How are you doing today? Seriously, how are things going?

Are we getting too caught up in the rat race of a chaotic life now in America and spreading fast throughout the rest of the world?

Why does it appear the world has gone absolutely crazy today versus anything prior?

Today’s podcast is meant to be up front and honest about life in America in 2022. Today I want to remind each of us that no matter how bad things may appear, there is still hope. We will survive even thrive. We still have opportunities to pull through no matter how bad life at home in America may appear.

Just remember the following. Start with these four things, then work outwards from there. If we choose the following steps, and start all over from there, we can grow stronger, healthier, with more faith in God and ourselves, finally, our families and local communities. Investing in those areas first and always, we will increase our chances of not only survival, but our opportunities to thrive and get from here to there in the future in tact with our families and loved ones will increase.

* God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit? Start by saying a prayer. Practice small but everyday steps until we return to making prayers our daily habit. Remind ourselves that God is above each of us, looking out for all of us. The simple action or daily habit of prayer reminds us that Jesus Christ is our true source of confidence and our greatest source of physical, mental, and emotional strength. Start with this step to inspire new, improved daily habits of praying meant to give us strength and renewed confidence that we are not alone in this world. Together, our faith in the Lord reminds us that we can and will survive and even thrive, no matter how conflicting our world may become.

* Ourselves. How are we physically, mentally, and emotionally? Are we caught up in our lives versus serving the Lord, our families, and our communities? Where and how can we improve ourselves? How many pushups can we do? How far can we walk today? If we had to work in the fields to grow our food, how much strength and endurance do we have today? What about six months from now, if the world changes dramatically?

* Our family? How are our wives and husbands? Are we working as a team or independent players leading our families? How are our children doing? How is our family unit as a whole doing? Are our families looking up to us as their leaders of confidence, or have they lost confidence in each of us? Do we just exist as zombies coming and going, or are we the source of strength and endurance in our families? How are our families doing?

* Our neighbors? Do we know their names? Do our children interact with our neighbors? What about our neighborhood?

Let’s start with these four things. In each podcast, I will attempt to expand outwards into our local communities and beyond to better prepare ourselves for what is approaching every one of us as Americans.

These days, we find each of us in trying times that prove to be questionable. No matter how impossible life may appear, we must never forget how Americans are. Each of us comes from a long line of ancestors who came before us. They witnessed far worse times than we ever experienced or will face in our future. Our relatives would never want us to take life here in America for granted or become too weak and pathetic.

It’s time we all start with these four steps and take immediate steps to improve our lives. We must reinforce ourselves for questionable days ahead that will question everything that defines our families and each of us here at home in America or what remains of our nation.

Be patient with this latest podcast. At first, I attempt to go from the bigger picture and then step back down to what our world appears like as individuals looking within. This podcast is my first attempt at starting somewhere new to get each one of us to first build internally within ourselves, then move outwards from there throughout our families and neighbors with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit threaded throughout all that defines each of us as private American citizens.

Those whispers of revolution you are hearing are true. These days and what approaches each of us are true threats that are designed to destroy everything that defines our nation, people, and way of life.

If we start with these four steps first, each hour, day, week, month, and year, we can build ourselves up to reinforce our defenses and survive the worst conditions at home and in our local communities.

When we do it correctly and take the appropriate actions, those steps will enable us to thrive no matter how bad life may appear. We will get through the worst of times and confidently take action to not only prepare but come out the other end better than what we originally started. We will look back at these questionable days of constant pending doom to realize we had it within each of us the entire time. The whole time, God had a plan for all of us that enabled us to not only survive but succeed and thrive, living more meaningful, healthy, and far more powerful lives right here at home in America. Potentially, in a New America.

It all starts with these four steps. Don’t ignore them. Give them one chance. From this podcast, we will reemphasize these steps, then slowly expand outwards into other actions we can invest in to improve the lives of our families and make each of us stronger and more prepared for what is coming. By doing so, we can not only survive but thrive.

Thanks and Good Luck,

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