A fine line between FEAR and GRATITUDE.

Open this if you want to be more grateful.

Hey all!

So I started reading a book yesterday, it’s called “One Second After.”

It’s about the very real and scary danger of an EMP attack on the United States.

For those that don’t know, an EMP would theoretically wipe out ALL electronic devices….

• No Cell Phones

• No Electricity

• No Running Water

• No Heat

• No Air Conditioning

• No Food Refrigeration

• No Cars older than 1970…

You get the idea…

But actually, maybe you DON’T….

I didn’t realize HOW BAD this would actually be, and how many people would die, and mostly, HOW QUICKLY society would turn against itself and send us shooting back into the middle ages of violence, looting, and all sorts of other madness.

You’re probably thinking… “What the hell is the point, Kale?”

I’m getting there, stay with me.

A couple years ago, the stuff in this book would have seemed impossible to me.

“Of course the government has a plan for stuff like this….”

“This is too obvious to ever happen…”

I don’t know about you, but Covid revealed one very important truth to me, actually two.

1) People are people. They don’t have it “all together” or “under control” no matter what status they have.

2) The entire system is very, VERY, fragile. More fragile than we want to admit to ourselves.

Case in Point…

• one man’s death in Minnesota set off GLOBAL riots

• The CDC & WHO (supposedly the “disease experts” have flip-flopped their views on Covid and masking and lockdowns more times than we can count at this point)

• 3 Social Media Platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) have arguably more influence than any World leader in history, by a wide margin.

So, as I was reading this book, and just thinking about people’s reactions to the events of last year…

I really had to ask myself, what would happen if people’s phones simply stopped working?

And the electricity?

And the cars?

It’s pretty safe to say that it would be complete and utter insanity and millions if not tens of millions would die.

“WHAT’S THE POINT KALE?”

(I can hear you screaming it)

But that’s what I was asking MYSELF last night while reading that book…

I was like “Dang, this is depressing, what’s the point?”

And then, it hit me.

I went upstairs to my wife, who was super snuggly and sleepy.

I put that worthless phone down and I hugged her like it was the last time.

I smelled her hair and just held on for dear life.

I prayed harder than I’ve ever prayed for God to keep her safe, and to give us many more happy healthy years together.

And MOST IMPORTANTLY.

THIS IS THE POINT SO CATCH THIS.

I SAID THANK YOU.

Oh wow did I say thank you.

Thank you for this beautiful roof over my head.

And electricity running through the walls.

And the air conditioning humming along like clockwork.

Thank you for food in the cold fridge.

And THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN NEXT TO ME, and for my family back home.

REMEMBER THIS GUYS AND GALS, IF YOU ONLY REMEMBER ONE THING.

Gratitude.

That’s it.

If 2020 should have taught us anything it’s that we are all living in a strange fishbowl experiment of a society.

There is no “GAMEPLAN” for this.

It’s all a very well constructed house of cards that can’t be relied upon.

But instead of falling back in fear.

Worrying all night about an EMP attack (sorry in advance).

We can instead FLIP IT ON IT’S HEAD.

And CHERISH THE MOMENTS WE HAVE, like they are our last.

SOAK UP the moments, the scents, the sights, and the LOVE while you can, because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

I say that in NO WAY to scare you, I say that to motivate you because I sure as hell got motivated last night.

Love you all.

I hope this helped you, another pretty random one today but it definitely hit me hard and I wanted to share.

Kale

p.s. it really helps me if you forward this email to a few people you think would love it…