#InternetGrandpa

Forgive me for being a bit rambling this morning, but I just want you to know that I see you and appreciate you. I see all that you do and all that you try to do. I see the times you get up when it’s hard and the times you keep going when you’re discouraged. I see all the contributions you make. I see your unlimited potential And I just think you’re great! Love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a pub...

I’m convinced that being aware of a higher power, and feeling accountable to the ethical and moral expectations of the higher power, are a key to lifelong growth and happiness. Constant expectations that don’t change can be a great gift and can create a very positive stretch and keep us constantly grappling to find and follow the better angels of our nature. This has been a game changer for me. So...

I was making a post with all of the things I wish for you and as I was speaking, I realize that there was a song that my grandmother loved that expressed all of these things. So I thought I would try singing it even though I’m not warmed up and there’s no accompaniment, and my car is bumpy. Sorry if it’s cringe, but it comes from the heart. So much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public epis...

A type for about how life-changing gratitude can be. Here is a very simple, quick act of gratitude that can have a big impact on you and those around you. Sending you so much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

Over the years, I have seen a lot of people react to getting feedback and correction. This isn’t something anyone finds pleasant, but the way we respond to this can have a huge impact on our growth and ultimate happiness. It’s especially sad when people hear similar things over and over from many different sources, but push it all away. Sending you so much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a pub...

Small changes and small steps sustained over a period of time can have a surprisingly big payoff. It’s a great way to empower yourself. As always, I’m sending you so much love! Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

It’s really easy to take your own preferences and justify them, coming up with some sort of lofty moral reason that you are right. When I’m annoyed at someone, I can easily come up with a narrative that makes me feel like I’m standing up for something important, when I’m just being grumpy. This is easy to fall into. I think it’s just human nature. But it can really lead us astray easily and keep u...

If you are growing, learning, and trying to do and be better in any area of your life, you will inevitably run up against times when the gap between your aspirations and your ability will be big. This gap can be painful and frustrating. It may even bring guilt. Hang in there! This means you are actually making progress and eventually, you will bridge that gap! This is a public episode. If you woul...

I did something so incredibly embarrassing the other night. It still pains me to think about. But it happens to us all. Here’s the one thing I have found that actually helps me when I am so mortified that I just want to have a mountain fall on me. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

It is incredibly disempowering to let other people’s actions define and dictate our response. It’s also very natural and easy to slip into! Power comes from making our choices based on our own ideals and values, and then acting accordingly. It’s not easy but it’s worth the struggle. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Being merciful is just one of the most empowering, liberating, cheering things I can do. It’s one of those things that may seem about doing something for someone else, but it ends up really helping me. The giver is blessed more than the recipient. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradenbell.substack.com

If we are to be truly self-actualized and happy, it is critical that we are at least as clear-eyed about our strengths, virtues, and good efforts as we are about our flaws, failings, and weaknesses. I suggest that our good efforts should actually count for more than our flaws—but they should get at least equal credit in our mental calculus and self-concept. This is a public episode. If you would l...

A lovely Sunday afternoon with my family reminded me of an important lesson I’ve seen over and over again: when things are difficult—sometimes crushingly so—they almost always get better: usually much better. But it takes time and persistence. So, please, don’t lose hope. Don’t give up. Sending you so much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

A lovely Sunday afternoon with my family reminded me of an important lesson I’ve seen over and over again: when things are difficult—sometimes crushingly so—they almost always get better. Usually much better. But it takes time and persistence. So, please, don’t lose hope. Don’t give up. Sending you so much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

Dear Women of all ages, I just want to put out a gentle reminder about your infinite value and worth. I wanted to say just how much you matter, and how unique and important you are. I know our culture can be so stifling and cruel in so many ways So, I wanted to just say how incredible and wonderful you are, inherently, intrinsically, eternally. So much love, Your #InternetGrandpa This is a public...