Welcome to stocks and stacks episode number 25 I'm your host of the most your boy rich from rich TV, and we are literally going live Everywhere we're gonna talk about the biggest trending and biggest breaking news of the day The hottest stocks like we always do and we're gonna talk about Bitcoin with just keeps going just keeps doing its thing it just He's making us money. It's been the year of Bitcoin. If you haven't heard It's been the year of Bitcoin. I got a big shiny Bitcoin on my desk.  I really hope some of you guys are listening.  You deserve that. You're winning You're having a good year in a tough year for most investors with the exception of the Magnificent seven I'm gonna talk to you a lot about the Magnificent seven because it's been the year of the Magnificent seven and they've done Extremely well, and they've been setting the pace all year But one of the things that no one talks about is yes, the Magnificent seven had done extremely well NVIDIA Microsoft meta formerly Facebook Google Apple Amazon These are the Magnificent seven Tesla Those are the Magnificent seven Tesla Microsoft Google Amazon Apple Meta Did I miss one? I know there's seven Google Amazon Microsoft Apple Tesla NVIDIA I know there's seven and they're Magnificent and They have set the pace all year tech stocks AI chip stocks search engines online sales The Magnificent seven have had a phenomenal year, but so is Bitcoin Bitcoin is up over 100% this year and we're gonna talk about it We're gonna bring up the charts because they are extremely impressive. Let's take a look at that First of all most I want to look at market watch just to take a look at the overall market as you can see the Dow Jones is in the red Nasdaq and S&P 500 are both slightly in the green So the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are both slightly in the green Jones is in the red the VIX is in the red But slightly gold is starting to go back down after making a run to 2000. It never seems to breach 2000 now It's back to 1957 and oil after running the 95 is back all the way down to $75 that's what's going on in the market watch alright Now let's take a look at the overall Markets and we're gonna show you the hottest stocks of the day and I want to show you Bitcoin because Bitcoin is always on my mind and If you're an investor in Bitcoin like I am then you're probably thinking about Bitcoin all the time, too I know like I know a lot of people that own Bitcoin and they like Bitcoin and they invest in Bitcoin and they watch it all the time So I'm not the only one that watches it all the time Romeo says TN on is on fire right now. We're gonna take a look at that We will definitely take a look at TN. Oh, and are you doing Romeo? to see you today and First of foremost, I just want to look at Bitcoin because it is just a beautiful thing So watching Bitcoin at 35,600. I predicted that we would see over 30,000. I have all the charts here I've been doing this For years and for the last year or so I've been predicting that Bitcoin was gonna go way way higher I told you guys I was loading up on Bitcoin and Ethereum last year.  So I'm really really happy about it It's been a really really good year for everything except for Everything except for the Magnificent 7 is pretty much struggled Magnificent 7 have done extremely well some of them up around close to 200% some of them up as much You know it's 40% but overall the Magnificent 7 have done extremely well and I broke them down to you earlier and Everything else around the Magnificent 7 has kind of struggled this year Obviously, there's some exceptions But there is more companies that have struggled this year than done well Now one of the sectors that's done really really poorly is small caps small caps have really really struggled This is Bitcoin year to date. You can see that it's gone from 16,000 to where we stand today 35,600 so Bitcoin is well over up 100% this year Currently right now we can say that it is up But 130% for the year about 126% for the year so 126% on Bitcoin this year has been phenomenal Congratulations to anyone that's taken advantage of that. I hope you're one of those people and if not You know what? I honestly believe that it will continue to go higher I think it's gonna go higher this year. I think there's a very good chance It's gonna go higher next year. It's gone higher this year already. So unless there's a collapse I think we're gonna finish the year up and To be honest with you I think that next year it's gonna go up and the year after that and the year after that So I sorry, I think it's gonna go up next year and then the year after that So I believe we're gonna see it go up this year, which it has It's gonna go up next year and then it's gonna go up the year after that I've made this prediction and I sit sat here and said to you guys that I believe that Bitcoin will go to $100,000 by November of 2025 or November of 2023 now So we're two years out from my prediction and we're currently sitting at 35,000. So do you think I will be right? I think I will and I'm gonna show you why so it's all-time high 69,000 which I haven't marked here and we're currently sitting at 35. Last time we hit 39,000 was in 2021 when Bitcoin hit its last all-time high Typically after Bitcoin hits its all-time highs and after three years of going up It goes down 70% last year Bitcoin went from 69,000 in 2021 to 15,000 in 2022 which is a 70% drop Exactly is what it's done previously in previous Bitcoin halvings. So before the Bitcoin halving Exploded Bitcoin up in 2021 it halved in 2020. Well, the next Bitcoin halving is next March April of next year 2024 so it's a four-year cycle goes up for three years Goes down for one. So this is the first year if it going up 2023 similar to the last Bitcoin halving Where it started going up in 2019 then it went up a little bit more in 2020 and a little bit more in 2021 and Then dropped in 2022 So similar to that pattern we are up in 2023. I Believe we will be up in 2024 which is similar to 2020 and then we'll see all-time highs in November of 2025 Which is similar to 2021 and then after it went up to 69,000 it dropped like a rock And was down to 15,000 You know six to 12 months later So I believe we're gonna see a lot of the same I think everything in the crypto world is very pattern Oriented and I think we're gonna see that same pattern play out here. Oh Think we'll see that same pattern play out that remains to be seen. I'm not 100% sure but that is my prediction Obviously, I I can't see the future But Bitcoin gives you the best ability to look into the future because of its pattern Because of its trading pattern It has a distinct trading pattern where it goes up for three years down for one up for three