Dave Guerra (the official blog): July 2023

31 July 2023

Journal - Monday - July 31, 2023 - CHANNEL

image by Holger Langmaie Pixabay

THE CHANNEL

Why on Earth would anyone stick around when they do NOT like what they see, hear, or read?

Don't Like It? Then CHANGE the CHANNEL!

Stop putting yourself through needless agony, anguish, pain, suffering, and idiocy.

Change the Channel.

Get up, walk away, and don't look back. Of course, if you feel you owe it to everyone else to stick around then your self-delusion will get the better of your.

Change The Channel before it is too late.

I did and my level of happiness has dramatically increased.

For the martyr out there, your results will probably be the opposite of mine.

But remember, YOU decided to stick around and NOT change the channel.

-D

P.S. I invite you to follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra • visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

P.P.S. To order your copy of Great To Follow: Amazon paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble paperback
To order your copy of The Walking Leader: Amazon Paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble

30 July 2023

Journal - Sunday - July 30, 2023 - JUDGEMENT

image by Basanta Mondal from Pixabay

JUDGEMENT

Hey! You have the gall to sit in JUDGMENT of me?

Hey! In case no one has recently reminded YOU, you created me and you believe you have the gall to judge me?

Hey! Remember, who created you?

Did they judge you?

Probably not, but you, sure as hell is hot, judged them.

Hey! You cannot have it both ways. You judge me. I judge you.

Remember who created who.

Let me put in a way those hell bent on siding with ritual and tossing the rational aside, maybe this will make sense: "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you..."

29 July 2023

Journal - Saturday - July 29, 2023 - EGRESS

image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

EGRESS

EGRESS means "the action of going out of or leaving a place"

Sometimes the only way to find peace, the only way to grow, the only way to become better is to EGRESS.

You can ONLY do what is best for YOU.

EGRESS then becomes a SOLUTION.

It might NOT be THE solution but it is a SOLUTION.

What works for you will work for you.

However, NEVER take EGRESS off the table. Keep it as an OPTIONAL SOLUTION.

When EVERY OTHER OPTION FAILS, then there is NO OPTION, all that is left is to EGRESS.

However, EGRESS only works when you STICK TO IT.

See It All The Way Through. It is this simple.

When it comes to making a decision and sticking to it (to the end) it can be difficult.

However, should you decide to turn around then they got you. They really got you.

It is at that moment, when you turn around, that you can never leave.

You can never EGRESS or escape their hold on you.

Remember, EGRESS is a LAST RESORT because the only way to leave a bad situation is to remember that GOODBYE IS FOREVER.

With that being said, I challenge you to change my mind.

28 July 2023

Journal - Friday - July 28, 2023 - PROGRESS

image by ar130405 from Pixabay

PROGRESS

Life moves pretty fast.

I am not saying anything new.

As we get older, we start to lose track of time and before you know it the music we heard in high school is now considered "golden oldies" or "the Classics"

No matter how fast or how slow LIFE moves, we are also moving.

We have no say in the matter, we are progressing in life.

While the vain or foolhardy want to go back or stop time altogether it will NEVER be.

We must keep moving forward.

We have no choice but to PROGRESS.

Think otherwise and surely you will join the VAIN and the FOOLHARDY in their unending quest to dive deep into the well of IDIOCY.

I ask you to PROVE ME WRONG.

27 July 2023

Journal - Thursday - July 27, 2023 - REGRESS

image by OpenIcons from Pixabay

REGRESS

You can ONLY Progress

You can think about going back.

The REALITY is You can NEVER REGRESS.

We can ONLY move FORWARD.

Mentally you can think you or anyone else is regressing what they are doing is sticking their head in the sand.

There is no REGRESS only PROGRESS.

There is NO going BACK!

The sooner you let that sink in, the sooner you can get on with Life....YOUR LIFE!

26 July 2023

Journal - Wednesday - July 26, 2023 - MIDDLE

image by Kev from Pixabay

MIDDLE

Somewhere between INTERNAL and EXTERNAL is the MIDDLE.

Somewhere between INSIDE and OUTSIDE is the MIDDLE.

Somewhere between LEFT and RIGHT is the MIDDLE.

Somewhere between WIN and LOSE is the MIDDLE.

Somewhere between UP and DOWN is the MIDDLE.

Somewhere between RIGHT and WRONG is the MIDDLE.

The MIDDLE is what everyone says they want.

The MIDDLE is what no one gets, when even one wants an absolute.

