3Rd Week Gauntlet, Living RFN, A Drippy Peacock Update, Sorry Mother

“Don’t exist.
Live.
Get out, explore.
Thrive.
Challenge authority. Challenge yourself.
Evolve.
Change forever.
Become who you say you always will. Keep moving. Don’t stop. Start the revolution. Become a freedom fighter. Become a superhero. Just because everyone doesn’t know your name doesn’t mean you dont matter.
Are you happy? Have you ever been happy? What have you done today to matter? Did you exist or did you live? How did you thrive?
Become a chameleon-fit in anywhere. Be a rockstar-stand out everywhere. Do nothing, do everything. Forget everything, remember everyone. Care, don’t just pretend to. Listen to everyone. Love everyone and nothing at the same time. Its impossible to be everything,but you can’t stop trying to do it all.
All I know is that I have no idea where I am right now. I feel like I am in training for something, making progress with every step I take. I fear standing still. It is my greatest weakness.
I talk big, but often don’t follow through. That’s my biggest problem. I don’t even know what to think right now. It’s about time I start to take a jump. Fuck starting to take. Just jump-over everything. Leap.
It’s time to be aggressive. You’ve started to speak your mind, now keep going with it, but not with the intention of sparking controversy or picking a germane fight. Get your gloves on, it’s time for rebirth. There IS no room for the nice guys in the history books.
THIS IS THE START OF A REVOLUTION. THE REVOLUTION IS YOUR LIFE. THE GOAL IS IMMORTALITY. LET’S LIVE, BABY. LET’S FEEL ALIVE AT ALL TIMES. TAKE NO PRISONERS. HOLD NO SOUL UNACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR OWN. IF SOMETHING DOESN’T HAPPEN, IT’S YOUR FAULT.
Make this moment your reckoning. Your head has been held under water for too long and now it is time to rise up and take your first true breath.
Do everything with exact calculation, nothing without meaning. Do not make careful your words, but make no excuses for what you say. Fuck em’ all. Set a goal for everyday and never be tired.”
— Brian Krans

Oh hello there Saturday, how are you?  Friday gave his best; it’s great to see you again, the same thing as last week, coffee is on the counter, sit a spell while I create some soup. It is so good to see you; I like the fedora and gold chain. So is that silk shirt from Good Will; I know you like your bargains.

My Queen is sleeping; we had a long week; I too slept in, but I am up and at ’em with some strong ass coffee.  I was up at 5:00 yesterday, the third week of the month is my grin-and-bear-it week, I’m up at 4:00 to 5:00 three of the five days, I’ve learned to pen my thoughts the night before; if not, it’s a 4:00 a.m. wake time. My morning routine Is 2 hours in length, that’s writing, email clean up, breakfast, shower, and out the door; most of my meetings are an hour away; it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make to live where I live.

Yesterday I headed to my men’s group.  We are fourteen men, one “woman steward” checking in on each other, looking for good news, and helping those with some issues.  That group has allowed me to become a better human; I encourage you to check out the Spiral Method and bring this technology into your community.  Google it and add Leslie Jones; you are welcome.

I’m sitting in a home that a friend remolded.  His name is Matt; four years ago, he got a cancer diagnosis, and it was not looking good.  But God stepped in and said, “not yet, young man, you have work to do.” So, he was invited to do an experimental treatment, and it worked like magic.  He’s healthy, has become a good friend, and the world is better with him in it.  After he survived cancer, we had a retreat, and he brought a public declaration as to how he would proceed with life.  I want to share his statement:

RFN

PURSUE YOUR POSITIVE GOALS & DREAMS – RIGHT NOW!

GET RID OF ANY NEGATIVE IN YOUR LIFE – RIGHT NOW!

BE INTENTIONAL IN EVERYTHING YOU DO – BE YOUR BEST!!

LIFE IS SHORT – PRECIOUS & FRAGILE – THIS IS NOT PRACTICE – YOU ONLY GET ONE!!

LIVE YOUR LIFE & ALWAYS BE KIND – RIGHT NOW!

WHAT DOES RIGHT NOW MEAN …..

RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!

Sorry mother, I know you don’t like it when I curse, but in this case, you must blame Matt, but I think we need a good “fuck” in this context.  You only have one life, a reminder to live it RFN.  You may steal this; you may put it on your mirror in the morning, you can have a T-shirt designed to make a hat. 