years down for one Up for three years down for one We're now in the first year of an up year last year was the down here and then we've got the Bitcoin halving coming next year and 10 Bitcoin spot ETFs looking to get approved by the SEC between now and next year Though those are a lot of catalysts those catalysts alone I believe take Bitcoin to 100,000 plus some believe it'll take Bitcoin to 200,000 some believe it'll take Bitcoin to 350,000 this is what I've heard from some People who have made predictions, I don't want to title them because I don't know if that's a correct title So I'm just gonna say people who have made predictions have said a lot of these different types of predictions Okay now We are in a crazy market environment right now where rates are high inflation is high We're trying to get the rates down. We're trying to get inflation down But we're not really able to get inflation down as low as we want and the rates Have been paused which is good, but they're still high So people are struggling to pay their credit cards lines of credit student loans Mortgages because when rates go up, which is interest means that people are paying more now for their debts And that means it's becoming difficult for people financially So the people that are struggling right now with the middle income which are becoming poor The poor which are becoming homeless and then the rich they're not struggling because they're able to go out and continue to borrow money even if it isn't a higher rate and They're out there buying everything that everyone else is selling. So this is a great time for the rich It's always a good time for the rich and that's why you've heard the saying the rich get richer It's true because when things are down, that's what they can buy right so I'm a big fan of Bitcoin and have been since 2017 and it's been really really good to me and In 2017 when I started talking about Bitcoin and investing in Bitcoin live on YouTube It was at $1,000 today Bitcoin is at 35,000. So that's clearly a 34 X a 34 times your money in Seven years. So once again, you can pat your back and congratulations if you've been getting involved in Bitcoin since the start Because if you have Europe, there's no argument there, right? If you've gotten involved in Bitcoin since 2017 like I have Europe, it's been a big winner for you You've done well with it. Now the question becomes when do you sell? I have a lot of people asking me rich. When do I sell? tough question I'm having the same problem right now. I don't know when to sell now. I've told myself I'd like to sell at 100,000 But what if it goes to 200,000? What if it goes to 300,000 if I sell at 100,000, then I'm not gonna do as well as I should so It's very very difficult. It's hard to predict where it's gonna go. But last Bull market it went to 69,000 and Previous to that the high I don't remember what the high was before that I guess we can look at it. What was the previous high? Let's see Previous high was Here 31,000 so it went from a high of 31,000 to 69,000 on the last bull market So based on that jump of more than double that means that we could potentially see Bitcoin go from 69,000 to maybe 150,000 That would be phenomenal So I'm definitely gonna sell some at 100,000. That's my plan, but I don't know if I want to sell all of it But I definitely am going to sell some if it goes to 150, I might sell it all because that's a great number that Seems reasonable on the charts and it makes sense based on what it's done previously that it could go as high as 150 But some believe just on hype alone. It could go to 250. Could you imagine if Bitcoin went to 250? That would be insane Now there's also a lot of other crazy things going on in the news that I'm gonna talk about some other stocks right now So PRSO top mover of the day up 123% so you could see here big move here today for PRSO now It is a penny stock and you can see it's come down from much higher levels in the last year alone and overall much higher than that so you could see 127 last year high and Been as low as 11 and currently sitting at 33 so it's doing a dead cap bounce from the bottom But the problem is once a stock it's under a dollar it starts getting controlled and owned by the market makers and short traders So it's very difficult to determine where it's gonna go from here and Stocks have been extremely volatile and recently a lot of stocks not all but most stocks After they go up for a day. They typically go back down the next day Now there have been a few exceptions that have done well and continue to do well But they're few and far between so overall the market has been extremely volatile and after a stock or crypto goes up A lot of times they're going back down. So you need to be aware of that and you need to understand the trends Okay I also want to talk to you about trends And news and news cycles. So right now there's a lot of news happening about war There's war in the middle east. There's war in the ukraine There is trials happening right now. There's a major donald trump trial happening for $250 million fraud trial where the attorney general of new york is Suggesting that trump inflated his asset value so that he could get loans For investments Now he's paid those loans. He's paid the interest on those loans paid all the debts on those loans There's no loans outstanding. There's nobody that's been heard in this, but they're saying that he cooked his books Now If he is found guilty he could pay anywhere from 250 million to 300 million or even more in penalties So it's a massive witch hunt going after donald trump right now Who is calling this election interference because he is running for president next year I believe it is election interference. I don't understand why this is even happening or why he's even on trial But they've dragged his son eric trump into this They've dragged trump jr. His other son into this and today evanke trump took the stand his daughter so Very very crazy times as far as news and news flow And everything is connected the news and the markets and crypto It's all connected So you have to understand how the news affects assets Assets affect the news and how everything is all connected and there's a huge Financial gain being played every single day and as an investor what you're trying to do is you're trying to capitalize On the news flow you're trying to capitalize on trends. You're trying to capitalize on Breaking news good news bad news That's what investing is all about And there's different types of investing there's investing where you go in and you day trade And you try to make money on little moves in the market or big moves that happen in short periods of time in the market and then there's Swing