Yep. Sometimes you just got to run over a little kids bike. I hope this helps

If it were possible, we’d list them online with a description like:

“Used, slightly damaged. Hoping someone else can take this off my hands.”

But life doesn’t really work that way.

You can’t auction off the parts of your story you don’t like.
The truth is, those parts often become the most valuable pieces later.

The streak comes to a end, as I miss Fridays episode by 10 minutes. And I am glad about it.

I don't even have anything but keeping the streak alive.

When I was growing up, my parents had a simple phrase they used when I started getting out of line: “Act right.” They didn’t explain it, define it, or give a long speech. But somehow I knew exactly what they meant.

In this episode of This Awkward Life, Eric reflects on how two simple words carried a powerful lesson about responsibility, self-control, and character. In a culture that often tells us to follow every feeling, maybe we’ve lost something valuable that earlier generations understood—learning how to govern ourselves even when we don’t feel like it.

Sometimes the smallest corrections shape us the most. And sometimes the shortest lessons are the ones that stay with us for life.

Consistency sounds noble.
Stubbornness sounds negative.

But the line between them? It’s razor thin.

We talk a lot about big moments — big blessings, big breakthroughs, big generosity. But what about the small good that’s already in your hand?

In Proverbs 3:27, we’re told not to withhold good when it’s in our power to act. That means encouragement when someone needs it. Payment when it’s owed. Forgiveness when you could stay bitter. A kind word when silence would be easier.

We’ve demonized him because his pain makes us uncomfortable. His obedience didn’t explode outward like rebellion; it collapsed inward into resentment. And honestly, that hits close to home for a lot of faithful people.

Here’s the quiet truth:
Faithfulness without affirmation can turn into bitterness.

Rock climbers carry a kind of strength you don’t notice at first—quiet, disciplined, and tested under pressure. This episode reflects on how real strength is often built in unseen places, formed through patience, endurance, and trust. The kind of strength that doesn’t show off, but holds fast when it matters most.

A lot of rambling BUT the streak continues.