“The dreamers are the saviors of the world. As the visible world is sustained by the invisible, so men, through all their trials and sins and sordid vocations, are nourished by the beautiful visions of their solitary dreamers. Humanity cannot forget its dreamers; it cannot let their ideals fade and die; it lives in them; it knows them as the realities which it shall one day see and know.” Page 51 As A Man Thinketh James Allen

You can support, encourage, pray for and above all else, love. However, you cannot pull the pain and suffering from another's heart and place it on your own shoulders. As much as we would like to think we can, we simply cannot. We must be by their side, but they must be the one to climb the mountain of difficulty.

You need to be looking at the five signs of metabolic syndrome. This is non-negotiable. If you are hitting 3/5, you are considered to have metabolic syndrome and your chances of all cause mortality go up substantially. Put a stop to all of that now.

Choosing pleasure reflects a misconstrued idea on a "good" life and worse, a selfishness that will impact far more than yourself.

Embrace the ones you love. Remember that we are all a product of the good men that surround us and we are called to be that kind of man to others. RIP Mark. Until we meet again.

If you haven't been sprinting or jumping or doing more athletic feats since high school or college, do not just dive back into running fast. Take your time and build up SLOWLY. Then you will be awesome and fast again.

How you speak to yourself matters. It is either because you do not want to face the world and prefer hiding behind the title of "stupid" or, you think yourself unworthy. The earlier is simply another version of procrastination and fear. We must banish that. The latter, needs to be crushed now. You are worthy to accomplish gentlemen. Never forget that.

"Find someone who grows flowers in the darkest parts of you Take heed when things get hard and don't you ever turn around You'll find someone, someday, somewhere that grows you to the clouds"

- Zach Bryan