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[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

One of the biggest mistakes I made when I first got into professional baseball...

Was thinking I needed to hit every pitch.

I thought good hitters could hit anything.

Then I got around big leaguers.

And I realized they thought completely differently.

One day I asked a veteran hitter Carlos Beltran what he was looking for.

I expected some complicated answer.

Instead he said:

"I'm looking for one pitch."

That's it.

One pitch.
One location.
One opportunity.

That's when I realized great hitters aren't guessing.

They're hunting.

That's why I teach something called The 4 Core Quadrant.

STUDY

Figure out what pitches you actually do damage on.

Not what pitches you can hit.

What pitches you drive.

STRATEGIZE

Go into the at-bat looking for those pitches.

Have a plan.

STRIKE

When you get your pitch...

Don't miss it.

Attack.

SCUFFLE

And if you miss your pitch, which happens in baseball...

Don't give in.
Compete.
Battle.

Stay alive until you get another opportunity.

So here's what I'd do tonight to practice the 4 core quadrants:

STUDY
Take 10 swings off of front toss.

Track every ball you hit hard.

Where was the pitch?

Inside?
Middle?
Away?
Up?
Down?

By the end, you'll start seeing patterns.

Those are your hot zones.

STRATEGIZE
Now pick one pitch to hunt.

Think:

0-0
2-0
3-1

If I get this pitch in this location...

I'm ready to attack.

STRIKE
Take another round.

When you get your pitch...

Let it fly.

No hesitation.
No guessing.
Attack it.

SCUFFLE
Now start every round 0-2...
Like, you missed your pitch.

Fight.
Foul balls.
Battle.
Compete.

Good hitters don't give in.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

“The next time Satan reminds you of your past, remind him of his future.”
— Saint Teresa of Ávila

One of the devil's most common tactics is to keep you focused on your past. He wants you to believe that your sins, failures, and mistakes define who you are. But that is not how God sees you.

If you have truly repented and brought your sins to Confession, God forgives you. He does not keep bringing up what He has already forgiven. The enemy wants you trapped in shame. Christ wants you to live in His mercy.

Scripture tells us that evil will not have the final victory. In Genesis 3:15, God promises that the serpent will ultimately be defeated. The Church sees this fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who conquered sin and death through His Cross and Resurrection.

Mary also has a special place in this victory because of her complete obedience to God. Where Eve disobeyed, Mary said yes. Where sin entered through human rebellion, God chose to begin His plan of redemption through humble faith and obedience.

This is why Catholic art often shows Mary standing on the serpent. The victory belongs to Christ alone, but God chose to involve Our Lady in His plan in a unique way.

At Fatima, Our Lady gave a message of both warning and hope. She promised:
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”

The Church does not require Catholics to believe private revelations, but the Fatima message has helped many people grow in faith, prayer, and trust in God's victory.

Sister Lúcia later shared that the final battle between the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of Satan would involve marriage and the family. While this statement is not part of the Church's public revelation, many Catholics see it reflected in the struggles families face today.

The important thing to remember is this:
Evil is real, but Christ has already won.

So when your past tries to convince you that you're beyond God's mercy, remember that God's plan is bigger than your failures, and His grace is stronger than your sins.

💬 Do you think the attacks on marriage and family today are mostly cultural, mostly spiritual, or a combination of both?

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Elon Musk used a joke to perform an autopsy on the American economy.

Two economists go for a hike. They find a pile of shit. One pays the other $100 to eat it.

They keep walking. Find another pile. The second economist pays $100 back to eat that one.

They stop. Neither man gained a dollar. Both ate shit for nothing.

But on paper they just generated $200 in GDP.

Musk: “That basically would count as a job. This is to illustrate the absurdity of economics.”

That is not a punchline. That is the operating system of the federal government.

Every time a politician celebrates “record job creation” this is what they are describing. Not output. Not value. Not progress. Motion.

The entire bureaucratic machine exists to manufacture friction and then invoice for it.

Compliance layers built to justify the next compliance layer. Oversight committees that produce nothing but the need for more oversight. Consulting firms hired to audit the work of other consulting firms.

Trillions circulating through systems that have never produced a single thing you can hold in your hands. But the GDP number ticks up. So everyone applauds.

The shit gets eaten. The scoreboard moves. Nobody asks what actually got built.

This is why Washington treats AI like a five alarm fire.

AI does not play the friction game. It does not form a committee. It does not schedule a review. It does not file 400 pages of paperwork no one will ever read.

It just solves the problem.

And that is the one thing the machine cannot survive.

The government does not tax results. It taxes the process. The longer the process, the deeper the cut.

AI compresses a ten day workflow into seconds. There is nothing left to bill. Nothing left to tax. Nothing left to skim.

So they will spend the next decade warning you that AI threatens the economy.

What they will never say is what it actually threatens.

The illusion that activity equals progress.

The $200 economy where both men ate shit and called it a job.

The machines are not coming for your purpose.

They are coming to prove that half the economy never had one.

[[email protected] @ConqBGood]

@EricJStorm1 Thanks!

[EricStormPhoto @EricJStorm1]

A peaceful start to Tuesday in the ‘Bunks #maine 🦞✨

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

Oh no, texting while driving is so dangerous… Meanwhile in the ‘90s we were one-handed steering while hunting for the right CD in a 120-disc binder on our lap. Kids these days. 🤨

[[email protected] @ConqBGood]

@lucyshow11 Diligaf

[Amy Reichert @amyforsandiego]

They say: “Show me proof of election fraud in Los Angeles”
“Ok, here you go!”

[The Seed @theseed59788459]

Flying over Santa Monica, California today.

@POTUS

[Bret @Bret90752976]

Yes we did 🎯🎯👇👇🔥🔥

[[email protected] @ConqBGood]

@clark_wils46212 Absolutely!

[Clark Wilson @clark_wils46212]

As a retired Sailor I can attest to this.

[Patrick W. Cutler @PatrickWCutler]

Knicks in 4...

[Micki way @mickitiki]

😂🤣👏👏

[[email protected] @ConqBGood]

@Leonard73714140 Exactly

[Old Salty Marine @BamaSaltyMarine]

I have never been fondled by Donald J Trump!

But I have been screwed by Hussein Obama and Joe Biden!

[[email protected] @ConqBGood]

@LloydLegalist Gr8!
Thx