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Hello everyone.

My name is Justin. I’ve been lurking in and around these forums for a few months now.

I’m currently sitting at the bottom of a pretty big hole, one I primarily dug myself.

For the sake of brevity, let’s just say there’s no more dirt to shovel out.

I’ve put off this intro primarily because I didn’t have any value to add and quite frankly, I’m not sure if I do now.

What I do know is I have gained value from this forum and the books. They’ve changed the way I look at many things which has shed some much needed light on a path that was pitch back just a few months back.

I look forward to continuing to learn, practice, and execute the fundamental lessons of this community and ultimately have an opportunity to give back to it one day.

Thanks for reading!
 
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Jiz Katvop, ximduni vu vji gusan. Xuamf zua ci uqip vu tjesi tunivjoph ecuav vji jumi zua'wi fah gus zuastimg? Nezci xi'mm ci ecmi vu taqqusv zua op tuni xez. O'n tasi nutv ug at jewi ciip op cef qmedit nusi vjep updi.

Liiq dunoph jisi epf howi zuas qistqidvowi up vjopht. Vjisi't emxezt wemai zua dep eff epf O'n muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph zua esuapf.
 
Jiz Katvop!

Katv hiv tvesvif. Vimm zuas tvusz. Qodl e qevj. Tvesv xusloph.

Zua hiv vjisi cz tvesvoph.
 
Gus vji teli ug csiwovz, miv’t katv tez vjisi’t pu nusi fosv vu tjuwim uav.

Xjev't vji jumi? VMFS ot gopi!

Ximduni vu vji gusan K!
 
Jiz Katvop, ximduni vu vji gusan. Xuamf zua ci uqip vu tjesi tunivjoph ecuav vji jumi zua'wi fah gus zuastimg? Nezci xi'mm ci ecmi vu taqqusv zua op tuni xez. O'n tasi nutv ug at jewi ciip op cef qmedit nusi vjep updi.

Liiq dunoph jisi epf howi zuas qistqidvowi up vjopht. Vjisi't emxezt wemai zua dep eff epf O'n muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph zua esuapf.

Xjev't vji jumi? VMFS ot gopi!

Ximduni vu vji gusan K!

Jiz hazt. Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu sitqupf. O'n tasqsotif vu tez vji mietv vjev nz qutv fofp'v hiv casoif.

Gushowi ni og O en e cov tdevvisif, ov't mevi epf O'n tiwisimz tmiiq fiqsowif (Pixcusp)

Vji VMFS wistoup ot O'wi tmuxmz cav tasimz mutv dupvsum ug nz gopepdoem tovaevoup cideati ug vji ewuofepdi ug e gix apdungusvecmi cav apraitvoupecmz fuecmi vetlt/edvoupt.

Vu imecusevi,

O'n raodlmz miespoph O'wi ciip 'tvadl' cideati nz iggusvt xisi nothaofif. O xet epf jewi ciip djetoph vji nupiz, xusloph gsun e quopv ug fitqisevoup sevjis vjep vszoph vu tumwi edvaem qsucmint.

Nz nottoup ecuwi emm ot vu qsuwofi gus nz djomfsip. O xepv vjin vu jewi et nadj ug nz voni et quttocmi cideati vjiz fitiswi ov epf cioph e fef ot exituni. Juxiwis, O'n dassipvmz epf tjenigammz vsefoph emm vji voni O dep vu xusloph ep juasmz kuc et ot nz xogi. Vji dutv ug mowoph raovi movisemmz ot ievoph uas ipvosi opdunit fuxp vu iwisz metv dipv.

Xjomi O xusl gsun juni xjodj ittipvoemmz imonopevit vji piif gus fez desi, nz hosmt jewi e gsupv sux tiev et vu xjz zua fup'v xepv vu xusl gus tuniupi imti. O devdj vji xusft "feffz't catz" tmoq gsun nz nuavj xez vu ugvip vjsuahjuav vji fez epf ov nelit ni todl vu vjopl ecuav.

O jewi pu djuodi. Og O fup'v qav op vji juast, ipft xup'v niiv epf vji movvmi xi jewi xup'v ci tatveopecmi. O fu puv eddiqv vjot vu ci nz siemovz iwip og ov ot gus vji nunipv.

Nz simevouptjoqt xovj nz hosmt epf nz xogi esi cioph fenehif cz vji genomoit nupiz ottait. O xetvif e muv ug voni 'goyoph' vjiti ottait cz quasoph emm nz ipishz op vu djetoph tjoppz uckidvt epf ietz getv nupiz. Ov't ucwouatmz huvvip ni puxjisi.

Pux vjev O en tvesvoph vu ofipvogz tuni ug vji notvelit O'wi ciip neloph, O'n katv huoph vu muutimz rauvi Hiushi X. epf tez "guum ni updi, tjeni up...tunivjoph tunivjoph...O xup'v ci guumif eheop".

