July 14, 2025 • 9 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about his new nephew/niece, plus how to know if you're winning at life!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And a happy Monday friend. Welcome to you the thought
Shower intern. John is my name. Busy Weekend, Crazy weekend
'ron baby watch as well, which I gotta get to
that in a second. Two Uh so long story, shart.
My brother as of now has not had a baby
(00:23):
as far as I know. So my brother and his
wife they got married and they kissed, and now there's
a baby. So we had guest on the show. Like dates,
we thought the kid was gonna happen. My prediction was
this Friday. However, she was induced last night and so
(00:45):
as of now, there doesn't appear to be a baby.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So mayor I'll text him how is it going? Well?
I have his location. He's at the hospital. So very exciting.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
I hope it's a well obviously it doesn't matter what
it is, right boy or girl. It'd be cool to
have a nephew, just to uh, I don't know do
nephew things. But either way, very exciting, very happy.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
And then so my plan is to uh, the kid
better come this week. I'm gonna say that right now.
If the kid does not come this week, I'm gonna
I'm gonna be very angry because I'm gonna go out
to Saint Louis this weekend and hopefully see the child.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Sadly, it seems though the baseball team, Oh they'll be
in town. Now they won't be in town. Son of
a gun. Oh, very inconvenient.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
This kid.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Been nice that the kid was being born when the
baseball team was in town. Catch a game, get a
hot dog. Now I'm gonna do it. Hang with the baby. Oh,
I want you. That seems boring unless the kid's cool.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Uh. So my weekend, let's see how we did here.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
So well, Thursday, first of all, went out to the bar,
my bar, because we watched Low Island. So Friday basically
took it to eat. That's my first like Friday off
in I don't even know a couple of months. Took
it easy. Saturday, you know, went to the gym, got swollen,
all that good stuff, and then went out to my
(02:12):
bar again on Saturday, which was lovely, good time, vibes
are good.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Sunday kind of same thing. Actually was very productive. Yesterday.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
I got some stuff from Prime Day, like I got
new lamps that put together, very exciting, very mindful.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Very demure, and so that was good.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
And then went back to the bar because Love Island
the season finale was last night. If you don't know
what Love Island is, don't worry about it. Don't worry
about it. It's not worth it. It's not worth me
explaining what it is. It's a reality dating show where
they had like five episodes a week, which is crazy.
(02:55):
My first like was gonna catch up on I was like, oh,
this guy'd be like, you know, four or five uppisodes. No,
there was like thirty one episodes. I'm like, good grief,
Charlie Brown. So went out to the bar again, had
some great food at the Hide Social, got a chance
to hang my buddy Shane, buddy Ryan. It was lovely.
Now this weekend again, it's kind of baby watch. So oh.
(03:22):
I texted my brother, how's it going? He said, still
working on it, as if his ass has anything to
do with what's happening. Ah, man, it's gonna be exciting,
give me a lot of fun. Although Saint Louis their
airport sucks. I'll say it. Saint Louis is one of
(03:43):
those airports where the mayor does not believe in investing
in the airport, apparently because it's for tourists all them.
I imagine the locals use it as well. So like
the airport, if you're in a car, the rental is
not on property, you have to take the bus and
that suck. So the first time I went to Saint
Louis was Christmas a couple of years back.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
I assume that like when you land, like most airports,
the rental cars right there. No had to wait outside
in the cold, and I ain't bringing proper jackets so
it was a furreezing So there we go.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Let me get to this for your Monday. I think
this is important.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
The assigns you're winning in life, even if you feel
like a failure. I do think every now and then
because social media, because of what we were, kind of
grew a believe growing up as like the timeline of life.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
It does feel like sometimes not doing our best.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Thanks to pardon to know this stuff, you have friendships
that matter one percent. They say feeling connected to others
is a key indicator of well being. If you can
count just a few people who are genuinely have your back,
you're richer than you think. I think that's more fair
than you think, too, because if there's people that have
your back, people that care for you. I think that
(04:56):
I've seen things where it's like you only really need
like two or three good friends.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
You don't need five thousand friends. Two or three good
friends is really all you need to be happy. I
think that's fair if you've learned from past mistakes. Everyone
makes mistakes. The key is to learn from them. If
you find yourself analyzing what went wrong, making strides to improve,
you're on a witting path. I suppose that's fair too,
(05:24):
because you're not a failure if you learn from it.
