The Tao Of Jun

“Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules. People think they are.” “As you cook up your own life, never let anyone else’s recipe for success intimidate you or get in your way. Know your own truth, and live by it.” Mario Batali: Celebrity Chef & Restauranteur ~ “Life is Not a Recipe” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic situation, but being poor is disabling frame of mind, and a depressed condition of one's spirit, and we must all vow to never, ever be poor again.” John Hope Bryant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

I’m driving up to Tennessee to camp with my dogs this weekend. My daughter is turning 13, and I wanted to make sure our dogs are there to help her celebrate

“If I want to be free, I’ve got to be me. Not the me you think I should be, not the me I think my wife thinks I should be, not the me I think my kids think I should be. If I want to be free, I’ve got to be me so I better know who me is.” Bill Gove --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

You gotta do it for you in order to effectively help others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

It’s a privilege and a pleasure to check in with you all

Always do the right thing... even if it’s done reluctantly. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

By developing the habit of not avoiding difficult things, my life has changed in ways I could’ve never imagined. Don’t avoid the difficult things in life. Lean into them! Accept them! Embrace them! They will forge your character into an unstoppable force that commands the respect of others. Because you will have earned your own Self-Respect. It’s the only way. Do the Difficult Thing.

In this episode I’m trying something new. Something I’ve never tried before. I am sharing an idea that I have for a short story that I’ve been meaning to write. I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head for about four years now. I’ve told it to a few people, and they all seemed to really like it. So here it goes... I hope you like it too

“Be impeccable with your word” Don Miguel Ruiz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

I’m on Alexander’s Lake at Panola Mountain State Park, directly across from the archery range. Everything is just fine

Let’s be real. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

I spent the day hiking with my dogs at Fort Yargo State Park yesterday, and slept with them in a tent last night. Then I groomed them in front of the lake, right beside our campfire. We played at the dog park this afternoon, and now I'm headed to the archery range at Panola Mountain Archery Range

"No matter what, my babies... life STILL RIPS!"

Sitting on my couch in my room, after a nice warm meal, never felt so good!!! I've never felt so scared in my life!!! My hands started to shake, and my knees felt weak. Even after I found my car and I was able to relax, I felt like I had to throw up. Probably bc of the stress - both physical and mental - that feeling lost in the woods had on my body. It was terrifying, but at the same time it was the most exciting experience I've had in awhile! I felt ALIVE!!! It really makes me appreciate the boring, safe life I have. I do appreciate this nice, warm bed to sleep in. But I also can't wait to get back out there!!!

"Life is not a recipe. Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules. People think they are. They look as if they are. They say, 'Do this, not this. Add this, not that.' But, really, recipes are just suggestions that got written down... As you cook up your own life, never let anyone else's recipe for success intimidate you or get in your way. Know your own truth, and live by it." Mario Batali --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

I'm on my way to go scouting on public lands for the first time in my life!!! I just purchased my hunting license, and can now legally enter any of the amazing Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) here in GA. Turkey season just opened (March 20th), so I decided to go to the Broad River WMA to scout for signs of Turkeys in the area. I'm so excited I can barely contain myself!!! You don't have to take up hunting, but I would strongly encourage you to find something that excites you!!! Something that you feel gives your life purpose and meaning. Just pick something and go after it!!! If it turns out to be the wrong thing, than you can always change your mind and try something else. But to waste your time here on Earth doing things out of routine, obligations, and even worse - doing things out of guilt, in my opinion, is to waste the most precious gift we've been given: Time. "The wear and tear of living is not worth the price we pay for it, unless we're really going for it! Unless we're working toward a worthy goal

I'm driving home from an ALLLLL DAYYYYYYY Hunter Safety Certification Course in South GA. It took me almost 2 hours to get here this morning!!! But it was worth every mile!!! I learned so much today, and more importantly

The lesson of David and Bathsheba. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junthegroomer/support

I like to avoid politics as much as possible, for obvious reasons. That's why I didn't publish this episode, when I originally recorded it. But after thinking about it, and seeing how everything played out, I think it's interesting to see what i was thinking at that time about wha was going on in our country. In the end, everything will be alright.