Darron Oosthuysen

Feed the mind. Power the body. Learn, Live, Love.

[Darron Oosthuysen @darrono]

@InternetH0F This is the way.

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@summer__heidi You never disappoint!

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Jane Wick

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@LitMoose @Delta Clearly, your window was pirated.

[Why you should have a cat @ShouldHaveCat]

me trying anything

[Jack Rhysider 🏴‍☠️ @JackRhysider]

Imagine this.
You emerge from that crippling depression.
Start to get back into the swing of things again.
You get a glimpse of your old self, and remember some of the things that brought you joy before, and try them again. Feels good to be back.
You hang out with people who you admire and are fun.
Some latent emotional issues arise. Clouds are lifting and you see things in a new way. Things you didn't know about yourself but now you can process because you're feeling better about life.
Shedding more emotional baggage gives you more freedoms and you're reminded how much fun life can be.
You realize there's still ropes and strings holding you back from living your best life. You start cutting them ruthlessly. Feeling more free than ever.
You start getting wild with it. Giving yourself bigger more meaningful life experiences.
Those more meaningful experiences help you discover all kinds of new loves and passions you had no idea could be acquired. By anyone.
Your life becomes more fulfilled and meaningful than ever before.
This in turn brings you a whole new passion for life. Every day becomes a total joy to experience. Life is great!
Enough of this and you transcend. Reaching beyond what your ultimate potential was. Going way above what you thought was possible. And simply being overjoyed with happiness from life.
You deserve to be happy. Let those dark clouds float away and come dance in the sun. 😶‍🌫️

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

How to make an origami jet

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

Found this years ago. Remains some of the most valuable advice I've ever seen.

If I were a business school professor, I'd have my students memorize it.

[yogacid @yogacid]

The first gulp of natural sciences will make you an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you.
— Werner Heizenberg

[Nicole Beckwith @NicoleBeckwith]

“Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You’re doing just fine. You’re doing fine. I’m doing just fine.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, “You’re Doing Just Fine”

[Naima Cochrane @naima]

This story is fantastic, but this impression is PHENOMENAL.
https://t.co/3DiFGcugkO

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Last year, my daughter got cut from her 7th grade volleyball team.

She made the first cut, and thought she had a good chance. But on the second and final cut, they called her name, and she put her head down and walked out to the car where her mom and I were waiting.

She opened the car door, sat down, and started bawling. It was so hard to watch. She wanted to be on that team more than anything. I thought she was good enough, but the coach didn't.

My heart went out to her. But we didn't sugarcoat things for her. We told her we understood how much it stings. I've been cut before. Her mom had been cut from sports before, too. It's an ego shot and a gut punch.

We told her to go ask the coach what she could work on for next year. The coach gave her good feedback. And told her she was the "first girl cut". Which sounded promising, but only added to the sting. She said to me, "If only I had been a little bit better and made a few more serves..."

We told her she had a few choices. She could let this be the end. Or she could use this as fuel and fire. And to use it as motivation to work hard to make the team next year.

For a solid year, she practiced 4-5 times per week minimum. She went to every camp, every practice session she could find, found a travel team she could play on, and spent her entire summer at camps, practices, or in our backyard smashing the volleyball against our house (and denting our siding lol).

She had her tryouts this week. In the first tryout, she unleashed her new jump serve and hit 20 straight volleyballs over the net. The coaches were stunned. She said all the coaches came up to her immediately in the first 5 minutes with their clipboards and said, "What's your name?"

They started using her as a demonstrator, saying "Hey, Brooklyn, can you show everyone how to do this?" Even over the returning starters.

I asked her how she did when she got back. "Hey, you've been around a lot of volleyball in the last year. How did you do? Were you in the upper half of the players?"

She's a humble girl. And she proudly said, "I was the best player on the court."

She made the team, obviously. I'm beaming as a father this week.

I told her how proud I was of her. But not just because she made the team, or she's a great player now. But because she didn't give up. She didn't cry about it (after that first day). She didn't ask mom and dad to go lobby for her to be on the team.

She got after it and worked hard for a full year, taking no breaks. Her other volleyball friends were for sure taking it easier. Chilling out and vibing during the summer. She was attending camps and practicing and getting better while they were relaxing.

Sometimes as a parent, you hope you're teaching your kids how to do things.

But this was a case where she taught me how to do things. 100%.

[Malwarebytes @Malwarebytes]

The password security journey.

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@JenMsft Amen

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@LitMoose @risknc Dammit, you beat me to it.

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@LitMoose @risknc Carpe Diem

[Epic DND Memes @epicdndmemes]

#dnd #ttrpg

[Lina @d0rkph0enix]

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