I am not interested in climbing any corporate ladders. I don't care about job titles. I don't need recognition or fame. I just want to have an income to fund my lifestyle, not be depressed, help other people, and be around good humans.
I just paid $263 for two little stickers, that permit me to drive my cars, which I already paid sales tax on, for another year. On roads that I’m taxed to maintain, but are somehow not maintained. I feel violated.
I've never seen another program who can piss away a game at the very end like Tennessee Athletics. It's mind boggling.
Men's basketball can be up 30 at the half and lose. Baseball can be tied in the 8th and lose by 15 runs... football can go into the locker room up 5 scores and somehow come out in the second half and lose in overtime.
It should be studied. It's just unreal.🤷♂️
DO NOT POST IN REAL TIME
- Tag the restaurant when you leave.
Not while you're eating.
- The photo goes up after the flight.
Not from the seat.
- Show the hotel once you've already left. Not while you're sleeping there.
- Not everything has to be live.
Not everything needs an audience.
- The internet doesn't need to know where you are, who you're with, or what you're doing in real time.
- Protect your energy and what's still taking shape.
- Live first, post later. The moment is yours, only
We are overstimulated and we don't even notice. Netflix while eating. Reels in the bathroom. Music while cooking. Podcasts on walks. We consume by default, not by intention. You keep filling every gap, then wonder why you feel foggy and unmotivated. Boredom and silence are the real growth drivers. They give you space to think and create. That's when solutions show up for problems that have been stuck for months. Leave some room.
If someone told me what I am about to tell you a year ago, I would have called it a fairytale.
I went to church this morning with my friend Joe. He had invited me months ago and I called him last night to ask if Holly and I could attend with him today. He said he would be honored. He said Bible Study was at 10 and service was at 11 and he sent me the address to Victory Baptist Church in Bristol.
When we arrived this morning, we were greeted by so many people and everyone was asking if we were "Joe's friends". We felt welcomed immediately.
They led us to the Bible Study group and the leader said, "We have studying Psalms". The same Psalms that led me through the doors of a church for the first time in nearly 3 decades, a week ago.
I felt that was a sign I was in the right place.
Through the rest of the service, I felt like it was time. Time to commit. Time to turn my life over to him. But when the alter call came, I couldn't go. I just didn't feel worthy, as I have wrestled with for forever. All those people. So pretty and neat. So I didn't go.
After the service, Joe asked me to speak with his Pastor, who wanted to thank us for coming, and I said I was happy to meet him.
And then it happened. He thanked me for coming and he asked if I knew that Jesus died for my sins. I responded that I have been working on understanding, and then he shook me to my core.
You see, I know 1 verse from the Bible by heart. Only 1. I remembered it from my youth because of a song.
Romans 10:9 - "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." That's it. That's the 1 verse I know. I know what others say, but I can't quote it. I don't know where it is at. But I know that one.
His next words to me? He asked me if I knew Romans and he recited that verse. The only verse I knew by heart, word for word.
That was my proof. That was my evidence that today was the day.
I stopped him mid verse as I broke down in tears and asked him to pray with me and he led me to the Alter with Joe and several others that I'm not yet sure of their name.
Today, I confessed with my mouth, the Lord Jesus.... and I came up a saved man.
Today was the day. Today. It happened.
I have no idea what to do next or where it goes.... but today, I can say that thank God, I am not where I once was..... but I am NOW where I am.
To everyone that has worked on me for years now. Thank you. Thank you for not giving up even when my words were hateful. I didn't know what I didn't know. I still don't, honestly....
But I am not that man today.
Today was a great day.
There's no color or whimsy left in the world anymore. Everything looks like a sterile beige purgatory and we need to bring back chaos, neon signs, and colorful decor even if it teeters on being slightly ugly. I want to feel something when i look at buildings and decor
The thing that is refreshing about the Men's Hockey team is they understand Representing your country at the Olympics is an honor.
And to meet the US President, regardless of party, is a great honor.
And to be invited to the SOTU is an honor of a life time.
Its not political.
If Lebron had his teeth knocked out, he'd take the rest of the season off.
Jack Hughes stayed in the game, won it in overtime, and then thanked the United States military for their support.
Hey @espn, if you could update your app so that college baseball teams can be added to your favorites and allow for tracking, instead of having to scroll through the entire days list of games to find your team, that would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
All baseball fans.