Bible

Major cheat code in life: Be the one who reaches out. Text first. Call first. Plan first. Initialize first. Most people wait to be chosen. Be the chooser. Connection requires initiative. Friendship requires effort. Love requires action. Stop waiting to be picked. Start picking. Initiative is attractive.

But the second we stop thinking critically, we lose our power. It’s what gives us a voice of reason and a moral compass. It’s what separates people from machines. The difference between ChatGPT and you. The computer might be intelligent, but you’re a thinker.

“Discipline is remembering who you said you wanted to be.”

When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm.

Today I learned about a term called a "Glimmer." Which is the opposite of a trigger. Glimmers are those moments in your day that make you feel joy, happiness, peace, or gratitude. Once you train your brain to be on the lookout for glimmers, these tiny moments will appear more and more.

Being in community is romantic in theory—but inconvenient in practice. It requires time, patience, and the willingness to experience discomfort. It asks you to show up even when it’s awkward. To talk through conflict instead of avoiding it. To not just “let them” walk all over your needs or your boundaries for the sake of harmony—but also, to not... See more

our inherent value doesn't lie in picking every "right" fig, but in our ongoing ability to produce new opportunities