If you keep doing the same thing over and over
and over again, a little bit of a failure, a
little bit of like why you're putting yourself in that
same position. If you have moments of joy, they say
life isn't always sunshine rainbows, those small moments of joy,
I mean you're winning, whether it's the first sip of
(05:46):
morning coffee or quiet walk in the park, perhaps listening
to your favorite radio show or podcasts or both. Maybe
you're blessed enough that your favorite podcasts and radio show
are hosted by the same guy. What a crazy world
that would be, you know, I think that's fair. If
you have a self care a team. They say, it's
more thin bubble baths and spot days. It's about setting
(06:08):
boundaries and knowing your limits. If you're making time to
care for yourself, you're treating your mental and physical health
as a priority. I believe that's fair. I've been trying
better at that too, Like I'm trying to make more
time to relax, Like I went this past week, went
to my restaurant three times, which is a lot. However,
(06:29):
I knew, like this weekend, I was gonna be out
of town, ideally with the baby coming, So I knew
that was gonna be a situation. So there's that balance
as well. But I am trying to be like, all right,
we can take time off, you know, like the world's
not gonna end. If John stays in for a day,
that's gonna be okay. You can let go of grudges,
(06:51):
they say forgiveness is often seen as a gift you
give to others, but in reality, it's a gift you
give yourself. Holding on the grudges waisy down and prevents
you from moving forward. I know I've talked about this before.
This is video I saw online. I wish I could
find it again. But this guy's talking about anger, and
he's like, when I'm angry, it's like I'm holding a
kettlebell a weight, right, and I hold it, and I
(07:14):
hold it and hold it. Then something else happens. It
makes me angry, and I pick up more weight. The
video that picks up another kettlebell. He's like, I keep
walking around, keep holding on. And the idea is he
keeps holding on, the more weight, the anger he gets
if he doesn't forgive or learn to let go, that
weight is only holding him down. I think that the
(07:34):
physical like view of that of like all these things
holding this guy down, was like WHOA, Because I always
say too, as far as anger at somebody else, if
you think they are a horrible person, you're giving them
what they want, you know. I do tend to believe
that if you're angry at somebody, there's a good chance
(07:54):
they have no idea, or if it's a case where
like they knew you're angry, they assume me move on.
But there's a good chance they have no idea that
you're angry, right, So carrying that anger without them knowing
does nothing to them, no effect on their life. They
have no idea anything is wrong, you know, they're living
life like they're supposed to, YadA YadA. But if they
(08:15):
are as sinister as you think, you being angry and
you being annoying is going to give them wins. I've
told that to people before. I had a friend who
was convinced their coworker was trying to ruin their life,
and I said like, hey, I don't know, maybe you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
I don't see it that way. But two things.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
If they are trying to ruin your life and you're
letting it get to you, you're giving them a big
old w a big old win. If you think they
are trying to make every little thing get to you
and it's working, they are winning. However, I think there's
a fantastic chance they have no idea what's going on.
In that case, you're still letting them win because they
(08:55):
have no idea. What they're doing is making angry. So anyway,
that's my soapbox for your Monday. A following on the
Instagram at intern gen Radio. Hopefully we have a new
nephew or niece the next couple of days. It's the
thash Hower
And a happy Monday friend. Welcome to you the thought
Shower intern. John is my name. Busy Weekend, Crazy weekend
'ron baby watch as well, which I gotta get to
that in a second. Two Uh so long story, shart.
My brother as of now has not had a baby
(00:23):
as far as I know. So my brother and his
wife they got married and they kissed, and now there's
a baby. So we had guest on the show. Like dates,
we thought the kid was gonna happen. My prediction was
this Friday. However, she was induced last night and so
(00:45):
as of now, there doesn't appear to be a baby.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So mayor I'll text him how is it going? Well?
I have his location. He's at the hospital. So very exciting.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
I hope it's a well obviously it doesn't matter what
it is, right boy or girl. It'd be cool to
have a nephew, just to uh, I don't know do
nephew things. But either way, very exciting, very happy.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
And then so my plan is to uh, the kid
better come this week. I'm gonna say that right now.
If the kid does not come this week, I'm gonna
I'm gonna be very angry because I'm gonna go out
to Saint Louis this weekend and hopefully see the child.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Sadly, it seems though the baseball team, Oh they'll be
in town. Now they won't be in town. Son of
a gun. Oh, very inconvenient.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
This kid.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Been nice that the kid was being born when the
baseball team was in town. Catch a game, get a
hot dog. Now I'm gonna do it. Hang with the baby. Oh,
I want you. That seems boring unless the kid's cool.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Uh. So my weekend, let's see how we did here.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
So well, Thursday, first of all, went out to the bar,
my bar, because we watched Low Island. So Friday basically
took it to eat. That's my first like Friday off
in I don't even know a couple of months. Took
it easy. Saturday, you know, went to the gym, got swollen,
all that good stuff, and then went out to my
(02:12):
bar again on Saturday, which was lovely, good time, vibes
are good.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Sunday kind of same thing. Actually was very productive. Yesterday.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
I got some stuff from Prime Day, like I got
new lamps that put together, very exciting, very mindful.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Very demure, and so that was good.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
And then went back to the bar because Love Island
the season finale was last night. If you don't know
what Love Island is, don't worry about it. Don't worry
about it. It's not worth it. It's not worth me
explaining what it is. It's a reality dating show where
they had like five episodes a week, which is crazy.
(02:55):
My first like was gonna catch up on I was like, oh,
this guy'd be like, you know, four or five uppisodes. No,
there was like thirty one episodes. I'm like, good grief,
Charlie Brown. So went out to the bar again, had
some great food at the Hide Social, got a chance
to hang my buddy Shane, buddy Ryan. It was lovely.