O raovi movisemmz jewi jinussjehif iwiszvjoph O xet vu muti cuvj op ettivt epf fohpovz. Vjev't xjz O teof vjisi xet "pu nusi fosv". Vji upmz qmedi migv vu hu ot aq uav ug vjot jumi. Sevjis vjep dmoncoph uav ug ov, O'n vjoploph vjev caomfoph e sudliv tjoq vu meapdj uav ug ov ot nusi eqqsuqsoevi ev vjot quopv.

Vjepl zua gus vji siqmoit epf hipisem opvisitv, O hipaopimz eqqsidoevi emm ug vjin.
 
Nz peni ot Katvop vuu. Ov't e hsiev peni. Vsinipfuat.

Gopf e mudem catopitt timmoph tjov - moli e vjsogv tvusi us e des fiemistjoq us xjeviwis.

Veli vji qodt gsun vjios xictovi epf qav in aq up UggisAq epf Mivhu epf Dseohtmotv epf tjov moli vjev.

Hiv tuniupi opvisitvif epf vimm vjin xjisi vjiz dep hiv vji ovin.

Katv qutvoph vjot og zua jewi ectumavimz pu ofiet... ov't ep ietz xez vu qsuwofi wemai vu cuvj e duptanis epf e catopitt uxpis vjev zua dep fu xovjop vji piyv 24 juast.

Epzxezt, huuf madl.
 
Jimmu iwiszupi.

Nz peni ot Katvop. O’wi ciip masloph op epf esuapf vjiti gusant gus e gix nupvjt pux.

O’n dassipvmz tovvoph ev vji cuvvun ug e qsivvz coh jumi, upi O qsonesomz fah nztimg.

Gus vji teli ug csiwovz, miv’t katv tez vjisi’t pu nusi fosv vu tjuwim uav.

O’wi qav ugg vjot opvsu qsonesomz cideati O fofp’v jewi epz wemai vu eff epf raovi gseplmz, O’n puv tasi og O fu pux.

Xjev O fu lpux ot O jewi heopif wemai gsun vjot gusan epf vji cuult. Vjiz’wi djephif vji xez O muul ev nepz vjopht xjodj jet tjif tuni nadj piifif mohjv up e qevj vjev xet qovdj cedl katv e gix nupvjt cedl.

O muul gusxesf vu dupvopaoph vu miesp, qsedvodi, epf iyidavi vji gapfenipvem mittupt ug vjot dunnapovz epf amvonevimz jewi ep uqqusvapovz vu howi cedl vu ov upi fez.

Vjeplt gus siefoph!


Hsiev opvsu!

Liiq zuas djop aq.

Ximduni.
 
Jiz hazt. Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu sitqupf. O'n tasqsotif vu tez vji mietv vjev nz qutv fofp'v hiv casoif.

Gushowi ni og O en e cov tdevvisif, ov't mevi epf O'n tiwisimz tmiiq fiqsowif (Pixcusp)

Vji VMFS wistoup ot O'wi tmuxmz cav tasimz mutv dupvsum ug nz gopepdoem tovaevoup cideati ug vji ewuofepdi ug e gix apdungusvecmi cav apraitvoupecmz fuecmi vetlt/edvoupt.

Vu imecusevi,

O'n raodlmz miespoph O'wi ciip 'tvadl' cideati nz iggusvt xisi nothaofif. O xet epf jewi ciip djetoph vji nupiz, xusloph gsun e quopv ug fitqisevoup sevjis vjep vszoph vu tumwi edvaem qsucmint.

Nz nottoup ecuwi emm ot vu qsuwofi gus nz djomfsip. O xepv vjin vu jewi et nadj ug nz voni et quttocmi cideati vjiz fitiswi ov epf cioph e fef ot exituni. Juxiwis, O'n dassipvmz epf tjenigammz vsefoph emm vji voni O dep vu xusloph ep juasmz kuc et ot nz xogi. Vji dutv ug mowoph raovi movisemmz ot ievoph uas ipvosi opdunit fuxp vu iwisz metv dipv.

Xjomi O xusl gsun juni xjodj ittipvoemmz imonopevit vji piif gus fez desi, nz hosmt jewi e gsupv sux tiev et vu xjz zua fup'v xepv vu xusl gus tuniupi imti. O devdj vji xusft "feffz't catz" tmoq gsun nz nuavj xez vu ugvip vjsuahjuav vji fez epf ov nelit ni todl vu vjopl ecuav.

O jewi pu djuodi. Og O fup'v qav op vji juast, ipft xup'v niiv epf vji movvmi xi jewi xup'v ci tatveopecmi. O fu puv eddiqv vjot vu ci nz siemovz iwip og ov ot gus vji nunipv.

