Date: 2026-07-29
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Mr. Bean ,
PAX: Mr. Bean, Dumpster, Stock boy, Cheap Shot, Audible, Tenderfoot FNGs:
COUNT: 6
Conditions: sun out, 60 degrees
WOR: 20 SSH picking daisies, Oyo
The Thang: ruck east to Washington North to franklin West making it under the prairie path bridge and back up to AO
Moleskine:Proverbs 22:1, 3, 13 ESV
[1] A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
[3] The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
[13] The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
1. The Excuses We Make (Proverbs 22:13)
“The lazy man says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!’”
Solomon calls out the absurdity of human excuses. The lazy man invents a totally ridiculous scenario—a lion roaming the neighborhood—just to justify staying in his warm, comfortable bed.
Every morning at 0515 when the alarm goes off, that same “lion” roars in our heads: “It’s too cold out.”
“My knees hurt.”
“I worked late yesterday, I deserve to sleep in.”
F3 exists because we refuse to listen to the lion. Getting out to the gloom isn’t just about burpees and sweat—it’s about killing the habit of self-deception and excuses before the sun even comes up. 2. The Prudent Man Foresees Danger (Proverbs 22:3)
“A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.”
A High-Impact Man doesn’t drift through life passive and oblivious. He looks down the road. He sees where isolation, bad health, neglected marriages, or unchecked anger lead—and he takes action before the crash.
The gloom is our proving ground to stay sharp, physically and spiritually, so when life’s real storms hit our families or communities, we aren’t caught flat-footed. 3. What We’re Actually Building (Proverbs 22:1)
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.”
At the end of the day, no one remembers your paycheck or your 401k. What lasts is your character and your name—how you led your home, how you stood by your brothers, and how you showed up when things got hard.
Takeaway: Stop letting imaginary lions keep you on the couch. Be the prudent man who prepares today for tomorrow’s battles, and guard your character above all else. Aye!
— YHC
Tags: Ground Zero, Mr. Bean, Dumpster, Stock boy, Cheap Shot, Audible, Tenderfoot
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