There is NO SUCCESS in the MIDDLE.

EVERYONE likes you when you are in the MIDDLE.

In the MIDDLE, you are making no waves, making no sounds, taking no stands.

Get yourself unstuck from the MIDDLE.

Take a stand, make some noise, take a position, put your foot down and make a decision, say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Then YOU will see who is still the middle.

25 July 2023

Journal - Tuesday - July 25, 2023 - EXTERNAL

image by wurliburli from Pixabay

EXTERNAL

Internal and External.

You CANNOT have one without the other.

There are, at least, two sides to everything and if you cannot bother yourself to know exactly what the other side is, then why bother at all?

Keep your mind closed and soon you will find yourself by yourself.

Don't believe me? Just look around yourself and see them slowly disappear.

24 July 2023

Journal - Monday - July 24, 2023 - INTERNAL

image by philm1310 from Pixabay

INTERNAL

There is INTERNAL and EXTERNAL

The INTERNAL is what is kept inside.

These can be thoughts, words, or deeds.

What you do INTERNALLY should never be publicized nor should it be something you use to keep score.

Never say, "I do so much for you that you will never know." What a load of BS!

Everything you do or say, you KEEP internal.

If have to be one of those individuals that does things for the sake of doing something to either expect something in return or to throw in the face of the "ungrateful" is WRONG.

You Are WRONG!

If that is your ultimate goal in what you do things for others, just STOP!

You are INAUTHENTIC.

Doing Something and just keep your mouth SHUT! or do not do it at ALL!

23 July 2023

Journal - Sunday - July 23, 2023 - FATE

image by ChrisV-ESL from Pixabay

FATE

FATE is defined as "the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power"

There is NOTHING beyond any person's control.

Everything is within your control even your FATE.

This means for every action you take or do not take there is a consequence.

The resulting action is what happens because of your action.

Believing that FATE is out of your control is how victims behave.

They act as though they are innocent but their behavior is the opposite. Thus when it comes time to face the facts (pay the piper or pay the ferryman or whatever you want to call it) they play the victim because life is not fair or they proclaim their innocence or they have lied for so long they do not know better and yet get what they justly deserve. It is NOT FATE.

What it is, you control the actions you deserve the consequences. Good or Bad it does not matter.

You did it, you got it.

That's FATE for you.

22 July 2023

Journal - Saturday - July 22, 2023 - DISPUTE

image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay

DISPUTE

In Life there is always DISPUTE.

You cannot fight it nor can you DISPUTE it.

This is a fact!

Thus, when it comes to DISPUTE and resolving one.

No matter whom you have a DISPUTE with you are NEVER going to be right and you will ALWAYS be WRONG.

So what's the point in settling a DISPUTE?

There is no point.

So what can be done?

Simple: You can state your case as clearly and as calmly as you can. That's it.

Depending on who you are having the DISPUTE with, remember the Brick Wall ALWAYS listens.

Proceed with caution.

21 July 2023

Journal - Friday - July 21, 2023 - MIRROR

image by Andre Mouton from Pixabay
MIRROR

What is a mirror?

A mirror is a tool that allows us to see ourselves as we see ourselves.

A mirror screams to us those "flaws" only as we see them.

The mirror is who we are without pulling punches.

The mirror NEVER lies.

Standing in front of the mirror, ONLY we lie to ourselves.

I challenge you to stand in front of a mirror and look yourself in the eye.

Soon, you will realize that those "perceived" flaws are self-imposed.

Seriously, look yourself in the eye, if you can. If you got the guts.

20 July 2023

Journal - Thursday - July 20, 2023 - SOME DAYS

SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS

A. Our Own Day of Birth
B. Wedding Day
C. Child's Birth Day

D. The Day Before The Day We Die

Change my mind.

Some Day.

19 July 2023

Journal - Wednesday - July 19, 2023 - TIME

TIME

We are all running out of time.

Fix Yourself

We are all running out of time.

Fix ONLY Yourself

We are all running out of time.

ONLY FIX YOURSELF

Before it is too late.

CHANGE YOURSELF

You can change

CHANGE YOURSELF BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

We are all running out of time.

ALL OF US ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!

18 July 2023

Journal - Tuesday - July 18, 2023 - REVEIW

REVIEW

Take periodic breaks to review your life. Stop and Take Time To Decipher What is Really Going On and WHY?

The thing is, is that every one needs to take a break from what happening ALL around them.

The purpose is that we all need to stop and see where we are, how we got here, and what are we going to do next.

