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Julie's avatar

I needed this, thank you. I’m all in.

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Tom Schell's avatar

Jack- I don’t know about you but music motivates my every move. Your comment about growing your tribe to make us stronger reminded me of this song. May I suggest this as your JHN theme song:

https://youtu.be/wtyyXJ_tQ7U?si=N56xY2T2CxQ-tcs1

I'm just living my life

Holding my vibe

Growing every day

With a clearer tribe

I'm not ignoring the world

I'm just aligning my life

I'm just living my life

Taking my steps right

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JP4M's avatar

Tom Schell, thank you for the site with this song and for including the lyrics. I feel so calm tonight, and even more so with Jack’s message, comments here by our community members, and now the soothing of your shared song!

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Tom Schell's avatar

So happy you enjoyed it. Deep breath. Calm. Strength!

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Mo Robinson's avatar

Like you, music plays a major role in my life, and as I was reading Jack, and read The Shift paragraph, “ You’ll Never Walk Alone’ popped right in to my head!

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Tom Schell's avatar

Mo- Jack is the man. 👍

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Mo Robinson's avatar

Absolutely. There’s no one quite like him.

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Tom Schell's avatar

My door sets an example and hopefully helps others feel part of my tribe.

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Tom Schell's avatar

Thanks buddy hope you like the song. Rock on my friend.

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Mantis's avatar

Thanks, Tom.

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Tom Schell's avatar

I love the Substack community and ecosystem. Seems like the only place with honest unfiltered unedited discourse.

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Vivian Fletcher's avatar

Wow! That is wonderful...Thank you!

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Tom Schell's avatar

Glad you liked it Vivian. ❤️

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Mantis's avatar

I'm so exhausted tonight. So worn out with the overwhelming events of the days going by, and my discouragement is running high. I cried at step 5. That one has been my mantra, since Project 2025 was revealed. Thank you for the "grit" articles, Jack. Tonight's article of practicality in tough and uncertain times is getting me to my next rock.💙❤️

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Cherae Stone's avatar

You can do it, Mantis. Grab my hand. C’mon.

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JP4M's avatar

Jack, it is uncanny how impeccably you time your topics! Today was an especially good day, and I have been feeling comforted about having expressed my thought, regarding something that will affect all of us, when I heard comments to the contrary. Your message tonight is a perfect one, paralleling what I was told about developing confidence at home, yet going into much more detail and fitting our current situation. It is amazing how much better I feel tonight with the advice in your message bolstering my experience of today. I had had enough of being polite and not saying anything, so instead, I spoke up, firmly but politely, in defense of a particular person who is fighting the situation being forced upon us. I did not hear another word about it. Thank you!

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Moon's avatar

Thank you for this, Jack. Thank you for building this community so we can feel less alone and less fearful from the seemingly unending craziness and chaos.

With your knowledge and help, we are getting stronger, smarter, and more confident each day we read your newsletters, posts, and responses.

You sleep well tonight, too. You definitely deserve it!

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John Durante's avatar

Amen brother

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Becky's avatar

Thank you!

My grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

I WAS BUILT FOR THIS!❤️❌👑

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Cherae Stone's avatar

Damn straight!

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Barbara Agness's avatar

Thank you Jack! I need to be reminded of this every day! I can’t possibly read everything that comes to my inbox daily, I chose this today and made the right call!

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Dr. Julia Hoffman’s Sister's avatar

Thanks, Jack. I always need to be reminded of exactly this. Now is always a good time to act. Sane doesn’t appear to be returning during our lifetimes. We’ll rise, anyway

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Tom Schell's avatar

It’s mellow. It’s makes you smile. It gives you fuel to fight on.

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Cherae Stone's avatar

Try me.

But wait til the morning. Time for

resting.

Wishing you all sweetest dreams.

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Concerned Citizen's avatar

Reading this makes me feel better. Thanks for all you share.

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