July 1, 2025 • 16 mins
Ever find yourself wondering where that creative, adventurous part of yourself disappeared to? That's exactly what we're diving into today—rediscovering your inner child that gets buried under adulthood's endless responsibilities.
Many of us hit our late 30s and suddenly realize we've been so focused on building our lives that we've forgotten to actually live them. The mundane cycle of work, chores, and occasional weekend fun can leave us feeling empty despite all we've accomplished. But there's good news: that creative, passionate side of you is still there, just waiting to be reawakened.
I share my own journey finding fulfillment beyond the 9-to-5 grind—from learning to surf with a Navy rescue swimmer mentor (eventually matching Navy SEAL swimming standards!), to spontaneous cross-country adventures like flying to Pittsburgh with my nephew to catch Tom Brady's final game against the Steelers. These experiences remind us that life expands when we stop just thinking about possibilities and start pursuing them. Whether it's joining a softball league, starting a podcast, making travel plans, or simply trying something new in your community, the key is taking that first step. As the saying goes, "You miss 100% of the chances you don't take."
What's your "beach" in life? What passion or interest have you been putting off? Your joy might be found in something grand like international travel or something simple like joining your local chess club. The point is to find what makes the world melt away for a while. Ready to stop talking about it and start being about it? Share your stories with us—because a life fully lived is the greatest adventure of all.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I know there's your own thing.
You've been thinking aboutdoing, thinking about trying,
thinking about just getting into, and that's what I hope to
inspire.
I just want to bring value tothe listeners here.
Welcome to the show.
Talk about it or be about it.
It's the About it Podcast.
Here we go, go Go.
(00:25):
I'm your host, bradley.
Marcello, fasten your seatbeltsand look for a hairpin for
departure.
Good morning everyone.
(01:13):
Welcome to the show.
I just wanted to thank each andevery one of you for being here
and taking time out of your dayto connect with me.
My hope is that you'll findtoday's show entertaining,
informative and somewhatinspirational.
If you enjoyed today's show,please consider giving a like,
follow or share.
Let's get going.
All right, everyone, let's getthe show started.
I thought I'd switch things uptoday and kick off the show with
(01:33):
a little weather report Acrossthe Midwest.
Here it's going to be a brightand sunny day a high of 85
degrees and a low of 67 at night, looking like no clouds in the
sky.
Thank goodness for that.
It's going to be swimmingweather in the day and camping
weather at night.
So on today's episode I wantedto get into that creative side
(01:56):
of you.
You could call it, your innerchild even.
I think that so many of us getcaught up in the pressures and
responsibilities of life thatmany times we lose that side of
us or quiet it down a bit.
Well, today I just wanted tospeak to that person inside of
you.
I believe that for so many ofus, especially the adults you
know, you graduate high school,get out into the real world and
(02:18):
kind of lose a part of yourself,you know, and they say, middle
age these days is, you know,it's not 50 years old, it's
actually closer to 38.
So you get about halfwaythrough life and you start
realizing hmm, maybe I haven'tdone everything I wanted to do.
I spent all this time workingfor what I have, but what do I
have to show for it?
At least that's how we're leftfeeling on the inside, and I'm
(02:39):
here to tell you that you don'thave to lose that part of
yourself is, in fact, one of thereasons why I have started this
podcast right here as we speak,because I realized that there
was more into me than just anine to five or taking out trash
every Tuesday, rinsing andrepeat.
You know what I mean and formany of you, you're blessed
enough that you have alreadydiscovered this, and I
congratulate you guys.
For some of us, though,including myself, I think we
(03:01):
might need a littleencouragement.
Doesn't just have to be ballgames on the weekends and
getting drunk with your friends.
There can be more to it thanthat, and I think many of us
find the joys in life, such ashaving children, and the pride
and fulfillment that comes alongwith that taking them to their
little ball games on theweekends, going to their plays,
(03:21):
seeing them graduate elementaryschool, grow up and I think we
can have a part of that forourselves as well and, of course
, the days of mindless, carefreefreedom and, you know, the
spring break.
Life might be over for many ofus, but there's more to life
than that.
For some of us that might befeeling a little stuck in life.
There's some avenues I've foundthat I just wanted to share
(03:42):
with you Again.
This podcast show that I'vetaken on here is something that
I've made a part of my life.
