Jay Potvien

Be kind, work hard, and don’t be afraid

[Jay Potvien @jaypot27]

Amidst some of the most trying and confusing times of our lives, it is incumbent on each one of us to spread kindness and inspire hope, whenever possible (hint: it’s always possible). This is something within our control. You never know who needs it or how far it can reach

[Dan @dannah__montana]

any patriotism you see from me the next few weeks is strictly for sports and geography, NOT the government!!!!

[Dear World @dearantlers_]

"You're allowed to think about the worst case scenario, but you gotta do something about it"

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:

Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.

You won’t.

You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.

That is not who we are.

My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.

For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.

I no longer believe that.

Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.

And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.

That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.

Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.

Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.

Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?

We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.

So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.

You won’t.

The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.

That is the only definition that matters.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Things the recovery industry will not tell you:

1. The drug worked. That is why people use it. Not weakness. Not moral failure.
A neurological event so complete and persuasive that any honest account of addiction has to start there.
The problem is not that the drug fails. The problem is that what it does is unrepeatable, and you will burn your entire life to the ground trying to get back to a place that no longer exists.

2. Shame is not guilt. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am something bad. Guilt is appropriate. Shame is a cell with no windows. Most people use the words interchangeably. That mistake is lethal.

3. You cannot shame someone who has already named the thing you are holding over them. Say it first. Say it in plain light. The weapon drops.

4. Guilt can coexist with self-respect. Shame cannot. You can hold the damage and the dignity at the same time. I know because I live there.

5. Radical honesty does not give you back who you were. It hands you the clean slate of who you always wanted to be. The mask comes off. The cartoon other people drew of you stays on the page.

6. Nobody gets clean on a winning streak.

7. You have to be almost self-delusional in your forgiveness of yourself. (Go watch Chase Hughes)

8. The greatest sin was not the chaos. It was the absence. Being unavailable to the people who needed you.

9. Sustainable recovery starts with one thing: honesty with yourself. If you love an addict and want to help, that is the only door in.

10. I am only an expert on my recovery. Nobody is an expert on anyone else’s.

[27. @dimvji]

you just have to get really good at continuing

[Jay Potvien @jaypot27]

@alexmayer34 @TrevorMilless Don’t forget about MLB Slugfest 2003

[Michael Caine @themichaelcaine]

You are only suppose to have a good time

[erika @yeeeerika]

the human spirit was not designed for this many passwords

[Gregg Nunziata @greggnunziata]

This is an orchestrated disinformation campaign meant to distract you from the fact that (1) the president and his family are looting government funds by the billions and (2) this administration's policies are bankrupting us, no matter how many dollars might be saved in fraud enforcement. That they also want to blame dark-skinned immigrants while they are at it only makes it more disgraceful. The Vice President is truly reprehensible.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

COMMENTARY: Let’s say it plainly: There has never been a president as corrupt as Donald Trump.

There is no close second in our history.
https://t.co/RRV6gbiZi1

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

This is only the beginning.

He has no plans to leave office or allow free elections. Nor are his plans hidden—they're all unfolding in plain sight.

The Insurrection never ended and the Christofascists won't stop until our democracy is gone.

Choose who you'll be in this moment.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

White House Insists High Gas Prices Are Small Price To Pay For Accomplishing Nothing In Iran https://t.co/Ebqu9vdl6u

[Liz @lzreads]

Stop using ChatGPT. Consult a local grandma…text your friend gc w/ a weird name…type ur problems into Reddit dot com…go to the library…pay a psychic…the ancient sources of wisdom…

[Rushi @rushicrypto]

The sun hits the Earth with 10,000 times more energy than we use.

Every. Single. Day.

We're not running out of power.

We're just stuck using the wrong kind-because billionaires don't own sunlight.

[greg @greg16676935420]

Why is no one talking about the fact that appetizers are now the same price as entrees

[Mark Palmer @MarketPalmer_]

The older I get, the more I realize making memories with family, a solid fitness routine, a job you don't hate, a group chat of great friends, annual traditions, and a productive hobby will lead to a very happy life.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

We’re obsessed with the idea that poor people might take more than they need, but we rarely question why some wealthy people are never satisfied with what they already have.

[Hassan Mafi ‏ @thatdayin1992]

It has to suck to be a Trump supporter. You have to pretend your life is getting better when you're getting poorer while Trump's corrupt sons get rich with insider trading.

[ChipoAutumn @ChipoAutumn]

In this life, just show up. To the wedding, funeral, hospital bedside or braai. Just show up.

[Chili's Grill & Bar @Chilis]

y'all aren't getting $6 margs at Chili's and it shows.