Let me give this a shot. I’ve lived in PA for the past 15 years, I grew up here and my childhood hometown is just an hour from where I’ll be staying. I’m moving into my college dorm in just a few days, and I really didn’t want to go because honestly I was scared, I didn’t want anything to change because I’ve never been on my own like this before. I may be way younger (18) and still have a whole life of experiences and wisdom to learn, but I feel wholly qualified to say that change is really scary, terrifying in some ways, but fear is the real enemy. Sometimes we’re given great opportunities that are disguised as impossible roadblocks, but one way or another, we make it out the other side. Leaving behind what you know and have known for years sucks, but if it’s for the overall betterment of yourself or other people you care about then taking that leap is worth it, you just have to rely on what makes you happy in order to get through it. I love your videos man, please keep making them.
I'm on my 2nd day of college, I never thought I was smart enough but I basically got a full ride and don't have to take math or English because I did dual credit. The hardest part is not financial or the work load (yet) but staying occupied and missing my family. They're nearly 2 hours away so we can visit, but it's just far enough.
You my friend, are extremely well spoken and have very clearly been blessed with wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing and I pray for safety in your new college endeavors and your success in whatever career you are working towards. 🙏🏻 You've got a good head on your shoulders, stay the course my friend.
Praying for you as well. Family can be such a strong foundation to lean on but it sounds like you are academically thriving. This is just the bit of pain before the floodgates of your success unfold. Good luck my friend!
might sound cringe fuck it…but i learned this in RED DEAD 1…specifically the scene where dutch commits suicide. He says “you can’t fight change, you can’t fight gravity, you can’t fight nature” that has always stuck with me. I tried to change my parent’s view, their mannerisms, how they viewed the world. I realized it was too late for them to change and i was NEVER going to change them, it was their nature. and the change that was coming to my life, dog dying, leaving hs, battling loneliness, moving…i couldn’t not fight that either. What i CAN do is acceptance. having acceptance of the things happening around u and going forward. the nature of things in general is to change. You change, the world changes, laws change, prices of things change…etc. so if everything is always in a constant state of changing, i have learned to embrace change. think of it as a new beginning for your life. instead of dwelling on my life BECAUSE of change, i take one day at a time, make good decisions and embrace the unknown not with fear but with curiosity. at least that helped me a lot and maybe it can help you :)
This is such a beautiful self evaluation. That quote is far from cringe and is so profound. I actually have a vid coming out regarding the notion of Relinquishing Control and this comment speaks a lot to what I talk about in that video. It's a really really important thing to remind yourself. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to control things that are out of your control.
Hey brother, fellow AZ resident here. In a VERY similar situation to you. Two young kids, wife, etc. we have been feeling very similar. Planning to move but not sure when/ how we are even going to make it happen. Just keep your head on straight and remember it’s all for the family. That’s what I keep telling myself
That's all we can do. We don't always know what the road map will look like, but everything always works out for our own good. Whether we know it in the moment or not. Stay the course my friend. We will all make it out of it just fine!
I've been going through quite a bit of change here recently. One day out of nowhere I just have a huge crush on this girl. And there were butterflies. But then one day they stopped. I don't dream about her. I feel that she's the one and I've never felt so happy or so good about a girl before. My alma mater school also decided they are not hiring assistants for sports so I had to find the best school district in the area to go help out with, one that I can stay with for presumably forever. I'm not the type of dude that wants to move schools all over the place all the time. I worked for a newspaper company covering my old school and they had let me go, saying that my services as a writer and a photographer were no longer needed and they would be going in a new editorial direction. I fully believe 2024 and beyond are the times for new opportunities. I've never felt more happier in my life man. I'm a sophomore year college student and only got a few years left until I graduate. What are your thoughts on this?
I will try to simplify my answer so as to not force you to read a novel... Overall, life is like an ocean. One moment the sea may be calm and peaceful and another moment the tide is rising and a storm comes through. Navigating the ocean of life and weathering those storms are key to progress. It sounds like you have a really good head on your shoulders. Staying positive and looking forward to the new opportunities is the best possible outlook you can have right now. When one door shuts, another one opens. Sometimes you just need to find where that door is.
