome to see back! I just have to tell you I’ve been having a blast, with our mission so far! Gee Nino isn’t this your mission…. it has your name on it? My friend it’s like I’ve been telling you since the beginning….. we are in this mission together!
Let me tell you my friend! God knows how much trouble I would get myself into each week, if I were to discuss all these important topics by myself! My friend thanks to you I haven’t had time to get myself into any trouble! Simply because you’ve been keeping me very busy each and every week, with all of these important topics of discussion we’ve been having together!
Gee Nino since you put it that way…… I guess I’m stuck with you!
My friend! God is looking down at you with a huge smile because “he” knows by you sticking by my side each week, your going to continue to keep me focused on our mission! So now that being said my good friend….. let’s get to our next topic of discussion today!
Hmm…. my friend! What are we going to discuss this week??
Gee Nino I’m glad that you asked me that! Simply because I’m very curious to know Nino one thing! Gee Nino how you’ve been able to overcome so many obstacles with your disability in your life? Nino the reason why I ask is because I wish I can say the same for myself! Nino I keep going back to reading your story and I’m just amazed how much you’ve had to endure in your life! Gee Nino I think your setting an example for all of us, who take being able to walk for granted!
Ok my friend! Stop right there don’t say another word!
Gee Nino did I say say something wrong??
Absolutely not my friend! I think I’ve known you long enough now to know my friend, when your giving me a hint on our next topic of discussion! Well my friend your absolutely right in stating that I’ve been able to overcome so many obstacles in my life!
My friend! Would you like me to tell you how you can overcome your obstacles, that your dealing with right now in your life as well as in the future??
Gee Nino that would be great!
Gee Nino as I said to you earlier! I’ve been having a hard time with trying to overcome some of my obtacles in my life, that are just seem to overwhelming for me to get through! Nino I’ll be totally honest with you lately I’ve been making tons of excuses trying to avoid, facing my obstacles instead of facing them head on like you have in your life!
Gee Nino it would mean alot to me if you could tell me how I can overcome my obstacles, like you have without making anymore excuses why I can’t! Well my friend! God definitely knew what “he” was doing, when “he” brought us together! My friend the reason why I say this is because teaching you how to overcome obstacles in your life, is another goal God wants “me” along with you to accomplish successfully!
Let me first say my friend! If anybody knows how to successfully overcome obstacles in life without making excuses you can add “me” to the list, along with a few other people out there in our society as well! I truly feel there needs to be a whole lot more people added to that successful list, of overcoming obstacles in their lives! Furthermore my friend I strongly feel overcoming obstacles is another area that our society needs “big time” help in, acheiving instead of making those excuses why they can’t overcome!
My friend! Those excuses why you can’t overcome your obstacles in your life, are about to come to an abrupt end right now!
Gee Nino! Something tells me I better get my pen and pad ready again!
My friend that sounds like a great idea!
Ok in my next blog my friend I’m going to teach you how your going to successfully, overcome each and every obstacle that God brings your way in your life! I just have to say my friend to this point God has been looking down at “you” shaking his head, in how you’ve been going about lately in handling your obstacles in your life! Which is simply you going around them, instead of jumping over them like “he” wants us all to do!
My friend! Are you ready to start jumping over your obstacles??
Yeah Nino I’m ready!
Great!
Here we go again!
Well my friend let me first say you were right on when you said earlier, that I’ve been able to overcome so many obstacles that were put in front of me in my life! Well my friend! I have some news for you soon your going to be able to say, the same about your obstacles to people who simply ask you this question! Gee my friend! How were you able to overcome all these huge obstacles, in your life that just seem impossible to overcome??
My friend your answer to that question is soon going to be “No Excuses”! Gee Nino how can you be so sure, that I’m going to be giving that answer to people! Gee my friend I’ve known you long enough now, to know that you’ll need some convincing first! After which my friend! You’ll simply have no choice but to give people that “No Excuse” answer that myself and God, are looking for from you of how you were able to overcome your obstacles in your life!
