My contribution to this conversation is simple: the CFA... program will humble you. You will cry. You will lament. You will question your life choices. You will bargain with God and start planning the thanksgiving service you intend to hold if you somehow make it to the other side. All these videos were taken during my Level II preparation, but the third one stands out. I remember being in a hotel room during an engagement. We had spent the entire day with the client, from about 8 a.m. until almost 10 p.m. By the time I got back, I was completely exhausted. Any reasonable person would have gone straight to bed. Instead, I took a shower, opened my CFA materials, and continued studying because the exam was approaching and CFA does not care that you’ve already worked a full day. There were days I was running on pure stubbornness. The kind of period where your prayer points become very specific: “God, if I pass this exam, the thanksgiving will be massive.” Level II showed me real pepper. You will read a concept today, understand it perfectly, solve questions on it, and feel on top of the world. By next week, you have forgotten everything and you’re starting from scratch again. You keep reading. You keep forgetting. You read it again. You forget it again. The cycle continues. CFA Level II will have you asking yourself if your brain is still functioning properly, jare. 😂 As for Level III, I am currently in the stage of fear and mental preparation. I know what it represents, so I am respectfully giving myself time to breathe before I enter that arena. For now, the books and I are just looking at each other from a safe distance. 😭 P.S. don’t mind my reading style. I almost always have music playing in the background while studying. It’s basically my coping mechanism.show more

You were born in the middle of the night,... in the midst of the biggest, most beautiful snowstorm NY had seen in years!! I remember riding in the car and looking out the window, where everything was twinkling and covered in white that night, as I held you both in my belly for the last few moments before I gave birth to you. It was as if God was making sure you would enter a world full of pure magic!! In my heart, I knew that’s how your life would always be!! When I would hold you as infants, I honestly felt as if I were holding two angels sent straight from heaven above. My life was changed forever. I cannot believe you are now adults…18 years old! You are both so kind-hearted, generous, and loving. How lucky the world was on this day 18 years ago when God decided to send you here with all of your talents and spirit and heart to make this world a better place, because that is what you do for me and anyone who is lucky enough to know you both every day. “I love you” could never encapsulate the depth of feeling, affection, and care that I have for you, my coconuts. It has always been the three of us!! We have been on this journey together. We have always had each other to hold on to and be that steady presence in the middle of any snowstorm. And I promise you, my beautiful coconuts, no matter how big you get, that’s how it will always be. Always remember, Lulu, you are my sunshine…and Max, you’re amazing just the way you are!! I love you I love you Happy 18th Birthday, my wonder twins!!!show more

I will continue to participate in the song production... a lot. It is my job and my music. I think that if I do it myself and get the results so that you can understand the song, it will be more convincing and you will like it. And if I do that, I think you will be proud of me.show more

This was the part quoted by the ICJ today:... "If you fail to call this a genocide. It is on you. It is a sin and a darkness you willingly embrace. Some have not called for a ceasefire… I feel sorry for you. We will be ok. Despite the immense blow we have endured, we will recover. We will rise and stand up again from the midst of destruction, as we have always done as Palestinians, although this is by far the biggest blow we have received in a long time. But again, for those who are complicit, I feel sorry for you. Will you ever recover from this? Your charity, your words of shock AFTER the genocide, won’t make a difference. Words of regret will not suffice for you. We will not accept your apology after the genocide. What has been done, has been done. I want you to look at the mirror… and ask: where was I when Gaza was going through a genocide."show more

I’m trying to compute the last couple days and... honestly I’m absolutely fucking shattered. You have been my North Star for everything for as long as I can remember from when I was misunderstood as a child to the way people thought I was just a little “too much” or “strange” in my life and career. I owe so much to you, your wife and your family - you all gave me a road to run down and supported me when people would turn their nose up. You loved life so much and you adored music. It was your smile man. You taught me it was beautiful to be out of the box. I promise you with all my heart I will try my best and make it my life’s journey to keep the sprit that you started and what you have taught me alive. I will give it my best shot. To sing this song for you at an event surrounded by legends inspired by you to a crowd that loved you was truly my life’s greatest honour and I vow to play this song every night for the rest of my life. You’re my hero in every regard. I hope you’re up there avin a drink with Randy. For the prince of darkness you sure brought all the light to the world. I love you Ozzy.show more

