Eighty-year-old widow Eleanor Baker dined alone at Brad's Bar-B-Que in Oxford, Alabama. Three young Black men—Jamario Howard, JaMychol Baker, and Tae Knight—noticed her and invited her to join them. She accepted, and the four shared barbecue, fish, and friendly conversation. The men treated her like a grandmother. Eleanor called it a “God thing,” especially as the next day marked what would have been her 60th wedding anniversary with her late husband.

Shout out to the guy on the porch who watched this entire scenario unfold and just sat there.

Here we go! Get your team together to log some miles and support a great cause! Raising awareness about human trafficking and helping The Little Tree Project with fundraising for their residential facility for the survivors they serve! Runsignup.com/alabamaLTP

Your clothes came from Kmart and they stayed on layaway until school started. Eating out at a restaurant was a thing every now & then!! Fast food was leftovers at home. Eating popsicles was a treat on a hot day. We had fake cigs for candy and you only needed $1 or less. School was mandatory. You took your school clothes off as soon as you got home and put on your play clothes. If no one was home after school, you went to the neighbors. Nobody paid for daycare because we had a key to the house to get in when we got home. We ate dinner at the table. Our house phone wasn't always being used. We played Cops and Robbers, 1-2-3 Not It, Red Light Green Light, Hide & Seek, Truth or Dare, Tag, Kickball, Dodgeball & we rode bikes. Girls and Boys played in the street. We came home when the street lights came on. Staying in the house was a punishment and the only thing we knew about being "bored", "You better find something to do before I find it for you!" We ate what Mom made for dinner or we ate nothing at all. There was no bottled water; we drank from the tap or the water hose! Phone numbers and address’s were either memorized or written on a folded piece of paper which was kept with you at all times! What were Cell phones? We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings and rode our bikes for hours. We ran around in the streets until dark and came in before the street lights came on. We were AFRAID OF NOTHING. We watched our mouths around our Elders. If we acted up we got beat with a wooden paddle, switch or belt! These were the good old days. Kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid, they will never understand my childhood!!

Navy SEALs are some of the world's most elite warriors. Key to their success is their mental toughness. Here're 7 lessons that I learned training with SEALs that'll help you forge an unbeatable mind:

Pause for a moment today, men. Thank you to all who have served & continue to serve. Remember those who have served & lost the battle.

Greg Olsen said, "Hard is good. The earlier you can learn to deal with hard, the easier it gets...because hard is coming. Whether we want to shield it from kids now or not, hard is coming." You can't steal the struggle for other people. People today are afraid to start because they're afraid to "fail". When you're afraid to fail, you become paralyzed. You're too scared to take risks, to try new things, or to put yourself out there. How to Overcome That Fear of Failure: 1. Change your Attitude About "Failing" - Failure isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of bravery. True growth only happens when you learn from your mistakes. Reframe the language and perception around challenges or "failures", make it exciting and enticing to try new things. 2. Keep Trying New Things - Encourage children to explore new activities and interests. This helps them understand that it's normal not to excel at everything. It also normalizes a "beginner's mindset" when learning and grow. They will understand that the value lies in the experience and learning process, not just in achieving success. 3. Emphasize Effort not Ability - Focus on the effort put into a task, rather than the innate ability. Praise the hard work and determination, not the outcome. Cultivating a growth mindset allows children to understand that abilities can be developed through dedication and persistence. 4. Demonstrate Unconditional Support and Love - Children need to feel secure in the knowledge that their value and your love for them are not contingent on their successes or failures. It is not outcome driven. Showing consistent support builds confidence and to allow them to take risks and learn from their experiences without the fear of losing your approval. 5. Go through Worst-Case Scenarios and Fear-Setting - Fear setting helps you to identify and confront your fears and the potential obstacles that may be holding you back. You think through the worst-case scenario and the steps to mitigate it. The process allows you to put your fears under a microscope and consider the potential benefits of taking action vs. “failing”. Worrying about failure holds you back more than the failure itself ever could. Accept that there will always be setbacks and challenges in life. - - - Follow @coachajkings for more posts like this!