trading where you'll buy something low sell it high or if you're shorting you're Selling it high and then buying it back low for like a swing trade which could be hours days Weeks months years depends on how you trade swing trades considered like mid mid-term investing day trading and scalping is considered like short-term investing And then there's long-term investors I would consider myself a day trader all the way to a long-term investor But more of a swing trader to a long-term investor where I look for undervalued under-appreciated underexposed assets and companies like cryptos and penny stocks in the stock market And I look for dividend stocks quality companies Long-term quality investments and companies that are down that will go up Last year. I did that I invested in four of the magnificent seven I invested in amazon google Apple and tesla I made money on all four investments I bought all four last year when they were down and I sold them this year when they're up Consequently, they've gone up even higher after I sold them because they continue to do well So now I'm just going to wait for them to go back down so I can buy them again Very very simple That's my strategy now with In addition to those investments. I made investments in other companies like Shopify which I sold um Uh bitcoin ETFs of bitcoin miners BTBT which I sold Uh investments into bitcoin and ethereum and other cryptos which I have not sold I still continue to hold my bitcoin and my ethereum I believe that right now is the time where you need to take a little bit more of a safer approach to investing I think you need to invest in higher quality companies And I think you need to be very selective if you're going to invest in small caps invest in small caps that have good share structures strong management teams quality quality products good sales good revenue revenue growth And good quality debt to equity ratios. Hopefully more equity than debt on the balance sheet I think if you do that you give yourself a chance to be successful These companies right here these ones. I'm going to show you these penny stocks. They're doing well today These could just be one day moves when you look at their one-year charts You can see that they've been higher most of them and then they come down and then do these dead cap ounces That's been the trend all year for these stocks Right, so it's very very difficult to determine.  I got lots of different platforms that we're on right now. We're on multiple platforms I really appreciate if you guys smash the like button wherever you are If you have any comments, please comment on the video If you have any questions, please question put your questions in the video as well. So I've been investing for a very long time. I've had some very good success. I had some failures, too Been a lot of ups and downs along the way The news moves the market. Yes, Romeo 100k. I totally agree. So Romeo agrees that Bitcoin will go to 100,000 and I believe it could go even higher than that, but that's that's just me looking at it logically And it might not get to 100,000 Right, but that would be like my strategy as far as like my exit strategy When do I want to sell where based on history? How high is it gone? And when would be my timeline? in able to In order to you know unload that asset If at all if I even do want to unload the asset because I do believe there's a very good chance that bitcoin could go to a million dollars in the next six years I believe that there's a good chance that we could see bitcoin go to a million dollars by 2030 That's my prediction. So 100,000 in 2024 2025 and then potentially a high of a million by 2030 I can't guarantee it I don't have any inside information. I just believe that that's where it could go Based on its trajectory based on its history based on its pattern based on its chart Based on what other experts have predicted based on More mainstream adoption from the whole world getting involved So I like these types of stocks too these penny stocks. They're moving. Um, there's money to be made everywhere But I I still think that bitcoin may be the greatest single investment of our lifetimes Previous to now and I still think that there's a chance for us to do extremely well on bitcoin over the next 10 to 20 years All right, here's t non up 83. I know that Romeo you mentioned t non They are doing extremely well today You can see up 83 of the day and a lot of the same right these penny stocks that have come down Got shorted Sold stock to survive and then are now bouncing off bottoms So this one went under a dollar and now it's back to four bucks So had you got into this one you could have made hundreds of percent But the question is now where do we go from here? These are the difficult questions as investors that we have to ask ourselves We have to make You know, so We have to make decisions on these tough questions. So here's h s c s They're up 50 of the day, but another one that looks a lot of the same, right this Come down Really goes down gets Oversold and then bounces So do I trust it? Not really So like I said, I'll put it on my radar. I'll put on my watch list But you know, if it goes immediately down tomorrow Then it's kind of like all bets are off. Here's s n t i I currently have 20% of the day You can see they've been doing this dead cap bounce and it's lasted for a few days now I did talk about them yesterday as well. So you can see they've gone from 30 cents to 60 cents. They doubled in two days So the question is always where does it go from here? Right? So I mark it up. I can see in the last year It's been as high as two bucks. Currently at 62 cents Looks like there's a gap to fill but it's still controlled by the short traders the market makers Until it gets to a dollar in my opinion If it does get over a dollar, we might see it go right to two bucks Because once something gets under a dollar, like I said, it's very difficult for it to get back over a dollar Because there's so many shorters in on it. There's people selling the stock company selling the stock People get frustrated investors get frustrated And people start dumping the stock and and that's why it's very difficult for these companies wants to get under a dollar So very hard to believe it's going to go back up But it could and that's why we talk about it here on the rich tv live podcast to put on your radar Put on your watch list and hopefully you can make a good investing decision Remember rich tv live is strictly for information and education purposes Please do your own due diligence and do your own research before you invest in anything we talk about or discuss here On the rich tv live podcast past performance is not always an indication of future results I don't