Just a quick share from someone I follow on social media.
I started following Sean Whalen after a Facebook post with a photo of him & his new bride jumping into a pool with their clothes on. Literally clicked follow after reading it, knowing nothing else about him than that post and a few other posts I went and read on his page after that.
Since then, I stop and read every word he writes. When he posts, you can tell he says what he thinks and isn't trying to sugar coat anything. Honestly I'd like to be a little more like that.
It could be a reason why God has given me my other job, because I certainly work with quite a few people who speak without sugar coating their words.
God: uhhh Deana if you don't learn anything from this experience, it's literally never happening. LOL
Anyway... he talks a lot about being all-in with building a multi-million dollar business, building a relationship with your spouse every single day, being a parent, and being a man in a world that seems to have demonized manly men. He talks a lot about how HE had to change in every aspect of his life to change all of his relationships... that if you want a new reality it has to start within and you have to make that choice DAILY. That you can't continue to blame others or be the victim of your circumstances, you have to work your ass off and change your mentality.
I was surprised to recently read he'd also studied both the Bible and the Book of Mormon extensively. He was Catholic for 15 years then was baptized in the Mormon church after his parents split, served a Mormon mission and was an ordained minister for 2 years of his life.
None of this backstory is necessarily relevant to the following post today, but it's part of the reason I read his posts. While there's much in my social media feeds that I scroll by quickly, I stop and read every word he writes.
Whether we agree with everyone we know or come into contact with, there's still something we can still learn from EVERYONE.
XOXO
"I promise that if you knew today was your last day alive that you’d do shit differently. You wouldn’t care who was offended by your truth or who judged your past. You wouldn’t give a damn about 99% of the things you’ll likely stress over. You wouldn’t be putting money in savings you’d be buying what you always dreamt of and eating that wagu beef. That fancy bottle of wine? You’d drink it. That “special occasion” whiskey you have hidden? You’d drink it. I guarantee you that you’d pour your heart out to your lover and your posterity. You wouldn’t hold back. You’d sing as loud as you could and dance wherever the hell you wanted. If today was it, I guarantee you that the things you fear would have no meaning or relevance over your actions in this exact moment. There is a high probability that someone reading this may not make it to dinner. Hell, that could be me! That ain’t a morbid thought. That ain’t something I fear, in fact that’s what drives me to be all in. To speak my mind. To hug tighter. God gave us all this exact moment in time, me included and I’d be remiss to share these thoughts. That’s truly my only fear at this point in life. Knowing God put ideas in my mind and passion in my soul in this exact moment and I squandered it because I feared what strangers would say or how associates would judge. I fear meeting my maker and him saying “I gave you these gifts and you did nothing, I gave you this fire but you hid the flame.” I don’t know when this conversation will happen, but so long as there is breath in my lungs I’m gonna speak, and I’m gonna fan the flames of this fire in my soul regardless of judgment or how much fear I may feel. I want that conversation to be WELL DONE MY FAITHFUL SERVANT! I woke up. I’m alive. My eyes work, ears hear and my heart is full. I’m blessed beyond measure and my heart is full. As the passion comes I’ll shine the light and God willing I have another moment, I’ll not squander it! Thank you God. THANK YOU! 
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