Steve Nash said, "You'll never be more alive than when you give something everything you have." "It's the striving, fighting, pushing yourself to the limit every day that you'll miss." • It means hard work. • It means consistency. • It means commitment.

This kid right here answers the question “What were the 70s like?” better in two minutes than I could answer it with a thousand words ...

Anyone up for lunch Friday? 11:45ish @F3LexSC @Salsaritas

5 years old - Dad knows everything! 7 years old - Dad knows. 10 years old - Maybe dad doesn’t know?! 12 years old - Dad doesn’t know. 14 years old - Dads gone crazy! 16 years old - Can’t take dad seriously. 18 years old - What does dad know?! 22 years old - Dads talking rubbish! 24 years old - I know more than dad! 26 years old - Dad seems to know some things after all. 30 years old - Think I should ask dad about this?! 40 years old - It’s amazing how dad went through all this! 45 years old - Dads been right all along. 50 years old - If dad was here, I could have learned a lot.

Dawg this is hilarious parenting: awareness is key… go after the most dangerous one then get the weak ones after

First WO for @F3Dothan 1/20/24 5Pax (4FNGs) Going to be something special! #WestWorld

MIKE LEACH ON EMBRACING HARD "Nothing is really fun unless it's hard ... You're pushing yourself. All of a sudden you're making great plays. You're doing things that you've never done before... Never hope that it's easy." ~ via @WSUCougarFB and @DrewMaddox

Don’t know who wrote this, but….DANG.

The best advice on how to be successful I’ve heard: On Nick Saban’s radio show, a young athlete asked him a bold question. What advice would the Alabama football coach give him – a basketball player – to improve in his sport? Saban’s response is gold: “I think for any athlete, it's the same thing. What's your goal? What's your aspiration? What do you want to accomplish? That's the first thing. “Second thing is to define what it takes to do it. What does it entail for you to be the kind of basketball player that you want to be? “Then you got to make the decision. Are you willing to do that? Are you willing to go work every day and do the things you need to do and take 500 shots a day like Kobe Bryant did so that you can be the kind of player that you want to be? “And then do you have enough discipline to make yourself do it every day? Whether you feel like it or not. “You got to choose to get up. You got to choose to study. You got to choose to go make the shots. You got to choose to work out. People that can do that, they can reach their full potential. “If you choose to make that kind of commitment to it, you can do the same thing, but it's not going to just come to you. It's not going to come easy. “And you're going to have to overcome a lot of adversity to be able to persevere and sustain it to get where you want to go.” – It’s a beautiful response for sports, business and life. Replace the young basketball player with yourself – investor, business owner, manager, teacher, whatever – and the same framework applies. Some key takeaways: 1. Everything begins with a vision. What do you want to achieve? 2. Vision alone isn’t enough. You need a detailed plan of how to achieve it. 3. Commitment separates those who dream from those who do. Most people aren’t willing to do what it takes. 4. Daily execution is the hardest (and most valuable) part. 5. Feelings are irrelevant. You can do what needs to be done despite how you feel. 6. One day of effort is overrated. Daily effort is underrated. 7. Improvement is a lifelong process. Embrace it, cherish it, commit to it. ||| Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing.

1/1/24 New Years Convergence hosted by our pax at WKHS @F3SnakePit @F3_Viper @SerpentF3 Start time: 0700 Go ahead and get those HCs rolling in. Working on the various options we will have, so more to come!

A man re-animated 'Sleeping Beauty' to create an unforgettable wedding proposal. Filmmaker Lee Loechler dedicated six months collaborating with an Australian illustrator to incorporate himself and his girlfriend, Sthuthi David, into a customized version of her beloved Disney movie, "Sleeping Beauty." The unique proposal took place during a significant scene in the movie, where Prince Phillip awakens Princess Aurora with a kiss. Loechler orchestrated a moment where the onscreen Prince seemed to toss him a ring, leading to him playfully catching it before going down on one knee to propose to his astonished girlfriend.