Now this weekend again, it's kind of baby watch. So oh.
(03:22):
I texted my brother, how's it going? He said, still
working on it, as if his ass has anything to
do with what's happening. Ah, man, it's gonna be exciting,
give me a lot of fun. Although Saint Louis their
airport sucks. I'll say it. Saint Louis is one of
(03:43):
those airports where the mayor does not believe in investing
in the airport, apparently because it's for tourists all them.
I imagine the locals use it as well. So like
the airport, if you're in a car, the rental is
not on property, you have to take the bus and
that suck. So the first time I went to Saint
Louis was Christmas a couple of years back.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
I assume that like when you land, like most airports,
the rental cars right there. No had to wait outside
in the cold, and I ain't bringing proper jackets so
it was a furreezing So there we go.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Let me get to this for your Monday. I think
this is important.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
The assigns you're winning in life, even if you feel
like a failure. I do think every now and then
because social media, because of what we were, kind of
grew a believe growing up as like the timeline of life.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
It does feel like sometimes not doing our best.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Thanks to pardon to know this stuff, you have friendships
that matter one percent. They say feeling connected to others
is a key indicator of well being. If you can
count just a few people who are genuinely have your back,
you're richer than you think. I think that's more fair
than you think, too, because if there's people that have
your back, people that care for you. I think that
(04:56):
I've seen things where it's like you only really need
like two or three good friends.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
You don't need five thousand friends. Two or three good
friends is really all you need to be happy. I
think that's fair if you've learned from past mistakes. Everyone
makes mistakes. The key is to learn from them. If
you find yourself analyzing what went wrong, making strides to improve,
you're on a witting path. I suppose that's fair too,
(05:24):
because you're not a failure if you learn from it.
If you keep doing the same thing over and over
and over again, a little bit of a failure, a
little bit of like why you're putting yourself in that
same position. If you have moments of joy, they say
life isn't always sunshine rainbows, those small moments of joy,
I mean you're winning, whether it's the first sip of
(05:46):
morning coffee or quiet walk in the park, perhaps listening
to your favorite radio show or podcasts or both. Maybe
you're blessed enough that your favorite podcasts and radio show
are hosted by the same guy. What a crazy world
that would be, you know, I think that's fair. If
you have a self care a team. They say, it's
more thin bubble baths and spot days. It's about setting
(06:08):
boundaries and knowing your limits. If you're making time to
care for yourself, you're treating your mental and physical health
as a priority. I believe that's fair. I've been trying
better at that too, Like I'm trying to make more
time to relax, Like I went this past week, went
to my restaurant three times, which is a lot. However,
(06:29):
I knew, like this weekend, I was gonna be out
of town, ideally with the baby coming, So I knew
that was gonna be a situation. So there's that balance
as well. But I am trying to be like, all right,
we can take time off, you know, like the world's
not gonna end. If John stays in for a day,
that's gonna be okay. You can let go of grudges,
(06:51):
they say forgiveness is often seen as a gift you
give to others, but in reality, it's a gift you
give yourself. Holding on the grudges waisy down and prevents
you from moving forward. I know I've talked about this before.
This is video I saw online. I wish I could
find it again. But this guy's talking about anger, and
he's like, when I'm angry, it's like I'm holding a
kettlebell a weight, right, and I hold it, and I
(07:14):
hold it and hold it. Then something else happens. It
makes me angry, and I pick up more weight. The
video that picks up another kettlebell. He's like, I keep
walking around, keep holding on. And the idea is he
keeps holding on, the more weight, the anger he gets
if he doesn't forgive or learn to let go, that
weight is only holding him down. I think that the
(07:34):
physical like view of that of like all these things
holding this guy down, was like WHOA, Because I always
say too, as far as anger at somebody else, if
you think they are a horrible person, you're giving them
what they want, you know. I do tend to believe
that if you're angry at somebody, there's a good chance
(07:54):
they have no idea, or if it's a case where
like they knew you're angry, they assume me move on.
But there's a good chance they have no idea that
you're angry, right, So carrying that anger without them knowing
does nothing to them, no effect on their life. They
have no idea anything is wrong, you know, they're living
life like they're supposed to, YadA YadA. But if they
(08:15):
are as sinister as you think, you being angry and
you being annoying is going to give them wins. I've
told that to people before. I had a friend who
was convinced their coworker was trying to ruin their life,
and I said like, hey, I don't know, maybe you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
I don't see it that way. But two things.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
If they are trying to ruin your life and you're
letting it get to you, you're giving them a big
old w a big old win. If you think they
are trying to make every little thing get to you
and it's working, they are winning. However, I think there's
a fantastic chance they have no idea what's going on.
In that case, you're still letting them win because they
(08:55):
have no idea. What they're doing is making angry. So anyway,
that's my soapbox for your Monday. A following on the
Instagram at intern gen Radio. Hopefully we have a new
nephew or niece the next couple of days. It's the
thash Hower
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