@samuel_spitz A wise person told me of these 5 things you can only have 3 at any given time 
- Exercise
- Sleep 
- Friends 
- Family 
- Work
I have made peace with this and try and be intentional about which 3 I need to focus on at a time.

Alan Conlon on LinkedIn: This is a phrase I found a few years ago and I absolutely love it. 

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@samuel_spitz - Lift weights so that it becomes cardio -- do higher rep sets and combine them into super sets; in and out in 45 minutes. Can listen to audio books while working out (3 or 4 days a week).

- Walk 10k steps; walk as much as you can during the day, if you drive park further away,…

What It Takes to Thrive

In both gardening and spiritual terms, planting and harvesting are exciting seasons. Planting is the start of an adventure, and harvesting is the product of hard work. It’s easy to celebrate new beginnings and hard-earned completions—but one thing that’s not as much fun? 

The pruning process.

Who wants to acknowledge what’s dead and unproductive in their lives? Who wants to trim back what’s already blooming—leaving you smaller, awkward, and feeling extra weak?

But pruning is exactly what we need to keep producing fruit.

“He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
John 15:2 NIV

Jesus mentions two separate actions in this process—cutting off what’s dead and pruning fruit.

Cutting out what’s dead makes sense. It’s extra weight, it’s unproductive, it’s blocking sunlight, and it’s stealing good energy from branches that could thrive. But without proper context, pruning fruit feels backwards.

However, the purpose of pruning isn’t to disable something, but to revitalize it. 

If a branch is weak or diseased, it could not only damage itself, but the surrounding trees as well. Without pruning, both the tree and the life surrounding it can never reach full potential.

Pruning creates room for more growth.
Pruning stimulates production.
Pruning keeps the plant or person strong.

God is a good Gardener. He wouldn’t be a good Gardener if He left you to yourself—overgrown, ineffective, and full of dysfunction. But He cares for those He loves. He cuts off what’s dead for your benefit. He lovingly trims back ineffective things in your life to make way for more fruit. 

You can trust God with your life because He cares about who you are and who you can become. 

So what “dead branches” are you dragging around? Is it possible that God is pruning you for future growth? Take a few moments and talk to God about any areas in your life that you recognize need to change.

@samuel_spitz You need different stages of imbalance in your life. You can get everything, but not all at once

How does anyone have enough time to:
-Lift weights
-Do cardio
-Walk 10k steps
-Cook all your food
-Dress + iron your clothes

+ make time for friends & date 

+ read before bed

+ work 8-12hrs + sleep 8hrs

Literally impossible