Let’s see my friend! I think I know how I’m going to convince you, without me having to break a sweat! Gee Nino are you trying to show your humor side again? Yep my friend! God gave me permission to show my sense of humor from time to time, to keep you entertained so you wouldn’t fall asleep on me! Well my friend I see that your wide awake today, so let’s get back to being serious!
Ok my friend! What I’m about to share with you next I strongly believe is going to convince without a shadow of a doubt, that there are definitely “No Excuses” for you in overcoming any obstacles in your life whatsoever wether they be “big” or “small”!
Well my friend I think this is a good time to start writing!
Ok Nino! I’m ready, willing, and able!
Great because here it comes my friend!
Let’s see my friend! I’m going to take you back to a specific time in my life when I had one, of the biggest obstacles to date that I had to overcome! Let me first say to you my friend before I go ahead and tell you, on what that obstacle was I also was making excuses why I couldn’t overcome this certain obstacle in my life! It wasn’t until God gave me a pep talk and clearly told me! “No Excuses” Nino I’m with you with each and every obstacle, that comes your way in your life!
Well my friend! After hearing that from God I wasn’t about to argue with “him”, because I had no chance in winning the arguement! Gee Nino don’t keep me in suspense! Nino what was that huge obstacle in your life that you overcame?? Gee I’m sorry my friend! I got side tracked for a minute, thanks for putting me back on track! Well my friend the biggest obstacle that I overcame was my physical disability!
Well my friend! In case you need a refresher on how I overcame this obstacle, in my life here it is! Simply my friend I’ve made “No Excuses” whatsoever on dealing with my disability in my life! Let me give you a few examples my friend in case you’ve forgotton of what I’m talking about!
Well my friend! First I started weight training when I was specifically told! “It would be too difficult for me to weight train, because of my limitations I had due to my disability”! Well my friend they were definitely wrong with that assumption! Well as your now well aware of my friend! I not only continued to weight train but soon after became a personal trainer as well!
Gee Nino I think I get the message your trying to send me! Gee my friend I only gave you one example I could give you one more! Gee Nino thanks but that won’t be necessary!
Nino I’ve been with you long enough to know one thing!
Gee my friend what’s that??
Gee Nino It’s pretty simple! Nino the ONLY answer that I’m going to be giving people from now on, in how I overcame my obstacles in my life is by simply making “No Excuses” for myself whatsoever!!
Great my friend! I’m so excited to hear that from you! Gee Nino I feel like a broken record telling you this over and over again! Nino you know how to put things in the right context to where anyone would have no choice, but to follow in your footsteps no matter what their dealing with in their lives! Nino I’m happy to say to you this also NOW includes how to overcome, obstacles in my life simply by making ”No Excuses”!!
Well my friend! I have a strong feeling that this particular goal in how to overcome obstacles in your life, is off to a great start in successfully being accomplished! Listen my friend! Let me just end by saying to you if we go through life avoiding facing obstacles, that are put in front of us! It’s ONLY going to allow those excuses to keep piling up why we can’t overcome certain obstacles in our lives!
My friend as you know the word “can’t” is not in my dictionary neither is the word “Excuses”! My friend what does your dictionary say?? Gee Nino I believe my dictionary is carbon copy of yours now!
July 23rd, 2007
Hey what’s up my good friend? It’s alway’s a pleasure to see you back! Gee Nino thanks alot and the same holds true for me as well! Gee Nino I have to tell you! Nino I not only look forward to our meetings but it’s become, a very important part of my daily everyday routine! Gee Nino I’m being very honest when I tell you! Nino if it wasn’t for your mission my life right now would be totally boring! Furthermore and most important Nino I’m beginning to look at things in my life, in a whole new different perspective! Oh Nino not forgetting also, with a way more positive attitude as well!
Gee my friend you certainly don’t have to convince me of how positive your attitude, and perspective on your life has become since we’ve been together! I’ll be totally honest with you my friend! God and I couldn’t be more excited of the fact that my mission, is really starting to have a great effect on your life! Oh also not forgetting the positive effect my mission is having on the lives, of the millions of people around the world as well! It’s like I’ve been telling you my friend…… my mission has just begun! I hope you don’t think for one minute my friend….. that my mission is accomplished! Gee Nino of course not I know you to well now, to even think that your mission is over!
