Always liked this guy… So much truth.

Put your shoes far under the bed, so you have to get on your knees to reach them every morning.

Don’t aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.

Put. God. First.

Please be with her. Guide her. She is sacred to me.

Right now the hardest thing on earth… is meaning it when you say you want her to find Home more than her to be with you.

It’s the truth. But just barely. It’s selfish. Be aware of it though. She has no idea what you see here and there in her words and her smiles. On occasion, Heart still fluttering. On occasion, Heart still devastated.

Heart doesn’t matter anymore. She does. Put God first. Then her. Then you. Accept the reality of the situation. Accept what you believe; not what you want. You want to hope? Hey, go for it. But if you fancy yourself a good man… be one. Be True.

Separating the two is hard. That’s fine. It’s when you need to choose that you must be True. Just be True.

It’s not about you, ya only child. Admit your weaknesses so you can address them.

Love. Such a complex thing. Never was before her. Now?

😂😂😂

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

Be. More. Worthy. There are no excuses for not knowing this from memory anymore. It’s more important than knowing your name.

Plank. Speck.

HMS Bull in a China Shop.

It’s funny that very few people know the names of the captains were the sailors aboard Warspite. It’s the ship herself that’s the legend.

How could she not be? Bull in a China shop in two world wars. An entire German high seas fleet. To Warspite, it was in the way. A flotilla of rowboats to be trampled over like a knight galloping over infantry.

Nothing could kill this ship. Not even her own government in peacetime. They even tried and Warspite didn’t care.

Other ships were in the way? Warspite hit them. Rocks? Warspite hit them. Countries? Hit them.

Negative. Fucks. No matter what mishaps may have happened. No matter what the damage was. Terrible, demoralizing things would happen and Warspite gave Negative Fucks.

The pride of the Italian Navy named after Julius Caesar himself. Barely able to be made out on radar over the Horizon further than any battleship had ever scored a hit. Poor stupid bastard.

Goodness knows what happened earlier in the day to piss Warspite off, but when she got pissed off, she would wear out her guns being pissed off for long periods of time.

Adversity all around. Surrounded by death. What was tragedy to other ships was inconvenience to her. She took her share of hits and always had repairs to make, but no one was ever going to sink this ship.

Yeah, bad things happen. It’s how we respond that matters. Not everything can be bulled over like Warspite did to whatever sought to annoy it, but there is something to be said for solid, stout resolve. Maybe to find a better way of doing things. Maybe to find a second win. Maybe realizing wholesale change is needed.

Even Warspite got refits. But the Resolve… just the Resolve.

And how on earth she wasn’t American… 😂🇺🇸🇬🇧

11:29am

12:17pm

Takes a hell of a moron to get turned around on a mountain trail and have to backtrack for 45 minutes.

Warspite accidentally collided with ships many times… Rocks… Countries.

Negative. Fucks.

A lifetime ago you were 18. All region cross country. You literally jogged up the mountain. Last time you went, you brought friends that couldn’t make it past the halfway mark. So it’s actually been about seven years since you made the top. Had an interesting discussion with someone on their mutual appreciation for HMS Warspite yesterday. Most likely the only warship and all of naval history to actually give negative fucks. Even Warspite had to get refits. Do you need these dorking trekking poles? Whatever. You did enjoy the waterfalls. Made notes in Psalms, right now for some reason they only book you can read and absorb. Found a couple that spoke to you, and then found 77.

You sat there on a massive rock as the water rushed all around you and couldn’t help but think that whoever wrote it literally meant it for you, at that place, that time, in that state.

Dad told you a nice little place to eat at Travelers rest called Whistle Stop. Sounds nice. Check in. Get some food. Go to CVS and get enough NyQuil to knock your ass out early to make sure you get sleep. Be at the rock at 10am. And be ready.

We will see what you have learned.

You weren’t smart. Couldn’t get much sleep last night. Brought too much water. You didn’t realize you had 16 fing bottles. Haven’t put this much strain on your shoulders since you injured one two years ago. Knees shaky already; if one of them buckles you *will* get hurt. Leisurely stress-free start, but… arrived just after noontime. Even if you made it to the top you wouldn’t have any time to enjoy it.

Two choices. Fail…

…or save your energy, don’t wear yourself out, and come back tomorrow.

Fail today… or maybe fail later.

Plan better. You used to be able to just do things. Not anymore. Don’t feel bad for aging. Or being improperly prepared. Adapt.

You love the waterfalls. Always wanted to spend some time there, but you never could if you wanted to make it to the top and back by sunset.

Today’s the day. Be prepared for tomorrow.

Learn from this.

Less than a mile in. There’s no way this is gonna happen. Giving it away to people coming down the mountain. This has to happen.

Time to break a rule. 🤔

It’s business. Never personal. No matter the field. Professionalism sets the tone. Issues are worked through. Situations are managed. Sure there’s tedious work. Boring. Intensive. You name it. But it’s work. It’s great when it’s lighthearted. Amazing when you love what you do. But at the end of the day, we have faith in ourselves to do the work we’ve trained for.

And all the other things we say when we feel burnt out.😕

There are so many opportunities out there, for all of us. It’s really daunting when you feel those walls boxing you in. But this is just the first step in a plan that will revolutionize our lives. Whatever that first step is… we are professionals… and that daunting feeling is why we need to channel that. 🙂

I’m scared too. Uncertainty in my world… I don’t know what to make of it. But I can handle things. I just need a plan, and to start in on it. Courage will form to push me past all the broken plans the year has destroyed, and Need will seal the deal.

Compartmentalize. Adapt. Channel thought. Plan.

I have faith in you. You got this. 👊😊