The Bjorn Johnson Internet Program

Hey everyone.  Long time, no talk.  I have no excuse for my recent absence from my blogging, other than I procrastinated on it.  Today, I visited with a good friend of mine as I was invited to record an episode on his podcast program.  The message from today that stuck with me out of all of our conversations is that Bjorn Johnson reminded me that I should keep writing.  He pointed out how he enjoyed getting to know me through my blog writings and how he had seen the improvement in my writing in the short amount of time that I have been blogging.

I really have been impressed with Bjorn.  While Bjorn has been dealt with some challenging situations in life, he always looks forward.  Bjorn was in a position in his life where he could've truly mailed it in and just went through the motions, but he refused to do that.  That my friends is much easier said than done and Bjorn made it look easy, even though I know it wasn't.

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to be a guest on Bjorn's podcast called "The Bjorn Johnson Internet Program."  The arranged date for the recording was today and when I visited with Bjorn prior to doing the recording today, he explained to me how recent it was that he didn't know anything about podcasting and how quickly he learned.  He and I share the same interests by always being intrigued by wanting to do something on the radio, and he made that happen through the internet.

There was two reasons why I was excited about today.  For one, it has been far too long since I have had the opportunity to sit down and visit with Bjorn.  Second, I was excited to check out his podcasting studio in his home and it was great.  The thing I really respect about Bjorn is that he takes things that are important to other people seriously.  It doesn't matter how stupid or ridiculous that it may be, he respects those interests.

So my message here today is that I am back.  I am making a pledge to get back to blogging on a regular basis.  I feel very motivated today and it was good for me to have a reminder on why I chose to start blogging in the first place, which is to share my stories with myself and also with those who care to know more about me.  I will never derail from that reasoning.  My goal with my blogging is to be personal and honest as the blogging has been a great sense of healing for me and it has allowed me to put closure on some things that I have been battling internally for up to the past two decades.  Yes, I said that correctly, two decades.  My intentions will never be to go after anyone or to be disrespectful and my goal is not to stir up controversy.  With that being said, sometimes the truth is a little harder to hear and accept.

So, with that pledge of being back,  I have had a lot of things go on since I had been last in touch.  Some of things that I will be touching on is topics such as my grandfather's passing, my recent decision to end my college courses, and my recent career change just to name a few.

I also will be writing more often on my second blog that I started recently called, "Minnesota Sports Scene."  My most recent post on that blog was a tribute to Phil "Flip" Saunders, the Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations.  Flip was a great man and lost too soon.  I also will be publishing my blog postings from both blogs on both Facebook and Twitter.  If you are interested in following me on Twitter, my handle is @SARYCHT.

To close this blog post, my episode of The Bjorn Johnson Internet Program that I recorded today will be available either right before or after Christmas.  Make sure to check out the official website of The Bjorn Johnson Internet Program at www.norsestar.net to check out his production company and podcasts.  Bjorn also has been doing a family Sundin Farmcast podcast as well that can be checked out.  Finally, Bjorn has a link to Amazon on his website, and if you access Amazon through his website, the Norse Star Network (Bjorn's podcast company) will receive a little kickback to help with production costs.

Finally, one of the topics covered on today's show was my collecting of Hot Wheels.  It was funny, because after I left Bjorn's house, I went to the local Dollar General in Milaca and found a regular Treasure Hunt car that I had not yet found.  The timing of it was appropriate.

Have a great day and week everyone.  Please remember that we are all human and can only do things one day at a time.  Talk to you soon.

#motivated