Contrary to what many people choose to believe, there can be more than one set of facts. Not always, but more often than you may realize.
There are the facts that are shown to you – and there are the facts that are withheld.
There are the number of people who died from a virus – and there are the 99+ percent who survived and got no mention whatsoever.
There are all the countries who locked down, and those such as Taiwan and Sweden, who didn’t.
There are those who believe that masks protect you and others, and there are those who say that masks increase the risk of disease.
There are the OCD “wash your hands” and use hand-sanitizer 100 times a day people, who are paranoid about touching their own face, and there are those who believe you should never use hand sanitizer because part of a healthy immune system is dealing with bacteria on your hands.
There are those who think this panic-demic is the worst thing since moldy bread, and those who yawn and say it’s nothing more than the flu.
There are M.D.s who roll their eyes about taking Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc, and there are M.D.s who write books supporting their value.
There are those who write me and applaud when I write messages such as this one….
And then there are those who go into a rage and drop off my list.
HURRAH!
That’s how I FEEL when I receive kind words, as well as when someone flushes himself off my list.
I applaud the people living in the Gulag Californigh-oh, who march to the beaches and to the capital to protest the lockdown. I also applaud those who choose to stay at home.
Don’t make me no never mind.
I have a unique Zen-like perspective on “the facts,” as well as the theories, as well as the unknown facts, as well as the not to be revealed facts.
I am this way when it comes to fitness, to self-development and to communication skills, such as writing and speaking.
I’m no fan of the “put on a persona” marketers you see on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. I look for and follow those who are genuine, down-to-earth, authentic and sincere.
If someone reading my messages gets upset and chooses to move on, I consider that a blessing.
If someone thinks I’m a fraud, a phony, insincere or inauthentic, so what? It’s none of my business and it’s not my job to change their mind.
Think what you want to think.
Meanwhile, I shall write what I want to write…
including the four words I learned from my fellow friends on the University of Iowa wrestling team, so many moons ago.
Those four words are…
Kick ass – take names!
Matt Furey
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