The Daily G.I.F.T. from The GratiDude

I’m so proud of You and Me and how we keep showing up. We are doing it!!!

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Gratitude

Intention

First

Things

The G.I.F.T. Today

Grateful-my vision becoming more clear the less I rely on my physical senses

Intention-how many moments in a moment can I make by slowing down that much?

First-calendar for next 2 days

Things-leo and Charleston

Morning Platitude from The GratiDude

I’m sending this out to all the people that are still with me and talking to me regularly and especially even more so to all those people that are no longer a part of my core crew because I changed the game.

It was my shifts and changes that have resulted in us growing apart and not communicating regularly.

Those people that when they see me feel a sense of both shock mixed with surprise, and a little bit below that(hopefully 😊) some deep love and the combination of it all is confusing and discomforting for these people.

To be blunt the fact that I’ve tackled my demons and face life head on and come out on the other side and I physically look better than I ever have in my life( except that I’m really old ) people take notice and they also feel the energy coming from me and the whole combination is much different than what they’ve experienced for me in the past.

I had one friend tell me that when they’re around me it reminds them of the shit that they need to work on especially around drinking and drugs and stuff like that so it can be uncomfortable for that reason. I really appreciate that kind of honesty and directness because for me, it helps me to not take things as personally emotionally which I can sometimes do.

When I think back on just the complete absentee parenting that we experienced growing up and the access that we had to so much adult behavior and situations as teenagers. It is truly remarkable that all of us even made it into our 20s let alone that the majority of us are still kicking it in our 50s.

One of my absolute best Homies is standing on the precipice of going through all the machinations, economics, and logistics that come with a separation and ultimately a divorce from the mother of his children. Having been through this myself, I’m hoping that I could be a source of both comfort inspiration and just someone to talk to you that gets it because this shit is existential traumatic as well as challenging on all fronts of life.

But what I want to tell my bro is that I am so damn proud of him and how far he has come and taking responsibility and ownership of pursuing his own happiness so that he can live a life to the full extent possible.

Yes, encouragement can improve your health by helping you feel supported and motivated. Encouragement can also help you feel more positive and optimistic.

How encouragement can improve health

Social support: Encouragement from friends and family can help you stick to your health goals.

Positive emotions: Positive emotions can lead to better health outcomes, including lower blood pressure, a reduced risk of heart disease, and better blood sugar levels.

Brain function: Positive words can strengthen areas of the frontal lobe and promote cognitive function.

Self-esteem: Emotional support can boost self-esteem and lower stress.

Pain tolerance: Encouragement can increase pain tolerance and thresholds.

How you can encourage others

Look for ways to genuinely compliment and encourage others.

Make it a challenge to find one good thing in someone each day and share it with them.

Additional tips

Research suggests that making and keeping friends can pay off in better health and a brighter outlook.

I’m super proud of my buddy who drinks every day here in town can’t read this blog because it’s too upsetting and that has been a very successful entrepreneur and is a wonderful kind person on top of it all. It breaks my heart to see him, not love himself, as much as everyone else loves him, and that he keeps delivering these false messages to himself to keep drinking as if that’s going to integrate his past traumas or help him understand his life up until this point. When deep down he knows it’s not doing anything but numb the pain for a brief period and kicking the can down the road.

I love him and I’m proud of him for how far he has come on his own, and I keep the faith that he can have the revelation necessary to begin healing and to put the bottle down permanently.

I’m proud of you reading this for investing in yourself and caring about becoming better and starting your day with gratitude knowing that it’s a choice that it’s free and that it’s always available to you.