The Strange Truth Episode 6: Renewal Pursuing a Happy Life

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[00:01:11] Welcome to Episode 6 of The Strange Truth. My name is Carl B. I'm going to be your host today.

[00:02:07] And we're going to talk about a really interesting topic here. We're going to talk about renewal.

[00:02:17] You know, the year just started. A lot of things have happened.

[00:02:22] We just came from a pretty challenging year in 2020, right? We're now in 2021.

[00:02:34] And it struck me that I need to pivot. A pivot away from just all the unpleasantness, you know, everything that's going on.

[00:02:48] And it's a choice that I'm going to make. And, you know, I'm going to renew myself.

[00:02:56] I'm going to renew certain aspects of my life. I'm going to choose to pursue a happy life.

[00:03:08] I am going to choose to pursue a happy life.

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[00:06:11] So, yeah, I really thought about this.

[00:06:17] You know, with everything that's going on right now, I think that people, well, we all have to make a choice, right?

[00:06:29] I, with all the stress of COVID and lockdown and trying to get our lives in some kind of working order.

[00:06:43] It can get pretty stressful.

[00:06:46] And, you know, I have to admit that, you know, I, you know, I am feeling a little burnout, right?

[00:06:55] Because as a prepper, you know, we prepare, right?

[00:06:59] We're always, we're always involved in some little project, prepping projects around the house.

[00:07:06] You know, whether it be, you know, food or building something or, or, or testing something.

[00:07:15] You know, during the summer, it was a lot of gardening and taking care of, I have quails and taking care of animals.

[00:07:28] And along with, you're doing all of this stuff along with your regular life.

[00:07:32] That's what I'm saying.

[00:07:34] And sometimes that can get a little stressful.

[00:07:37] Um, and, uh, one of the things that I want to encourage all the listeners to do is self-care.

[00:07:48] Okay?

[00:07:49] Take care of yourselves.

[00:07:52] You need a break as well.

[00:07:54] Uh, if, if, if you are the, uh, primary person, the, uh, you know, the prepper in the family or if you, and you're, if you have a spouse and, and of course you share, uh, some of the load, you have to, you have to take a break.

[00:08:15] Sometimes, right?

[00:08:17] And just practice some self-care.

[00:08:20] Take care of yourselves.

[00:08:22] Um, so I decided that I would pivot away from all the negativity to a more positive outlook on things.

[00:08:34] And, um, you know, I wanted to bring more happiness into my life.

[00:08:39] I, I wanted to be, uh, available, mentally available, you know, for my family.

[00:08:47] Um, so, uh, I decided to begin this cycle of, of self-renewal.

[00:08:58] Um, I really had to ask myself the question, you know, what makes me happy?

[00:09:03] Right?

[00:09:03] I think that we all do from time to time, you know, you ask yourself, are you happy?

[00:09:08] Um, an important question.

[00:09:11] Um, and I realized that, you know, it was far easier to just dwell on why I was not happy versus why I should be happy.

[00:09:23] If that makes any sense.

[00:09:25] Um, to my chagrin, I realized that I, you know, I, I, I think I was, I was really used to just thinking about all the really negative things in life.

[00:09:39] I, I, it had become a real pattern and, and a lot of that was due to, you know, the consumption of, uh, you know, uh, social media, uh, you know, news sources from the internet.

[00:09:53] Uh, because, you know, as I said, as preppers, we're always looking for, uh, what could go wrong and how to deal with that.

[00:10:02] Right?

[00:10:03] Uh, you know, uh, you know, we, we all care about our families, uh, and, and I think that, uh, you know, we, we tend to be on the lookout a lot of times for, uh, you know, the things that could go wrong.

[00:10:16] And, and I think that affects us in a lot more ways than, uh, we realize, uh, a lot of times in a negative way, actually.

[00:10:28] Um, so yeah, I, I, you know, I, I realized that.

[00:10:31] I was, I was more used to thinking about all the negative things in life.