To have a creative outlet, forexample.
I think many of us have a lotof thoughts and ideas going on
in our head, and having a way toget that out a creative outlet
is one thing that can be reallyhelpful and beneficial.
(04:02):
Something I've enjoyed doing inthe past is YouTube videos.
Actually, my family and I andfriends used to go out on the
boats quite a bit in centralFlorida and I would bring my
GoPros along with us, and I'mreally glad I did.
It turned it into more thanjust a day out on the lake.
It became a documentary of thattime in our lives and shooting
(04:25):
and recording and the editingthat followed.
That'll always be a part of usand it was pretty fun too, and
again now we'll have memoriesthat we can look back on for the
rest of our lives.
Some might call them hobbies.
This might even be jobs formany of you.
Other folks like to go outfishing, for example.
These hobbies, these outlets,hobbies and connections, I think
(04:49):
are part of what makes lifefulfilling, and I believe the
more we can find of that and getinvolved with, the more whole
we can be as a person.
So I guess what I'm saying inshort is, if you find yourself
in that position where you'rewanting a little more out of
life, well I'm saying, just gofind it.
Really, there's so much outthere and one of the best ways
(05:09):
to get started is find whatinterests you and go talk to
someone about it.
Go find someone that isinvolved with that, connect with
them.
They could even be your mentoror something like that, you know
.
And then all of a sudden, youfind yourself releasing some of
that energy inside and maybeeven becoming a part of
something bigger than youthought originally, than you
(05:31):
thought possible, and I alsothink that these are some of the
moments that can turn intothose unexpected parts of life
that you didn't see coming andsurprise you in the best way
possible.
I want to encourage you to findyour thing, basically, and
don't worry about holding back.
Go to the beach, go out to thelake, have fun.
Don't worry about all thepressures that you deal with in
(05:52):
life.
Let them go.
Find those little moments wherethe rest of the world melts
away.
This is where I want toencourage you not to maybe
follow the standard procedure of, you know, necessarily
self-medicate and do what somany others do in that sense and
give up.
I'm wanting you not to give up.
(06:12):
There's a bright, beautifulworld out there and it's ready
for the taking um.
Speaking of beaches, that is onething I love to do From a young
age.
For example, I had a mentorwhen I was about 14 years old,
he taught me how to surf.
This guy was a Navy rescueswimmer.
He trained with the Navy SEALsand all this stuff.
And, goodness, good Lord, whenI first got out in that water
(06:36):
with him, I did not know what Iwas doing, even though I grew up
at the beach.
I grew up around water, learnedhow to swim from a young age.
This guy would be miles aheadof me in the water, obviously,
but I gained so much value fromit.
I learned how to get up on thesurfboard, control it, chase a
wave down, learn about theswells and the tides and the
(06:59):
sets coming in and out, andeventually I became kind of all
right at it.
And he got older, of course, andI started getting older, um,
and catching up with him.
That was, that was the fun part.
He he got to be over 40 to 50years old and now I'm, you know,
(07:20):
25 and 30 years old and got alot more experience at it than I
did before, and to be able tostart keeping up with him at
some point was pretty big for me.
In fact, I even eventually tookthe Navy SEAL entrance test Not
officially, of course, but youcan look their stats up online
and all that good stuff, andthey have like a 500 meter swim,
(07:42):
for example Um, I know that hetook that when he was in there
and all that good stuff, butthey have like this minimum
median and then like an optimalswim time, which is around nine
minutes, I believe, for 500meters swim.
Eventually, I did achieve that,so I actually do thank him His
name's, david for that.
Um, if he wouldn't have got meinto surfing, I might've just
(08:05):
been up on the beach instead ofout in the water and never been
able to swim that fast.
These days, I think I'm alsoslowing down too, though, which
is okay.
You can't expect to keep somethings up forever.
All right, I know what you'rethinking.
All right, keep your minds outof the gutter.
There's a pill for that.
But yeah, so what's your beachin life?
You know, like, what's yoursurfing story?
What can you find that'll giveyou that feeling of inside that
(08:30):
you're accomplishing something?
Basically, I think that's whatmost of us are looking for is to
basically not feel mundaneinside and to feel a little more
than average inside.
And to feel a little more thanaverage Could be joining the
company or church softball team,for example.
Maybe that's something to lookinto.