Jin Hyeon Ju Happy Birthday to UNIS Charismatic Leader... Hyeonju! I have been celebrating your birthday for almost a month now, I hope I made a difference in your life, just you smiling, I am already happy. 😍 I wanted to say thank you for existing in this world and for sharing a part of yourself to the world! The world is indeed a better place because of you. I am happy to know you. Eversince I watched you at Universe Ticket Episode 4, you already captured my heart. I have admired you and follow your journey since then. I researched about you and the more I learned about you and your experiences and journey, the more I love you. I won't get tired to let the world know how good you are as a person and as an idol. I have never known a person that is so selfless, compassionate, hardworking, empathetic, passionate and hardworking as you. I AM more than proud to be your fan and your supporter! You inspired me everyday. I am better version of myself, everyday since I met you and UNIS. I will always be here along with you in your journey. I won't leave you not even in times of failure and drought. Sorry but it looks like you are stuck with me being an EvJuu. I wish that you will have a birthday that will be in your best memories. I wish you health, happiness and success. May you continue to be the courier of joy throughout the world. I am happy always just knowing you. We EverAfters and EvJuus are more than happy because you existed. Please continue to serve as an inspiration among us. Keep going, we are right behind you. Happy Birthday again My Love Juju You will not be alone. Keep smiling, keep shining and keep those eyes sparkling. We are just starting. Love you Always and Everyday Your ever loyal and best EvJuu, Kassie #UNIS #유니스 #HYEONJU #진현주 #JINHYEONJU #Happy_Juju_Day #Happy_Hyeonju_Dayshow more

Today, I have left my heart in Gaza and... taken my fragile body outside it. For 560 days, I have never stopped and have done over my energy to tell the truth and report our pain from my hometown. The story has come to a temporary end. I never ever imagined I would be at such an impossible decision, to leave my family behind and depart for medical treatment and care. My body, since Israel’s ongoing blockade, has become constantly weaker. And since I haven’t found my medicine either, I was plunged into my guilt zone and decided to go. With this sentiment comes relentless emotional pain. As a young man, I always dreamed to report on football. I was let down many times, instilled doses of courage into me to overcome the challenges, and fought hard to be that dreamer. But once Israel started its genocide, I put everything aside and picked up my weapon to begin reporting tirelessly hour in and hour out. Maybe, I haven’t done enough and wish I could continue until every inch is rebuilt, but my health has disappointed me this time. It couldn’t take that much horror and suffering. My braves colleagues have stayed. They’re the best of the world. There was indeed a last drop of blood in my veins, and I didn’t want to spend it nowadays. I desire to recharge, grow stronger, and come back to defend my homeland with aplomb and unmatched love. As I have always promised, I will die for the day Palestine will be free. My mother, my father, and my brothers and sisters, I have failed you. I miss you and will miss you in every second I will be out from Gaza. Love to you. My heart has remained with you and will never leave you. You’re my light in this whole darkness. That’s why I am shining. For my friends, it’s all about you. You are the companions of the journey. Even if we bid shot farewells, we will reunite and live together again. I want you to be very strong much more than when we were side by side. And to all people around the world, your support and love have been my solace and respite during the genocide. I am so grateful to every person of you. And I hope we will all be in a free Palestine soon. To all of you, I love you. And I have really known the meaning of love from you. You have been the sense of safety inside my heart when I felt afraid under the bombardments. I will continue conveying the message of my people and share my experiences during the genocide abroad and will never stop telling my people’s stories. Forgive me, all. My homeland, my heartbeat, please forgive me. I promise I will come back soon to water your soil with my blood. We will be all free. We will sacrifice until the last blood. Abdulruhman Ismailshow more

“Pen, ever since I found out you are Whistledown,... I have done everything I can to try to separate you from her. But the other day, I went back and read all of the letters you have sent me; your letters have always been the ones I am most eager to read, and I realized you are HER. You have always had one voice. There is no separating you from Whistledown. And after seeing you speak today, well, I would not want to. Because forgive me, but THAT was bloody brilliant. I think in truth I have been envious of you, of your success, of your bravery. And now, I simply cannot believe that a woman with such bravery, loves ME. How lucky I am to stand by your side and soak up even a little bit of your light. If my only purpose in life is to love a woman as great as you, then I will be a very fulfilled man, indeed.” The greatest love confession speech in all of mankind. Everyone else can go him now.show more

my new song “BREAKDOWN.” is out on the 21st... of June!!! 🖤🖤🖤 I wrote this poem because it’s been the hardest year for my mental health. In my life I’ve always never felt good enough, it’s just the thing that’s eaten me up. For as long as I can remember i have felt constantly afraid of how quickly my head can turn dark. It’s always been so hard to fight the darkness that i inevitably have. A lot of people will say it’s a phase and it will go away. But it doesn’t and the reality of the situation is I have to find strategies to deal with it. To put it plainly the things I don’t like about myself will probably never change, people tell me one day I’ll come-to terms with them one day but I want that day to be FUCKING NOW. This song is a message to myself to try and exist alongside my insecurities and my darkness by grounding myself and remembering what is real in life and the world is so much bigger than me. Try and get out of your head and notice the world around you, notice the things and people around you. Connect with them, the chances are they probably feel the same. Don’t let the bullshit inside your head consume you. It just wastes precious time. Remember what is real. Help people, be kind, help the world, help yourself. If you think you can’t do it, you can. You can get through this, trust me. Use this poem in a mornin to get u out of bed, use it when youre about to back out of something last minute, use it when you’re at your darkest. It’s got a little bit of light in it. Don’t forget to put your feet in the grass … Mindshow more