Its nice to hear your story man. Life is kinda beautiful that we don’t know what to do or where the river is taking us. Have faith it will work out in the end brother
It has always worked out for me one way or another. It's not always exactly as we envision, but we get to our destination one way or another. Just sometimes the destination isn't always where you think it is either.
I've been going through a lot of change recently in my life. I so wish to just go back, but I simply cannot. I very much needed this video. Thank you. 💜
The California Exodus has made life just a little bit harder everywhere else haha. Be safe in your travels lad, nothing happens by accident. May the Lord protect you and your family.
I remember being boggled by the prices in a gas station when we went to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. We're in Louisiana, so of course everything is dirt cheap compared to the rest of the country, but it's Louisiana. It definitely sounds like a bittersweet decision, but two things can be true at once. You have an awesome life with you family and your work but it's also unsustainable in the current economic conditions. As long as both of yall agree that moving is the best decision then I have full confidence yall can make a good life there too. Wishing you the best of luck my friend. These are the hard decisions with no real right answer just a best answer that your kids will thank you for when they are older.
Ghoul hitting with all the right words. 🙏🏻 I appreciate this greatly. It's clear so many of us are struggling and it stinks that these types of decisions have to be made. But I believe God wouldn't make us move if it wasn't for a good reason. I'm sad to leave but we both know it's the right thing for us.
@@loadedbuggy of course! maybe one day yall will take a trip and visit AZ again who knows! What I do know is you're moving in the right direction heat wise, not many places hotter than AZ lol!
Absolutely love your use of the C4. I very much neglected lethals in favor of stuns. Also, just try to remember being a kid growing up in the snowy-ass midwest. It was all cool, sledding with any parents was still dope. You got this!
The C4 in particular was SUPER OP in this game but still slightly underused. As an Arizona resident, I miss the days of sledding. That's one of the things I am looking forward too for my children upon our move.
Good luck with the move! I hope everything goes great! Lately I’ve definitely been trying to embrace how things are always changing. I’ve been stewing on the Buddhist concept that there’s always something to cause discomfort and dissatisfaction, and that you just gotta push through the crap and keep your eyes on positives! I grew up in PA and now I might be moving out depending on where my job search takes me. I honestly love this state despite how much I wanted out when I was younger. The fishing, hiking, and plant life are so lovely! I’m trying to find a job in the ecology/habitat/natural resource field and this job field is very competitive. So lots of scattershot applications and rejections. But I’m in my hometown for the meantime so catching up with friends is awesome and I’ve gotten plenty of time to work on my channel and meditate and workout so that’s pretty cool!!
I'm a firm believer that discomfort and pain is required for growth. Our bodies require discomfort when we try to strengthen them, and I believe our minds are no different. I love your positive outlook on this. Our lives never seem to unfold the way we may have hoped they would, but if we aren't resistant to the entire process, change can certainly lead to amazing things...
By the sound of your voice and the fact that you’re playing BO2 i imagined you’d be in your late teens but you kept surprising me(: But yeah life feels weird and confusing rn, and i guess not what it used to be. I just graduated college and i feel absolutely clueless, my country is at war and all my family members are basically scattered around the globe. But it’s all part of the “Life Experience” we have to endure. Best wishes for you and your family God bless yall
Life offers us no consistency and is relentless when providing us new challenges. However with challenges, comes growth. Keep going my friend. We are all going to be just okay in the end.
I’m 21 living at home with family as soon as I became an adult turning 18 in 2021 the price of everything accelerated to a point where my generation is virtually unable to move out at 18 like our parents did its twice is hard for us to move out due to the cost of living…I hope one day this changes I want to carve a life for myself America used to be about the American dream I hope some essence of that is still present for us
I feel you on a deep level. Admittedly, my current living situation with my family includes my parents. We were on our own for a while but then had to return back home because it became too much. Thus our decision to move out of state. It's really tough trying to navigate this financial climate. You aren't alone my friend.
