@WesleyLHuff My daughter started having seizures at 7 months old. Many sleepless nights in the hospital chapel, praying for her. Hers is a genetic condition, solved (by God's grace) with medication. Been seven years now without a seizure. Will continue to pray.
Nolan really had 1200 BC mythological giants wearing 800 pounds of 15th-century European steel plate, just camping behind pine trees 24/7 waiting for someone to interact with their little decoy. And y'all called this peak cinema
I regret to inform you that being married, waking up early, going to church, reading books, drinking less, staying home more, and being in bed by 10pm is actually amazing.
People dealing with fresh bitterness at a tough loss tend to have apocalyptic predictions. They will, in their disappointment, say this is the end of the American way of life. (Democrats just went through this cycle in 2024).
I'm not saying tonight's results are good. They're obviously not, and there will be realignments and hard lessons. But avoid catastrophizers who tell you America is over.
We have not yet begun to fight.
Ryan Holiday (indirectly) helped me come back to Christ.
I read The Daily Stoic years ago, which reignited an interest in philosophy.
While the Stoics intrigued me, their obvious blind spots led me to the works of early Christian Church fathers.
Then, as the moral panic surrounding COVID intensified, I watched Holiday chimp out and behave like a vengeful schoolgirl, fully confirming my hunch that he wasn't some "public intellectual," but rather a simpleton cataloger of thoughts and ideas from men whose greatness lay far beyond his.
This was always who he was. He never "fell off." He's a marketer who found an untapped "self-help" niche and profited. The ideas he attached his name to were just a vehicle for cash.
Ryan Holiday (indirectly) helped me come back to Christ.
I read The Daily Stoic years ago, which reignited an interest in philosophy.
While the Stoics intrigued me, their obvious blind spots led me to the works of early Christian Church fathers.
Then, as the moral panic surrounding COVID intensified, I watched Holiday chimp out and behave like a vengeful schoolgirl, fully confirming my hunch that he wasn't some "public intellectual," but rather a simpleton cataloger of thoughts and ideas from men whose greatness lay far beyond his.
This was always who he was. He never "fell off." He's a marketer who found an untapped "self-help" niche and profited. The ideas he attached his name to were just a vehicle for cash.
People are asking if itβs possible to get back to this. Yes, it is. And everyone should start believing it is. The more that happens, the more possible it will become and the more we can work toward that end.