As I do believe I have made it abundantly clear, life is not meant to be easy.

Because it in not meant to be easy, that is why we have to PAUSE and evaluate everything.

REVIEW - COME UP WITH A PLAN - EXECUTE THAT PLAN

I am not promising good or bad things will happen but with an EXECUTE PLAN will most certainly help stop you from running in circles.

17 July 2023

Journal - Monday - July 17, 2023 - ILLUSIONS

ILLUSIONS

What do they say about people who create an ILLUSION so huge that it makes them re-think their reality?

Nothing.

Let them figure it out for themselves.

16 July 2023

Journal - Sunday - July 16, 2023 - INTRUSIONS

INTRUSIONS
image by Bernd from Pixabay

Needlessly, people intrude our lives.

Purposefully, people intrude our lives.

We post signs on our own front doors and yet like clockwork Saturday Morning rolls around and there is that bright and early knock on the front door.

INTRUSIONS are not always that simple or overt.

INTRUSIONS are done over time, they beat you down and before you know it, you are doing or saying things you do not want.

COVERT INTRUSIONS happen to all of us.

Some of us recognize the COERCIVE intent of the COVERT INTRUSION sooner and others later.

No matter when you recognize you have been COVERTLY INTRUDED upon, acting fast is CRITICAL.

Failing to act (fast or slow) is a SLIPPERY SLOPE and down the rabbit hole you go.

Acting fast to rid yourself of the INTRUSIONS is the best course of action.

This I prove when I ask those SATURDAY MORNING door knockers that I would love to talk about the perceived perceptions, disguised as the "good word" that they want to share. I ask them to share their home address and that I will be there the following morning (Sunday) bright and early to talk about their good news. Not a single one has taken me up on my offer to join them.

I wonder why? Is it because their level of hypocrisy is one-sided? Probably. I may be wrong but I highly doubt it.

What about those that are COVERTLY INTRUSIVE?

Simple, beat them at their own game by not playing their game. While it works for me, it might not work for you. They COME to my home, to disrespect me, my wife, my children. They come into my home to belittle me, my family and our lives but I cannot and do not do that to them in their home.

Why? For one, I do not go to their home. Next, because I RESPECT MYSELF more than they respect me and my family.

Those COVERT INTRUSIONS have stopped once I stopped letting the DISRESPECT into my home.

Those COVERT INTRUSIONS have stopped because I stopped listening to the DISRESPECT.

What works for me, works for me. What works for you might not be what works for me. However, you want the INTRUSIONS to STOP, then Act fast and stay diligent

15 July 2023

Journal - Saturday - July 15, 2023 - CIRCLES

CIRCLES

It can be funny. It can be sad.

When people run in circles and claim they are someplace new.

There is no sense of real, no sense of truth, just perception.

So let them believe what they want to believe but

Never fall for their perception, you have your own and you are entitled to use it.

-D

P.S. I invite you to follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra • visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

P.P.S. To order your copy of Great To Follow: Amazon paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble paperback
To order your copy of The Walking Leader: Amazon Paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble

14 July 2023

Journal - Friday - July 14, 2023 - OBLATE

OBLATE
Image by Eduardo Davad</a> from Pixabay

Oblate comes from the Latin word Oblatus which means "one offered up".

Please do not confuse OBLATE with the word MARTYR. They are two different words.

One word has heroic like connotations and the other is just sad.

OBLATE is "a lay person connected with a religious order or institution and living according to its regulations"

The hero is the one that stepped up without any intent on recognition and did what they felt they had to do.

The modern-day martyr demands recognition for what they did, all the while being completely oblivious to the fact that what they did, they were supposed to be doing all along.

Be the hero and never the modern-day version of a martyr. They are so unbecoming.

13 July 2023

Journal - Thursday - July 13, 2023 - BAIT

BAIT
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

When it comes to FISHING you, without a doubt, are going to need some BAIT.

No one can just throw a hook in the water and expect to catch a fish. No ONE is that good of a fisherman.

To catch a fish, you will need BAIT.

Depending on what they want to catch, Fishermen will change the type of BAIT they will use.

Growing up, I remember using salmon eggs on a spinner to catch trout and a messy mix of stinky cheese and dough rolled into a ball on a treble hook for catching catfish.

Well, when it comes to a human being wanting to catch another human being for whatever reason, they will carefully choose the BAIT they know will either trigger you or make you ensnare yourself into their web of deceit, lies, or misery.

