Chris Cox

GE Engineer | Clemson EE |
Marathon runner | Rev 5:2 |
Husband to Julie | Dad to Bethany & Victoria

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

@jordanbpeterson @petersonacademy @SenTedCruz's book "Unwoke", he shares that "[Marx] was often drunk (which explains quite a bit), and he rarely bathed." So, he stunk, too.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Happy Independence Day!

There’s a story from the end of the Revolutionary War I want to tell as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, and it’s one everyone in the world can learn from.

George Washington, at that moment, after commanding the American forces to victory, was the most powerful man in the new country. Many people talked about making him King of America.

Across the ocean, King George was sitting with an American painter, and asked what he thought Washington would do now that the war was ending. The painter said he believed he would go back to his farm.

The King said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

As the war officially ended, Washington came to speak to Congress and said, “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of Action.” He returned his commission they’d given him in 1775 - after more than 8 years of leading the Americans to victory without pay, and he was home at Mount Vernon for Christmas.

Of course, he was elected as our first President a few years later, and after two terms, showed the same selflessness again when he willingly gave up his power and went back to Mount Vernon again.

That’s true greatness. He had all the power in the world. But power, alone, does not make you great.

Washington’s greatness came from being a true servant - to a cause much bigger than himself. His greatness was his complete lack of selfishness.

The whole story of American Independence is a story of selflessness. It’s a story of people who set their self-interest aside and worked for each other.

We’ve all heard the line about “We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

Apparently, Ben Franklin might have actually never said that.

But that’s fine, because the same mentality is right there in the last line of the Declaration of Independence, published on this day 250 years ago:

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

We mutually pledge to each other.

No one was in this alone. No one was in it for themselves. This was a group of people with different backgrounds who were in it for each other.

Today is a reminder: greatness comes from what we do for each other, never what we do for ourselves.

That’s a lesson that applies no matter what country you call home.

It’s a lesson that doesn’t require any law passed by a politician, because, let’s be honest, if you’re waiting for selfless politicians, I really hope you are not holding your breath.

All of us have the power to be there for the people around us. For our families and friends. For our neighbors. For everyone.

All of us can reach for greatness.

It’s as simple as looking beyond yourself, seeing past the mirror, picking your eyes up from your phone, and pledging to be there for each other.

Happy Fourth. May you all find your own version of greatness today by lifting each other up.

Lift up your neighborhood. Lift up America. Lift up the World.

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

[Adam Curry - curryirc.com @adamcurry]

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Galatians 5:13

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

Romans 15:13 NASB1995
[13] Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

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[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

Research shows that people are often happier in the weeks before a vacation than during the vacation itself. The reason is anticipation.

We tend to think happiness comes from the experience itself. But some of the pleasure comes from simply having something to look forward to.

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[James Clear @JamesClear]

What is the real goal?

The real goal is not to “beat the market.” The goal is to build wealth.

The real goal is not to read more books. The goal is to understand what you read.

Don’t let a proxy become the target. Don’t optimize for the wrong outcome.

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

Prov 13:22 NIV—A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s… https://t.co/jamV7cAXLj via @biblegateway

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Prov 13:11 NIV—Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes… https://t.co/HpEjw8NmGy via @biblegateway

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Prov 13:7 NIV—One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet… https://t.co/2JVR9ZU5eH via @biblegateway

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Phil 4:6-Phil 4:7 NIV—Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and… https://t.co/ZWvizz6wSA via @biblegateway

[Darren of Plymouth @DarrenPlymouth]

“I never thought I’d live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones giving the middle finger to the establishment, and the left wing becoming the snivelling self-righteous twats, going around shaming everyone.”

- John Lydon, The Sex Pistols

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yes

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

Proverbs 12 NIV—Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid… https://t.co/ARY4Djqa31 via @biblegateway

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

Matthew 5:10 NASB1995
[10] “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 #Summerwisdom #TaylorsFirstBaptistChurch

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Habakkuk 3:19 NIV—The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my… https://t.co/ff2UGWLzEu via @biblegateway

[Chris Cox @Chris_Cox]

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