there we go! I always do things thinking it'll be worth it if it touches at least one person. I can go into the weekend feeling good. Have a great one Jared! 👊🏼
Great post, Phil. You're right. People haven't lost all hope, yet. We CAN make the changes we wish to see in our world. It just takes action, not only words! ❤️
I constantly try to talk this approach up. Like, we can complain until we're all blue in the face and pretend like the problems are too big for any of us, but that ignores the fact that when people act in mass, it matters. It changes things. If we all do the same small thing, it's suddenly a big thing. One person who boycotts a company won't make a difference, sure. But if thousands of people do it all on the same day? That will make waves.
We need to stop believing that we can't make a difference. If we can get a critical mass of believers activated, we can make change happen in this world.
Thank you for this motivational post I think a lot of people need this right now “you figure out the future. Not by waiting for a hero, but by being the person who shows up.” This is how we can fight this system that is against us, by showing up to make changes on a local level. No one is coming to save us. We need to be the change that brings good to a world ravaged by corruption and evil. Take the bull by the horns and be the change you want to see.
This was my problem with the new Star Trek series for a while. Not because they were "woke", but because they were so, unapologetically, depressing. 90s Trek had its dark moments, DS9 had seasons about the lead up and break out of a freaking war, but it never felt depressing. Even at the darkest points, there was still the undertone of, "we just need to get through this crap and there's a light on the other side."
But lately, everything has been like, depression porn. Wallowing in how miserable we are. I don't need that, the news is already that, I need some light in this tunnel.
So yeah, Project Hail Mary was what I needed right now.
I've seen it 3 times, read and listened to the book 7 times, and I'm so so so glad you wrote this! I couldn't agree more. We need people to read good books and ask hard questions. Because knowing the truth is not enough. AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE✨
Thank you! I too saw project Hail Mary and I never go to the theater anymore. And I too was in great need of something inspirational and not just dystopian. Good that you focused on the problem-solving aspect. I was impressed at that aspect of the plot.
When asked “how’s it going” or “how’s your morning” or another question of the like, an older man I used to work with would reply “Well I woke up six feet above the ground instead of below”. I used to just write it off as a silly joke. But the more I got to know him, the more I realized that he was genuinely just happy being alive. Any day he woke up, was a good day. As long as you’re alive, you’ve beaten the odds. There are way more people who are already dead, than people who get to experience today. Today is a good day, and if I wake up tomorrow? That’ll be a good day too.
I started the book the other day bc you mentioned it over and over. It’s been on my TBR for a while. Only a few chapters in and I’m completely invested. Thank you for reminding me to read this.
Thanks for this Phil! I see optimism these days as like Pascal’s wager. Being optimistic and trying to improve the world loses you nothing if you’re wrong. But loses you everything the other way around
I'm fired up. This was a great post and highly motivational.
there we go! I always do things thinking it'll be worth it if it touches at least one person. I can go into the weekend feeling good. Have a great one Jared! 👊🏼
Great post, Phil. You're right. People haven't lost all hope, yet. We CAN make the changes we wish to see in our world. It just takes action, not only words! ❤️
I constantly try to talk this approach up. Like, we can complain until we're all blue in the face and pretend like the problems are too big for any of us, but that ignores the fact that when people act in mass, it matters. It changes things. If we all do the same small thing, it's suddenly a big thing. One person who boycotts a company won't make a difference, sure. But if thousands of people do it all on the same day? That will make waves.
We need to stop believing that we can't make a difference. If we can get a critical mass of believers activated, we can make change happen in this world.
Think doom, get doom. Think... try? Get optimism. Great post. Appreciated as a parent. Love your face too!
Thank you for this Phil! It’s just what was needed. Have a great weekend.
Thank you for this motivational post I think a lot of people need this right now “you figure out the future. Not by waiting for a hero, but by being the person who shows up.” This is how we can fight this system that is against us, by showing up to make changes on a local level. No one is coming to save us. We need to be the change that brings good to a world ravaged by corruption and evil. Take the bull by the horns and be the change you want to see.
Thank you for this Phil truly.
This was my problem with the new Star Trek series for a while. Not because they were "woke", but because they were so, unapologetically, depressing. 90s Trek had its dark moments, DS9 had seasons about the lead up and break out of a freaking war, but it never felt depressing. Even at the darkest points, there was still the undertone of, "we just need to get through this crap and there's a light on the other side."
But lately, everything has been like, depression porn. Wallowing in how miserable we are. I don't need that, the news is already that, I need some light in this tunnel.
So yeah, Project Hail Mary was what I needed right now.
I've seen it 3 times, read and listened to the book 7 times, and I'm so so so glad you wrote this! I couldn't agree more. We need people to read good books and ask hard questions. Because knowing the truth is not enough. AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE✨
Thank you! I too saw project Hail Mary and I never go to the theater anymore. And I too was in great need of something inspirational and not just dystopian. Good that you focused on the problem-solving aspect. I was impressed at that aspect of the plot.
Excellent post and points Phil. Well said future Mr. President. ;)
When asked “how’s it going” or “how’s your morning” or another question of the like, an older man I used to work with would reply “Well I woke up six feet above the ground instead of below”. I used to just write it off as a silly joke. But the more I got to know him, the more I realized that he was genuinely just happy being alive. Any day he woke up, was a good day. As long as you’re alive, you’ve beaten the odds. There are way more people who are already dead, than people who get to experience today. Today is a good day, and if I wake up tomorrow? That’ll be a good day too.
Problems are opportunities to find solutions. I know that may be cliche; it is also true.
I started the book the other day bc you mentioned it over and over. It’s been on my TBR for a while. Only a few chapters in and I’m completely invested. Thank you for reminding me to read this.
Thanks for this Phil, especially after the Crashing Out episode and all the doom and gloom of the PDS this week! Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for the hope, Phil. ❤️
Well said!!! Thank you for being you!
Thanks for this Phil! I see optimism these days as like Pascal’s wager. Being optimistic and trying to improve the world loses you nothing if you’re wrong. But loses you everything the other way around