#fucktheprogram

So, I’ve decided to move the Gratitude Chronicle to Saturdays.

The core of it is this: Why do we live for Fridays? We look forward to them because we’ve been told we need that 40-hour cage just to survive. My father used to call it "the program."

Well, I say fuck the program. And I say fuck that shit.

Think about it. You’re doing the same thing all seven days: You’re living. Why can't you do something nice for yourself on a Tuesday?

I’ve been in the rat race. I’ve had bosses try to tell me what to do while they kicked down everything I tried to build. I took those lessons and built my own path. I truly believe self-employment and the gig economy are the way to go—because time is the only thing that actually makes you rich.

Just because it’s Saturday, it doesn't make today "better." You still have problems. But you also have the power to stay stable in the present and give yourself forgiveness.

Do that every single day. That is living.