Navigating You

• Yes!  You are in!  Let's talk about you.  Have you been asking why lately?  Why are you going through what you are going through?  How do you get the strongest you?  Your play of the day.  Here you go...
• Thank you Pastor Rick of Daily Hope.  We've played similar and definitely getting the pull to post up again.  This world will chew you up and spit you out or eventually swallow you.  Your body.  You soul.  You'll choose where to go.  With whom to surround yourself.  If you would like to hear more of that Play of the Day, Check out Daily Hope, "When You Feel Like Giving Up, Part 3, published on the 9th of November, 2023.
• So you feel like giving up?  Don't.  Also, I understand.  Most of us feel like giving up at some point in our lives.  Yet don't.  Please don't.  You have Purpose.  The tide does go out and it will come back in.  Always.  The sun goes down and comes up.  Need another cliche?  Peaks do not exist without valleys.  Keep hiking.  
• I may not be a licensed therapist yet there is 20+ years on my resume of coaching and encouraging young people and old for that matter.  Shout out to those that have the courage to share that they are not doing well.  To confess when they are struggling and asking for help.  I love you.  I thank you.  That is a huge step for healing: confession.
• Truth, my words can only help some of you so far.  My actions perhaps further.  With God, it is unlimited.  
• For the avid listener, you've also heard me say that depression is as real as cancer.  If you think about taking your life or giving up, then you know you have it.  If you have a hard time getting out of bed and being motivated to live your purpose, then you have it....at least for a season or temporarily.  
• So if you were to tell me you have a throbbing toothache, my words could only carry you so far.  I'd tell you need to go see a dentist.  If you tell me you can't afford one, I'm going to say you need a job with proper insurance.  Some of you tell me that's hard and I'll say not really.  In n Out burger, Walmart, Target, Starbucks are all hiring and they have insurance.  Tough love.  The In n Out burger in La Quinta, CA is hiring starting at $19 per hour plus benefits.  Pride getting in the way?  Yeah, I know that one...unfortunately too well.
• Serving the homeless now via Overflowshower.org, I've learned some important lessons.  It's not about just getting a job.  Other things are holding you back.  Spiritual, mental and addictive issues.  Some of you are not ready yet.  I'm wise enough to recognize that now.  
• So I'll drive you to the dentist.  I'll help you get set up with Cal insurance.  I'll even help you pay for it.  You wouldn't have to pay me back.  Yet, I'm absolutely going to encourage you on the path to being self-sufficient.  And someday, may you do the same for someone else if you aren't already.  
• So some of you need to go to a mental health expert.  Some of you need a medical doctor/PA.  Some of you need a dentist.  For me, I need all those at times and I definitely need to keep going to my accountant.
• So who is holding you lovingly accountable?  Tough, lovingly accountable?  Who knows your darkest secrets?  Who knows what is best for you?  Truly what is best for you?  You need a group that is going to give you 1 Thes 5:11, Pro 27:17.
• Side note, Greg and I started gtsurf.org. We haven't cracked the code yet.
• In the immediate term, if you don't have a small group that is helping you with the above, contact us at FriDudes.com.