Ok now that being said my friend!
Let’s get to our next topic of discussion today!
Yeah Nino I’m ready!
Gee Nino! Would you mind if I eat while we talk today?? Sure my friend go right ahead! If you don’t mind me asking you….. what’s in your bag of goodies?? Gee Nino I brought a ton of fat-free snacks! Oh Nino I forgot to mention to you….. I started a new diet this week! Nino I know how you feel on some particular diets, but this diet that I’m on is different! My friend can you explain to me why you think this diet, is different from all the rest that are out there today?
Sure Nino I just know your going to approve of this diet…. and here’s why I think that! Well for starters Nino everything in this diet that I eat is totally fat-free! Gee Nino I think this next reason is really going to convince you, that this diet is totally safe and healthy for anyone to try! Ok my friend I’m all ears… let’s hear it! Well Nino what better way to totally eliminate bodyfat from your body, by totally eliminating fats from your diet!
Gee Nino I really think this diet is the perfect solution for those people, in our society who are struggling with obesity! Nino wouldn’t you agree?? Well my friend I’m sorry but I don’t agree with that assumption, but I do agree this needs to be discussed today! My friend you just amaze me how you can, help me figure out our topic of discussion each and everytime we get together!
Let me just say my friend! God has definitely given you a special gift of helping me come up with all these important topics, so far that we’ve discussed that need attention in our society today! I truly believe my friend this is one of the main reasons… why God brought us together! Simply so you can help me with my mission, and complete it successfully which is already heading in that direction!
So my friend I just want to let you know again how much I appreciate you, helping me each and every week with my mission! I truly believe my friend your a big reason why my mission, is off to such a successful start!
Gee Nino are you being serious??
My friend you better believe I’m serious…. and I know God is as well!
So my friend what do you say we get to our next discussion today?
Nino I’m ready to go!
Well my friend I guess it’s going to be of no surprise to you….. of what my next blog is going to be about! Gee Nino can I take a guess?? Sure my friend! It will definitely let me know if you’ve been paying attention today! Well Nino since I’m beginning to know how you think, I believe your about to tell me your thoughts on fat-free diets! Nino I have a strong feeling that…. I’m about to be educated once again on diets!
Gee my friend your definitely on a roll today because ….. your absolutely right! My friend I’m just adding one more thing to that! I’m also going to tell why it is extremely important to have fats included in your diet as well!
My friend! I think it’s time to get your pen and pad out once again!
Gee Nino that only tells me one thing! I was right when I stated to you earlier that I’m about…. to be educated once again!
My friend your right on the money again because your about to receive…. a valuable education on fat-free diets!
Here we go again!
Well first of all my friend! Let me give you my thoughts on what I think about fat-free diets! I have a strong feeling my friend after our discussion today your going to be trading in, that box of fat-free crackers for a jar of natural peanut butter! Gee Nino from the sounds of it your not a big fan on fat-free diets! My friend you absolutely right again and I’m about to tell you why, so get ready to take some notes!
Ok my friend! First of all there is no such thing today…. in foods being totally fat-free! The reason why I say this to you is simply for this reason!My friend artificial ingredients and perservatives are being used to replace, the fat in alot of these so called fat-free foods today! Gee I don’t know about you my friend! Just me hearing the word “artificial” certainly can’t be healthy for anyone!
Gee Nino that’s funny that you should say this because ever since, I’ve been eating all of these fat-free foods my stomach has been very upset! Well my friend! I have a feeling the reason why your stomach has been so upset, is because of all those “artificial” ingredients you’ve been putting into your body!
Gee Nino it’s like I’ve been telling you over and over again! Nino you know how to put things in the right context to allow anyone, not to want to continue to go on the road that their taking any longer! Gee Nino I’m almost tempted to open that jar of natural peanut butter, and ditch the fat-free crackers! Nino but I think I need a little more convincing from you, why fats are so important in your diet!