I remember I used to work atDisney and, man, good memories,
I used to be on the companysoftball league there.
(08:51):
And of course, disney owns ESPN.
They have the ESPN fields therein Orlando.
Man, if that's a chance I nevertook, then I don't know what I
would say here, because even thefact of just getting to tell
you that you guys, that that Igot to take part in something
like that, it feels prettyspecial.
So I mean, I'm reminded of theold cliche you miss 100% of the
(09:13):
chances that you didn't take,right.
So I don't want you to feelsilly for taking that chance,
kind of like Nike, right, likejust do it, just get into it and
, of course, just be about it.
Don't just talk about it right,think it, try it, do it, be
about it.
That's what this whole show isabout.
Anyway, I'm not just thinkingof talking of concepts here.
(09:33):
I'm not just speaking ontheories.
This show is about things thatI've personally been through,
witnessed, seen, things thatI've done right, things that
I've been about, not just talkedabout.
So even reach out to the showright, like the email is
aboutitcast at gmailcom andagain follow the show for more
(09:53):
stories.
Maybe they'll inspire you to beabout your own thing, right,
because I know there's your ownthing you've been thinking about
doing, thinking about tryingjust getting into, and that's
what I hope to inspire.
I just want to bring value tothe listeners here.
One of the biggest ways I'veacted on that commitment in my
life is traveling.
Actually Now, I know noteverybody can get into that, but
I do promise you more storieson that in the future on this
(10:14):
show.
I've been fortunate enough inthe past to be able to travel a
lot.
Actually, I've been to 30states and about four countries
I believe at this point maybefive, and I can't wait to tell
you some of the places I've been, the things I've gotten to do.
Um, one of my couple of myfavorite cities I've been to
(10:35):
actually are, you know, st Louis.
I've been there.
I've been up to the arch.
I've been to Kansas city andseen the chief stadium.
You know, go, louis, I've beenthere.
I've been up to the Arch.
I've been to Kansas City andseen the Chiefs Stadium.
You know, go, super Bowlwinners, right, pittsburgh is an
amazing city.
I've been to Cleveland, ohio,seattle, washington.
I've been to Houston and Austinand Dallas, texas.
I've even seen Amarillo right,that's in a song.
(10:57):
It's pretty cool.
I've flown over the GrandCanyon and the Rocky Mountains,
but enough about that for now.
I don't want to seem like I'mbragging.
Of course, like I said, Iconsider myself fortunate and
blessed to have been able totake part in some of those
adventures.
I wasn't on my way to party orto do anything crazy, I'm just
glad I got to enjoy God'screation.
You know what I mean and I lookforward to plenty more of that
(11:19):
in the future.
In fact, I'm actually remindedof this.
One time, at band camp right Now, I was in Florida hanging out
with my nephew, drew.
One time and this is anotherstory of just being about it we
thought it'd be awesome to gosee Tom Brady play against the
Steelers, and their gamehappened to be in Pittsburgh.
In fact, I think it was TomBrady's last game against the
(11:41):
Steelers.
So we came up with a plan andwe actually followed through
with it.
We booked the airplane tickets,I got the rental cars lined up
in the hotel, drew said okay andwe took off.
We flew to Pittsburgh andactually I'm wrong, we flew to
Cleveland, ohio first, becausewe wanted to make it even more
interesting.
My grandfather actually grew upin Cleveland, ohio, so I wanted
(12:05):
to show Drew where mygrandfather went to high school.
We always heard the stories butnever got to see the place in
person.
So we added a little road tripalong the way, touched down in
Cleveland, got our rental car Ithink it was a Black Ford
Explorer at the time Touredaround the city a little bit and
got to stop by my grandfather'sold high school that we only
heard about, took some picturesand enjoyed the sights a little
(12:28):
bit before continuing on toPittsburgh Again.
If you only think about it,you're going to miss out, right?
So we get to Pittsburgh and Igot to say it's one of the
nicest cities I've ever been inand I'm talking about the people
there, like you guys areawesome.
I think we spent the wholeweekend there and didn't even
get beeped at one time intraffic.
In fact, I think the only hornwe heard the whole time we were
(12:50):
there was an Uber driver pickingup their passenger from
somewhere just to get theirattention.
But yeah, we got to Pittsburgh,got to our hotel and checked in
and then got to tour aroundthat city.
