Summer doesn’t need to end.
I left Washington to get some tacos from Durangos. Now it's 1 am, and I'm driving down Memorial. I took a left under 610, then made a right to get on Westheimer.
With the windows down and the sunroof open, I'm listening to Larry June.
I have to take the long way home because nobody has time to get pulled over. You know?
I'm here thinking to myself, "Can this night get any better?"
Then I get that text: "You up?"
"Of course," I replied... makes an illegal U-turn
Handling adversity breeds versatility, but balance is still a necessity.
It feels like a million and one things are happening, but somehow you're expected to handle your business like an adult.
Whatever that means. rolls eyes
I believe summer brings the most problems. It's too easy to get caught up doing the wrong things. And, for some reason, time doesn't exist. That's perhaps the best part.
Section 126, Row 12, Seat 6. We're at the Astros game. It was my first game. The guy who brought us bought out the whole row for the entire season. There were only four of us. I asked him about his success, and he responded, "You kind of have to be crazy enough to think you can make it."
I didn't overthink his words, but I recognized them as great advice.
Spontaneity is defined as the quality or state of being spontaneous. That's how this summer has been.
At the beginning of the summer, two brothers opened up their network to me, and it felt like the floodgates opened. Money, connections – you name it. Things came so easily. I don't believe in coincidences. You just have to be prepared for what comes next.
"Wait for the Lord; be strong, take heart, and wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:14
I'm not allowing my limitations to dictate my actions. Instead, I take things at face value and double down on decisions made at the moment.
Some say this lifestyle is too fast. I agree. But are you really aiming for an ordinary life?
Even though summer presents many challenges, it brought out the best in me. Time becomes irrelevant when you're constantly moving forward.
Winter is coming.