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Today I was not able to make it out to the shop to work on the 40. While I did not get to work on the 40 I did get to hang out with the wife and I think it was meant to be. We got the news that my wife was losing her job and is effective immediately. While these types of things happen they can be stressful depending on your situation in life. I tend to stay calm as I believe things work out and sometimes that tends to be hard but always rewarding. I always learn from these types of circumstances and come out better on the other end and I think a lot of that is due to our attitudes.
A few thoughts and things I learned from today. Skip down to the end to see what I am up too today for the 40!
We recently got back from Hawaii and they do what is called the "shaka". The story goes that a gentleman named Hamana Kalili, was working in the sugar mill and his hand got caught in a machine and he lost all but his pinky and thumb. While not a good situation, he continued to have a great attitude on life and would wave at folks with what he had. The shaka is now the official state hand gesture for Hawaii, bringing joy and happiness along with smiles to all who chose to use it in passing. We get a choice in life on which roads we take.... I am blessed with many things and this forum and the folks that are apart of it are just a few of them.
Hang in there with me... last thing and then I will get to the 40 stuff.
I got the news about my wifes job and then arrived back home with her to find 2 packages on my door step (from Marks Offroad) along with a Jan/Feb issue of Toyota Trails magazine. I was quickly reminded that while things do not always happen like we want, we still have simple joys in life like reading a magazine and getting to wrench on Land Cruisers and rebuilding old parts. My wife does a lot of work with the PTA for our kids schools and she does a lot with making sure our family is well taken care of along with many other things. I told her "it had to happen this way because you never quit anything, so look at it as a blessing so you can focus on the things you love and want to do without the stress of work".
I chose to look at it in a sense of the "movement' or group called "Slow Baja". Slow down and take it easy and enjoy what is around us. Lets put the "hurry up" down and enjoy the now.
Took the fuel pump off and rebuilding that along with cleaning up the 8274 winch for the 40. Waiting on a few more parts and will get everything put back on and she should be running smooth. I took some goof off to the paint job that was on it as I noticed the original red paint under it and am hoping to get the red with some patina possibly... more to come on that.
A few thoughts and things I learned from today. Skip down to the end to see what I am up too today for the 40!
We recently got back from Hawaii and they do what is called the "shaka". The story goes that a gentleman named Hamana Kalili, was working in the sugar mill and his hand got caught in a machine and he lost all but his pinky and thumb. While not a good situation, he continued to have a great attitude on life and would wave at folks with what he had. The shaka is now the official state hand gesture for Hawaii, bringing joy and happiness along with smiles to all who chose to use it in passing. We get a choice in life on which roads we take.... I am blessed with many things and this forum and the folks that are apart of it are just a few of them.
Hang in there with me... last thing and then I will get to the 40 stuff.
I got the news about my wifes job and then arrived back home with her to find 2 packages on my door step (from Marks Offroad) along with a Jan/Feb issue of Toyota Trails magazine. I was quickly reminded that while things do not always happen like we want, we still have simple joys in life like reading a magazine and getting to wrench on Land Cruisers and rebuilding old parts. My wife does a lot of work with the PTA for our kids schools and she does a lot with making sure our family is well taken care of along with many other things. I told her "it had to happen this way because you never quit anything, so look at it as a blessing so you can focus on the things you love and want to do without the stress of work".
I chose to look at it in a sense of the "movement' or group called "Slow Baja". Slow down and take it easy and enjoy what is around us. Lets put the "hurry up" down and enjoy the now.
Took the fuel pump off and rebuilding that along with cleaning up the 8274 winch for the 40. Waiting on a few more parts and will get everything put back on and she should be running smooth. I took some goof off to the paint job that was on it as I noticed the original red paint under it and am hoping to get the red with some patina possibly... more to come on that.
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