I mean it was pretty cool.
We got a lot of cool pictures.
Steelers Stadium itself sitsbetween some mountains and
there's actually three riversthere that connect together.
(13:11):
I think it was like an oldmilitary site even back in the
civil war days, because there'slike one, two, three rivers that
all come together at a certainpoint and it creates the most
beautiful backdrop.
By the way, for a steelers gameand buccaneers game that we
went to.
You got the mountains in thebackground, the water around you
and the open air.
(13:33):
I swear it smells better there.
That mountain air is somethingelse, but I can just remember
basically having the best timethere, and we would have never
been able to do that if wedidn't just do it.
Just be about it.
You know what I mean.
I actually used to live inPennsylvania, so I was so glad
that Drew said yes to this,because then I got to show him
the beauty of that state too andhe got to experience some
(13:55):
things that he never would haveotherwise.
And I think you see where youguys see where I'm getting with
all this, whether it's takinggrand adventures, a cruise, a
flight, renting a car, going ona trip going to another country.
I will tell you my travel storyabout Jamaica sometime, trust
me, for example.
Or just sitting at homerecording a podcast, editing a
(14:17):
photo that you took on a walk inthe local park, making a
YouTube video joining thesoftball league, or even your
local chess club no judgmenthere.
Right, like for real.
I love chess myself.
Even no lie.
All I'm trying to get at is justdon't give up on pursuing life,
don't give up on finding yourthing.
Life doesn't just have to bemundane, it doesn't just have to
be routine.
You can find those moments ofjoy in the smallest or the
(14:39):
grandest of things.
Life doesn't have to be boring,trust me, and it's not.
One of the most important thingsI'd like to leave you guys with
is, for example, psalm 1611says the fullness of joy is
found in God's presence.
He is the originator of joy.
Without him, there is no joy,there is no love, there is no
peace.
Romans 1513 says May the God ofhope fill you with all joy and
(15:00):
peace in believing, so that, bythe power of the Holy Spirit,
you may abound in hope.
Romans 1212 says Rejoice inhope, be patient in tribulation,
be constant in prayer.
And John 16, 24 says now youhave asked nothing in my name.
Ask and you will receive, thatyour joy may be full.
And to tie all my pointstogether with one last Bible
(15:20):
verse Proverbs 17, 22 says ajoyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries upbones, and that's the point of
this whole episode.
Right there, I'm looking inpart to speak to those with a
crushed spirit, those with thedry bones.
We all know that jesus raisedlazarus from the dead right, and
I believe he can raise you uptoo.
So pray, speak to god and gofind your thing.
I know god believes in you andI believe in you, and I'm sorry
(15:41):
if I got too religious for someof my listeners.
Actually, I'm not sorry, butjust letting you know that this
is where inspiration took methis morning.
Right, I'm on here to say whatI got to say and that's what I
had to say.
Again, thank you guys forjoining us on the About it
podcast and you know, peace out.
I know there's your own thing.
You've been thinking aboutdoing, thinking about trying,
thinking about just getting into, and that's what I hope to
inspire.
I just want to bring value tothe listeners here.
Welcome to the show.
Talk about it or be about it.
It's the About it Podcast.
Here we go, go Go.
(00:25):
I'm your host, bradley.
Marcello, fasten your seatbeltsand look for a hairpin for
departure.
Good morning everyone.
(01:13):
Welcome to the show.
I just wanted to thank each andevery one of you for being here
and taking time out of your dayto connect with me.
My hope is that you'll findtoday's show entertaining,
informative and somewhatinspirational.
If you enjoyed today's show,please consider giving a like,
follow or share.
Let's get going.
All right, everyone, let's getthe show started.
I thought I'd switch things uptoday and kick off the show with
(01:33):
a little weather report Acrossthe Midwest.
Here it's going to be a brightand sunny day a high of 85
degrees and a low of 67 at night, looking like no clouds in the
sky.
Thank goodness for that.
It's going to be swimmingweather in the day and camping
weather at night.
So on today's episode I wantedto get into that creative side
(01:56):
of you.
You could call it, your innerchild even.
I think that so many of us getcaught up in the pressures and
responsibilities of life thatmany times we lose that side of
us or quiet it down a bit.
Well, today I just wanted tospeak to that person inside of
you.
