Mental Words

💗 Good day! Cyber Monday kicked us off this week. Cybertrucks just may rev us through! The first ten of Elon Musk’s latest are set for delivery on Thursday. https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck 

The Tesla Cybertruck has a glass roof and something called a frunk! That’s like trunk space in the front of the vehicle. Its exoskeleton is Cold-30X, rolled stainless steel. The bespoke workhorse claims to tow infinite mass and up to 14,000 pounds. The best part? Once upon a time, it wasn’t afraid to FAIL. Nothing beats Elon rolling with the punches in this demo four years ago! You don’t risk, you don’t learn. Cue Winston Churchill : “Success consists of going from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm!”

👐 That said, a string of failures could take a toll on mental health. Life always throws constant battles. Virgil Abloh may have said it best. “The world produces waves. Surf or drown. You decide.” Now a new study indicates that actual surfing improves mental health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-surfing-trillion-global-economy-mental.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter A university on Australia’s Gold Coast led the research. It indicated that surfing contributes a trillion dollars a year into the global economy by improving the mental health of surfers. For more on surfing, check out this gear and newsletter! https://paganusa.com/?_kx=7nIuMWkllXjFvkrvgwCyWIzoCzsZ9BPKwCJApRdQXZo%3D.Yh6YHm 

🧠 Absorbing patterns unconsciously doesn’t test them for truth. “Authenticity” is Merriam Webster’s word of the year for 2023. In this age of AI, how do we tell what’s real and what isn’t? What is authentically human? That’s part of what I tackle in my novel “SOLHUBOD.” The name emerged from the authentic minds of some tween girls. My daughter and cousins started their own “Solbubod” Club. It stands for “Soul, Human, Body.” The novel, however, is a wild ride of fiction set in 2049. I take you on an epic journey of dystopian hope through the eyes of three ten year olds. They’re fleeing the ravages of war only to find themselves hunted by something unseen! I can’t wait for you to check out “SOLHUBOD” coming in 2024!

💫 Greatness is found in the granular. Little things add up, especially when it comes to building up positivity in the mind. Try building a tree of elevated habits in your imagination. Light it up with the good! Meanwhile, there is an actual Sandi Tree: 800 tons of sand that form 35 feet of holiday art. She displays a synchronized light show on the West Palm waterfront all season. I’m emceeing the annual lighting of sassy “Sandi” tomorrow night. Check her out! https://twitter.com/SandiTreeWPB 

💞 It is the season of hope! Remember, Jesus was born in a feeding trough with a crazy king out to kill him. Don’t let the dark take away from authentic light. Continue thinking, don’t fear failure, and keep truckin’ with strength! Love ya!🙏