in undergrad i was in a study group and they were talking about things to "heal their inner child". i really didn't get the whole premise i guess -- had too nice a childhood, ya know?
they asked me what would "heal me" and i said "i've been obsessed with 911 turbos and big titties for as long as i can remember, if that counts."
nobody said a thing. just silence for minutes as they awkwardly flipped through notes like i was the weird one for not being raped as a kid.
Life is amazing:
-gyms exist
-Coke Zero exists
-hot girls outnumber even moderately put-together dudes 2000 to 1
-every food item in the world has been hunted and gathered for you (grocery stores)
-you and your wife can drink 4 bottles of wine then smash all night without a condom
-you and your friends can hit the gym then smoke a joint at a John Mayer concert
-you could be working 16 hour days in a coal mine in a third world country breaking your lower back for less than $1
There’s kids who live in wheelchairs. There’s kids born with disabilities. No Prom, no Shoulder Presses, no sleepovers with their best friends staying up until 2AM watching Interstellar.
And you’re not SMASHING the gym like a grateful SAVAGE!? Eating healthy 90% of the time, calling your friends for no reason, CRUSHING it in your career, asking for the promotion, asking out your crush making her your girlfriend then your wife!?
You’re spinning on a sphere in an infinite universe and the fact you’re alive is a 1 in 500 trillion MIRACLE. You’re so lucky it’s absurd and you have nothing to lose :)
One of my favorite lessons I’ve learnt from working with smart people:
Action produces information. If you’re unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it’s the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually be doing.
Sounds simple on the surface - the hard part is making it part of your every day working process.
A former hostage revealed Hamas was "scared of Trump" and "wanted Kamala to be elected."
Today's release happened because the terrorists knew what was coming.
God bless President Trump, and pray for lasting peace!
I lost my father in tragic circumstances when I was around the same age as Charlie Kirk’s daughter.
And I can say with absolute certainty that there is no pain like losing your dad.
To know that he will never get to see you grow up. To know you will never be able to hug him again, or sit in his lap, or be held in his arms.
That loss follows you everywhere. It shows up at graduations, at birthdays, on Christmas mornings. It lingers in the empty chair at family dinners. It cuts deepest during those ordinary, quiet moments when you wish you could just pick up the phone and hear his voice.
The world was robbed of Charlie Kirk. But, most tragically, his family was robbed of him.
From one fatherless daughter to another, my heart aches for his little girl.
I would not wish this kind of pain on anyone.
May she find comfort and strength in the knowledge that he is safe in God’s Kingdom, still loving and protecting them from above.
Approximately 50% of the Jews in Europe died in the Holocaust
Approximately 3% of Gazans have died since October 7th, which includes members of Hamas
If you think Gaza is "just like" the Holocaust, you aren't paying attention.
The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler:
"I'd much rather be a great father than be a great golfer."
Worth watching this entire answer as a man who's reached the pinnacle of his sport wrestles through what really matters in life.