[00:10:37] So I, I asked myself, uh, why, uh, this was so, and I realized that, yeah, you know, um, I was primarily just focusing on all the negative things.

[00:10:51] And, um, and I decided, you know, I, I decided that I kind of want to have a little bit more balance in my life.

[00:11:01] Um, you know, uh, there are times to, to think about the negative things, but, uh, you know, life will throw us curve balls.

[00:11:13] Right. And, and we have to respond. Okay. Um, but, um, we, uh, we have to really break that cycle from time to time for, for just for our own health.

[00:11:31] Um, it made me look up, uh, the effects of stress, right, um, on the human body.

[00:11:39] And, uh, it's, it's really shocking, uh, what I found. Um, I'm, I'm reading from WebMD here.

[00:11:48] Um, stress can lead to physical symptoms, including headaches, upset stomach, elevated blood pressure, chest pain, and problems sleeping.

[00:12:02] Um, researchers suggest that stress also can bring on or worsen certain symptoms of diseases.

[00:12:11] And in a time when we all really have to try to, um, make sure that we have healthy immune systems and, and that we're as healthy as possible.

[00:12:22] Um, being stressed is, is not, is not the way to be at this point with COVID and, and everything else that's going on.

[00:12:31] Um, I'm reading here, it says stress also becomes harmful when people use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs to relieve their stress.

[00:12:38] Stress, unfortunately relieving of, uh, instead of relieving the stress and returning the body to a relaxed state, these substances tend to keep the body in a stress state and cause more problems.

[00:12:48] So what I would suggest to, uh, the listeners, uh, people listening to this podcast is, you know, leave the, uh, alcohol and the tobacco, right?

[00:13:00] And any kind of drugs, leave it all behind if you can.

[00:13:04] Leave it behind.

[00:13:05] Um, it doesn't really help.

[00:13:10] Um, I'm reading here, they say 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.

[00:13:18] 75% to 90% of all doctor office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.

[00:13:28] Stress can play a part in problems such as headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, skin conditions, asthma, arthritis, depression, and anxiety.

[00:13:38] Ha!

[00:13:41] Um, after reading that and, uh, you know, certain, uh,

[00:13:49] certain, uh, certain, uh, websites where, you know, I, I, you know, research, right?

[00:13:53] I went to, you know, okay, you know, so I'm feeling a little stressed.

[00:13:57] What can I do about it?

[00:14:00] Um, and what are some of the best ways to deal with it, right?

[00:14:02] I, I, I, I realized that, yeah, it really does, uh, cause a lot of problems.

[00:14:09] So, how to get away from, uh, you know, this, this state of mind, right?

[00:14:20] Um, well, I think that a lot of preppers, especially people listening to this podcast, right?

[00:14:27] They're probably pretty upset about, uh, what's going on.

[00:14:31] And there's a lot to get people upset, right?

[00:14:34] Between COVID, the lockdowns, what's going on in the political arena.

[00:14:40] Um, some people, you know, there's people out of jobs, right?

[00:14:44] Um, uh, they can, uh, you know, get, um, ends to meet, you know, uh, no job means no money means sometimes no food.

[00:14:55] People are suffering.

[00:14:57] And if you're listening to this podcast, uh, you know, uh, we understand, we understand that it's, it's, it's very, very difficult out there.

[00:15:08] Um, you know, uh, we really do have to try to, uh,

[00:15:14] try and take the time to reconnect with what's important in our lives.

[00:15:23] And, uh, if, if any, uh, if listeners, uh, if, if you do have a little extra that you can donate, uh, or give to someone who is less fortunate,

[00:15:38] then I, I would encourage you to, to take that step to do it.

[00:15:44] Because there is a lot of anxiety and stress out there.

[00:15:49] So, yes, you know, looking about me and, and everything else, I realized that I need some self-care.

[00:15:59] I need some self-care.

[00:16:01] Um, so I, you know, I, you know, 2020 was just a train wreck for most people.

[00:16:10] You know, uh, it's incredible how many people lost jobs, lost loved ones, either to the sickness or, you know, uh, to, to, to some, you know, ailment or.

