I would tell my younger self to stop living my life to make other people happy. I honestly looked up to you a lot for that, among many other reasons while growing up. You always seemed to me to be pretty authentically you, no matter what anyone else thought.
Dude, I appreciate the compliment! I've always tried to be my own person. But sometimes swimming against the current can be exhausting. I've definitely learned when to stand up for myself and when to conform. It's a tricky balance.
I’ve always appreciated your ability to express yourself in such a thoughtful way - even when you weren’t so “wise” - Thank you for the insight.
I’m at a point were I’m learning to apply wisdom.
I took up cycling and mountain biking in my late 30’s. I had the wisdom to know I shouldn’t be riding certain trails or lines outside of my skill set. Two trips to the ER and fairly extreme shoulder reconstructions (one of those a couple years ago) prove, as I go into my 50’s, that the application of wisdom is the never ending battle whether it’s biking, relationships, or any other application.
I appreciate the comment. I vividly remember you giving me and some other young men wisdom at a summer camp. I promptly stopped my complaining and realized that I was being a pain in the ass. Thanks for the lesson, it stuck.
Take care of yourself on the trails. Bikes are fun but can get away from you, as you know.
I would tell my younger self to stop living my life to make other people happy. I honestly looked up to you a lot for that, among many other reasons while growing up. You always seemed to me to be pretty authentically you, no matter what anyone else thought.
Dude, I appreciate the compliment! I've always tried to be my own person. But sometimes swimming against the current can be exhausting. I've definitely learned when to stand up for myself and when to conform. It's a tricky balance.
I’ve always appreciated your ability to express yourself in such a thoughtful way - even when you weren’t so “wise” - Thank you for the insight.
I’m at a point were I’m learning to apply wisdom.
I took up cycling and mountain biking in my late 30’s. I had the wisdom to know I shouldn’t be riding certain trails or lines outside of my skill set. Two trips to the ER and fairly extreme shoulder reconstructions (one of those a couple years ago) prove, as I go into my 50’s, that the application of wisdom is the never ending battle whether it’s biking, relationships, or any other application.
I appreciate the comment. I vividly remember you giving me and some other young men wisdom at a summer camp. I promptly stopped my complaining and realized that I was being a pain in the ass. Thanks for the lesson, it stuck.
Take care of yourself on the trails. Bikes are fun but can get away from you, as you know.
if you ever write a book or release an album that photo needs to be the cover. great read
Thank you! Substack has an AI image generator, which is what I used. I was surprised by how good it was.
wait that photo of you in mexico was ai generated?! had me fooled!!
Haha, no, the owl image at the top was AI generated. I assumed you were talking about it because there's no way a photo of me could be cool.
hahaha. ok yeah that makes more sense. i was going to be very impressed with substack lol
I'm sure we're not far away from AI being that good. Soon...