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I was reading a book this morning and it said no matter how much effort you exert or how intelligently you pursue the hunt, you cannot catch any game if there is none in the field. Now, game means like animal. When you're hunting, sometimes they call it game. But I love this metaphor. You understand? In reality, it's a. It's a simple truth, one that carries a lot of. A lot of deep wisdom about life. Timing and energy, Timing and energy. Two beautiful resources that we have that we can also never get back. We live in a world that obviously glorifies effort. Hustle culture tells us that if we just try harder, wake up earlier, grind longer, and push relentlessly, we will eventually succeed. And yes, effort does matter a hundred percent, but it's really like only one, one part of the equation. Effort is like when we're sharpening our spear, training the body, mastering the hunt. But what happens when you step into an empty field? What happens when the thing that you are hunting for simply isn't there? Imagine that you're gonna go out into the forest, go hunting, but there's nothing there. It doesn't matter how good you are, it doesn't matter how late you stay out, how hard you try. No amount of discipline or strategy can make something appear in a place where it does not exist. But yet how often do we refuse to accept this? Some of us are overly exerting ourselves for no reason. How many times do we chase opportunities, relationships, or dreams that simply aren't available to us at this moment? How many times do people chase love in a place where there is no love to be received? Getting the short hand of the stick every single time. And it doesn't matter how loving you are, how nurturing you are, how much you show up for that person, they simply just don't got the love for you. You know, we've all been taught hard work pays off. And yes, in many cases, it does. We should try hard. But not always. Not when the timing is off, not when the environment isn't right. Think about before, like the Internet boom, right? Aspiring actors and musicians and directors, they all moved to Los Angeles. You know, people still do now, but now because of the Internet, you can kind of stay wherever you want, wherever you are. But back in the day, they would all move to Los Angeles because staying in Wyoming or, or Ohio didn't have the opportunities they needed to be seen. You know? And then nowadays, if you want to be in tech, where do you go? You move to Silicon Valley. If you want to be in fashion and you Know, be an artist, you know, you go to New York or you go to Tokyo. It's the same principle. You got to place yourself in the right environments to receive what you are looking for. It's the same principle we see in farming, right? If you plant seeds in the dead of winter, it doesn't matter how much you water them, how carefully you tend to them. Every single day the ground is frozen, nothing's going to happen, nothing will grow. But when you rate for the right season, the same effort, perhaps even less because it's not wintertime, it's warmer, will yield amazing results. The same effort or less can give you more results in the right environment. But some of us will overly exert ourselves at the wrong times, in the wrong environment, questioning why our hard work is not paying off. Effort needs to be paired with wisdom, right? But often we are in such a rush because we're rushing to be happy. I always say we're not going to be happy when we're going to be happy. While right, if we're rushing, we will rush right into a space trying to grow something in the wrong environment, overly exerting our energy. And then when it is the right environment, we will be full of self doubt, have a lack of energy and a lack of belief in ourselves. Effort needs to be paired with wisdom. Simple, simple, you know, the wisdom to know when to push, when to pause, when to plant and when to wait, when to be patient and when to pivot quick and, and that's where a lot of us struggle. We've been conditioned to believe that stopping means failure, that resting in a season means laziness. But often pausing isn't about giving up, it's about repositioning, you know, and I've truly been embodying and learning that in this season because I've taken a pause on many things and doesn't mean that I'm not still applying myself, but I'm brewing the energy, getting it going. So when the environment is just right, everything can blossom beautifully. The tricky part is just knowing whether you're simply in the hard part of the journey or if you're forcing something that isn't meant for you. Right now, this is, this is difficult. But first we should pause, you know, we should always pray, you know, and ask for the wisdom. Ask, ask for the guidance. And then if you're seeing some progress, like even slow progress in something, it's usually a sign to keep going, you know, but if you've been at, been at it for a long time and nothing is shifting, no Movement, no small wins, no signs of life, plus no excitement or passion. It may not be a matter of effort, but a matter of environment and time. Hard work will stretch you, yes, but it should also give back to you in some way. If you're constantly drained instead of energized, if every day leaves you feeling depleted rather than, like, challenged, then, my friend, it is worth questioning whether you are forcing something that isn't truly aligned. Resistance is normal. Struggle is a part of the process. But constant resistance, doors closing at every turn, opportunities evaporating, nothing working, no matter how many adjustments you make, might be a sign that it's time to look elsewhere. And then there's attachment. When the process stops being fulfilling, when the only thing that keeps you going is the imagined outcome, when you've lost your connection to the why you started in the first place. These are moments to pause and reassess. Because success isn't about just effort. Success is also about direction. Right? You want success in the right direction. You don't want to be successful in the wrong direction. That would be hell. That would be hell. Letting go is one of the hardest things to do. 100% is letting go. When we've invested energy into something or someone, and we want to believe that if we just try a little harder, things will change. It happens in relationships all the time. People hold on thinking that they just love a little more, give a little more, things will shift, but they're being disrespected over and over and over. Sometimes even love isn't the issue, but it's alignment. Same goes for careers or creative projects and personal goals. Sometimes we hold on to jobs that no longer inspire us, friendships that have run their course, or ideas that no longer excite us because we're just fixated on the possible outcome. And we don't want to admit