[00:16:24] Um, and, um, you know, uh, people have lost their sense of security.

[00:16:31] Um, many people went from, you know, normally spending time with loved ones and friends to being alone and isolated.

[00:16:41] Because, uh, one of the real, uh, side effects of COVID, right, is all the isolation that, uh, it has caused people.

[00:16:50] Uh, 2020 was a year when, uh, nothing was normal.

[00:16:55] You know, from buying groceries to going to church.

[00:17:01] Now, maybe, uh, you know, you're like me, right, feeling a little burnt out, a bit overwhelmed.

[00:17:10] Uh, maybe you got caught up in all, all, uh, political drama and maybe you still are.

[00:17:18] Just remember, uh, when, uh, when, when the Democrats and their allies, right, when they lost the election four years ago.

[00:17:30] How did they react to it?

[00:17:32] They raged.

[00:17:34] They plotted.

[00:17:35] They schemed.

[00:17:37] Right?

[00:17:38] They lied.

[00:17:39] They looted.

[00:17:40] They burned.

[00:17:41] They showed all the worst parts of the human psyche.

[00:17:45] For four years, they indulged in the worst parts of human behavior.

[00:17:54] And, and for all the people who responded to it, to the attacks, how did all this negative energy affect their health?

[00:18:10] You know, uh, there, there was all of this fighting going on, right?

[00:18:15] Not, well, in some cases, not necessarily physical fighting, but emotional fighting.

[00:18:22] Fighting.

[00:18:24] I mean, you know, a lot of this stuff tore families apart.

[00:18:28] Uh, COVID did.

[00:18:29] The politics did.

[00:18:33] It tore, it, it really, uh, tore the nation apart.

[00:18:38] Um, how did all this negative energy affect all those people?

[00:18:47] How did it affect all, you know, their health?

[00:18:50] Their well-being.

[00:18:52] Their own connections to happiness, family, friends, and even God.

[00:19:03] Let us learn from the most recent history as we head into now, properly into 2021.

[00:19:13] Let it be a year of renewal for you as well.

[00:19:16] I am going to try and make it a year of, of renewal for me.

[00:19:23] Pursuing happiness for me.

[00:19:27] Um, I am going to pivot, right?

[00:19:31] It's a pivot.

[00:19:32] You, you, it's an emotional pivot.

[00:19:35] Let us all pivot.

[00:19:39] Pivot away from all the negative things, all the negative vibes, right?

[00:19:43] That cast a shadow over our lives.

[00:19:47] Let us spend the year renewing ourselves.

[00:19:52] A group of people spent four years raging.

[00:19:59] Raging.

[00:20:04] I, I don't want to do that.

[00:20:08] I don't want to spend four years raging.

[00:20:12] Is it going to do any good to rage?

[00:20:14] I don't know.

[00:20:14] I, I, I don't want to spend my time and my energy that way.

[00:20:19] I don't think being the best human being, that does not, you know, fit into that mold, you know, that all that anger, all that hate, all that vitriol, right?

[00:20:33] It doesn't fit into the way I see.

[00:20:39] And I want to see myself as a decent human being, as somebody who is trying to be the best individual that they can.

[00:20:52] George Washington said,

[00:20:54] Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind than on the externals in the world.

[00:21:09] So, what are some of the things that we can do to renew and enrich our lives?

[00:21:16] Well, you know, how do you de-stress, right?

[00:21:19] You know, I, I want you to be thinking about it along with me here.

[00:21:23] How do you de-stress, right?

[00:21:24] You got to find ways to relax.

[00:21:27] So, let's start there.

[00:21:29] Let relaxation become a part of your daily life.

[00:21:34] Not something that you just do on the weekends or, you know, whenever you get that downtime from work.

[00:21:45] You have to relax, not just your body, but your mind as well.

[00:21:53] Now, to, to relax the mind, right?

[00:21:57] You know, there are a few things you can do, right?

[00:22:00] There's some, you can try breathing exercises.

