I just wanted to put this out into the universe as I just got some incredible news that i honestly didnt think would ever happen in my life and as I write this its giving me tears as I am reflecting on my almost 40 years above ground that nearly ended several times...

*** this is going to be a little bit deep and clearly i am being very vulnerable (which I NEVER AM) ***

THANK YOU for... always believing in me, never giving up on me, even when I didn't think I deserved it, I appreciate all the ups but more importantly all the downs, even for how painful, sad, and dark it got

i am thankful for the ability to want to love others...the laughs, the tears, the cheers, the convos, the ability to quit a job that drained the life out of me for 8 years...

i am beyond thankful for that one magical day 15+ years ago you decided to put this amazing beautiful soul that I call wife in front of me who lifted me out of the dark murky waters heading for pure and utter destruction it was the first time in a long time you showed me there is light ath the end of the tunnel...

That same very day I was with 2 of my best friends who clearly were heading towards self destruction (both passed from never finding the light) ( i EASILY could have been them)....

i am so thankful to be above ground....

that day clearly saved my life, it turned me away from lucifer...i don't want to get all spiritual on you as that isn't my intention... but its my reality... that day absolutely 100 percent saved my life

Now 15 years later I can look into the mirror and be proud of the ongoing work in progress... makes me appreciate all the adversity and sacrifices it took to get here as I type this fighting back tears.

I was borderline homeless at one point...

i had everything one could want (pro ball opportunity) a bunch of people knew who I was but I was so damaged and not happy, not appreciative, didn't want the spotlight, i just wanted to crawl into a dark hole and never come out it, i didn't like myself... i threw away everything, i wanted to feel darkness...

Life is never what you expect or intend at a young age... my hopes are for YOU to LOVE YOURSELF even if you are in a dark place, not confident, not happy, not loved, depressed, lonely etc... i totally get that

BUT

i promise you with my entire heart and soul, if you keep putting in the endless work and try your best to be a better version every day even if it's just 1 little tiny thing, those chips will stack up, you will catch that break, you will get that job, you will find that special someone❣️

momentum is hard to break in either direction once you get it... SO NEVER quit, NEVER surrender and NEVER EVER stop believing in yourself!

I never flex but the ultimate flex is finding true love and loving yourself... All those material things are really a distraction that may give you short term happiness but it doesn't give you LOVE... ( you can find and have both but extremely difficult)

Truly all money is at the end of the day is a symbolization of our time on planet earth that you can't take with you...

WE ALL will expire ⌛️

How do you want your time to be?

So I encourage you to:

LIVE, LAUGH AND LOVE... you FUCKING deserve it

YOU are worthy, you are beautiful, you are intelligent, you are creative, you are passionate, you are amazing... look in the mirror tonight before bed and tell yourself these things... wake up tomorrow and immediately put out into the universe some things you are grateful for...

rinse it repeat that daily its a life hack and when that darkness creeps back in just think about how you are a work in progress and there is light as long as you let it in.... LIGHT > DARKNESS

also think about how cool it is in 2025 we are on X all connected😄

if this tweet even helps one person out of the 8Billion+ on planet earth there is my 1 tiny little thing I did today

honestly, my dms and tgs dms are always open (it may take a bit to get back to you) but im here.. anything and everything will be 100% private

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