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An observation this morning.I’ve been busy. A lot of things in transition.A lot of change.Recently, I ran into some turb...
13/12/2024

An observation this morning.

I’ve been busy.
A lot of things in transition.
A lot of change.

Recently, I ran into some turbulence.

Obstacles. Setbacks. Delays. Mistakes.

It happens..

I was sitting here this morning in the dark, waiting on the sun to come up. Sorting through a few things in my mind as I prepare to attack the day.

I got pulled a little off course.

Somewhere in the last few months I allowed myself to be distracted by the new shiny objects that were showing up. It’s understandable. After going through the desert, a thirsty man will drink anything you offer to him. It was the same for me.

I had a revelation. I made myself go back in time mentally to a few years ago, when it felt like everything had gone wrong. I made myself remember. What was it that I had wanted during that time? There was only one thing. One vision that I clung onto from 2019-2022. That one thing that kept me warm out in the cold. That one goal that I knew could course correct my path and let me be where I knew I was born to be, doing what I was born to do.

Some people call that destiny.

I think it is choices and circumstance.

We can choose to press on.

Or, we can choose to give up.

I think sometimes that we get distracted because of the multitude of options placed before us. We forget what we started a journey for. We get pulled off on side quests. We lose our way. When you realize this is where you are, it is time to walk back the way you came from until the surroundings are familiar. And then, you try again.

I suspect that people reading this may not get it. If you made it this far, I hope it resonates for you in a way that is helpful.

I wanted to write this one as a marker. Something to look back on someday in the future to notate where I was at this point in the journey. Today was the day that I course corrected. Got back to basics. And got back to relentlessly pursuing the things that I want most in this life.

If you are able, I encourage all of you to do the same.

Happy Friday.

❤️

-Karma

I wish I had learned this lesson 10 years ago. Better late than never, I guess..
10/12/2024

I wish I had learned this lesson 10 years ago.

Better late than never, I guess..

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families.❤️
28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families.

❤️

If only it could be this simple..
25/11/2024

If only it could be this simple..

The only way to see something difficult all of the way through is to be willing to do whatever it takes, or to be willin...
17/11/2024

The only way to see something difficult all of the way through is to be willing to do whatever it takes, or to be willing to perish in the effort. Retreat is not an option. Surrender is not an option. Moving forward is the only choice.

Take a page from Hernán Cortés: When your ship finally arrives at the intended destination? Burn the boats right there in the water. Do not leave yourself an escape. You will be surprised at what a human being is capable of when they choose to limit the possibilities of outcomes. Crisis breeds urgency.

Most will not understand what I mean.

A few will.

I am talking to the few.

Burn the boats.

Happy Sunday.

❤️

-Karma

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15/11/2024

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The carnival will be back in town again soon, folks.
13/11/2024

The carnival will be back in town again soon, folks.

🎯
13/11/2024

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Happy Veterans Day to all who served.❤️
11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day to all who served.

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This has felt like the longest week of my life. All of that good news on Tuesday/Wednesday that came pouring in. It was ...
08/11/2024

This has felt like the longest week of my life. All of that good news on Tuesday/Wednesday that came pouring in. It was like a shot of adrenaline that still has not worn off.

I told y’all a month ago about my new job with the media company. One of the things that I have been involved with (since the beginning of August) is a new political radio show that I am co-hosting. The show focuses on Texas issues and Texas politics. It broadcasts out every weekend across a few stations in my corner of East Texas. It is coming along nicely and is now starting to gain some real traction. We are getting calls from potential sponsors and advertisers. People that I haven’t spoken to in years are texting me to tell me that they heard it. The whole thing feels.. Surreal.

The hardest part about this week was not knowing on Tuesday morning what kind of show that we would be writing up? Fridays are our recording day. I was wound up extremely tight going into Election Day. Wondering if today’s show was going to be a party or a funeral? Trying to get my mind right for both scenarios..

Well..

Y’all know what happened.

We are celebrating today and we are bringing the fire. I have been up and at it since before dawn, pacing in my kitchen like a lunatic. Stopping every few minutes to jot something down and then right back to pacing.

I wanted every single one of you here to know that I have been thinking a lot about you, too. We all won this week. I will be sure to bring the noise today in the studio. We all deserve it.

Happy Friday.

❤️

-Karma

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06/11/2024

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“Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking.”-General ...
01/11/2024

“Hard pressed on my right.
My center is yielding.
Impossible to maneuver.
Situation excellent.
I am attacking.”

-General Ferdinand Foch

Just wanted to let y’all know that I am still here. Things have been insanely busy for my wife and I over the last few m...
04/10/2024

Just wanted to let y’all know that I am still here. Things have been insanely busy for my wife and I over the last few months. I got a new job with a professional media company in Texas. Went in a brand new direction. I am dying to tell y’all all about it.

(**The included picture on this write-up is the side studio where I have been recording content for the last few weeks.)

But, I learned something a few years ago: When I used to talk out loud about my hopes and dreams, things kept getting in the way. Deadlines got missed. Real world events caused unexpected delays and problems. I even had one or two of my ideas stolen because I shared them with the wrong people. People would project their negativity onto what I was trying to do, telling me that I was wasting my time and that I would never reach my intended destination. Looking back now, I think that is how people push their own failures onto others. Because it did not work for them, they do not truthfully want to see anyone else climb out of a hole and ascend.

… Anyways.

I ended up getting extremely frustrated with the lack of progress, which only seemed to set me back more. At the beginning of this year, I made a new commitment to myself and said no more broadcasting out loud what I am up to. I committed to working in the silence, day in and day out. I committed myself to the work and promised that I was not “coming home again” until I had accomplished what I had set my mind to doing. And magically? Things started falling into place when I evolved into this mindset.

I am happy with my choices.

And I am just now seeing the first buds on the trees that I planted along the journey.

I will be back on here closer to the end of the year. Throttling is out of control again on my posts. Which makes sense, given we are just a few weeks away from the November vote. Four years later, same games being played by our tech overlords.

I hope that all of y’all are well.

Please try and have a peaceful Friday.

❤️

-Karma

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