Major cheat code for life: Master the art of the fresh start. From a bad morning. From a bad interaction. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the fall and the reset. Fast recovery compounds.
The choir in the Sagrada Família is putting on the performance of a lifetime.
The vocals perfectly complement the stunning visuals of Gaudí’s cathedral!
Soft on crime policies actually increase racism, xenophobia, anti-immigration sentiment, and other things that 'progressives' claim to worry about.
Nobody wants 'diversity' if they associate it with potentially getting stabbed, robbed, or raped.
Apparently, not wanting to be dismembered in the streets, or your son stabbed to death, or your daughter raped, is now "far right".
Blimey. Doesn't that make everyone "far right"?
Was it a “mostly peaceful”beheading?
Or perhaps it was a “ceremonial” beheading?
Is Beheading Our Strength?
Do Beheaders Lives Matter?
Whichever it was, we really should shut up about it for the sake of diversity.
Let’s pray:
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for bringing us into a brand-new week. As we step into these new days, help us leave behind the stress, worry, and fear we’ve been carrying. Fill our hearts with Your peace, fill our minds with Your truth, and our spirits with fresh strength for whatever lies ahead. Lord, help us trust You more than our fears and focus on Your promises instead of our problems. Guide our steps, open the right doors, and give us wisdom in every decision we make this week. May this week be filled with unexpected blessings, favor, opportunities, and reminders of Your goodness. Protect our family, strengthen our faith, and help us see Your hand at work even in the small moments. Remind us that we are never walking through it alone you go before us, stand beside us, and hold our future in Your hands. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
i want to read 5 books a day and consume all poetry and learn new languages & study different majors and pick up pottery and learn how to play instruments & own a bookstore and run a cafe and....
The older I get, the clearer it becomes: people don’t disappear into gardening, baking, books, and long walks because life got boring.
They do it because peace became priceless.
🚀 The only career advice you need:
The actor Glen Powell auditioned to play Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick.
When the role was given to Miles Teller, Powell was devastated. He was offered a smaller role, but declined.
Tom Cruise summoned Powell to his house and asked him:
“What kind of career do you want?”
Powell responded:
“I want to be like you—an iconic movie star. You always choose great roles.”
Cruise shook his head.
“You’re wrong. I choose great movies, then I make the role great.”
Powell got the message. He accepted the role of Hangman—and nailed it.
Now Powell says:
“It changed the trajectory of my career.”
When young people ask me for career advice, I tell them something similar:
🚀 Attach yourself to a rocketship.
Join companies that are growing quickly. Work with people who are going places. Be part of something great.
Play your role—no matter how minor—exceptionally well.
The rest will take care of itself.
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I'm convinced that adaptability is the highest form of intelligence. Knowledge matters, but the ability to learn and unlearn matters more. To change your mind in response to new information. The rigid cling to what was. The adaptable adjust to what is. The future belongs to them.
Why does everything feel like theater?
We have a Congress that won't pass something 83% people want.
We have a judicial system that doesn’t hold criminals accountable.
We have an education system that doesn’t educate.
We have a non-profit system that profits from our tax dollars.
We have a health care industry that profits from you staying sick.
We have a financial industry that needs you to stay in debt.
We have an insurance industry that fights every single claim.
It just all feels so fake, so theatrical.
NO white person alive today owned slaves. Teach your kids that.
NO black person alive today was born a slave. Teach your kids that.
Not all white people owned slaves back then. Teach your kids that.
Millions of white people fought and died to end slavery. Teach your kids that.
People should not inherit guilt from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.
People should not inherit victimhood from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.
You are responsible for your own actions, not the actions of people who lived 200 years ago. Teach your kids that.
America is not perfect, but it is not uniquely evil. Teach your kids that.
The West is responsible for some of humanity's greatest advances in freedom, science, medicine, and prosperity. Teach your kids that.
Loving your country is not racism. Teach your kids that.
Wanting secure borders is not racism. Teach your kids that.
Wanting safe communities is not racism. Teach your kids that.
Wanting merit over quotas is not racism. Teach your kids that.
Questioning political narratives is not racism. Teach your kids that.
People should be judged by their character, not their skin color. Teach your kids that.
History should be taught honestly, not used as a weapon. Teach your kids that.
A nation that teaches its children to hate their heritage will not survive. Teach your kids that.
Your country is your home. Protecting it is not something to be ashamed of. Teach your kids that.
You do not owe an apology for being born. Teach your kids that.
Never let fear of being called names stop you from speaking the truth as you see it. Teach your kids that.