Well my friend consider it done! I strongly believe what I’m about to tell you next is going to have you go for that jar of peanut butter, without you feeling any guilt that you did whatsoever! Well my friend it’s like I stated to you earlier having enough fat in our diets, is extremely important for a couple of reasons!
First of all I bet you didn’t know my friend that stored fat in our body, is where we get our major source of energy! Gee Nino I think your really starting to send me a clear message, about how important it is to fat in my diet! Nino the main reason why I say this is because since I’ve been on this fat-free diet…. I’ve seen my energy level drop considerably!
Gee my friend you must be really starving to eat some fat or it could be simply, that I’m really starting to convince you that fat-free diets are for the “birds”! Oh wait one minute my friend! I stilll have one more reason to give you why fats are so important, to have as part of our diet! I have a strong feeling my friend this last reason is going to have you….. racing for that jar of natural peanut butter! My friend I bet you also didn’t know that fats serve as a warehouse, of fat-soluble vitamins such as A,D,E, and K!
Gee Nino I’m really getting an education today! I had no idea that fats had essential vitamins that we need!
Well my friend I think my job is done today! Oh I almost forgot make sure you eat the right kind of fats such as natural peanut butter and unsalted peanuts that are loaded with those essential vitamins that you so very much need! Let’s not forget the fats to stay away from such as lard, butter, and chicken skin!
Gee Nino thanks to you I’m going to go home and get rid off all those fat-free goodies, and I’m going to stock my food pantry full of good fats! Great my friend now your speaking my kind of language! My friend what do you say we go eat some peanut butter?? Gee Nino now your talking my language let’s go!!
July 13th, 2007
Hey it’s great to see you back! How have things been my friend since we last saw each other?? Nino I guess things are going ok! Gee my friend that sure didn’t convince me at all that things are ok with you! My friend is there something on your mind again…. that you would like to talk to me about? Gee Nino you sure have gotton to know me well, since we’ve been together…. your starting to read my mind! Nino I guess I can’t really hide anything from you!
First of all my friend why would you want to hide, telling me anything that might be bothering you! Remember my friend my mission that God has me on is strictly, to help you with anything in your life that you might need some guidance on! So my friend now that being said again! Please tell me what’s on your mind? Gee Nino I’m sorry it’s just that you’ve helped me in alot of area’s so far in my life, and not forgetting my sister getting her off those diet pills!
Gee Nino I feel that I need to return the favor….. and help you with something!
My friend you have been helping me!
Gee Nino how have I been helping you??
My Friend the answer is pretty simple! Which is simply you sitting down with me each week in allowing me to discuss with you, these important topics that our society today are struggling with and need some guidance on!! Ok my friend I think I’ve said enough!
So my friend! Are you ready to tell me now what’s on your mind??
Yeah Nino!
Great! What is it?
Well Nino do you remember my friend that I told you about, that was in an car accident that left him permanently disabled! Yeah my friend! How’s he doing? Well Nino that’s the problem….. he’s not doing “anything”!! Gee my friend! What do you mean by not doing “anything”? Well Nino it was last week that I wanted to take him to the gym with me, to get him to start weight training with me! Ok my friend let me guess…. it didn’t go down to well with him!
Actually Nino your right again! Gee Nino I even took him to your website to read your story on you explaining why, you started to weight train and how it’s helped you tremendously both physically and mentally in your life! Nino I was hoping after he read your story, it would motivate him to start weight training with me! Gee Nino It would mean alot to me and his family, if you could try to convince and motivate him to start weight training!
My friend consider it done! Listen if anybody know’s the benefits that weight training, can have on a disability I believe it’s me! As you know my friend I’ve been asked alot of questions by people reguarding my disability! My friend here’s the question that seems to top this list! How I’m able to have such a positive attitude and outlook on my disability?? Well my friend my answer to them is simple! Ever since I started to weight train my attitude and outlook on my disability has completely changed!
