Straight up, if you had told me at the beginning that I’d have to pay some tough years, about 15 or so of them, for what I’ve experienced in 2024 and 2025, knowing everything, I can be sure I would have said:
Hell yeah man, where do I sign?
Maybe if you hit one of those fronts a little harder you’d be able to focus more on the hope side of things than just simply your hyper awareness of the times.
Trust me, you’d be a lot more helpful and a lot more content if you did.
Some of you guys need to chill with the depression and cynicism. I understand. Times are tough and will likely get tougher… BUT HOW CAN THERE BE NO HOPE???
We get smarter, healthier, and more kind everyday, one inch at a time, one more person at a time. Good times will come.
Even in a little pain and with tons on your mind, I think there’s nothing quite as badass as whipping it through CA with no traffic and some good vibes 😎🤙🏽
When this thing, that thing, and everything else that can goes south on you, it’s easy to think God isn’t on your side; but the much harder to see truth is that the reason you can keep going at all is because He is on your side.
"He was great not only because he had ascended to certain heights of economic security, but because he could condescend to the depths of human need."
~ Dr. Martin Luther
3 men, on a dangerous road, passed an injured man lying on the ground.
2 thought, “What will happen to me and mine if I stop?”
The third thought, “What will happen to him if I don’t stop?”
Be the third man.
“Think we’ll call the consulting business Galvanized Mafia, LLC. Too off putting for you?”
……
“Good, add clearing that with the Sec State to the list. You’re not the target customer base.”
“The 10s were badass… They were our best impersonation of the 90s.
The 20s were something totally different. In a shit load of ways, they were the true beginning of a new millennium.”
Peaceful disruption is a very American thing to do in of itself.
It is also an important step towards progress. It shows everyone, especially those that don’t care, that a lot of people do.
I believe there’s a stark difference between someone seeking a chance to make their life and the lives others better and someone who takes the opportunity for granted. I think we should treat the two accordingly.
But in either case, we must humanize the system for dignity’s sake
“For better or worse, one of these days could be one you remember forever whether you actively intervene or not. Makes sense then that you should try to make them the better kind as often as you can no matter what you have going on.”