[00:22:04] You can, you can meditate, right?

[00:22:07] As a Christian, I can meditate on God.

[00:22:12] I can say a prayer.

[00:22:14] I can think about God's awesomeness.

[00:22:19] I can't pray for a couple of minutes during the day.

[00:22:25] If you're a Christian, you know, praying is, is, is one of the most effective ways to de-stress.

[00:22:38] I think that a lot of Christians probably don't think of it or think of the act of praying that way.

[00:22:45] You know, when we're in communion with God, when we're, when we're bringing our petitions to God.

[00:22:53] But it's, but it's also very cathartic, right?

[00:22:58] It really does relieve the mind.

[00:23:06] You can also, you know, read or watch or listen to something calming or funny.

[00:23:13] You know, laughter is healthy, right?

[00:23:16] You know, there, you know, find something that you can, you can, you can share and have a laugh.

[00:23:28] Relaxing the body is also important.

[00:23:32] Find a way to release, you know, physical tension.

[00:23:36] There's something called progressive muscle relaxation, right?

[00:23:40] Which is tensing and relaxing each muscle group.

[00:23:42] You can Google it.

[00:23:44] You can do a little bit more research on it.

[00:23:48] Let's say you lie on a, a, a, a soft, firm surface and you just relax certain, uh, muscle groups, right?

[00:23:58] You tense them and relax them.

[00:24:00] And, uh, and that helps your body to relax.

[00:24:05] It relieves tension.

[00:24:08] Go for a walk.

[00:24:09] That's a good one, right?

[00:24:11] Go for a walk.

[00:24:12] Get out into nature.

[00:24:15] Um, here's a good one.

[00:24:16] You know, uh, soaking in a warm bath, right?

[00:24:21] Maybe it's time to get that hot tub that probably you've, you've always wanted or you've got an eye on, right?

[00:24:27] Maybe it's time to get that hot tub, right?

[00:24:29] And, uh, it's a great way to relax.

[00:24:34] Uh, have a spouse or, you know, a loved one, you know, have them give you a massage, right?

[00:24:41] Use a foam roller or a stress ball.

[00:24:46] Drink some water or some soothing tea.

[00:24:49] Read.

[00:24:50] Listen to a book.

[00:24:51] Find a quiet place to be alone for a few minutes.

[00:24:54] Those are all great ways to relax.

[00:25:00] Find a way to reconnect with yourself.

[00:25:07] You are worth it.

[00:25:13] You know, we're not, we're not like ants, right?

[00:25:16] That they just pretty much work themselves to death.

[00:25:18] They just keep going once, you know, once they're, uh, born, right?

[00:25:25] All they, they're just little machines.

[00:25:27] They just work themselves to death.

[00:25:30] You know, uh, take care of yourself.

[00:25:37] Another good way to, um, renew yourself and renew certain aspects of your life is to reconnect

[00:25:45] with important people in your life.

[00:25:49] Um, one of the things that, uh, COVID did, as I mentioned earlier, right?

[00:25:53] I, you know, it really did disconnect us from our loved ones to a certain extent.

[00:26:01] Uh, some people more than others.

[00:26:04] Okay.

[00:26:05] Um, we got disconnected, uh, with family members, right?

[00:26:14] Uh, acquaintances, friends.

[00:26:17] Reconnect.

[00:26:18] Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, pick up the phone, send an email, a text.

[00:26:28] Whatever you have to do, reconnect with those people in your life.

[00:26:39] You, you, you might not even understand just how much

[00:26:44] of an impact calling that person that you haven't spoken to in a long while might have on that individual.

[00:26:57] It might make their day.

[00:27:00] It might make their week or their month, knowing that you are actually thinking about them.

[00:27:06] That you, you know, you, you, you actually care about their welfare.

[00:27:13] And, and there you're not only just kind of helping yourself, you're, you're helping somebody else.

[00:27:20] Try to have your relationships stronger after the pandemic rather than weaker.

[00:27:29] That's a thought, isn't it?

