“Shoulds” are dangerous. They start wars, end marriages, and crush societies. They are expectations we project on an uncaring universe. There are only things that are - and - are not. “Should” only exists in our mind and be locked in our mental vault next to “deserve.”

The child who is not embraced by his village will burn it down to feel its warmth. African proverb

"The reality is life is a single-player game. You’re born alone. You’re going to die alone. All of your interpretations are alone. All your memories are alone. You’re gone in three generations and nobody cares. Before you showed up, nobody cared. It’s all single-player." Naval

God made sex. Man made porn. God made steak. Man made Beyond Beef. God made immunity. Man made Pfizer. God made the universe. Man made the metaverse. God made testosterone. Man made steroids. God made honey. Man made artificial sweeteners. God made conversations. Man made

Does your WIFE often feel like your biggest CRITIC? You deal with PROBLEMS all day at work & then come home & deal with her nagging at you? I used to be like this. I used to blame her for everything. Then, a few mindset shifts CHANGED our entire marriage & home!

We went to my son's friend's birthday party this weekend A bunch of 4-5 year old kids, running around in a backyard, bounce house, etc A few kids were also playing basketball in the driveway on an 8ft hoop I overheard one kid say to his dad: "Dad lift me up so I can dunk!"

I knew a guy in 2013 who was in my platoon when I was in the Army. At the time he had about $15,000 in bitcoin. Talking to him actually prompted me to first buy bitcoin in December 2013 when it was at $723. I don’t have that bitcoin anymore and I always wonder where he’s at now?

Everyone prays for God to CHANGE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. The thing is: He put you in those CIRCUMSTANCES TO CHANGE YOU! Don’t pray it’s easier. Pray you’re made STRONGER. I don’t want a lighter load, I want a STRONGER BACK!