sit there and hold up the market every day so that you can make money What i'm doing is i'm going to show you the market every day So hopefully you can make good investing decisions You can learn about the markets and you can understand that the markets are not a get rich quick scheme However, if you learn how to invest wisely and you learn how to invest properly and you invest in quality companies and you invest in companies that are Going up at the right time and you learn how to sell and take profits And you do that over a period of time the markets can definitely change your life And make you very financially free. There's been many many examples of that all over the world for Decades So what we want to do here is we want to show you what's really going on in the market Here's roblox a company I really like I was even talking to this to my kids about this because my kids play games on roblox And I was asking them is this a good investment. They're like, yes dad. This is a good investment This is a company that's going places. So I trust the kids when I when I when I'm looking for like trends And the kids are telling me this is a quality company So one of the things that I look at here when I'm looking at a stock is this has been as high as 120 And it's been in this range between 25 bucks and like 50 dollars for A couple years now So kind of like wondering, okay, if it's been in this range now for Since 2022 and 2023 for almost two years That means that a good buy is 24 bucks. It's been there three times So that's really kind of where I want to buy it. So I don't want to buy it now, but the question is will it go higher? Right, that's the million dollar question will it go higher from here? Because as a buyer I want to buy here right Like I want to buy it Every time it goes down in here It's done it three times. Will it do it again? It might But it just had a strong earning. So the question is maybe You know When will it do it? You know, if it will do it and when will it do it? So Very difficult as a trader to make these decisions. I don't have all the answers But I really like this stock And I know the kids do too and it's been as high as 134 dollars And it's currently at 39 bucks and it's been as low as 24 Even right now it feels like this is a reasonable place to get in at these levels But I don't want to overpay for it. I don't want to overpay for it. So Leaving me in a conundrum, but that's kind of where it's at That's where it's been And I feel like this is where it's going. I feel like it's going to go back to that $100 range one day And I don't know when this is more of like me putting on my long-term investor hat right now Saying I like this company long term And I believe that this company is going to go higher I just don't know when but I want to be ready for when it does And that's me putting my investor hat on that's me just saying It's a quality company. I think it's going to grow. I think they're going to make it kids are liking it People are on there making games Companies generating revenue. It's growing. It's going through its ups and downs But long term it's going to be a winner. So do I get in now and hold for the long term? Which could be one or two or five years Or do I wait and watch it see if it goes back down to 24 which it's done three times in the last two years And if it does go back to 24 That's where I buy it roblox rblx. I really like roblox I really like this company And they had a good strong earnings. So I think they're going in the right direction But like I said, I would like it more at 24 or 25 dollars than at 39 So this is my dilemma. This is why I haven't bought it yet, but I'm watching it closely and I'm interested in buying it I'm putting it out there. 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So keep your eye on tmdx nvidia absolutely love nvidia been a major player this year one of the top Magnificent magnificent seven stocks of the year. They're the top chip maker in the world They're also the top ai stock in the world So I think nvidia is one that everyone should try to have in their portfolio and just try to buy it on dips Shopify Another quality company that I sold this year took profits. I really like Shopify I think the upside is tremendous for Shopify and I think that they have a quality future And they're a great company one of the top companies in canada Ethereum now trading over 1900 full disclosure. I do own ethereum They're my second largest crypto holding and I believe everyone should try to gain exposure To crypto through bitcoin and ethereum Well coin base go over 300. I think one day they will I think if bitcoin goes to 100,000, you'll see coin base make a huge run Will it get back to 300? I don't know When will it get back to 300? I don't know but if bitcoin goes to 100 Then I think that that's going to be a good run for coin If bitcoin eventually goes to a million by 2030 I think there's a chance that we could see coin base back to 300 plus I think there's definitely a chance but that's going to depend on coin base And how effective they are growing their business managing their money and growing their profits That's what it comes down to for public companies revenue growth revenue growth sustainability revenue growth Building your assets and reducing your liabilities And right now in a high interest environment It's difficult because people are losing a lot of money because they're paying a lot of interest on loans So microsoft one of the magnificent seven has had a phenomenal year Is now trading at an all-time high look at microsoft So microsoft has had a phenomenal year one of the magnificent seven and they are trading at an all-time high So keep your eye on microsoft bitcoin obviously. I love bitcoin I've been marking this up talking to you guys about them every single day Probably one of the biggest advocates of bitcoin and i'm going to continue to be i'm also a holder of bitcoin And I think everyone should try to get some exposure to bitcoin And that's why I believe the bitcoin ETFs are going to be very big Because if you don't want to buy cryptos have them on exchange or buy a ledger and have to worry about Passwords and getting hacked and all that stuff you can just buy a bitcoin spot ETF And then when the price of bitcoin goes up your bitcoin spot ETF goes up bitcoin goes down your bitcoin spot ETF goes down I think that's going to bring Billions and potentially trillions of dollars into the bitcoin market as people are looking for exposure into bitcoin That don't understand it that don't like the risks of getting hacked Don't like the risks of getting their money disappearing on an exchange which are valid concerns I think the bitcoin spot ETFs are going to be