[00:27:31] To actually, after all of this, to actually build stronger and have stronger relationships with our family, with our friends.

[00:27:42] With our God.

[00:27:43] You can also, uh, get on that lifelong dream or project, right?

[00:27:52] Uh, you know, uh, you know, uh, that has nothing to do with prepping.

[00:27:58] Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

[00:27:59] Okay?

[00:28:00] Uh, listen, there, there are a million prepping projects that preppers will have.

[00:28:06] There's a never-ending, uh, slew of, of things that, you know, as preppers that will, will, will pop up every day.

[00:28:17] Okay?

[00:28:18] Okay?

[00:28:18] But, but it, it, it also is, is good to have something out there.

[00:28:22] Something that's not connected to, to prepping.

[00:28:26] Something that, you know, is enjoyable and important to you.

[00:28:30] And if you don't have it, then maybe you should look about you and maybe you should find it, right?

[00:28:34] You know, find something that's not connected in any way to any part of your life that gives you stress.

[00:28:46] Okay?

[00:28:47] Uh, you know, not connected to prepping, not connected to work, not connected to politics, not connected to social media, anything like that.

[00:28:57] It should just be all about you.

[00:29:01] You know, it could be that special thing you always wanted to do or, or to build or to, you know, to see.

[00:29:07] You know, it's really important to just have your own, your own time.

[00:29:21] And as I said, during this time of COVID, during this time of social unrest, everything else that's going on,

[00:29:33] we don't take enough time, I think, just for ourselves.

[00:29:41] You know, um, a lot of people think of prepping as inherently selfish, right?

[00:29:47] But in my experience, it's completely the opposite.

[00:29:53] In my experience, I see preppers not only trying to protect themselves,

[00:30:02] but, you know, it's a lot of preppers are really trying to protect their families,

[00:30:08] to protect their friends, their community.

[00:30:17] And in doing so, I think sometimes we find ourselves stretched a bit thin.

[00:30:26] Okay, as, as a father of two children and someone who has a regular nine-to-five job,

[00:30:38] uh, and you're trying to keep all those balls in the air, right?

[00:30:44] You're juggling a lot of different, um, social responsibilities.

[00:30:52] It does get a bit stressful.

[00:30:56] And sometimes you find that you're stretched too thin.

[00:30:59] Um, you know, most preppers, you probably find that you're the person that everybody comes to, to talk to, right?

[00:31:09] They have a problem, they come and talk to you.

[00:31:12] You're the sounding board.

[00:31:15] Right, um, and a lot of times, uh, you know, other people don't realize that

[00:31:24] even that takes energy, you know, to sit there and to listen and to be supportive does take energy.

[00:31:34] A lot of times, you will sometimes find that maybe

[00:31:41] you're not getting that amount of support from other people,

[00:31:46] and that's because they come to you for that support.

[00:31:49] You are the strong person, the strong individual.

[00:31:52] If that's the case, then yes.

[00:31:59] Find a way to de-stress.

[00:32:02] It's important, find a way to renew yourself, uh, this year.

[00:32:08] I'm certainly going to try and I'll keep you guys updated as to my progress.

[00:32:18] Another way that you can also de-stress is to immerse yourself in love.

[00:32:24] Love, the highest form of love, right?

[00:32:31] Love your family.

[00:32:35] Love your spouse.

[00:32:36] Your special person.

[00:32:40] Love your children.

[00:32:45] Love your work.

[00:32:49] Love your God.

[00:32:54] I wanna, I want this year for me to be one, yes, renewal.

[00:32:59] But it's also one of happiness.

[00:33:03] It's one of, of love.

[00:33:11] I saw what happened four years ago when all these people were raging, raging, raging.

[00:33:22] And I saw right after the election, all these people are just raging, raging.

[00:33:31] And I realized that I, I don't really, I don't want, I don't want that.

[00:33:43] As a social commentator, as a writer, yes, there's, you know, there are times when I will focus on, on those things.

[00:33:53] As a podcaster, yeah, you know, I, I, I will speak about relevant things.