Man, this sounds almost like a mirror to my life right now. We live in AZ too, the cost of everything (especially houses) are so much more expensive from where I lived in Kansas City. I just proposed to my girlfriend of 4 years and we really want to start a family and buy a house but it feels impossible here. My fiance really doesn't want to leave AZ since it's where her mother is, but she's starting to realize the better position we'd be in if we'd leave. Gotta pray and vote for a better future.
Seems like many of us are sharing the same experience right now or at least a variation of it. Doing our part to set us all up for the future is key but doing our best along the way is just as important. Keep trucking, we will make it out my friend!
I believe most of us are in the same boat right now. Family of 4 trying to make ,and at times it’s tough. Been trying to purchase our first home, but inflation isn’t helping. It’s hard to save money supporting a family at the moment.
You are certainly not alone. So many of us are struggling and there is little we can do about it. We will get through it though. I know we will. Keep pressing on my friends!
The confusing times might last longer than you anticipated, however if you hold on to the happiness throughout, the confusing times become more clear 🙏🏼don't give up guys... You only have you
My now fiancé and I were able to secure a home in the suburbs of North Dakota since September 2023, her and I have made it work with small changes here and there, but groceries are still finding their way on the table and able to go on a few trips to boot. Fiancé recently got a promotion with a pay increase and I’m due for an evaluation of my own with a pay raise in that so, life’s been different since moving from apartment living to now first time homeowner living. In case those who wonder what I do is I work for an internet provider coop as their cartographer (GIS Specialist) and my fiancé is a bio manufacturing operator who has worked with the Moderna variant of the Covid-19 vaccine during ‘20-‘21.
I’ll provide the contrasting viewpoint. I live in CA and it is just as unaffordable here as I hear others say in the other states, if not worse. Even on a double income, a house is so unaffordable. Think $1M minimum and you’re having to compromise a lot on safety, location, or else you’re getting a shack! lol On top of that the schools here are just so competitive and cut throat - I think it would be awful for kids to be raised here imo. And that’s why I want to leave CA. I apologize that this exodus causes issues for other states too, but believe me I’d entertain other options too if they existed
Sadly, you are so right on all accounts. From other comments it seems that other countries are also suffering from this massive surge of inflation however, I can only speak for my experience here in the states. Our experience is much of the same and sadly it puts many of us into penny pinching mode or in other cases like mine, flight mode. Gotta move to survive.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 KJV
1:53 as the result of your current administration? It goes much more deep than that. I'm not even in North America yet I am experiencing the same problems
the current admin is garbage. yes its more deeper then that but this administration never put any pressure on the feds to stop printing money, the last administration did apply some pressure and put a limit to what the fed was doing. there's way more too it for why other countries are getting affected but this admin isn't helping other countries either, if our economy goes to shit so does urs. but things are different nowadays the rich got too rich after covid, I truly believe at this point no matter who's in office if the guys above them want a change in the market they will make it happen no matter the cost.
Let me give this a shot.
I’ve lived in PA for the past 15 years, I grew up here and my childhood hometown is just an hour from where I’ll be staying.
I’m moving into my college dorm in just a few days, and I really didn’t want to go because honestly I was scared, I didn’t want anything to change because I’ve never been on my own like this before.
I may be way younger (18) and still have a whole life of experiences and wisdom to learn, but I feel wholly qualified to say that change is really scary, terrifying in some ways, but fear is the real enemy.
Sometimes we’re given great opportunities that are disguised as impossible roadblocks, but one way or another, we make it out the other side.
Leaving behind what you know and have known for years sucks, but if it’s for the overall betterment of yourself or other people you care about then taking that leap is worth it, you just have to rely on what makes you happy in order to get through it.
I love your videos man, please keep making them.
I'm on my 2nd day of college, I never thought I was smart enough but I basically got a full ride and don't have to take math or English because I did dual credit.