In this Moses Moment, we need something to bring us together, and let me offer Matt’s RFN ideology.  I don’t care if you are a democrat or republican, black, white, gay, straight, transgender, or identify as an invisible unicorn; the above applies to every being on this earth. But, as is the case with every group meeting, I left with a full heart and a promise to remind my wife how much I love her. So we met for lunch, did a little shopping, ran some errands before heading home.  We listened to music last night; she cooked, I sat on the deck with PVHT, I lived RFN.

I got a call from my friend Jack in Texas.  You remember Jack, the man I didn’t know that came and stayed with us and visited Red Rocks for the first time.  We introduced him to our friend Allie when he was here, intelligent, successful, beautiful, kind, with a great laugh.  They hit it off, she’s visiting him, and they sent me a note of them on his sailboat. So forget match dot com, just hang with my wife and me, and we can find a mate for you.  We are good character judges.

Today we will work around the house for a few hours; we hired a maid, we need to get the house ready for her first deep cleaning.  After that, Anglea will clean weekly; it’s my gift to my wife.  I no longer want to see her using her time to do something we can gift to another and help humans navigate life and learn to live RFN.  My wife just got up, kissed me, is getting coffee, and will soon plop down to my left, waiting on me to finish my morning soup.  After that, we will kick into action, work as a team, and organize things that have gotten a little unorganized with all our guests.

At noon, my bandmate Dave from the Drippy Peacocks and his bride and their dog Molly will hike a couple of miles.  Our friend Ian is playing at Brooks Place Tavern; we will head there after hiking with our pups and watch some live music. After that, we will all return to the mountain house to play some cards, eat some great food and listen to good music.  I suspect we will work on some of our tunes; we are working on tour dates, our goal is to play Red Rocks by 2031.

Our first song, Living RFN, has a good chord structure, a nice open riff, and Dave has the voice of an angel. I can back him up, but according to our vocal coach, I need to use more of my diaphragm; I’m trying Vicki!  The ladies are part of the band, Jenny is on the tambourine, and Anna plays a mean ass cowbell.

Well, some mindless words to help enlighten or brighten or maybe for some darken your day. I’m sorry, I’m trying to be my best self, and if that self is offensive to you, my apologies.  I wake each day first to give love to my wife, then give love to others, and at the end of the day, recount the moments that were all gifts and opportunities.  Each day, you have a choice to frame your life in a way that is beautiful or dark; it’s your choice, not mine, not your parents, not the media; you choose how you view this amazing beautiful life.  Oh, and don’t forget to live this one life Right Fucking Now.

“Don’t exist.
Live.
Get out, explore.
Thrive.
Challenge authority. Challenge yourself.
Evolve.
Change forever.
Become who you say you always will. Keep moving. Don’t stop. Start the revolution. Become a freedom fighter. Become a superhero. Just because everyone doesn’t know your name doesn’t mean you dont matter.
Are you happy? Have you ever been happy? What have you done today to matter? Did you exist or did you live? How did you thrive?
Become a chameleon-fit in anywhere. Be a rockstar-stand out everywhere. Do nothing, do everything. Forget everything, remember everyone. Care, don’t just pretend to. Listen to everyone. Love everyone and nothing at the same time. Its impossible to be everything,but you can’t stop trying to do it all.
All I know is that I have no idea where I am right now. I feel like I am in training for something, making progress with every step I take. I fear standing still. It is my greatest weakness.
I talk big, but often don’t follow through. That’s my biggest problem. I don’t even know what to think right now. It’s about time I start to take a jump. Fuck starting to take. Just jump-over everything. Leap.
It’s time to be aggressive. You’ve started to speak your mind, now keep going with it, but not with the intention of sparking controversy or picking a germane fight. Get your gloves on, it’s time for rebirth. There IS no room for the nice guys in the history books.
THIS IS THE START OF A REVOLUTION. THE REVOLUTION IS YOUR LIFE. THE GOAL IS IMMORTALITY. LET’S LIVE, BABY. LET’S FEEL ALIVE AT ALL TIMES. TAKE NO PRISONERS. HOLD NO SOUL UNACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR OWN. IF SOMETHING DOESN’T HAPPEN, IT’S YOUR FAULT.
Make this moment your reckoning. Your head has been held under water for too long and now it is time to rise up and take your first true breath.
Do everything with exact calculation, nothing without meaning. Do not make careful your words, but make no excuses for what you say. Fuck em’ all. Set a goal for everyday and never be tired.”
— Brian Krans