People that bait others will do so to make others fall into some trap, or to make the person who took the bait look bad in front of others, or to make themselves look good.

Seriously, no matter the reason, baiting others is not good form.

Actually, it shows the person that is baiting others as someone who LACK of Self-Confidence, LACK of Self-Esteem, LACK of Self-Discipline and most of all, LACK of Self-Respect.

If YOU cannot handle yourself in a proper manner, people will see through your BS and no amount of BAITING others will ever make YOU look good.

12 July 2023

Journal - Wednesday - July 12, 2023 - SHOES

SHOES
Image by gershoots from Pixabay

People are funny.

Some don't ask for forgiveness, while others beg for it.

Some have no clue as to what absolution truly is. Others claim it's the only way.

Some claim others don't know what they are going through,

Some claim they know it all, so what's the point.

The point is that there are those that will gladly and opening invite other to walk in their shoes.

Gallantly, thinking people will finally understand.

Unfortunately, the cold harsh reality is that no one can ever walk in anyone else's shoes.

They would stumble. They would fall. Not because they are proving a point. It is because we are all unique and will never be able to walk in anyone's shoes but our own.

Time to face reality and stop with the nonsense of using the unattainable as a viable option to get people to understand.

The only way for you to get other people to understand you is to SHUT UP and GET TO WORK. Put in the work and let your actions show others what is real.

11 July 2023

Journal - Tuesday - July 11, 2023 - UNDERTOW

image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay

UNDERTOW

They say the UNDERTOW will always get you. I agree.

Actually, the UNDERTOW will ALWAYS get you if are NOT paying attention.

If you do not know what UNDERTOW is, this should help.

UNDERTOW is defined as "any strong current below the surface of a body of water, moving in a direction different from that of the surface current."

What does this mean?

It means if you ever get caught in an UNDERTOW and YOU are NOT PAYING ATTENTION (like most people) you will very soon find yourself in a situation you will be ill-prepared to handle and PANIC!

FIRST, STAY CALM!

Life is just like the UNDERTOW. One day you find yourself all caught up in NONSENSE. Soon you find yourself getting swept out to see. Soon, you are losing sight of shore, of safety. You start to PANIC! You don't know what to do because it all happened so very fast.

SECOND, STAY CALM!

This may sound cray-cray but ride it out until you feel there is a lull in the current that is taking out further and further, deeper and deeper. Once, you find that lull, do what you can to move away from the UNDERTOW. Do not go back to safety by going against the UNDERTOW but move in a manner that is intentional and deliberate to get away from the perils of the UNDERTOW.

Then head for home, for shore, make landfall as quickly as you can. That UNDERTOW will eventually stop from sucking you deeper and further out.

Pay attention to what is happening around you, at all times. Keep your head on a swivel. Be aware that the UNDERTOW will deceive you. All it takes is for you to stop being on guard and that UNDERTOW will get you.

Just remember, just like anything in life, Stay Calm and be intentional to get yourself away from the UNDERTOW or anyone that dedicating themselves to pulling you under and deeper into their nonsense.

You can escape it. You owe it to yourself to do so.

10 July 2023

Journal - Monday - July 10, 2023 - MADNESS

/V\ADNESS

Any time there is sadness it is surely preceded by Madness.

Any time there is happiness it is surely followed by Madness.

The Madness, most of then not, comes from individuals ill-equipped to handle the harsh realities of life.

They were either coddled too much early in life, thus never truly maturing or someone sold them on a FALSE premise and now expect people to bow before them and that's just Pure Madness.

Those that bring the Madness do so as a solid favor to those affected.

The Madness is sure to pass but the one bringing the Madness is sure to return.

How is this a favor? Simple, we are like a moth to the flame the more we continue to gravitate towards the flame we get burning. However, we are not like the moth in that EVENTUALLY we recognize that they are the moth, by constantly bringing their Madness.

They bring their Madness only to fan our flames with their sole intention of getting us to burn ourselves.

Therefore, we can have our sadness our own way, enjoy our happiness our way for as long as possible. The Madness must end and you get to decide when their Madness is not your concern. Their Madness is NOT what shapes and defines you.

Lastly, their Madness is not for you to fix. Last time I checked there are PROFESSIONALS that can DIAGNOSE and TREAT the Madness. Don't get caught up in their nonsense! I know I stopped getting caught in people's Madness and I have never felt better.

09 July 2023

Journal - Sunday - July 9, 2023 - EASY

EASY.

