If you would have asked me about politics a few years back, I would have done the head in the sand approach. My time was focused entirely on running my culinary start up and dealing with a very cutthroat clientele coupled with a difficult business environment. Being raised on the “blue” West Coast, I honestly never stood a chance. State regulations increasing consistently, suffocating taxes at every turn, and fighting just to stay afloat become the new normal as large corporations practice cutthroat business methods. I would soon learn the hard way to wake up.
Indoctrinated with an every changing progressive movement, social justice initiatives and sheep herding philosophy my journey would come to a head. When COVID was pulled over the world’s eyes, my world immediate experienced a massive wake up call. Jesus wanted my attention. Quite frankly, He got it.
No more was I able to play it safe. I had to learn from my mistakes to understand why the country was different from what I was taught in school. Recognizing garbage ideology had to become a skillset overnight. The country was no longer where one could work hard and achieve the “American Dream”. I had to get my act together.
My business was no more, I had failed to find a buyer and made the difficult decision of closing up shop. Walking through massive PTSD afterwards I came to realize the unhealthy work/life balance that had overtaken my life. Thank God that I didn’t have to walk through operating this business during the shutdowns, massive respect to those small businesses that did.
I’m sure that this doesn’t fall on deaf ears. It was my responsibility to educate myself - law, the constitution, and what the Word actually says. No more taking all the propaganda that comes along blindly. All information had to be evaluated and researched. No more relying on outside counsel, it was time for a change in my perspective.
America is progressively advancing on creating a socialist country, one that advocates making it more inclusive but fails to acknowledge that its policies are leading to its moral and physical decay. The lie that we are a democracy is so attractive but little is done to educate its people that we are a representative republic.
I’ll always remember when the Wu Flu hit the country. Sure, it took all of us by storm. The vast majority of us were asleep at the comfortability wheel. Just imaging how corrupt the medical establishment had become was a hard thought to wrap ones mind around. If the FDA or CDC says it, it has to be right. The government wouldn’t lie to us, would they? Had I learned from my business missteps or would this be a further wakeup?
Doctored or biased peer review studies, federal “incentives” when a diagnosis is made, or even eliminating the safety or trial reviews to rush a drug to market, our medical establishment was rife with policies that didn’t actually put the patient first. If this was the case we wouldn’t had seen the mass information warfare being executed by big tech and bureaucrats. Peer reviewed studies were thrown out the window nor even the ability to question “science”.
In my mid twenties I was a part of a new oral drug study for a neurological disorder. I had great success on it, even when I later went off drug. The years that I was on the study, all the precautions that were taken to record every little data was insane. No stone was left unturned. Leaning upon my knowledge of the industry, I went to my twitter at the time to combat lies I was hearing on the daily with the evening news. Here is a screenshot of my account that is still on lockdown. No email, no explanation or ability to repeal.
Something was wrong. It was such a heavy handed propaganda response, all it did was push my resolve to get to the bottom of it. I continued with the medical deep dives. Everything I could find out about the various types of masks, air quality, and virus transmission to name a few became my world.
No, I wouldn’t stop there. I had gone through enough medical victories over the years, I owed it to myself to not doubt myself. The mainstream propaganda was flat out wrong. As a Christian, I couldn’t live advocating a lie. No more wearing a mask. It doesn’t help like we have been lead to believe since C19 came around
Multiple peer review studies in addition to industry specialists show the correlation to the side effects of wearing a mask. If you want to wear a chain link fence around your face to protect you from something as small as a gnat, be my guest. This safety blanket will not protect you nor will it prevent you from spreading this glorified media flu.
As you can tell this gets me riled up. It’s a good place to be, fighting for the truth. The response should always be served with humility. I don’t have grace for those that continue to listen to their evening newscast or their corrupt local newspaper. It is a lazy place to be expecting life to be spoon-fed. Just like unbelievers that do not know the truth, seasoning your approach does a lot. Everyday Buyden offers plentiful red pills for the nation.
One of the taglines I used in a previous business ventures of mine was “Rise and Thrive”. I stumbled across this slogan recently and it really got me thinking. How can I use my voice again to inspire those around me? Censored from the major platforms took me down a couple notches. Hurt from my ego, I drew into my shell of self isolation (not from mandates) and without a community to live life together. It wasn’t the right place to be: alone. No, not at all.
How could I change that?
First I started surrounding myself with like minded people. This was vital to my foundation not having cracks. I needed the wisdom of those journeying right alongside my wife and I. It was long journey and is nowhere near completion. Many voices have come and gone, but that’s okay. Part of the process is recognizing that in various seasons of life there is going to be waves of people. Not all are equipped for the ride. Similar to a roller coaster, some people will tap out or get sick.
Second, after you get your feet established with your tribe dive into making sure your foundation is rock solid. All the information war and shifting sands of the China Flu season leaves your head spinning. What do you belief? I spent countless months researching the constitution and Bible. In 2020 I read through the entire Word a few times and read up on the prophetic books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation. I needed to know what I stood for.
Once I had a solid tribe and foundation, next is the offense. Find the place that makes you passionate and do not let up. It can be discouraging all the information that comes our way, but resting in who you are and what He has called you to be makes a difference.
It has no been over two years of dealing with COVID, a few years since my business folded, and on the outside looking in it may appear gloomy. It is not over, I know the end. Christ wins.
Do not lose hope, He hasn’t fallen off His thrown. We are victorious in Him. Living in a “blue” state does not mean the end. This Substack is a journey about how to mesh conservative ideology with Holy Spirit nuggets. My desire is to gain my voice back and hit it hard with what He blesses me with.
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