phenomenal for investors to invest Into bitcoin without having to deal with any of those concerns of hacking Having your crypto exchange get hacked or go bankrupt fraud scandal Losing your passwords a lot of those are valid concerns and reasons why you don't want to be on a decentralized exchange And you would rather just put your money into a bitcoin spot ETF with let's say black rock I think a lot of people are going to invest that way And I believe I will too. I'll have some bitcoin spot ETFs in my portfolio And that way I'll be able to maneuver and buy and sell bitcoin without having to worry about moving my money off of a ledger so I think there's going to be huge advantages to the bitcoin spot ETFs And I think that they're going to be a huge catalyst for the price of bitcoin And I believe that's one of the reasons why we see the price of bitcoin right now trading up And it has been up like I said about 130 for the last year From 15 000 to now 35 600 it has been one of the greatest assets of the year So when everyone talks about the magnificent seven I think they should talk about the magnificent eight and they should add bitcoin to it So instead of being the magnificent seven, I'm going to call it the magnificent eight And I'm going to add bitcoin to it and I have the magnificent seven right in my list here So another one of the magnificent seven is google google is another one that I bought last year I told you guys it was too good to be true I bought it under 100 and now it's at 133 dollars sold it made my profits It's gone up even higher after I sold it. So now I'm waiting for google to drop so I can buy it again I'd like to buy all of the magnificent seven again When they drop but they're all high So I'm not buying them right now I'm waiting for a drop and I might have to wait for a couple years Or I might get a chance to get in next year. We'll see here's micro strategies I've been talking about micro strategies Michael sailor is one of the largest holders through micro strategies of bitcoin in the world All he does with micro strategies is buy bitcoin It's all he does is he buys bitcoin and the republic company trading at 476 dollars that's been as high as a thousand And I believe if bitcoin goes back to its all-time highs Which you clearly could as you could see it's been as high as a thousand currently at 476 If bitcoin goes back to all-time highs next year or the year after I believe we're going to see micro strategies over a thousand That's another great investment opportunity for an investor who wants to potentially double their money Can I guarantee it? Of course not. I'm not sitting there holding micro strategies up and pushing it up to a thousand But I'm trying to give you my mentality as an investor what I'm looking at in this marketplace Because I think there's opportunities, but it's not a type of market where you can just throw your money at anything Throw your throw your stuff throw your money into something throw it against the wall and see what sticks Like we've seen in previous years like in 2021 that didn't end well This is the type of year like last year where you need to be extremely strategic And if you're strategic you'll win and you'll find winners and you'll see returns on your investments If you're not you're going to lose you're going to take losses And you're going to have terrible terrible results But if you're strategic and you're investing growing companies quality companies Assets that are too big to fail like the magnificent seven and now bitcoin which I call now the magnificent eight The magnificent seven plus bitcoin you're going to have success So I think I'm going to make a video about the magnificent eight And I'm going to call it the magnificent eight before anybody else does Um Here's apple part of the magnificent eight. I mean it's been a phenomenal ride for apple Another one that I bought last year on the dip sold it and now it's gone higher and and you know bitcoin's gone higher Apple's going higher. I consider apple the bitcoin of the stock market And I consider bitcoin the apple of the crypto market Apple is the largest mac market cap stock in the world bitcoin is the largest market cap crypto in the world I believe they're very very similar bitcoin acts as a barometer for the whole crypto universe As apple works and acts as a barometer for the whole stock market So I think if you want to own a quality company, you want to own apple They are part of the magnificent seven and in my opinion, they are the leader of the magnificent seven Similar to how bitcoin is the leader of the crypto industry and put it together And we make the magnificent eight, which is the magnificent seven plus bitcoin The rich tv live podcast magnificent eight Here's xrp one of my top 10 crypto holdings one of my top 10 crypto favorites And one of the top cryptos that I think everyone should be aware of Because it is the crypto that is being used in many countries Being used by many banks over 200 institutions worldwide are using ripple already because of its speed and the ability to move money for Very very little fees So it is one of the greatest cryptocurrencies in the world because of how you can use it and governments Banks institutions and high net worth investors Cryptocurrency exchanges All over the world are going to be using ripple more and more as they understand the technology of xrp and ripple So Hey, thank you romeo. I appreciate you um I think everyone should definitely keep their eyes on ripple and it's cheap It's not expensive like bitcoin at 35 000 us. You can get into ripple for 69 cents So it's one of the cheap ones right now. Here's sply. I've been talking about them interviewing them. Stay tuned to my next interview with the vp of corporate development and the president Seti coscarella and ronan levy and you can see they went up They've come down and now they're starting to go back up again back to 14 cents. So keep your eye on sply safe supply Streaming corp company that I think everyone needs to be aware of and they're only public in canada once they get released in the united states I'll let you know first and once they become available in frankfurt germany. I'll let you know as well Here's uber uber has been one of the companies i've been talking about over the last couple years They've had a huge year.  