When fear runs the show, I stay stuck.

Lately, I’ve felt that heaviness of hopelessness.
Everywhere I turn, it’s negative, anger, and division.
It’s easy to get glued to the noise, scrolling endlessly, feeling powerless.

But here’s the truth I keep coming back to:

I can’t control politics.
I can’t control people.
I can’t control the economy.

What I can control are my actions, my choices, and my response.

That realization takes me back to an early moment in recovery.
I remember walking into a meeting, still clinging to the belief that I was somehow different. I told myself my career, my achievements, my drive — all of it made me stand apart from the others in the room.

And then a guy looked at me dead in the eyes and said words that cut deep:

“You’re no different. You’re a drunk like the rest of us.”

It stung. Bad. But it also woke me up.

I realized that my thinking, the stories I was telling myself were what kept me separated. They weren’t protecting me; they were isolating me.

And isn’t that what fear does?
Fear keeps us divided.
Fear keeps us angry.
Fear keeps us stuck.

The moment I started hitting pause and asking myself, “What part do I have in how I’m feeling?” something shifted. Instead of waiting for the world to change, I started changing me.

I remembered: I’m not different. I’m human, just like everyone else.

And that’s where GRIT was born.

Growth – choosing to learn instead of blame.
Resilience – standing back up after setbacks.
Integrity – owning my part, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Tenacity – refusing to quit, even when it feels impossible.

Fear wants to run the show.

But when I choose GRIT

I take my power back.