I believe that for so many ofus, especially the adults you
know, you graduate high school,get out into the real world and
(02:18):
kind of lose a part of yourself,you know, and they say, middle
age these days is, you know,it's not 50 years old, it's
actually closer to 38.
So you get about halfwaythrough life and you start
realizing hmm, maybe I haven'tdone everything I wanted to do.
I spent all this time workingfor what I have, but what do I
have to show for it?
At least that's how we're leftfeeling on the inside, and I'm
(02:39):
here to tell you that you don'thave to lose that part of
yourself is, in fact, one of thereasons why I have started this
podcast right here as we speak,because I realized that there
was more into me than just anine to five or taking out trash
every Tuesday, rinsing andrepeat.
You know what I mean and formany of you, you're blessed
enough that you have alreadydiscovered this, and I
congratulate you guys.
For some of us, though,including myself, I think we
(03:01):
might need a littleencouragement.
Doesn't just have to be ballgames on the weekends and
getting drunk with your friends.
There can be more to it thanthat, and I think many of us
find the joys in life, such ashaving children, and the pride
and fulfillment that comes alongwith that taking them to their
little ball games on theweekends, going to their plays,
(03:21):
seeing them graduate elementaryschool, grow up and I think we
can have a part of that forourselves as well and, of course
, the days of mindless, carefreefreedom and, you know, the
spring break.
Life might be over for many ofus, but there's more to life
than that.
For some of us that might befeeling a little stuck in life.
There's some avenues I've foundthat I just wanted to share
(03:42):
with you Again.
This podcast show that I'vetaken on here is something that
I've made a part of my life.
To have a creative outlet, forexample.
I think many of us have a lotof thoughts and ideas going on
in our head, and having a way toget that out a creative outlet
is one thing that can be reallyhelpful and beneficial.
(04:02):
Something I've enjoyed doing inthe past is YouTube videos.
Actually, my family and I andfriends used to go out on the
boats quite a bit in centralFlorida and I would bring my
GoPros along with us, and I'mreally glad I did.
It turned it into more thanjust a day out on the lake.
It became a documentary of thattime in our lives and shooting
(04:25):
and recording and the editingthat followed.
That'll always be a part of usand it was pretty fun too, and
again now we'll have memoriesthat we can look back on for the
rest of our lives.
Some might call them hobbies.
This might even be jobs formany of you.
Other folks like to go outfishing, for example.
These hobbies, these outlets,hobbies and connections, I think
(04:49):
are part of what makes lifefulfilling, and I believe the
more we can find of that and getinvolved with, the more whole
we can be as a person.
So I guess what I'm saying inshort is, if you find yourself
in that position where you'rewanting a little more out of
life, well I'm saying, just gofind it.
Really, there's so much outthere and one of the best ways
(05:09):
to get started is find whatinterests you and go talk to
someone about it.
Go find someone that isinvolved with that, connect with
them.
They could even be your mentoror something like that, you know
.
And then all of a sudden, youfind yourself releasing some of
that energy inside and maybeeven becoming a part of
something bigger than youthought originally, than you
(05:31):
thought possible, and I alsothink that these are some of the
moments that can turn intothose unexpected parts of life
that you didn't see coming andsurprise you in the best way
possible.
I want to encourage you to findyour thing, basically, and
don't worry about holding back.
Go to the beach, go out to thelake, have fun.
Don't worry about all thepressures that you deal with in
(05:52):
life.
Let them go.
Find those little moments wherethe rest of the world melts
away.
This is where I want toencourage you not to maybe
follow the standard procedure of, you know, necessarily
self-medicate and do what somany others do in that sense and
give up.
I'm wanting you not to give up.
(06:12):
There's a bright, beautifulworld out there and it's ready
for the taking um.
Speaking of beaches, that is onething I love to do From a young
age.
For example, I had a mentorwhen I was about 14 years old,
he taught me how to surf.
This guy was a Navy rescueswimmer.
He trained with the Navy SEALsand all this stuff.
And, goodness, good Lord, whenI first got out in that water
(06:36):
with him, I did not know what Iwas doing, even though I grew up
at the beach.
I grew up around water, learnedhow to swim from a young age.
This guy would be miles aheadof me in the water, obviously,
but I gained so much value fromit.