I use them almost every day. I watch netflix all the time. I love their their shows I've been watching the sly still owns of us just alone Show movie this week. I also watch just I just been finishing off the Arnold schwarz and nager series. So very very amazing netflix is amazing I love the product and I think it's important to invest in companies that you use or companies you believe in And I believe in netflix and you can see they're trading and approaching a an all-time high as well. So Definitely quality company that is approaching all-time highs Not yet. I mean still gonna have to go a little bit higher But I think that we could see them go to those levels in the next year or two back to that $600 range As they just continue to grow and they continue to find ways to Get more audience more viewership and more eyeballs on their product Which is what it's all about at the end of the day when you're in business Amazon quality company. I think under 100 is an amazing buy I bought and sold amazon multiple times over the last year I think it's a quality company that everyone should try to own in their portfolio part of the magnificent seven They've done extremely well this year. I did sell them and take profits and now they've gone even higher So i'm waiting for them to do a pullback if they can pull back under 100 I'll be buying again and i'll be letting you all know Tesla part of the magnificent seven one that I sold this year One of the fab four that I sold this year that I bought last year and sold this year and made profits with Love tesla big fan of elan musk. I think if you can get them under 200 That's a reasonable bought reasonable buy if it goes back to 150 or 100 where I bought it last time I'll definitely be a buyer again, but I love this company I think there's tons of potential here and I do also believe that it kind of goes up and down with bitcoin So if bitcoin goes up, I think you have to keep your eye on tesla because it'll probably go up with it Here's bito. This is a bitcoin etf that exists Currently just under 18 dollars. You can see it's been climbing up with the price of bitcoin also going up this year So definitely keep them on your radar and keep them on your watch list Planet fitness. I think people are going back out there exercising again, you know kind of moving on from covet and getting back out there So I think planet fitness is starting to turn it around. You could see that in the chart I think we could see them go back to 80 dollars. I think at 80 dollars. They'll probably get resistance But from 60 to 80, I think there's a chance there for the stock to go higher So definitely keep them on your radar and keep them on your watch list gold Seems to be struggling every time it gets to that 2000 mark. It's having a pullback right now all right This is a company I really like Starting to sell off a little bit. You could see it's been a 10x this year So put them on your radar put them on your watch list comt top dividend pair pays around 30% a year a quality dividend etf that tracks oil and gas gold and precious metals trip advisor Trip advisor has been going down. I think that there's a chance here on trip advisor to go higher So definitely keep them on your radar and keep them on your watch list. It's Travel season a lot of people are starting to travel right now So I think definitely everyone needs to keep their eye on trip advisor. Here's data dog data dog is down 1% But they did do well yesterday on earnings I think you need to keep them on your radar and keep them on your watch list oil So oil has had a crazy year where it went down to 60 bucks went back up to 95 let's say 64 Went to 95 and now it's back down to 75 again. So up and down Very volatile been going up and down with the fact that we're also in the middle of multiple wars right now a war in the ukraine war in the middle east in gaza So and in the middle east there's a lot of tension rising So I think we're going to see a lot of volatility for oil and gas Over the next couple years with these wars. I think there's going to be volatility on the upward side And there's going to be volatility volatility on the downward side So definitely opportunities in oil and gas as an investor and I'll be tracking all of that as well Here's our riverside resources quality company with a strong management team I think it's a penny stock that you can definitely keep on your radar and keep on your watch list. All right Now, let's just track gold here currently at 35,650 And prso the top penny stock move over the day currently up 108% on the day. All right.  If you do, please smash the like button comment down below Share the video everywhere and subscribe if you're alive. I'm your boy rich from rich tv Have a great day. I'm out peace


The World Health Organization has estimated that more than a million deaths worldwide are linked to low fruit and vegetable consumption. What can be done about it? There's always appealing to vanity. A daily smoothie can give you both a golden glow and a rosy glow, both of which have been shown to enhance one's healthy appearance in Caucasian, Asian, and African skin tones. But what about giving it away for free? A free school fruit scheme was introduced in Norway for grades 1 through 10. Fruit consumption is so powerfully beneficial that if kids just ended up eating 2.5 grams more fruit a day, the program would pay for itself in terms of saving the country money. That's the weight of half of a single grape. However, that's assuming that miniscule increased fruit consumption would be retained throughout life. It certainly seemed to work while the program was going on, with a large increase in pupils eating fruit. But what about a year after the free fruit ended? They were still eating more fruit. They were hooked. And then three years later, same thing. Eating about a third of a serving more, three years later, considerably more, if sustained, than necessary for the free fruit program to pay for itself. And there were some happy side effects. There was a positive spillover effect where not only were the kids eating more fruit, their parents started eating more, too. And although the intention of these programs was not to reduce unhealthy snack intakes, that's exactly what appeared to happen. The fruit replaced some of the junk. Increasing healthy choices to crowd out the unhealthy ones may be more effective than just telling kids not to eat junk, which could actually backfire. When you tell kids not to eat something, they may start to want it even more. Which do you think worked better, telling families to increase plants or decrease junk? Vegetaries were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Encouragement to get at least two servings of fruits and veggies a day with no mention of decreasing junk. And the other group were encouraged to bring their junk food intake to less than 10 servings a week, but with no mention of fruits and veggies. What do you think happened? The increased fruit and vegetable intervention just naturally reduced their high-fat and sugar intake, whereas those told to just decrease fat and sugar cut back on junk but didn't magically start eating more fruits and vegetables. This crowding out effect may not work on adults, though. In a cross-section of more than a thousand adults in LA and Louisiana, those that ate five or more servings of fruits and veggies a day did not consume significantly less alcohol, soda, candy, cookies, and chips. This finding suggests that unless the excessive consumption of junk is curtailed, other interventions may have a limited impact. It may be politically more expedient to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items rather than a decrease in consumption of unhealthy items, but it may be far less effective. In most public health campaigns, the message is direct and explicit. Don't smoke, don't drink, don't take drugs.  