#TAEMIN Message to TAEMATes/Shawols: 🐥: There is something I... want to tell you all. How about we see each other more often in the future? Just as you carry me in your hearts, I carry you in mine. If you are sad we will be sad together. If you are happy let's be happy together. 🐥: Then I think we can have a relationship as if it were a mirror. Why am I telling you this? It's incredible that it's the furthest place (Chile) but if we look at it on the map, I'm simply under my feet (Korea) You say hi to me from below and I say hi from above ㅋㅋㅋ 🐥: I was really moved by your words. And I want to express the same feeling to you. I will continue to remember you until the next time we meet again ♡show more

My son, One day, when you're older, you will... come across this post and this video of the two of us walking up into the mountains. I hope you watch it more than once. We always begin the same way. You go bounding off ahead, certain the whole mountain belongs to you, and for a little while it does. Then the path gets steep. The air gets thinner and your legs get tired. You stop, you turn, and you look back at me and say: Dad, is the view really worth it? I will tell you a secret. I ask myself the same question. I'm climbing my own mountains you can't see yet, fighting things I hope you never have to fight, and some days the weight of it all feels like more than I can carry. Mom and I both put on a brave face, but it isn't always brave underneath. There are mornings I feel I am carrying the whole mountain rather than walking up it. But that's not a flaw in you or me, it just is what the journey is. You will meet climbs that burn your legs, there will be days when every step asks more than you think you have, and there will be MANY MANY times when turning back seems the only sensible thing thing to do ...don't be ashamed of wanting to. Everyone wants to turn back. But WANTING to turn back, and not doing it... well my son, that is the stuff strength is made of. There will be days when everything feels uphill. When the world feels unfair, and you’ll wonder why it has to be so hard. The summit will never stoop to meet you and the path cannot be talked into being shorter. What changes... what is changing in you even now while you're reading this, and especially on days that feel like nothing but insane amount of work and heartache... ...is YOU. You are the thing that grows. The world stays gloriously, stubbornly large, and you rise to meet it. So climb. Not because it is easy, but because you were made for the climbing. And when at last you stand in the high place with the wind in your face and the whole green country spread beneath you, you will understand something that cannot be told to a man but only shown to him: that every aching step was a kind of payment, and the view was the thing it had been buying all along. It will not feel like a reward. It will feel like coming home to a country you have never been to, and somehow always missed. I will be there. Lower on the trail by then, most likely. Slower. Catching my breath against a stone. But I will be watching you go up, and there will be no prouder man on the entire freaking mountain than me... the man who is proud of the boy who simply will not stop putting one foot in front of the other. Keep climbing, son. I am always on the trail. I love you, Dadshow more

There will be a part of this video that... will annoy some of you, I encourage you push through and watch the entire thing, and take what I have to say seriously. If you want to change your life, you will need to change your life. In this video I explain what trades I am looking for. I have been absolutely crushing this PA. Do yourself a favor and come back to this video within the next 10-12 hours, and read the comments. $BTC #Bitcoin.show more

Almost everyone wished you are a male child, because... I already have 2 amazing daughters, and anyone who bothered to make that comment I responded with the truth , which is the fact that when ever I ask my God for a child, I never talk of gender, I ask for a child that would give me peace of mind and just like your sisters you have been nothing but amazing, I am grateful for the gift of you, we love and cherish every bit of you and as you kick of your journey with your first birthday, I pray God strengthen you and help you to become who you are destined and meant to be, as long as I live I will be here for you and your sisters … I owe you my life because it’s the only possession I have to give … happy birthday IREOLUWA … God bless and keep you safe for us all in Jesus name amen ….. daddyshow more

Jawn, you should try putting your head down the... toilet and getting someone to flush it. I thank God every single day that I didn't destroy my soul chasing your trends. I refused to break my chastity despite being in a long term relationship. I can still truly love someone, thank God I am a virgin. You on the other hand, cannot. You'll never get that back. How do you feel, turd? How does it feel to be lifeless husk whose possible future is frozen in the past within someone that broke their bond with you? The reality is in that moment you stopped being spiritually alive, and turned into the same material stone is made of. You cannot form a pair bond and become something greater, like a cell that's been separated from a body unable to subdivide. You can reproduce meaningless biomass just like the trash around you, but it will never have love, and will wither just like the stone that you are. Nothing you ever do will be authentic, and you know it in your heart, your mind is still stuck on the moment you threw it all away and you will never be able to take the person you are with seriously. You will be cheating on every single person you are with from now until the moment you finally return from biowaste to raw material again. I'd tell you to burn in hell but we both know you're already suffering the fires of hell as you read this.show more