I learned how to get up on thesurfboard, control it, chase a
wave down, learn about theswells and the tides and the
(06:59):
sets coming in and out, andeventually I became kind of all
right at it.
And he got older, of course, andI started getting older, um,
and catching up with him.
That was, that was the fun part.
He he got to be over 40 to 50years old and now I'm, you know,
(07:20):
25 and 30 years old and got alot more experience at it than I
did before, and to be able tostart keeping up with him at
some point was pretty big for me.
In fact, I even eventually tookthe Navy SEAL entrance test Not
officially, of course, but youcan look their stats up online
and all that good stuff, andthey have like a 500 meter swim,
(07:42):
for example Um, I know that hetook that when he was in there
and all that good stuff, butthey have like this minimum
median and then like an optimalswim time, which is around nine
minutes, I believe, for 500meters swim.
Eventually, I did achieve that,so I actually do thank him His
name's, david for that.
Um, if he wouldn't have got meinto surfing, I might've just
(08:05):
been up on the beach instead ofout in the water and never been
able to swim that fast.
These days, I think I'm alsoslowing down too, though, which
is okay.
You can't expect to keep somethings up forever.
All right, I know what you'rethinking.
All right, keep your minds outof the gutter.
There's a pill for that.
But yeah, so what's your beachin life?
You know, like, what's yoursurfing story?
What can you find that'll giveyou that feeling of inside that
(08:30):
you're accomplishing something?
Basically, I think that's whatmost of us are looking for is to
basically not feel mundaneinside and to feel a little more
than average inside.
And to feel a little more thanaverage Could be joining the
company or church softball team,for example.
Maybe that's something to lookinto.
I remember I used to work atDisney and, man, good memories,
I used to be on the companysoftball league there.
(08:51):
And of course, disney owns ESPN.
They have the ESPN fields therein Orlando.
Man, if that's a chance I nevertook, then I don't know what I
would say here, because even thefact of just getting to tell
you that you guys, that that Igot to take part in something
like that, it feels prettyspecial.
So I mean, I'm reminded of theold cliche you miss 100% of the
(09:13):
chances that you didn't take,right.
So I don't want you to feelsilly for taking that chance,
kind of like Nike, right, likejust do it, just get into it and
, of course, just be about it.
Don't just talk about it right,think it, try it, do it, be
about it.
That's what this whole show isabout.
Anyway, I'm not just thinkingof talking of concepts here.
(09:33):
I'm not just speaking ontheories.
This show is about things thatI've personally been through,
witnessed, seen, things thatI've done right, things that
I've been about, not just talkedabout.
So even reach out to the showright, like the email is
aboutitcast at gmailcom andagain follow the show for more
(09:53):
stories.
Maybe they'll inspire you to beabout your own thing, right,
because I know there's your ownthing you've been thinking about
doing, thinking about tryingjust getting into, and that's
what I hope to inspire.
I just want to bring value tothe listeners here.
One of the biggest ways I'veacted on that commitment in my
life is traveling.
Actually Now, I know noteverybody can get into that, but
I do promise you more storieson that in the future on this
(10:14):
show.
I've been fortunate enough inthe past to be able to travel a
lot.
Actually, I've been to 30states and about four countries
I believe at this point maybefive, and I can't wait to tell
you some of the places I've been, the things I've gotten to do.
Um, one of my couple of myfavorite cities I've been to
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actually are, you know, st Louis.
I've been there.
I've been up to the arch.
I've been to Kansas city andseen the chief stadium.
You know, go, louis, I've beenthere.
I've been up to the Arch.
I've been to Kansas City andseen the Chiefs Stadium.
You know, go, super Bowlwinners, right, pittsburgh is an
amazing city.
I've been to Cleveland, ohio,seattle, washington.
I've been to Houston and Austinand Dallas, texas.
I've even seen Amarillo right,that's in a song.
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It's pretty cool.
I've flown over the GrandCanyon and the Rocky Mountains,
but enough about that for now.
I don't want to seem like I'mbragging.
Of course, like I said, Iconsider myself fortunate and
blessed to have been able totake part in some of those
adventures.
I wasn't on my way to party orto do anything crazy, I'm just
glad I got to enjoy God'screation.
You know what I mean and I lookforward to plenty more of that
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in the future.
In fact, I'm actually remindedof this.
One time, at band camp right Now, I was in Florida hanging out
with my nephew, drew.
