June 2024 Favorites

Hello friends,

What a month. We lived intensely in June, and it flew by. This month started with a popping party in Staten Island. It was a blast. I met the incredible Tina Forte and Scott Lobaido out there. I got nostalgic and remembered Jell-o, and there were like thirty photos of Jell-o on my phone.

We went to the Puerto Rican Day Parade. The weather was perfect. I finished the Pilates with Bryony Summer Camp. I went to the doctor for my annual blood work. Here is your reminder to do the same.

We watched the Stanley Cup Playoffs and after the NY Rangers got knocked out, our loyalty transferred to the Florida Panthers who SLAYED. Coach Paul Maurice is incredible. Loved watching his pressers. He shared a lot of wisdom and kept his cool looking at the big picture. I loved his focus on discipline and how he didn’t succumb to emotions. Preparation is the biggest key to confidence, and this team defined this. They were grinding and locked in. Maurice got his Stanley Cup after decades of persistance. What a historic moment. Well-deserved.

I read some great books. My favorite was Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Peltz. I traveled to the flat plains of Columbus, Ohio for a conference. I slept less than I should have. I don’t know what I will do with the absence of games gone into overtime.

I am looking forward to some cool biohacking experiments in July and maybe a fake tan?

This month’s top post was The Athletes. A steamy July awaits us. The rain is pouring outside as I write this…

Here are the month’s favorites:

I want his library.

Quotes

“What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.” Marcus Aurelius

“I knew this miracle was for me. Has it been painful? Yes because every miracle is.” Edie Wadsworth

“It seems to me that if we love, we grieve. That’s the deal. That’s the pact. Grief and love are forever intertwined. Grief is the terrible reminder of the depths of our love and, like love, grief is non-negotiable.” Nick Cave

“You know, a man ain’t worth a damn if he can’t cry at the right time.” Lyndon Baines Johnson

“I seek beauty, that’s what really feeds my soul more than a sound bath or a meditation session.” Lauren Santo Domingo

“Give a man a purpose and the ability to achieve, and he will crawl over broken glass with a smile.” Chris Williamson

“Discipline is the currency of confidence.” Zach Pogrob

“When you were made a leader, you weren’t given a crown; you were given the reponsibility to bring out the best in others.” Jack Welch

“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” Cormac McCarthy

“Some of us didn’t need to wait four years to hear Fauci admit in front of congress that he made most of this sh*t up. We knew it from the start.” Jessica Kraus

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” Mark Twain

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” Brene Brown

“There is not a prison or jail built that can shut me up.” Steve Bannon

“If you want happiness for an hour– take a nap. If you want happiness for a day– go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime– help someone.” Proverb

“My best advice is to keep cracking your heart open. Where you feel like you’re closing toward your partner, open fully in vulnerability. Anywhere else you may be closing, just continue to open and explore.” VeesHoney

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” John F. Kennedy

“Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all of these, when in faith and sole allegiance to God he is called to obedient and responsible action: the responsible person whose life will be nothing but an answer to God’s question and call.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Stuff (My favorite Paul Maurice moments + more…)

Nostalgic Commercials

More…

People who intrigue me

Lauren Santo Domingo

Paul Maurice

July starts now. Find that 4th of July Jell-o recipe…