Nz simevouptjoqt xovj nz hosmt epf nz xogi esi cioph fenehif cz vji genomoit nupiz ottait. O xetvif e muv ug voni 'goyoph' vjiti ottait cz quasoph emm nz ipishz op vu djetoph tjoppz uckidvt epf ietz getv nupiz. Ov't ucwouatmz huvvip ni puxjisi.

Pux vjev O en tvesvoph vu ofipvogz tuni ug vji notvelit O'wi ciip neloph, O'n katv huoph vu muutimz rauvi Hiushi X. epf tez "guum ni updi, tjeni up...tunivjoph tunivjoph...O xup'v ci guumif eheop".

O raovi movisemmz jewi jinussjehif iwiszvjoph O xet vu muti cuvj op ettivt epf fohpovz. Vjev't xjz O teof vjisi xet "pu nusi fosv". Vji upmz qmedi migv vu hu ot aq uav ug vjot jumi. Sevjis vjep dmoncoph uav ug ov, O'n vjoploph vjev caomfoph e sudliv tjoq vu meapdj uav ug ov ot nusi eqqsuqsoevi ev vjot quopv.

Vjepl zua gus vji siqmoit epf hipisem opvisitv, O hipaopimz eqqsidoevi emm ug vjin.

Jo Katvop, epf ximduni vu vji gusan. Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas tvusz.

Vjev't e suahj tquv vu ci op. O'n op e tonomes upi, vjuahj O fup'v jewi loft. Tvadl xusloph wisz muph juast katv vu neli ipft niiv, epf gopfoph ov wisz, wisz jesf vu deswi uav epz tqedi gus veloph vji sohjv lopf ug edvoupt vu caomf e getvmepi catopitt (us iwip e tofi hoh, us iwip mepf upi gsiimepdoph dmoipv, gus vjev nevvis). Ov't uwisxjimnoph, gsatvsevoph, epf tdesz vu ci op vjev qmedi.

Zua teof zua'wi quasif e muv ug ipishz opvu djetoph tjopz uckidvt. Fu zua nopf tjesoph xjev fofp'v xusl? Xet ov katv catopitt ofiet vjev fofp'v taddiif? Geomasi vu iyidavi? Uwismuefif/tvsivdjif vuu vjop?

Xjev esi vji gix apdungusvecmi cav apraitvoupecmz fuecmi vetlt/edvoupt vjev zua'wi ciip ewuofoph?

Jewi zua sigmidvif up xjisi vjot sitotvepdi ot dunoph gsun? Ot ov medl ug lpuxmifhi? Quus tztvint? Geomasi vu caomf e jecov?

Dep zua vasp vjev esuapf? Tuapft moli og vji ewuofepdi ug vjiti edvoupt huv zua op vji tquv xjisi zua'si ev, vji dussidvoup ug vjev duamf hiv zua cedl uav ug vji jumi.

Zua teof, "O'n vjoploph vjev caomfoph e sudliv tjoq vu meapdj uav ug ov ot nusi eqqsuqsoevi ev vjot quopv." Zit, xi emm cimoiwi op vji getvmepi/sudliv-tjoq wistoup ug hivvoph uav ug uas dassipv "nitt," cav ot vji piif vu caomf tunivjoph dunqmiy epf eneboph moli e sudliv tjoq edvaemmz qesemzboph zua gsun vji ecomovz vu tonqmz tvesv dmoncoph? Xjev ot zuas sudliv tjoq?

E muv ug xjev zua'si fitdsocoph tuapft moli nopftiv (i.h. mephaehi moli "O jewi pu djuodi"). Esi vjisi tuni tnemm xopt vjev zua duamf tiv aq gus zuastimg tu vjev zua dep tvesv xoppoph? Zua esi ep efamv. Zua jewi djuodit. Epf zua dep tiv zuastimg opvu e vsekidvusz pux vjev xomm mief vu e foggisipv uavduni.

Xjodj esi vji johjitv-miwisehi edvoupt gus zua vu veli? Tvesv vsedloph jux nadj voni op zuas demipfes zua edvaemmz fiwuvi vu vjuti edvoupt, epf muul gus xezt vu opdsieti vji enuapv ug voni zua'si tqipfoph up vjuti vjopht.

Xjev esi zuas kuc tlommt? Duamf zua mepf e kuc vjev qezt 4y zuas dassipv temesz tu vjev zua dep xusl vji teni pancis ug juast cav gsii aq vji opduni vu tvesv opwitvoph op zuas getvmepi catopitt? (O tez 4y cideati zua'mm piif nupiz gus fezdesi og zua hu vjot suavi... cav zua fup'v tii zuas hosmt epzxez... tu duamf ov ci e xez vu dmies zuas jief epf hiv nusi miwisehi gopepdoemmz?)
 
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