In this solo vlog, Tony Stark Policci reflects on his decision to live intentionally stress‑free and focus on gratitude. He recounts watching his son perform in a school production of Grease, describing the experience as pure joy rather than pride, and expresses a longing to return to acting after putting his own dreams on hold to raise his children. He emphasizes that the time, energy, and sacrifices invested in his children and others eventually bear fruit, even if the payoff is delayed. The central lesson he shares is that investing love and positive example into the people around you matters and will be rewarded over time.
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Hey, it's Tony and this is day 25 of 99. I didn't get my video done before midnight. By the time I got home and realized what time it was, it was already 12:30. So, um, figured, hey, since it's past midnight, I'm just going to bed. I'm not going to shoot my video. So, but here's my, uh, here's Here's my lesson for yesterday. One of the things that I decided when I planned to make these video series was to document the things that I'm doing to help me get through a difficult time in my life like a warrior. And I haven't really spent a lot of time in the videos talking about those strategies, but one of the things that I did a week ago yesterday was making an a decision to be intentionally stress-free, to focus on being joyful, have gratitude, look at all the positive, amazing things in my life, and keep my mind out of the stuff that's difficult. You know, it's so easy, it's so easy to look at the things that are wrong. I don't know about you, but you know, for me it's really easy to look at everything that just sucks, and there's so much beauty and good around us. There's also a lot of pain, but last night, you know, I got to sit in the audience and watch my son perform in this production of Grease, and he is so good. I mean, all the kids are good in the show, but my son is— he blows me away. He is He's an amazing talent, you know, and the thing about it is there was a lot of people there last night that kept coming up and going, "He's just like you, he's just like you." And I didn't really know how to feel about that because I want his, in my mind, his talent, his ability, that is his own. I don't want, you know, people to go up to him and say, "Oh, you're just as talented as your dad." You know, I put my acting dreams on the shelf to raise my kids, and I want to get back to it. I really do. I don't want to write copy. I don't want to be a marketer anymore. I really want to act. That's what I've always wanted to do, but I did what I felt it was necessary to be, to take care of my family. But the amount of pride that I feel over watching my son, it's not really pride, it's joy. It's just straight up joy over his ability. I can't even describe it. For those of you that are parents, and have seen your children do something that just amazes you, you know. And so what is my lesson? What is my point? Thinking about the fact that energy and time and sacrifices that I poured into the lives of my children and other people do produce fruit. They really do. It may not be immediately apparent. Sometimes it may take years. But I, uh, I had a friend that used to babysit my son come watch the show last night, and we used to act together. And, um, you know, the response to me was You've done an amazing job with your son, Tony. And it was one of those moments where, you know, all of the hard work, all of the sacrifice is worth it. And I don't, you know, I don't know what else to say about that. But so whatever you're doing today in your life, pouring into the lives of people around you, You know, if you're loving them and being a positive example for them, it matters. And that's all I've got. I'll talk to you again tonight.
