Gary Bertrand

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I've had a lifetime of ups, downs, and sideways.

Baseball. Failure. Faith. Rock bottom. Redemption.

And the one lesson that ties all of it together?

You don't become better by avoiding hard.

You become better by embracing it...

I'm a broken, flawed man and I've made mistakes I'm not proud of.

I've let people down...not by choice, but I let them down.

But how I reacted to those moments? That's where the growth lived.

Here's what a lifetime of hard actually taught me.

Lesson #1: Life is going to be hard. That's not a warning, that's a promise.

People are going to be messy.

You're going to make mistakes.

The speed of life doesn't slow down for any of us.

What you control:
• Whether you embrace hard or run from it
• Whether you get better or just get bitter
• What your first thought is when your feet hit the floor in the morning

There's so much more value in pushing through hard times and coming out the other side.

Lesson #2: You can't outrun what you're supposed to grow through.

I numbed failure instead of walking through it.

I told myself it was working.

It wasn't.

Eventually, the hard you've been running from catches up.

And when it does you either let it break you or let it build you.

I've walked through all the challenges, all the ups, all the downs, all the sideways.

And I think every single one of them put me in a position I was handpicked for.

Hard doesn't disqualify you.

It prepares you for what's next.

Lesson #3: Be Steadfast. Be Persistent. Be Resilient.

Those aren't traits you're born with.

They're what's left after hard things do their work on you.

They didn't come from the easy stretches

They came from character that wasn't there before

Empathy I couldn't have had without the hard

Today is the only one we're promised.

Don't waste it running from hard.

Embrace it.

I share these lessons every time I speak because every room has people in the middle of their own hard.

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[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

We don’t know when but one day, we will wake up to our last morning.
It is imperative that we remember this so that we do not go about the day enslaved to the random movements of our heart.
The devil will bait you. He wants you to react instead of respond, to chase the shiny things, and to save all of your passion for earthly things that will pass.
Not today. Today you rise anew, embracing the truth that you were not made for the petty or the transitory; You were made for heaven.
Pray for the grace to live this truth well.

#talkedtotheboss

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@MJTruthUltra Paid $3.05 in Louisiana yesterday.

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack Happy Anniversary! Thank you for answering His call.

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@WAFB Why don't you report on both sides of the issue?

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack Happy Birthday!

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

Sin does not take prisoners.
There is no natural means to stop it and each time we give in, it changes us and makes it easier to sin again.
Ultimately, it will distort our conscience and kill our souls.
Sin does not take prisoners.
Father,
Your victory over sin is so thorough, so complete, that with a word
you can liberate and heal me of the innumerable deals I make with sin.
I ask you to do so now: forgive me. Heal me. Get me back in the fight. Give me strength to resist the temptation to sin.
Amen

#talkedtotheboss

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

It’s frustrating that we repeat sins over and over.
It’s frustrating to go into the confessional & feel like we are making the same confession as last time.
We have to let that go and keep fighting.
When walking out of the confessional, if we focus on our frustration with our ourselves, we have missed the point.
If we focus on the extraordinary, boundless and joyful loving mercy of our God, then we have began to understand his words “Blessed are the poor in spirit.”
Focus on His love and mercy. Keep fighting. Never give up.

#talkedtotheboss

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@SwPrayer Amen!

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack Sending prayers for the both of you. My father will be 90 this year. Luckily, his mind is still sharp but I see the decline of his body. May God bless both of you the way he has blessed your ministry and blessed me for having been a small part of it.

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@RL9631 Amen!

[Renata @RL9631]

Pray and share this most powerful prayer.
Amen. 🙏

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack Our sentiments exactly. Wonderful cruise with wonderful people. Felt privileged to meet you. Look forward to another one in the future!

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack @JonathanRoumie You both did a wonderful job! Very fun evening.

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack Eating breakfast in Ocala, about to make our way to Fort Lauderdale.... Looking forward to it!

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@SwPrayer Ave Maria

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@Joeinblack ✝️

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@SkyVirginSon AMEN!

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

God offers us and has built into us everything we need to be a Saint.
All that is left to us is the humility to ask for it & follow His lead.

#talkedtotheboss

[Gary Bertrand @Garyb525]

@SkyVirginSon Amen!