Highlights for the week
The mantra for the moment: relax and let the universe take the lead. Stay quiet, and the universe will speak to you. Be calm, and the universe will respond to you. It is the paradox of existence (wu wei).
We need to look at our imperfections as attributes. You are not something that needs to be corrected. You are someone that needs to be appreciated, celebrated, and loved. Allan Watts The tree doesn't waste its time trying to be a better tree! The bird does not waste its time trying to sing a better song. It has everything it needs. So do you.
Something else that caught my attention while listening to the great Allan Watts, for whom most of this post is referencing: Faith & Love are really 2 sides of the same coin. When you love unconditionally, truly, and deeply you allow yourself to be vulnerable to the willingness of facing your true self. You take the risk of exposure to reap the reward.
MONDAY
Affirmation: WHERE YOUR ATTENTION GOES YOUR ENERGY FLOWS - A. Watts
Be mindful of what you give focus to. You will radiate your energy in the wrong way if you let it; energy leaks are real.
TUESDAY
Affirmation: ALTHOUGH IT FEELS LIKE IT IS FALLING APART, IT IS THE UNIVERSE WORKING FOR YOU - A. Watts
Removing what wasn't working. Rebuilding what will work. Guiding you only when you let it.
WEDNESDAY
Affirmation: RELAX AND LET THE UNIVERSE MOVE YOU TOWARDS YOUR PURPOSE
It's a dance ... let her lead. Stop forcing purpose and it will find you.
Understeanding why you are the way you are won't change how you because that is who you were meant to be all along, quirks and all. Your imperfections are not bugs, but rather features!!
THURSDAY
Affirmation: YOUR ALREADY ARE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO BECOME ... YOU JUST HAVEN'T NOTICED IT YET!!
The ocean does not ponder its existence trying to be wet.
FRIDAY
Affirmation: NOTHING LASTS ..AND YOU WILL BE FREE
The lesson the monks teach is about impermanence. That nothing good or bad lasts. It is a cycle, like the changing seasons. A long winter becomes spring. Spring becomes summmer. Then summer segues to fall and so on. The trees don't change. They adapt. The roots, trunk, and branches remain while the old leaves fall and the new ones arrive. So too must our perceptions be. Let go of the old and welcome the new.
What We’re Grateful For
- Everything Good & Bad happening to me this week. It has all been a lesson and blessing.
What We Loved
- A perfect way to close out the week: FAITH IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF ACTION, IT IS THE PRESENCE OF APPROPRIATE ACTION - A. WATTS
- Faith is trusting the process; what happens to you is what was meant for you.
- Every failure is a chance to see that you are not your successes. Your worth is not dependent on your performance.
What We Learned
- INNER WORK [Status: TO DO!] Slipped this week.
- WEB PT - New Client [Status: TO DO!]
- Google Cloud (Coursera) [Status: TO DO!] Keeping this here as a reminder.
- Android PT - [Status: TO DO!] Fell Behind on this!
- Read "Zoro" [Status: TO DO!] Fell Behind on this as well!
- Write - "Husb" - next chapter [Status: IN PROGRESS!]
DONE
- SQL Refresher [Status: DONE!] Used python + SQLite3 to create basic commands. May build this up in the following week .. if time allows.
- Web PT - ETSY [Status: DONE!] Finished the Web; Finished 3rd Party Section; API is blocked not taking any further action. Finished the report.
- AI PT - Wraith.sh Module-7 Insecure Output Handling [Status: DONE!] Reading through the "Defense" section, but module is done; practice CTF done; Knowledge Check done.
- AI PT - Wraith.sh Module-6 Guardrail Bypass [Status: DONE!]
- SUBSTACK ARTICLE 3 [Status: DONE!]
TO DO
IN PROGRESS
What We Longed For
- A great job. Leaning towards AI Red Teaming as an alternative to Security Consulting.
What We Loathed
- 2026 Job Market. More layoffs happening. Still more to come. Yet 5 CEOs are rigging the system for Billions and will eventually take the entire system down.
