Let’s get jiggy w it

Hey, it me.

It is January 28th, 2024, 8:45pm on a Sunday night, and we be out here.

This weekend has been extremely refreshing. Been showing my parents around with what’s new going on down here in the Sunshine State (aka what’s been going on in my life hehe).

Yesterday, I took them to the restaurant that I work at for brunch and we had a good time. Then we went to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

This weekend when we were on the water we saw tarpon, manatees, dolphins, sharks, and we even managed to see a pretty big spotted eagle ray. It was super dope.

Last night, my friends had invited me to a party that was in the middle of the woods. It was one of the coolest things I have experienced. Their friend owned a big piece of land in the middle of nowhere and I guess he throws annual parties where they have a big fire, roast a pig, had a bar, live music, and just hella vibes.

There was even a few hammocks, a zip line, and a cool swing for people to have fun with.

When I got there, my friend gave me some mushrooms and a couple hits of a disco pen, if you know what I mean hehe. So I was about to be zooted asf.

We drank some beer, socialized, smoked, danced, and was just vibing in the middle of the woods. It was so cool and so fun. Everyone was in a great mood and I couldn’t help but just be happily present.

When I was sitting there and all the chemicals were messing with my brain, I had this warm fuzzy feeling that I was right where I was supposed to be.

Have you ever had that feeling before? Where you feel like you are right where you are supposed to be in that exact moment, in that exact place?

It felt like I was at a checkpoint in my life and God was showing me that I am heading in the right direction.

That, or it could have just been what I was on. But I do believe God was showing me a lil sumn sumn last night and it felt like a pat on the back. Just letting me know to continue to have faith and trust that everything is going to work out best in my favor.

This morning, my parents wanted to go to church so we attended the church that my coach and many friends from Amway go to. It was a cute church and it felt cool/weird being in that environment with them.

I find myself separating myself from them because they all seem like they have it all together, and for some reason I just feel like I am a baby or a kid compared to them. That’s probably why I should stop complaining though and just be my authentic self while focusing on all of the things that I am rather than what I am not.

That being said, let’s go over some concepts from The Art of Focus. I am almost done with chapter one and I am so excited to get out of this principle/definition chapter hehe.

• Storytelling

  • In this portion, Dan states, “Stories house the components that form the foundation of human behavior. Like a good book, life unfolds in chapters and phases. There is a problem, call to adventure, curiosity, exploration of the unknown, struggle, insight, transformation, solution, climax, and more that happen more than once over the course of a lifetime.”

  • This has tripped me up recently because to create a good brand, I must create a good story. Or share my story in a creative way that is intriguing to those who hear it.

  • My story is a little crazy though so I have been stuck on trying to figure out how to properly tie in my story along with this website and my brand.

  • Dan also says that people get stuck in phases throughout their life because many people lack the ability to see the bigger picture. So they become complacent and stuck on whatever level that they seem to be comfortable on (if that makes sense?).

• Failure & Struggle

  • In order to be successful, you have to be okay with failing. To my understanding, success is just a pile of failures learned from stacked on top of each other. But I’m low key kind of high rn and I’m not sure if that makes sense.

  • But failure and struggle is important during our pursuit for success because they allow us to push and work towards living a better future.

  • One thing that I have been hearing a lot is when you are heading in the right direction, that is when life throws a lot of adversity towards you. To give you an opportunity to learn and grow so that you can level up. Like exp. in a game.

• Iteration & Persistence

  • In this section, Dan explains the importance for us to have our own individual projects and goals to work towards. Working towards our goals and tasks that we assign ourselves our the pathway to true happiness

  • I can sort of see this because ever since I have been working on this website and learning how to improve my creative skills, I have found a new passion for life (not to be dramatic). But like fr.

• It’s Not Black & White

  • There are never just two options (like black and white)

  • Each side holds truth so it is important that we pull from both and transfer them to our own beliefs we have when making decisions.

• Hunting for Holism

  • Dan states that, “Reality is perspective, and your perspective is but one of infinite.”

  • He also mentions something about truth seekers, and if we identify as a truth seeker, then it is our job to find a little bit of truth in everything. Doing this allows us to reject all ideologies and belief systems because they are all a little true.

  • Prior to reading this, I wouldn’t have identified myself as a “truth seeker” but since I have been on my spiritual journey these past few years, I have found myself questioning many religions and many belief systems that people cling on to today.

  • I find each and every concept so intriguing because the power of belief is so powerful. If the human brain genuinely believes that something is real, who are we to say that it is not real?

On that note, it is now 11:09pm and I have to wake up at 4:00am to take my parents to the airport. So I will chat with you soon. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I appreciate you.

See you on the flip side :)

Love always,

Kyrin.