Explicit messages against junk are rare. In the U.S., if just half of the population were to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by one serving each per day, an estimated 20,000 cancer cases might be avoided each year. 20,000 people who had not gotten cancer had they eaten their fruits and veggies. As the USDA recommends, half our plate be filled with colorful fruits and vegetables, but less than 10% of Americans hit the recommended daily target. Given the sorry state of affairs, should we even bother telling people to strive for five a day or might just saying get one more serving than you usually do end up working better? The researchers thought that the more realistic just one more goal would be more effective than the very ambitious five a day goal, but they were wrong. Those told to eat one more for a week ate about one more and those that were told to eat five ate five, but here's the critical piece. A week later, a week after the experiment was over, the group that was told to eat five a day was still eating about a serving more, whereas the eat one more group went back to their miserable baseline. So more ambitious eating goals may be more motivating. Perhaps this is why in the US, five a day was replaced with a recommended daily consumption of 7 to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables, but if the recommendation is too challenging, people may just give up. So instead of just sticking with the science, policymakers need to ask themselves questions like how many servings are regarded as threatening.


Hey Psych2Go fam, just want to remind you we're here for you during this difficult time of COVID-19 and always Stay safe, and let's fight this together For everyone around the world these past few days have been tough These strict restrictions requiring you to stay inside your home and zero interaction with the outside world can take a toll on your mental health Mindless scrolling through social media fueled by the need to keep up with current news can give rise to an anxious state of mind So to help you through the coronavirus pandemic here are 10 quotes to keep you going One you may not be able to control every situation and its outcome, but you can control your attitude and how you deal with it It's not always necessary to have control of a situation in order to feel in control It's important to remember that even though we can't change our current situations What we can change is our attitude towards it Instead of thinking of this as a way of being forced to stay in our homes We can see it as a much-required breather from our everyday busy lives two Take time to make yourself happy Engaging in activities that make you happy makes you feel less overwhelmed or stressed Your mood improves over time and it also provides a much needed distraction from the things going on around you So take out your old art supplies or do some other things that are crafty cook new recipes or just dance around your living room It's the time to dust off those hobbies. You never got the time for do whatever makes you happy three Be strong now because things will get better It might look stormy right now, but it can't rain forever It might look like things are getting worse or not changing at all, but the truth is it won't always be stormy Have patience because this will soon pass We have been through many adversities like this and we've made it out of it and we'll make it out of this too for We're all in this together It might look like you're alone during these tough times and so it's important to look around you and see that we're all In this together Everyone is going through this tough time together and helping each other in some way or another Whether it's through singing on balconies in Italy Volunteering to help each other get essential groceries or even through engaging in social media challenges Five don't keep your feelings to yourself talk to someone about it and let it out. It will feel way better be strong Do you feel overwhelmed or anxious during these times? If so, you're not alone These feelings are only human and keeping them to yourself only adds to unwanted stress and fear Talk about your feelings with someone you trust Sit down and discuss these with your family or if you live alone then call or video call anyone You're comfortable with talking about these emotions with Talk to your pets if you can't talk to anyone or go to online portals to write out your feelings The important thing is to let these feelings out not letting them bottle up inside you six Start each day with a grateful heart Living in this lockdown it might feel like you're missing out on so many things or maybe some opportunities You were looking forward to for a long time have slipped away from our hands So it's important to count down your blessings and if you'll grateful for things you do have right now To wake up every day with gratitude helps you ground yourself with a present feel hopeful and cope with these hard times Seven just breathe and focus on yourself Take this time to focus on yourself Do the things that you wanted to do for so long, but couldn't find the time for Read books to gain knowledge or just for fun like reading the whole Harry Potter series or Percy Jackson or Hunger Games Have movie marathon nights with your family Yoga or aerobics or exercises that don't require any equipment are among the few options that you can choose if your Goal is to get in shape Take up a new hobby or learn a new skill Just take full advantage of this time Eight it's all about finding calm in the chaos The world might look like it's on fire and so you need to do your part in maintaining your peace and sanity during these troublesome times By keeping your mind calm you're able to handle the situations more efficiently and find solutions for your problems instead of creating more problems During tough times, it's important to make the best of the situation Nine spend time with your loved ones