[00:34:00] But then I leave them behind, right?

[00:34:02] When I'm with my family, I just wanna be with my family.

[00:34:05] I wanna, I wanna spend time with them.

[00:34:08] Time is such a precious thing.

[00:34:13] Last year, my wife, she lost her mom.

[00:34:19] She lost her mom to cancer.

[00:34:21] Her mom was, was, was a really young woman in her late 50s.

[00:34:32] And it made us realize just how precious time is.

[00:34:37] I remember all those vacations that we took as a family together.

[00:34:41] All those, you know, parties and, and dinners.

[00:34:51] And I realized that, that's what's important.

[00:34:59] It's not necessarily about who's in power and, and all this other stuff, right?

[00:35:03] I, those things are important, but, but spending that time with your family and, and with your loved ones, creating memories, that's important.

[00:35:20] So, I, I'm gonna go on my journey, right?

[00:35:24] I'm gonna go on my journey of renewal.

[00:35:27] I'm gonna go on my journey of love this year.

[00:35:36] I want to connect with my wife.

[00:35:44] I wanna connect with my children.

[00:35:49] Be a good father to them.

[00:35:55] I wanna, I wanna connect with my God.

[00:35:59] God, those, those things, I think are gonna be, are important to me.

[00:36:10] And I'm gonna try this year.

[00:36:12] And I, and I will keep, I will keep you all apprised.

[00:36:17] I will keep you up to date in how I'm doing.

[00:36:22] To try to de-stress and de-clutter my life.

[00:36:29] I wanna share a few things with you before we go.

[00:36:36] I, from time to time, I'll read, you know, this publication online, this online blog, right?

[00:36:42] American Thinker.

[00:36:43] It's a great blog.

[00:36:45] And there is a writer there.

[00:36:48] His name is Chris Boland.

[00:36:50] He writes some of them, some, some really remarkable articles, you know, about life, about just connecting with, with yourself.

[00:37:06] And, um, he, uh, he published a recent article.

[00:37:11] It's called A Blackout in Which We Cancel the Culture.

[00:37:15] And I'm just gonna read a, a, a part of it to you.

[00:37:18] It says,

[00:37:20] The average American spends more than half his waking hours looking at a screen, a computer, television, tablet, or the ubiquitous smartphone.

[00:37:31] A certain percentage of this is productive, work-related uses such as spreadsheets, word programs, and the like.

[00:37:38] But an enormous block of time is consumed by our need to be stimulated and entertained.

[00:37:45] What is often overlooked is that the stimulation and entertainment we consume changes us and changes the way we experience our lives.

[00:37:58] This article, he writes about, um, how he's part of a Catholic men's program titled Exodus 90.

[00:38:10] Where they completely disconnect from the world for 90 days.

[00:38:18] It seems like they start at the beginning of the year and they end on Easter Sunday.

[00:38:24] And according to the article, there is no television, no radio, no social media, no movies, no pop music, no texting.

[00:38:34] It's complete abstinence from contemporary forms of entertainment and stimulation.

[00:38:44] What a wonderful, what a wonderful thing.

[00:38:48] What a wonderful idea.

[00:38:49] I said it in a previous podcast, right?

[00:38:59] And I said, well, you know what?

[00:39:01] Take some time.

[00:39:03] Disconnect.

[00:39:06] Not from PBF, but disconnect, right?

[00:39:09] Disconnect from Facebook, from Pinterest, from, you know, Twitter.

[00:39:20] Disconnect.

[00:39:22] Put that phone down.

[00:39:26] Reconnect with your family.

[00:39:27] Reconnect with your life.

[00:39:29] Reconnect with your God, you know.

[00:39:36] It's not just about the external worldly things, right?

[00:39:48] It's about the spiritual things, the spiritual part of our lives, which is so neglected these days.

[00:40:01] When I was, you know, doing a little bit of research for this podcast, I was looking up love.

[00:40:08] I was looking up Bible verses for love.

[00:40:12] And there are a lot of them.

