Jack Banning

Sunday Ramblings: 1. Life is nuanced. Very few things in life are black and white. Most things reside in the grey. Especially people. 2. Everything worth doing takes time. Understanding this doesn’t make it go quicker but it helps you to manage your expectations and play the long game. 3. You can only control how you react. 4. Keep your mind open to everybody but be selective on whose advice you take to heart. 5. No matter where you are in life, treat people with kindness. You pass the same people on the way up that you do on the way down. 6. Finding something to live for that’s bigger than yourself is a game changer. 7. Love is a commitment that must be cultivated. 8. Meditation works. It has been the single most beneficial thing I do to manage my mental health. 9. Exercise is the 2nd most beneficial thing I do to manage my mental health. 10. Traveling is the greatest education. 11. Lead with kindness. 12. One of the greatest gifts you can give another human is empathy. 13. You’re going to lose more than you win. 14.Not every hill is worth dying on. 15.Your kids will humble you more than anyone, ever. 16.It will never go as expected. 17.Improvement is better than perfection. 18.Perfection doesn’t exist. 19.The surest bet you can make is betting on yourself. 20. Nobody has a fucking clue what they are doing. Everyone is just trying to survive with the knowledge they have. 21.We are all incredibly flawed. 22. When you are at your lowest, you feel like you will be there forever. You won’t. 23.When you are at your highest, you feel like you will be there forever. You won’t. 24.Tell the people you love, how much you appreciate them. Tell them often. 25. Everyone is fighting something. I love y’all.