Cheesy Cheesy CHEEEESEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Give me cheese
Hold the milk,
only cheese and ice creamy
frozen make it scream for joy.
I want the string cheese fiasco
and loads of tabasco.
SO much fun to eat the yellow
but afterwards I need a nap,
and then sleep and be so mellow.
On second thought,

maybe I shouldn’t…
eat all this dairy,
Cuz now my tum tum is
feeling rather scary.
Not to mention

very, very hairy.

RF

Okay so as you can tell I love cheese. I made a poem about cheese.
I grew up on cheese.

There were many holidays growing up, where I would have to grate lbs and lbs of cheddar, monterey jack, colby, swiss etc etc for the family to devour before we would then go and sit down and eat twelve lbs of prime rib. Our holiday family dinners were and still are the best memories for me. Most of the time it revolved around some sort of dairy. (Pizza, ice cream, cheese trays.)

Side note: dairy does bind us together if we eat too much of it (LOL).

In all seriousness though, it doesn’t matter what food you eat with your family. It’s the memories, the smells, the laughter that are meaningful and that we will remember even when we are old and gray.

I think there are many people out there who have had similar stories about cheese. If you enjoy cheese families as much as me, let me know, maybe we can collaborate on a cheese tray for that next party that we attend with each other’s families.

Cheers… I mean cheese,

Rex Felixx

In a World of Decay.... Be the Beauty.

Wandering through this

world of death and decay

realizing something has to change.

Stumbling upon a broken mirror I reflect,

“What do I do?”

“I haven’t the slightest clue

but it seems obvious to me

that the change starts with you.”

RF

I wrote this yesterday morning thinking abut all the craziest happening in this world today and realizing I want more out of this world with the years I have left. I’m guilty of worrying too much about the future and forgetting to be here in the present moment. I wouldn’t say this happens all the time but there are instances where I get caught up in all the dread and get grinded down like a tree stump.

These word came to me after the gym yesterday. I decided I need to type it out quickly before my shattered brain forgets it. Yes, we live in a broken messed up world but that doesn’t mean we have to give up hope or stop trying to better our life, or to help the ones around us.

Change starts with me. I need to take ownership of my failures and my successes. It seems so simple to change, yet we are creatures of habit. We get into a routine and stay with that routine forever. If we want to have an awesome life, world, and future its starts with little changes.

These changes can be as simple as :

Walking more.

Reading more and less scrolling.

Writing your thoughts down more.

Exercising more

.Having actual conversations with human beings more.

I want to be the best person I can be in this world. I also want the world to be better place for me and my family.(selfish thinking I know ) I think instead of trying to change the whole world we need to focus on changing our own life for the better and the world will follow suit. The only way we will be able to change this world is by starting to remove the ugly weeds ands vines suffocating us in this garden of life and start filling our garden with more beauty flowers!

Cheers homies,

Rex Felixx

New Year same you...

Hey another year is down and another is soon to start. I am so incredibly thankful for everything that has happened this year. I know everyone is looking forward to all their life’s changes in the new year. I’ll address that later but first I want to talk about the past year.

This past year was the worst year ever and also the most amazing year ever!!!!

I almost lost my job right before my wife was to give birth to our first child. The stresses that it caused and the negative energy I must’ve had was terrible. I am so thankful for that experience however, because it helped me realize life isn’t about your career or all the extra stuff in your life. The more we have the more stress it seems we take on and clutter we live with. I’m not anti-success or careers but you need to keep it in perspective. Ebenezer Scrooge had all the money in the world and was the most miserable human ever. I don’t want to live like that. Seeing my daughter’s face for the first time made me realize life is to be lived, shared and enjoyed. I am enjoying it so much now. I wake up with a renewed energy just to see her smiling toothless grin.

Enough of the dramatic work stuff, and onto the other awesomeness of this past year. I was able to focus more on my passion of drawing and creating so much art. I got my website up and running with the help of my friend, and I started to open up more about my life through Rex Felixx. Almost every week I have been blogging to go deeper in sharing more about my craft and how I want to change the world through laughter. I also participated in my first artisan show (which made me smile seeing people stop by and say hi and share their love for my craziness/randomness). I think it is important to reflect on the past year before heading full steam into the new year. Acknowledge your failings and faults, but more importantly, your successes. We all will mess up and fail, but don’t dwell on it. Move on and remember: we all screw up. If you can say you’ve never failed, then you aren’t trying hard enough or are lying to yourself.

New Year New Me is such a silly motto to live by every December. We create these ridiculous resolutions and then they fall apart by Febuaraury 1st. Let’s all do ourselves a favor and stop with these New Years resolutions that are too steep for us to partake in. Instead, reflect on your past year and see how many successes we have had, and try in the new year to grow on more successes. I am happy with how my website is growing, but I want to continue to spread the Rex Felixx cheer through the world. That is my goal for next year, to reach more people to inspire them to live a life that is not cookie cutter or bland. I want to see smiling faces everywhere I go and show them it’s okay to be goofy and odd.

In this new year I hope it’s not the same old resolution you have every year that you never succeed at. Take time to reflect on your past so that your future can become the best ever!!!!

Cheers to the New Year!

Rex Felixx

Let's get some shoes.

I never knew how much I loved walking and running until I got back to doing it. I just started doing 3 miles a day and it has really made a difference so far. It clears your head so much and lets you think clearly and explore places you normally wouldn’t due to the high speed we drive. It makes time slow down and helps you reset.

I’m not going to say I’m the world’s best walker or marathon runner (with my flat feet and no arches, I’d probably never make the 26.2 finish line), but I do think it’s a great way to destress. If work is bogging you down, or your relationships are on the fritz, take a walk and breathe some fresh air. This won’t solve your problems, but it may help you regain focus and take a step back so that you can solve the puzzle.

Give it a try today, you won’t regret it.

Here’s a thought I had yesterday from my jog.

Most of my worries

Melt right away

When I lace up

My Chuck Taylors

And walk a mile a day.

…Always write down your thoughts when you walk or run. Creativity can spark at any time.

Cheers,

Rex Felixx