[00:40:17] And I also remembered that Jesus himself said that we, you know, like if you're a Christian, right?

[00:40:25] You're not really off this world, really.

[00:40:28] Right?

[00:40:32] And I think that in some ways, you know, let's say, give unto Caesar that which is Caesar, give unto God that which is God, right?

[00:40:39] You know, I think that that is a great way of looking at things, too.

[00:40:43] The world throws a lot of stuff at you.

[00:40:55] Okay?

[00:41:00] But listen to what Jesus said, John chapter 15, verse 19.

[00:41:09] He said, if ye were of the world, the world would love his own.

[00:41:14] But because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

[00:41:22] Right?

[00:41:23] He made a lot of statements like that.

[00:41:28] Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.

[00:41:32] If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

[00:41:36] And he made a lot of statements about that.

[00:41:43] You know, it's not, what happens here is important.

[00:41:50] But it's not the ultimate reality.

[00:41:54] It's not the ultimate truth.

[00:41:58] We all have a spiritual life, a spiritual side, too.

[00:42:07] And that poor soul that inhabits the body, sometimes it's just so neglected, right?

[00:42:22] So I think, for me anyway, it's time for me to completely renew, right?

[00:42:31] Exercise the mind.

[00:42:32] Get stronger.

[00:42:37] Exercise the body.

[00:42:42] Reconnect spiritually with God.

[00:42:49] Renewal.

[00:42:50] I think that one of the most beautiful passages I've ever read in the Bible about love is from 1 Corinthians 3, chapter 13.

[00:43:08] Sorry, chapter 13, right?

[00:43:12] Verses 4 through 8.

[00:43:15] And it says, listen, this is, listen what it says about love.

[00:43:23] Love is patient.

[00:43:25] Love is kind.

[00:43:27] It does not envy.

[00:43:29] It does not boast.

[00:43:30] It is not proud.

[00:43:32] It does not dishonor others.

[00:43:36] It is not self-seeking.

[00:43:39] It is not easily angered.

[00:43:41] It keeps no record of wrongs.

[00:43:44] Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

[00:43:59] Love is the eternal thing.

[00:44:22] Love is the eternal thing.

[00:44:23] Love is love.

[00:44:25] It is love.

[00:44:25] We are wired to love.

[00:44:28] And when that is out of kilter, right, that's when we become stressed.

[00:44:38] That's when our lives, that's when the color of our lives goes out.

[00:44:48] So I'm going to spend this year renewing myself, reconnecting with the important things,

[00:44:59] reconnecting with my family, with friends, with loved ones.

[00:45:04] When all of this is done and over with, I want to be able to say that I became stronger because of it, not weaker.

[00:45:16] I am going to spend a year trying to be what this passage says a person should be.

[00:45:39] Patient, kind, not envious, not boastful, not proud, not dishonoring other people, not self-seeking, not easily angered, not keeping account of wrongs,

[00:45:57] not delighting in evil, but rejoicing with the truth, protecting, trusting, always hopeful, persevering.

[00:46:16] These are the parts of my life, of my being that I would like to strengthen this year, to practice this year.

[00:46:38] I encourage everyone to come along with me.

[00:46:46] Let's make this a year of renewal.

[00:46:49] Let's make this a year of positivity, not negativity.

[00:47:00] Let's make this a year when we look back on it.

[00:47:04] We can say, we grew.

[00:47:07] We grew in our spiritual lives.

[00:47:14] We grew in our personal lives.

[00:47:22] That we extended our hands and our help to those who needed it.

[00:47:34] That we did not spend the time chasing all these other negative phantasms that cloud our lives.

[00:47:52] A lot of things to think about.

[00:47:56] Right?

[00:47:57] So, thanks for listening.

[00:48:01] I will keep you all up to date on how I'm doing with this pledge.

[00:48:04] I will pledge that I will begin this process of self-renewal.

[00:48:09] And I'll let you know how it's proceeding from time to time.

[00:48:13] Thank you for listening to PBN.

[00:48:16] This is Carl B.

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