Mario's 2023 Journal RSS

Imagination fails to exist where all our images are provided. Reading seems to have been replaced with 30-60second bytes of non-essential information sprawled across social media. But that’s not true. We can change our personal algorithms by not engaging with content that doesn’t uplift, heal, or even make us laugh in a healthy way. A book is essential enough. They allow the mind to create worlds and towns and landscapes and people we have never met personally before.

I had a dream that I was in a small house with family and friends. The kitchen seemed packed with people. I could barely hear over the laughing and stories being shared. I looked around the room and saw nothing but smiles and felt nothing but love. Then I was at a home in a private community filled with all the things I desired. A recording studio with a huge soundproof room, marble floors, winding stair cases, and 15ft ceilings.

Entry 001: I lost an entire day of footage this month. I didn’t think to verify that the audio was being captured correctly and none of the clips have audio. I let my team know immediately because I do believe in accountability. I rearranged film dates to get them in for a reshoot as soon as possible. But it was a lesson well learned. Rushing through anything in life can ultimately make your path longer and more difficult. The extra 5minutes before each episode to test everything should not be skipped just because we have done it successfully for months.  So today, I’m focused on slowing down. Setting my own pace so that I can allow time to do things correctly. I don’t want to skip four 5minute processes only to end up adding a full 5hr shoot day. Whatever it is in your day that is important, take the extra time to do it. It could be praying, making to-do-lists, answering voicemails, returning emails or any task no matter how big or small. Do not allow yourself to skip it for the sake of saving time. I’m on a mission to be better and that absolutely starts with me.

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