“I’m not here to reinvent the wheel.”

In this clip, Shane Chojnacki talks about learning from others’ mistakes and making each new day better than the last.

🎧 Full episode:
https://www.fishingwithoutbait.com/episodes/fishing-without-bait-498-refusing-to-let-my-past-define-me-with-shane-chojnacki

🎙️ @realsavagegent
#Resilience #OneDayAtATime #Mindfulness

The losses keep coming, each one testing my strength. Today my uncle passed away — just over a month after losing my dad, his brother. It feels heavy, but I will keep going.

But I’m still here. Still breathing. Still choosing to look for small things to hold onto.

1. Dad and my uncle are no longer separated by illness or time.
2. I am stronger than I feel in the middle of the night.
3. I am not walking through this completely alone.
Bonus: This sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the images in my “filmstrip in my head” — the kind I think about when I wake in the night. It reminds me that light returns, and with it comes quiet gratitude and hope for the day ahead.

#3GoodThings #Grief #LifeAfterLoss #OneDayAtATime #FindingLight #ThreeGoodThings #virginia #blueridgemountains

Show of the Day: One Day at a Time

The LezWatch.TV show of the day is "One Day at a Time," with 9 characters and an overall score of 85.75. - #LWTVsotd #OneDayAtATime - https://lezwatchtv.com/show/one-day-at-a-time/

https://lezwatchtv.com/show/one-day-at-a-time/

One Day at a Time – LezWatch.TV

One Day at a Time is a TV Show that has at least one queer character and airs onNetflix – A divorced Cuban-American army vet struggles to raise her teenagers, a social warrior lesbian and an awkwardly too-cool jock, with the help of her OG Cubana mother. And Schneider.

LezWatch.TV – The Greatest Database of Queer Female, Non-Binary, & Transgender TV

Keep Failing, Keep Living: Why Fear of Failure Shouldn’t Stop You

Life has a way of testing us, over and over, often in ways that feel unbearable. Every failure, every misstep, every mistake can weigh heavily on our minds, convincing us that we are not enough, that we aren’t capable, that we’re destined to remain stuck in the same cycles. But the truth is simpler and more liberating than we often allow ourselves to believe: failing is not the end. Failing is not a mark of permanent defeat. Failing is proof that you are alive, that you are trying, that […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/02/15/13/30/23/analysis/jaimedavid327/9782/keep-failing-keep-living-why-fear-of-failure-shouldnt-stop-you/

Running is more than movement.
It’s discipline, patience, and belief built one step at a time.
Some days are easy, others are heavy — but every run teaches you that you’re stronger than you think.

Keep moving.
Keep trusting the process.

#runninglife #runnersofinstagram #runmotivation #mentalstrength #neverstoprunning #endurance #onedayatatime

Today's Small Moment - looking back on this day in 2023 when I was driving from Virginia to Michigan to bring dad to live with us. As always, I have to stop at one (or both) of the parks on either end of the Bridge. This shot is from the Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park in Mackinaw City in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

With the snow on the shoreline and the view through the trees, this is one of my favorite views of the Mighty Mac.

This will be uploaded to my gallery at BeautifulSunPhotography.com soon.

#gratitude #smallmoments #findingjoy #mindfulmoments #EveryDayMoments #OneDayAtATime #Michigan #MackinacBridge #AYearForArt

I’m going to try posting something every day. Not a New Year’s resolution exactly — more of an intention. A place to share gratitude, something beautiful or funny I noticed, and a small reminder to stay grounded when a lot feels heavy right now. Grieving my brother, and walking through my dad’s decline at 92, makes this feel important.

For today, this photo is a double screen drive-in theater in Ohio that I used to pass on my way to and from Michigan. It is ~2 hours south of my nightly stay over in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I always stopped for a photo or two or three or more. The backdrop to this vintage drive-in was almost always dramatic clouds and skies.

#Gratitude #Mindfulness #FindingJoy #OneDayAtATime #GentleMoments #everydaymoments #roadtrip #ohio