Who said life was supposed to be easy? Whoever said that as you get older it is supposed to get easy. IDIOTS, FOOLS, & IMBECILES are the only ones going around saying and believing it. Sadly, they get too many to follow that train of thought because ONLY IDIOTS, FOOLS, & IMEBCILES are always looking for the easy way.

See, if life was easy then everyone would move through life without any issues and most of all, they would move through life without drama.

But it ain't easy. Life is easy for no one. I repeat: LIFE AIN'T EASY!

Sure it can be easier going for those that ACTUALLY take charge of their own lives. Even then, it still ain't easy.

Then there are those that REFUSE to take control of their lives. By taking control I mean, those individuals that are ACTUALLY doing something to change their lives instead of being ALL TALK and no action. YOU know who YOU are.

For those that REFUSE to take control of their own lives there is this: OTHERS will do one of these two things:

1. They will take control over YOU. This makes it easy for YOU to blame others.

or

2. They will see through you; see through YOU and YOUR BS and decide enough is enough.

No matter which of the two occurs, it is without a doubt: YOUR FAULT!

You decide make life hard for yourself, no where is it written that YOU have to make life hard for others. Because YOU made life hard you then open YOURSELF to a life of misery. A life opposite of easy. LIFE was never meant to be MISERABLE. You take the good and the bad that life throws at you and you decide not to do something good but instead the path you choose becomes a BURDEN to OTHERS but not for you.

Your only solace in the misery you want others to have is you find it easy to blame others for YOUR current situation of MISERY because of YOUR actions, inactions, and inadequacies that brought YOU to this state of being. Take genuine RESPONSIBILITY for YOURSELF and see how quickly life become easier. Not easy but easier than living a life of misery.

Remember, at some point people are going to see through YOUR SELF-IMPOSED BULLSHIT for what it truly is, a TRUE and ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR.

Lastly, I leave you with this: Remember that today and everyday, LIFE is about LIVING and living this life was never meant to be easy but ONLY YOU can make it easier.

08 July 2023

Journal - Saturday - July 8, 2023 - PRACTICE

PRACTICE

People practice for any reason. They all do so to practice to become better.

Then they stop. They rest on their laurels. The become complacent with themselves. There goes the practice time. Yet for some odd reason what does not stop is their sense of becoming better.

Where is the growth in believing your own delusion. You practice to get better. Your practice to be better.

The cold hard truth is when you stop practicing you stop growing, you stop becoming better.

NOTHING can change that. So stop fooling yourself, the sooner, the better!

There is a podcast episode that I dropped today and it is all about PRACTICE, check it out on my website. The link is below.

07 July 2023

Journal - Friday - July 7, 2023 - NOTHING

Changes come at you faster than light.

It is up to you to either accept or reject change.

That decision is up to you up to the point that one thing is certain:
THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT CHANGE.

It is going to happen whether you like it or not.

06 July 2023

Journal - Thursday - July 6, 2023 - LIVING

When you need something.

When you want something.

When you...

Just be living for the day!

05 July 2023

Journal - Wednesday - July 5, 2023 - RESTING

Resting...

I'll do it my way!

vous faites vous.

04 July 2023

Journal - Tuesday - July 4, 2023 - FIREWORKS

The Use & Misuse of Fireworks.

It's your birthday, so there's a candle or two (or more) on your cake. But where are the fireworks?

Seriously, you made it to this point in your life, surely you deserve a fireworks show. Maybe a Roman Candle or two (or more)?

Usually, we don't get a fireworks show in life. When we do, it is usually in the form of hot air and not a sparkler in sight.

Those fireworks come at us with no smiles or laughter only pain and suffering. There is no celebration. Only aggravation and agitation. Where's the fun in that?

The only fun in the misuse of fireworks is when no literal or figurative fingers are lost. However, that is short lived as in most cases people get overly confident (a.k.a. cocky) and they keep playing with fireworks until that day comes, and it will come, when "overly confident" individual goes home minus a finger.

Then who is laughing. Folks take fire, in any form, for granted and you will get exactly what you deserve. BURNED!

-D

* If you don't know what AKA means, it is short for "Also Known As"

P.S. I invite you to follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra • visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

P.P.S. To order your copy of Great To Follow: Amazon paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble paperback
To order your copy of The Walking Leader: Amazon Paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble

03 July 2023

Journal - Monday - July 3, 2023 - REST

The day between Sunday and a Holiday is what it is.

A day of rest.

Whether you worked today or took the day off. It was a rest day.

