In this brief motivational video, the speaker reflects on completing a demanding week of seven‑hour Zoom teaching sessions for a college class (UFM), while simultaneously managing a soccer schedule, caring for his pet Mako, and coordinating remote instruction for 16 students in Guatemala from Lebanon, Missouri. He expresses deep gratitude for the alignment of technology, work, and personal responsibilities, framing this gratitude as the foundation of a "blessed life." He invites viewers to pause, acknowledge their own blessings, and actively share that sense of gratitude with others, positioning the moment as a simple yet powerful call to radiate positivity into the weekend.
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Hello everyone, here is your Moment of Yes for Friday, June 18th. June 18th! Crazy, crazy. Here we go. So, man, I just finished now, at least the Zoom portion. Today was a half day technically. Monday through Thursday was 7-hour Zoom days, 4 7-hour Zoom days. And then this morning, just short of 4 hours. So 4 hours of Zoom this week for this college class for UFM. And so just wrapping that up, grateful to be wrapping it up because that's obviously a long week. But obviously grateful for the opportunity to find a creative way to get some additional work during this difficult time and that it fit in perfectly with my soccer schedule. It fit in perfectly with me being able to be at camp. And be with Mako, 'cause he needs someone to watch him. And being able to have the technology to work with 16 students in Guatemala while I'm here in Lebanon, Missouri, and to be able to pull that off. Mm-hmm. And to be able to have technology where I'm able to do a couple more Zoom calls, you know, this week and next week, and how everything sort of works out. in sort of divine timing. And so yeah, it's Friday. So as I sit here, I'm like, all right, just gratitude, right? It's really simple. It's really basic. Go back to gratitude. So as you reflect on the past week, reflect on the challenges, the blessings, and everything in between, what are you grateful for, right? What are you grateful for? What are the things that are present In your life that made this week possible. From technology to work to family to just how things fell in line this week, how you were able to work things out, overcome challenges, and continue to, continue to live and breathe and be alive and have joy and grow. Gratitude is the foundation of that. It reminds us just how, how lucky we are to be living the blessed life. If you are watching this video, you are living the blessed life. So as we move into the weekend, can we take a spirit of living the blessed life and just radiate that and shine that out to everyone that we come into contact with? That is a gift that you can share with others. You can share with the world. Yeah, that's your moment of yes for today. Really simple. Stop, pause, express that gratitude for the week, and now share your blessed life with everyone else. Yeah, it's a good reminder. Have a great week, everybody.
