The idea that life is about happiness is a lie. People who only pursue happiness end up miserable, because they ignore the pursuit of purpose, and its purpose that leads to happiness. A person with purpose can smile even as they are dying.
This was one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had in a while.
Michelle Thaller a wealth of fascinating information about space, time and all things the cosmos. And she’s an incredibly compelling speaker. These kinds of podcasts are some of my favorites
https://t.co/3dvFM9VXct
No one is having a better spring than Matt McLain:
🔴 5 HR (1st in MLB)
🔴 12 RBI (1st in MLB)
🔴 17 H (1st in MLB)
🔴 13 R (1st in MLB)
🔴 .607 AVG (1st in MLB)
🔴 1.179 SLG (1st in MLB)
🔴 1.846 OPS (1st in MLB)
In order to be born, you needed:
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great-grandparents
16 second great-grandparents
32 third great-grandparents
64 fourth great-grandparents
128 fifth great-grandparents
256 sixth great-grandparents
512 seventh great-grandparents
1,024 eighth great-grandparents
2,048 ninth great-grandparents
For you to be born today from 12 previous generations, you needed a total of 4.094 ancestors over the last 400 years
Pause for a second and really think about this…
How many hardships did they survive?
How many silent battles did they fight?
How many tears did they wipe away?
How many moments of joy did they celebrate?
How many love stories began so that yours could one day exist?
How many dreams for a better future were whispered into the dark?
All of it…
just so you could be here, alive, in this moment
@RealCandaceO@RealCandaceO it was like that in Kentucky in 2021 ice storm. I worked cleaning up the downed trees. I’ve never seen anything like it! Pine trees were downed in Massive numbers!