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Willpower

May 7, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 8 Comments

will•pow•er
n.
control of one’s impulses and actions; determination; self-control.

My definition of willpower…crossing the Brazos River at Waco with a giant, straight-from-the-oven, Poppa Rollo’s hamburger-onion-jalapeno pizza…THEN…buying three dozen, freshly-baked, apricot, apple and strawberry cream kolaches from The Czech Stop in West…THEN…driving 90 miles home to Dallas without taking one bite…

Willpower, not to be confused with…

in•san•i•ty
n.
extreme foolishness or irrationality.

talya

Musical Pairing:

“Those pizzas I ate were for medicinal purposes.” 
― Amy Neftzger

Cross the Brazos at Waco, Billy Walker

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  1. Tim Hardin says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:04 am

    Extremely impressive!!! I can barely make the two mile drive from the local pizza establishment to my home without sneaking a piece, or two.=) I’d had to have had a cold, allergies, a pin on my nose, or drove with my windows down to put a damper on those delicious aromas.=) Anyhow, you got will power, yes you definitely do!=)

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 7, 2013 at 4:37 am

      I was pretty proud of myself.

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  2. Lana88 says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:33 am

    Haha! Hats off to you, I couldn’t have done it!! Looks delicious.

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  3. Gary Henderson says

    May 7, 2013 at 7:07 am

    You’re far stronger than I.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 7, 2013 at 2:06 pm

      Not normally…

      Reply
  4. Anne says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    That’s some willpower you had. I’d be insane not to even take a bite of that pizza right beside me.

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  5. Bryan Jones says

    May 12, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    You’re stronger than me, first red light, it would’ve been on like Donkey Kong!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 12, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      haha Bryan:))

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