that the field is empty. There's nothing there to hunt. When we stay in the wrong place for too long, we miss out on the right ones. We waste time trying to revise something that isn't meant to thrive instead of finding the space where our energy would be rewarded. Wouldn't that be beautiful? To place your energy into things that you get rewarded for? You don't need instant rewards, but knowing that you're planting seeds in the right soil. And with time, trust, patience, consistency and effort, everything will blossom beautifully. And I've been there, been in seasons where like, feel like I'm getting up every day, I'm doing the work, I'm trying my hardest, but the needle just isn't Moving forward. And it doesn't feel like bamboo growth, because, yes, you know, bamboo grows five years underground, unnoticed. And then in the fifth year, it shoots up. It feels different. It feels like planting a seed in the wintertime feels like when effort is going in the wrong direction. It feels like when we are rushing from fear instead of creating from love. And if you find yourself here, if you feel stuck, ask yourself, is what I'm going for even there? And if not, maybe it's time to move. Is there even room in the company you work for, for growth? Is the relationship you're in, is it even going to go anywhere? Or is it just a situationship? Can you expand in the city that you live in? Or is it time to take a risk and move? We are not meant to be in a constant state of hunting. You know, there are seasons for growth, seasons for rest, seasons for gathering, and seasons for planting. But in a world that constantly pushes, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. We forget this, you know, we feel guilty for slowing down. Slowing down. So beautiful. You understand? It's like one of our mottos over here. People get shocked when I take time away from content, and they're like, what are you doing? You're going to lose momentum. And I'm like, but I don't want to lose moment. If I lose myself, it doesn't matter how well I'm doing on the Internet. Everything I do on the Internet is a reflection of myself. If I'm not good, the content's not good. Simple. Sometimes we think that if we aren't chasing something, we aren't doing enough. But that's not what life teaches us. That's not what God intended for us. That's not what nature teaches us. Look at nature. The bear hibernates, the trees shed their leaves. The ocean literally pulls back before the waves return. Everything in nature honors its cycles, and we have to do the same, right? We had to develop that intuitive wisdom, being honest with ourselves, not comparing ourselves to the world and everyone else, because that always shifts us out of our own momentum, our own rhythm. Sometimes you're meant to be in full pursuit. Mind, body and spirit fully activated. Go, go, go. Beautiful space to be creating, expanding, building. But then other times, you're meant to be still. You're meant to observe. You're meant to listen. You're meant to wait for the right moment. You know, think of wooden baseball. When you go up to bat, do you go up there and you just swing the bat as many times as possible? No. Right? You wait for that Pitcher to throw the ball. And even when it's coming towards you, you still wait until the the exact precise sweet spot moment to hit that ball out of the park. Timing and effort is needed. The right timing coupled with effort is needed. Doesn't matter how hard you swing, if you're too early, you're gonna miss the ball. But with the same amount of effort at the right time, boom. It's a grand slam. And everyone's cheering, right? That's how it is when we couple wisdom with our effort. When. When we are in the right environment, everything changes. The effort you put in starts to yield results, finally. And then you trust yourself. The work you do feels aligned. The energy you give is matched. And this doesn't mean that everything's going to come easy. No life, just life ain't like that. But there's a difference between struggling against something and working with it. When you're in the right space and things start to click, you can feel it. You can feel it, feel the alignment. Even if there's no results, even if there's no rewards, you feel like you're in alignment. The right people start to show up. The right opportunities start to present themselves. The process itself feels fulfilling, even when it's challenging. And the right people give you the love that you deserve. And that's when you know you found where you're meant to be. That's when you know when you have found where you are meant to to be. Beautiful, ain't it? If you take one thing from today, let it be. This effort is powerful, but wisdom is essential. Trying hard won't make the impossible happen. Pushing in the wrong direction won't create the results you want. But knowing when to shift, knowing when to wait, knowing when to wait, right? When to move, when to change direction, that is the key. So if you have been working tirelessly or putting energy in a direction tirelessly with no results, with no love back, ask yourself, am I in the right field? Am I? Am I in the right space? Am I in the right environment? Am I with the right person? Is there actually something here to catch? Or is it time to find a new path? Ask these questions, journal them, explore them. The answers may not come right away, but once you set that intention and you start to trust yourself and tap into your intuition and pray a bit, the answers to those questions will start to appear. And that could change everything. Because life isn't about endless hunting. It's about intelligent hunting, being wise with our effort. It's about knowing when to push and when to pause. When to persevere and when to pivot, when to move forward and when to let go. Because success, love and fulfillment aren't just about effort. They're about timing, positioning, and being in the right place at the right time. My social media stuff blew up in 2020. Why timing and positioning? Everybody went inside due to the pandemic. A lot of people were in fear, bored, no connections, they couldn't see anybody. And I had the tools that I needed to fill the void. It was timing and position. I stepped up to the place at the right time and I swung and I connected with y'. All. And now we're here, hanging out, being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes we can't precisely plan that, but with wisdom, more often than not, we can match that. So I'll leave you with this. Go where the game is, not where you wish it was, not where it used to be, but where it actually is. And when you find that place, when you finally find that place, that's when all that effort will finally pay off. Put yourself in the right environment, you deserve it. And you done know in hindsight, every ting is going to be alright. So vibe ting. I'll be powered by.