The hardest part is not financial or the work load (yet) but staying occupied and missing my family. They're nearly 2 hours away so we can visit, but it's just far enough.
You my friend, are extremely well spoken and have very clearly been blessed with wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing and I pray for safety in your new college endeavors and your success in whatever career you are working towards. 🙏🏻 You've got a good head on your shoulders, stay the course my friend.
Praying for you as well. Family can be such a strong foundation to lean on but it sounds like you are academically thriving. This is just the bit of pain before the floodgates of your success unfold. Good luck my friend!
might sound cringe fuck it…but i learned this in RED DEAD 1…specifically the scene where dutch commits suicide. He says “you can’t fight change, you can’t fight gravity, you can’t fight nature” that has always stuck with me. I tried to change my parent’s view, their mannerisms, how they viewed the world. I realized it was too late for them to change and i was NEVER going to change them, it was their nature. and the change that was coming to my life, dog dying, leaving hs, battling loneliness, moving…i couldn’t not fight that either. What i CAN do is acceptance. having acceptance of the things happening around u and going forward. the nature of things in general is to change. You change, the world changes, laws change, prices of things change…etc. so if everything is always in a constant state of changing, i have learned to embrace change. think of it as a new beginning for your life. instead of dwelling on my life BECAUSE of change, i take one day at a time, make good decisions and embrace the unknown not with fear but with curiosity. at least that helped me a lot and maybe it can help you :)
beautiful bro legit screenshotted this for later
This is such a beautiful self evaluation. That quote is far from cringe and is so profound.
I actually have a vid coming out regarding the notion of Relinquishing Control and this comment speaks a lot to what I talk about in that video. It's a really really important thing to remind yourself. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to control things that are out of your control.
Hey brother, fellow AZ resident here. In a VERY similar situation to you. Two young kids, wife, etc. we have been feeling very similar. Planning to move but not sure when/ how we are even going to make it happen. Just keep your head on straight and remember it’s all for the family. That’s what I keep telling myself
That's all we can do. We don't always know what the road map will look like, but everything always works out for our own good. Whether we know it in the moment or not.
Stay the course my friend. We will all make it out of it just fine!
I've been going through quite a bit of change here recently. One day out of nowhere I just have a huge crush on this girl. And there were butterflies. But then one day they stopped. I don't dream about her. I feel that she's the one and I've never felt so happy or so good about a girl before. My alma mater school also decided they are not hiring assistants for sports so I had to find the best school district in the area to go help out with, one that I can stay with for presumably forever. I'm not the type of dude that wants to move schools all over the place all the time. I worked for a newspaper company covering my old school and they had let me go, saying that my services as a writer and a photographer were no longer needed and they would be going in a new editorial direction. I fully believe 2024 and beyond are the times for new opportunities. I've never felt more happier in my life man. I'm a sophomore year college student and only got a few years left until I graduate. What are your thoughts on this?
I will try to simplify my answer so as to not force you to read a novel...
Overall, life is like an ocean. One moment the sea may be calm and peaceful and another moment the tide is rising and a storm comes through. Navigating the ocean of life and weathering those storms are key to progress. It sounds like you have a really good head on your shoulders. Staying positive and looking forward to the new opportunities is the best possible outlook you can have right now.
When one door shuts, another one opens. Sometimes you just need to find where that door is.
Its nice to hear your story man. Life is kinda beautiful that we don’t know what to do or where the river is taking us. Have faith it will work out in the end brother
It has always worked out for me one way or another. It's not always exactly as we envision, but we get to our destination one way or another. Just sometimes the destination isn't always where you think it is either.
@@loadedbuggy beautifully said
I've been going through a lot of change recently in my life. I so wish to just go back, but I simply cannot. I very much needed this video. Thank you. 💜
I'm so glad it was of value to you. 🙏🏻
The California Exodus has made life just a little bit harder everywhere else haha.
Be safe in your travels lad, nothing happens by accident. May the Lord protect you and your family.
You aren't wrong about that. Much appreciated my friend!
I respect any man that stands and fights for his family. best of luck to you brother
🙏 Thanks friend!