Gee Nino if you don’t mind me asking! How has weight training changed your attitude in how you look at your disability?? Gee my friend do I need to remind you again! Ok I’ll give you a few examples! First competing in numberous bodybuilding contests! Oh that’s after being told by the critics out there that it was impossible, for me to compete in open classes and for that matter win! Let’s see my friend I have one more for you! When I set the State and National bench press record, after being told by the critics this time around that I was out of my league! Listen my friend the point that I’m trying to make here is simple! If I didn’t start to weight train and believe in myself there is no way, that I could have accomplished either one of these things in my life!
Gee Nino do you think you can motivate my friend to change his attitude… and get him to start hitting the weights?? Well my friend that’s exactly what I intend to do in my next blog! If you seriously think I’m the only person in the world who can weight train, with a physical disability and be successful… boy are you ever wrong! Believe or not their are many people out there like myself, who are weight training today with a certain physical disability!
Well my friend your about to be included along with many others, who are going to start weight training as well reguardless…. of what your disability might be!! My friend I’m going to tell you what you can expect to happen both physically and mentally to you if you begin to weight train! Let me just say my friend your going to have an entirely different, attitude in how you look at your disability as well! Oh my friend I almost forgot and also how society…. will look at your disability! Which is simply my friend in a positive way! My friend I know It’s something that your not used to but you better, start getting used to it from now on in your life!
My friend! The negative attitude on your disability stops now!!
Are you ready to start seeing the physical and mental benefits that weight training, can have on your disability in your life??
Yeah Nino!!
Here they come!!
Well first of all my friend! Let’s start with the physical benefits that your going to be seeing shall we! First with anybody who starts to weight train your going to see yourself, getting a whole lot stronger! Listen my friend I don’t care what your physical disability might be! Wether it be you confined to a wheel chair or walking with crutches like myself, you can still strengthen your muscles! There’s absolutely ”No Excuses” why you can’t! I have so what makes you any different than me……. absolutely ”Nothing”!!
Ok my friend! I see that you need a little more convincing….. how’s this one! Well the most significant physical benefit that your going to be seeing, is your body starting to transform into a lean mean fighting machine! Oh my friend and here is one thing your going to have to get used to, once that happens! Which is simply you receiving alot of compliments by people in how GREAT your physique is looking! Gee I don’t know about you but that would be all the motivation, I would need to start and keep on training!!
Gee Nino! I’m sorry but I’m still not convinced of the fact how weight training is going to help, boost my spirits in how I look at my disability! Well my friend I’m not in the least surprised that you would say this to me! Gee wait one minute my friend… don’t make up your mind just yet! I still have to discuss with you the mental benefits… your going to be seeing as well! I strongly believe my friend the mental benefits will be the deciding factor, to convince you to start weight training!
Well my friend once you start receiving all these compliments by people in how GREAT you look, then you can expect this to start happening! Would you like to know what it is my friend?? Gee Nino of course! I need all the convincing you can give me right now! My friend your going to start developing…. the very same attitude that I have today! Which is simply! “The I Can Do Anything Attitude” reguardless of how severe your disability might be! Like I’ve said to you before my friend! Just believe in yourself and your going to be amazed, what a little weight training can do for your self esteem!
Gee I almost forgot to mention to you the most important… mental benefit of them all!
Gee Nino what is it??
My friend I saved the best for last! Well once people start giving you compliments and patting you on the back, and say to you what an “inspiration” you are to them! My friend your response to them, is going to be the same one that I give them! Would you like to hear it?? Gee Nino! Do you even have to ask me….. of course I do! My friend your going to respond the very thing that I’ve been trying, to plant in your mind since day one of my mission! Which is simply these two words “No Excuses”!!
Gee Nino! Do you really think I can develop your same motto if I start weight training??
Believe or not my friend you’ve always had it you just have to start, putting it to use in your life! Listen my friend I can only try to encourage you to start weight training, and feel better about how you look at your disability! My friend I cannot force you to do something that you don’t want to do in your life, you have got to want to do it for yourself!
Listen my friend I’m going to leave you with one more thought for you to think about! Gee my friend wouldn’t it be nice for a change in your life, to see the positive benefits that your disability can bring you!! Oh not forgetting how other people will benefit from your NEW “No Excuse Atittude”!!
July 3rd, 2007