🐥: Everyone... ah, everyone... why do I keep saying... 'minna' (everyone in Japanese)? 🐥: Yesterday, I told you that I had forgotten all my Japanese. So today, I have a letter again. I'll start now. 🐥: To my precious ARMY, when I'm in front of you all, my mind goes completely blank, so I decided to write a letter like this. Did you have fun today? 🐥: While we were in the military, I was a little worried that you might have forgotten about us. But seeing you all again like this, those worries have completely vanished. 🐥: Thanks to the warm welcome you gave us, the members and I are truly happy. It was only two days, so the time really flew by, didn't it? But however, will today really be the last day? That's all from me!show more

(trans) title— Pa's Heart • Fourth & Front •... 18.10.47 # 27.04.49 • Love you is everything I have in my life. • The valuable one that nothing can be compared to. • The love has made you and offered you for me to protect forever. • You are dad's little star. • Hold my hand and I will take you to a good path. • I will console you when you are crying. • I will bring you a blanket when you are cold. • Seeing you happy, I will endure even if it is hard. • It will be a relationship that will never end. • You are my little star. • Hold my hand and I will take you to a good path. • There is no love that is greater than the love I have for you. • No matter how tired it is, I will not give up. • I will always endure. • Just hope that you are happy. • Continue walking without feeling inferior to anyone. • (drawing) I love dad krub, Fourth. • HBD. MY SON #MyFourthShineNineteen #Fourthnattawatshow more

Today Hossam Shabat would have been 24 years old.... My tribute to him: Today Hossam Shabat would have been 24 years old. When I spoke to him before, I told him, “Hossam, they want to assassinate you. You’re on a hit list. It’s enough, you’ve done more than enough. Just please, stay alive.” He replied, “I will keep reporting. This is our duty, and this is the promise we made, one we will fulfill. And if I am martyred, you and others will be our voice.” He added, “My only wish, if I’m martyred, is that my body remains intact... that I don’t become just mere unrecognizable remains.” I once told him, “When the genocide ends, I’ll come visit you.” He replied, “Visit me where? I’m living on the streets and in tents. They destroyed my home, and I have nowhere to go.” So I said, “Then I’ll come and stay with you on the streets or in the tents.” He always spoke about wanting to get married once the genocide ends and starting a tamily of his own, living his life to the fullest as any normal human would. I remember texting telling him “I’m happy you were finally reunited with your family” he replied “May god make you always happy”, I asked “Is there anything that you need?” He replied with “I miss you” I replied “I miss you too, take care of yourself” and that was the final message because next day Israel killed him. He was only 23 years old when Israel deliberately targeted him. He had dreams. He had a name. He always said, “If our voice is killed, then be our voice.” This is a segment from Hossam’s will: “I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people. I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free” Hossam, not a day passes by where I don’t remember your words or remember you, I know you’re in a better place now but I can’t accept the reality that you’re no longer here, I will always honor your words and my promise to you, till we we meet again... Voiceover by Propaganda & co , thank you for helping.show more

Jensen Ackles answers a fan's question: "If your character... were God for a day, what would you have done?" #SPNAustin "If that one God is the one God, and I got to be him for a day, or her, I would come down and say, hey, you all are on the same team. Act like it... Because when you’re on the same team, what do you do? You win, you support, you take care of each other, you build each other up, you figure it out, you do everything that helps each other. And I feel like that is lost in this world. And I feel like if God could come down and say, hey, listen, everyone here is – by the way, you don’t know this, but out there, you’re screwed. Yeah, without a team. You guys are a team. Act like it. That’s what I would do..."show more

Serbian President Vucic: I did not come here to... lie. You want me to say that we will be part of the EU in 2028, but we will not. It will all be over, we will see each other in four years, and what should I tell you? It will not happen. I do not deceive my people. I will not lie to anyone. You will ask me whether the Ukrainians will win. Let's say I say "yes". But will it really happen? I doubt it. And no one is talking about it openly. I have my own brains, I say what I think. We are on the way to the EU. We traditionally have excellent relations with Russia, we do not hide it, I am not ashamed of it. It has always been like this between the Serbs and the Russians. And we are the only country in Europe that has not imposed any sanctions against Russia. I say this openly, I am not afraid.show more