A day of rest in the sense of NOT having to get anything done (aside from cleaning the house) but that happens anyway.

If I was at work today, the bare minimum would get done because others that I need to get things done with are OFF. So that takes care of that, However, as a day off should be treated as such, today is one of those rare days that fall between a holiday and a weekend.

Because it is a rare occurrence it must be treated as a rarity. Trust me when I say the day after Thanksgiving here in the United States does not count.

So mark your calendars for next 4th of July. The day after Independence Day 2024 will be that kind of day. See 2024 is a leap year. That will push every day one more day forward starting on March 1st. Thus, the 4th day of July will fall on Thursday. That makes Friday the 5th that special day of rest.

So start planning early or don't. That is up to you so don't blame me when you start moaning and groaning with your tired "shoulda" taken the day off.

Folks, sometimes all we need is to rest and when the opportunity arises, take it.

02 July 2023

Journal - Sunday - July 2, 2023 - Three Sides

They say that every story has two sides. Actually, there are three sides to every story: the two sides and the TRUTH.

Never forget that. THERE ARE THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY!

There is no escaping it.

You can hear one side and so sucked into it that soon there is no other side, no other version.

Those individuals sucked in are those gullible many that have no actual first person experience will always side with the "victim" that feeds the story first.

Like lemmings they eat that up. The like the gossip and want more of it. Soon, nothing else exists for the suckered fool. Fool? Yes, if they fall for one side without casting a critical eye on the rest of the story then they will gladly and proudly wear the crown of King Fool. Sadly, too many wear that crown because they feel they are suppose to do so out of loyalty or a misguided sense of obligation.

Don't do that. Fight tooth and nail to avoid wearing that crown. Question everything and everyone.

Never fall into the trap of not wanting or not seeking out the other side. The loyalty and obligation to yourself matters most, do not fall victim to the alleged "victim" because they spun their story first. Proceed with caution when you decide to be an adult and seek out the other side of the story. If the "victim" finds out you are looking to hear the other side, you might just find yourself on the other side of another story and again, as usual, they are the "victim".

See, it is like this, if you hear the other side of the story. You might just find out how much of a role the "victim" played in the actual story they are not telling. They do not want you to know just how much of an instigator, manipulator, and major contributor they actually are to the entire situation. Once they get found out be prepared because they are not going to like being found out for who they truly are.

Remember, when the time comes that you find yourself on the other side of the story that same "victim" tells, then will you see what it feels like when no one want to hear your side or any other side than the tall tales that have undeniably already been told.

Do yourself a solid and start demanding both sides of the story be told, no matter who is telling them. You deserve to know the truth long before you assume your role as King Fool.

01 July 2023

Journal - Saturday - July 1, 2023 - EXPECTATIONS

Welcome to the Second Half of 2023.

Today is the first day of the second half of the year. The first half of 2023 can now be officially classified as #yesterday.

Today and just like every day to come, we move forward.

When we wake up, we put our feet on the ground and get moving. We Move Forward.

We do so because that is what it takes to make this life breathable and bearable. We move forward by taking that first step of the day, then the next, and so on and so on.

While what the future brings is UNCERTAIN. What is certain is that the FUTURE = CHANGE.

Yep, more change. Remember, as a constant, change is a certainty.

The sooner those that feel they have the luxury of sipping on high expectations realize (and learn and accept) change is what we are slave to, the better off they will be, indeed. We cannot escape change. Change is the chain that cuts across our soul. Change is the chain that anchors us to this world.

Believe me, sipping on high expectations was not foreign to me. Then when those expectations came crashing down on me, I knew then that I was the only that was putting myself in that situation. Especially, when I allowed people to pass judgment, ridicule, and other nonsense on did I realize the expectations I placed on them were much, much higher than what they were actually delivering. Strange coincidence? I think NOT. Remember, I was allowing them to do what they chose to do.

Folks, for the next six months and all the months after that pick and choose wisely how YOU will react to the change that is coming. You will either embrace it or you will rage (and curse) at how the expected change is UNFAIR it is. Remember, when you decide to rage or embrace, it is all about how you created the situation that lead to change or YOUR CONTRIBUTION to the actions that caused things to go to CRAP!

When it is all said and done and what matters most is that one day the actions YOU contribute to WILL lead to change that you will either love or hate.

There is no turning back once change arrives.

Oh, and before I forget, I promise YOU one more thing:

THE EXPECTATION OF MORE CHANGE IS HIGH!