I remember being boggled by the prices in a gas station when we went to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. We're in Louisiana, so of course everything is dirt cheap compared to the rest of the country, but it's Louisiana.
It definitely sounds like a bittersweet decision, but two things can be true at once. You have an awesome life with you family and your work but it's also unsustainable in the current economic conditions. As long as both of yall agree that moving is the best decision then I have full confidence yall can make a good life there too. Wishing you the best of luck my friend. These are the hard decisions with no real right answer just a best answer that your kids will thank you for when they are older.
Ghoul hitting with all the right words. 🙏🏻 I appreciate this greatly. It's clear so many of us are struggling and it stinks that these types of decisions have to be made. But I believe God wouldn't make us move if it wasn't for a good reason. I'm sad to leave but we both know it's the right thing for us.
@@loadedbuggy of course! maybe one day yall will take a trip and visit AZ again who knows! What I do know is you're moving in the right direction heat wise, not many places hotter than AZ lol!
Everything will be fine I am also in the same situation You are a good man and you deserve better Stay safe and happy with you and your family🤞🏼❤️
🙏🏻 Same to you my friend!
Bo2 commentary and speaking facts? You’ve earned my sub.
Thank you my friend. 🙏🏻
Absolutely love your use of the C4. I very much neglected lethals in favor of stuns. Also, just try to remember being a kid growing up in the snowy-ass midwest. It was all cool, sledding with any parents was still dope. You got this!
The C4 in particular was SUPER OP in this game but still slightly underused. As an Arizona resident, I miss the days of sledding. That's one of the things I am looking forward too for my children upon our move.
im only 19 but i can tell that you are a good man standing for his family good luck
Thank you so much. 🙏
Good luck with the move! I hope everything goes great! Lately I’ve definitely been trying to embrace how things are always changing. I’ve been stewing on the Buddhist concept that there’s always something to cause discomfort and dissatisfaction, and that you just gotta push through the crap and keep your eyes on positives!
I grew up in PA and now I might be moving out depending on where my job search takes me. I honestly love this state despite how much I wanted out when I was younger. The fishing, hiking, and plant life are so lovely! I’m trying to find a job in the ecology/habitat/natural resource field and this job field is very competitive. So lots of scattershot applications and rejections. But I’m in my hometown for the meantime so catching up with friends is awesome and I’ve gotten plenty of time to work on my channel and meditate and workout so that’s pretty cool!!
I'm a firm believer that discomfort and pain is required for growth. Our bodies require discomfort when we try to strengthen them, and I believe our minds are no different.
I love your positive outlook on this. Our lives never seem to unfold the way we may have hoped they would, but if we aren't resistant to the entire process, change can certainly lead to amazing things...
Don't know why this video got suggested to me, but i am happy it did. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I'm glad it did too. Thank you for watching and I hope my videos can provide some positive value to you!
By the sound of your voice and the fact that you’re playing BO2 i imagined you’d be in your late teens but you kept surprising me(:
But yeah life feels weird and confusing rn, and i guess not what it used to be. I just graduated college and i feel absolutely clueless, my country is at war and all my family members are basically scattered around the globe.
But it’s all part of the “Life Experience” we have to endure.
Best wishes for you and your family
God bless yall
Life offers us no consistency and is relentless when providing us new challenges. However with challenges, comes growth.
Keep going my friend. We are all going to be just okay in the end.
I’m 21 living at home with family as soon as I became an adult turning 18 in 2021 the price of everything accelerated to a point where my generation is virtually unable to move out at 18 like our parents did its twice is hard for us to move out due to the cost of living…I hope one day this changes I want to carve a life for myself America used to be about the American dream I hope some essence of that is still present for us
I feel you on a deep level. Admittedly, my current living situation with my family includes my parents. We were on our own for a while but then had to return back home because it became too much. Thus our decision to move out of state. It's really tough trying to navigate this financial climate. You aren't alone my friend.