One time and this is anotherstory of just being about it we
thought it'd be awesome to gosee Tom Brady play against the
Steelers, and their gamehappened to be in Pittsburgh.
In fact, I think it was TomBrady's last game against the
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Steelers.
So we came up with a plan andwe actually followed through
with it.
We booked the airplane tickets,I got the rental cars lined up
in the hotel, drew said okay andwe took off.
We flew to Pittsburgh andactually I'm wrong, we flew to
Cleveland, ohio first, becausewe wanted to make it even more
interesting.
My grandfather actually grew upin Cleveland, ohio, so I wanted
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to show Drew where mygrandfather went to high school.
We always heard the stories butnever got to see the place in
person.
So we added a little road tripalong the way, touched down in
Cleveland, got our rental car Ithink it was a Black Ford
Explorer at the time Touredaround the city a little bit and
got to stop by my grandfather'sold high school that we only
heard about, took some picturesand enjoyed the sights a little
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bit before continuing on toPittsburgh Again.
If you only think about it,you're going to miss out, right?
So we get to Pittsburgh and Igot to say it's one of the
nicest cities I've ever been inand I'm talking about the people
there, like you guys areawesome.
I think we spent the wholeweekend there and didn't even
get beeped at one time intraffic.
In fact, I think the only hornwe heard the whole time we were
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there was an Uber driver pickingup their passenger from
somewhere just to get theirattention.
But yeah, we got to Pittsburgh,got to our hotel and checked in
and then got to tour aroundthat city.
I mean it was pretty cool.
We got a lot of cool pictures.
Steelers Stadium itself sitsbetween some mountains and
there's actually three riversthere that connect together.
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I think it was like an oldmilitary site even back in the
civil war days, because there'slike one, two, three rivers that
all come together at a certainpoint and it creates the most
beautiful backdrop.
By the way, for a steelers gameand buccaneers game that we
went to.
You got the mountains in thebackground, the water around you
and the open air.
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I swear it smells better there.
That mountain air is somethingelse, but I can just remember
basically having the best timethere, and we would have never
been able to do that if wedidn't just do it.
Just be about it.
You know what I mean.
I actually used to live inPennsylvania, so I was so glad
that Drew said yes to this,because then I got to show him
the beauty of that state too andhe got to experience some
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things that he never would haveotherwise.
And I think you see where youguys see where I'm getting with
all this, whether it's takinggrand adventures, a cruise, a
flight, renting a car, going ona trip going to another country.
I will tell you my travel storyabout Jamaica sometime, trust
me, for example.
Or just sitting at homerecording a podcast, editing a
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photo that you took on a walk inthe local park, making a
YouTube video joining thesoftball league, or even your
local chess club no judgmenthere.
Right, like for real.
I love chess myself.
Even no lie.
All I'm trying to get at is justdon't give up on pursuing life,
don't give up on finding yourthing.
Life doesn't just have to bemundane, it doesn't just have to
be routine.
You can find those moments ofjoy in the smallest or the
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grandest of things.
Life doesn't have to be boring,trust me, and it's not.
One of the most important thingsI'd like to leave you guys with
is, for example, psalm 1611says the fullness of joy is
found in God's presence.
He is the originator of joy.
Without him, there is no joy,there is no love, there is no
peace.
Romans 1513 says May the God ofhope fill you with all joy and
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peace in believing, so that, bythe power of the Holy Spirit,
you may abound in hope.
Romans 1212 says Rejoice inhope, be patient in tribulation,
be constant in prayer.
And John 16, 24 says now youhave asked nothing in my name.
Ask and you will receive, thatyour joy may be full.
And to tie all my pointstogether with one last Bible
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verse Proverbs 17, 22 says ajoyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries upbones, and that's the point of
this whole episode.
Right there, I'm looking inpart to speak to those with a
crushed spirit, those with thedry bones.
We all know that jesus raisedlazarus from the dead right, and
I believe he can raise you uptoo.
So pray, speak to god and gofind your thing.
I know god believes in you andI believe in you, and I'm sorry
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if I got too religious for someof my listeners.
Actually, I'm not sorry, butjust letting you know that this
is where inspiration took methis morning.
Right, I'm on here to say whatI got to say and that's what I
had to say.
Again, thank you guys forjoining us on the About it
podcast and you know, peace out.
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