Man, this sounds almost like a mirror to my life right now. We live in AZ too, the cost of everything (especially houses) are so much more expensive from where I lived in Kansas City. I just proposed to my girlfriend of 4 years and we really want to start a family and buy a house but it feels impossible here. My fiance really doesn't want to leave AZ since it's where her mother is, but she's starting to realize the better position we'd be in if we'd leave. Gotta pray and vote for a better future.
Seems like many of us are sharing the same experience right now or at least a variation of it. Doing our part to set us all up for the future is key but doing our best along the way is just as important. Keep trucking, we will make it out my friend!
I believe most of us are in the same boat right now. Family of 4 trying to make ,and at times it’s tough. Been trying to purchase our first home, but inflation isn’t helping. It’s hard to save money supporting a family at the moment.
You are not alone!
You are certainly not alone. So many of us are struggling and there is little we can do about it. We will get through it though. I know we will. Keep pressing on my friends!
The confusing times might last longer than you anticipated, however if you hold on to the happiness throughout, the confusing times become more clear 🙏🏼don't give up guys... You only have you
So true. Perserverance is the key to seeing what was previously confusing, become something beautiful.
My now fiancé and I were able to secure a home in the suburbs of North Dakota since September 2023, her and I have made it work with small changes here and there, but groceries are still finding their way on the table and able to go on a few trips to boot. Fiancé recently got a promotion with a pay increase and I’m due for an evaluation of my own with a pay raise in that so, life’s been different since moving from apartment living to now first time homeowner living. In case those who wonder what I do is I work for an internet provider coop as their cartographer (GIS Specialist) and my fiancé is a bio manufacturing operator who has worked with the Moderna variant of the Covid-19 vaccine during ‘20-‘21.
Cool to hear man. Hope things go well in the future!
Love to hear this success story. So awesome for you! We are all on our way to our success stories. All in the right timing!
Wholesome af
Thank you!
You should do H2m commentary, it still works!
I was so happy yesterday when I found out it still worked!!
@@dufflitplaysgames The game is great!
I'll keep an eye out for a MWR sale on steam and perhaps I'll try and do that at some point. 🙏🏻
@@loadedbuggy i got an all in one torrent from the og h2m server, it has the game with mod and it works perfectly, lmk if you want it.
Great video, buddy. Subscribed.
Thank you! 🙏
I’ll provide the contrasting viewpoint. I live in CA and it is just as unaffordable here as I hear others say in the other states, if not worse. Even on a double income, a house is so unaffordable. Think $1M minimum and you’re having to compromise a lot on safety, location, or else you’re getting a shack! lol
On top of that the schools here are just so competitive and cut throat - I think it would be awful for kids to be raised here imo. And that’s why I want to leave CA. I apologize that this exodus causes issues for other states too, but believe me I’d entertain other options too if they existed
Sadly, you are so right on all accounts. From other comments it seems that other countries are also suffering from this massive surge of inflation however, I can only speak for my experience here in the states. Our experience is much of the same and sadly it puts many of us into penny pinching mode or in other cases like mine, flight mode. Gotta move to survive.
Leave it in Jesus's hands and stay in prayer, he will make this move more then you could of ever imagined ✝️🙏 Good luck brother
The best advice. He's always had us, and he will continue to.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 KJV
Amen.
Like your pfp
Thank you. :)
1:53 as the result of your current administration? It goes much more deep than that. I'm not even in North America yet I am experiencing the same problems
So true, living in Croatia, same problem
Fair enough. I hope you both are on the precipice of thriving. 🙏🏻
the current admin is garbage. yes its more deeper then that but this administration never put any pressure on the feds to stop printing money, the last administration did apply some pressure and put a limit to what the fed was doing. there's way more too it for why other countries are getting affected but this admin isn't helping other countries either, if our economy goes to shit so does urs. but things are different nowadays the rich got too rich after covid, I truly believe at this point no matter who's in office if the guys above them want a change in the market they will make it happen no matter the cost.
Bro all the time, me and my wife are all the time like that. But that is life.
"But that is life". True words have never been stated.