take time to bond and connect with each other Not requiring to go to the office or on business trips means getting more time to be with your family So spend time with your loved ones arrange game nights at home movie marathon nights Play music or sing together maybe cook together and talk to each other at the dining room table or while sitting in the living room Make up for the time. You couldn't be there with your family and cherish it And 10 sometimes the change of perspective is all it takes to see the light It might feel like the end of the world, but it's just a new beginning If we shift our perspective, we can look at how this coronavirus pandemic has changed our view about so many things We've taken for granted It's made us appreciate the simple and little things like a hug or high-fiving our friends Instead of dividing us. It's only brought us together There's so much positive news because of the necessary lockdown like the clearings of canals in Venice Air pollution levels decreasing in China and stories of the kindness of people from all over the world Did you find these quotes helpful or inspiring? Let us know in the comments below Be sure to share this video with people who could benefit from it as well and spread the positivity During these times remember to take care of yourself your family friends and neighbors This is the time where we can work together as a unit and help those who are more vulnerable Remember you can step away from the news if it makes you feel out of control or overwhelmed Focus on the positive side and engage in anything that makes you happy and calm Happy quarantining everyone. Stay safe


The most battle-tested and competent army in the history of our nation is at a crossroads. For more than a dozen years of continuous war, we have served the American people with courage and commitment. However, the actions of a few in our ranks have caused some to question the honor and integrity of all of us. These crimes and acts of indiscipline undermine the public's trust in our army. But even worse is that many more in our ranks have tolerated this unprofessional and unethical behavior, choosing to turn a blind eye to it. Every member of the army profession, regardless of rank or position, must stand strong. We must focus on our army ethic and our values in all aspects of our lives. Will you live up to the promises you made when you took your oath and when you recite the army values? Are you dedicated to accomplishing the mission and the welfare of our soldiers? Is this your army? Being an army professional is a responsibility, an opportunity, and an honor. We defend the Constitution of the United States and the people it protects. We earn the trust of the American people when we demonstrate our military expertise, our honorable service, our spirit core, and our stewardship of the army profession. These essential characteristics are embedded in our culture and must be visible in our decisions and actions. We must also be committed to police those who do not live up to these characteristics. When we make the choice to be an army professional, it cannot be words alone. We are an army of action, so we must take action. We must stand strong. Let your actions speak for you. When we stand strong, side by side, supporting, motivating, and challenging each other, we can accomplish anything. We've done this throughout our history, and we must continue to do so. To be worthy of the trust of the American people, and to earn and sustain the trust of those on our left and right, we must not only be competent in what we do, we must be men and women of character. Living by the army values, doing what is right, even when no one is looking. We must also be committed to the army. Our lead...


what the heck is a good way to set up for spray painting when you have a small workshop. Hola, we're Paul Carson here, small workshop guy. Obviously I'm not going to set up this inside of my one-car garage workshop because there's a lot of tools in there and there's no room for this. So this is another case where I put my wife's car out in the driveway so I can use the car port. So what I've got here is a simple setup. I don't use it real often. I should use it more often because the results are good. But a simple setup to do some spray painting. I've got a spray tent. This one is home right spray helper. Set it up kind of like a tent at the campground. It's got some rods that go through some sleeves and it sets up really nice. And then the second thing that I have is an inexpensive meaning about $260 on Amazon. I'll put a link to both of these down below plus some other items. It's an Erlex spray station model 5500. It's a beginning level and obviously does a few things. It's not a super sophisticated but it's good for beginners and the price is good.  So this is self-contained. It has it packs away really nicely in that the hose which is fairly long. I forget how long but there's a hose that goes down inside of the unit for storage. So this all takes up very little space in some corner of your workshop when you're not using it. You can see I keep getting more holes out of there. So it gives me the ability to get around pretty much any paint job. This is all kind of like the electrical and the sprayer and the carrier everything built into it that you need. Let's get the electrical out here. So the electrical wraps away nicely as well. Maybe I wrapped it away too nicely. So that'll go in the base. Hose goes get put away. That's obviously going to get plugged in so you're going to have some sort of electrical out here to where you're going to spray and this is nice in that it holds the sprayer upright when you're in between spraying so this doesn't fall over. Alright so nice unit there to provide the power with a hose and electrical. Then you have the spray gun with aluminum holder and that's got a Teflon coating on the inside which makes it easier to clean up. Depending on whether you're going to be shooting up or down if you're going to be shooting up you would take this and turn it the other way so that when you're shooting up it would be down in the bottom of this. If you're going to kind of shoot level or down then you can just have it pretty much anyway. Probably best if it's leaning forward.  Alright well that's the unit. Obviously you need a workpiece that you need to paint. What else would you want to have? The tent unless you want to repaint your home all the time. Alright you're going to want to have some respirators unless you want the inside of your lungs to match your newly sprayed workpiece because this is a really fine mist and there's no way you're not going to breathe it in if you don't have on a respirator. You will want a lot of very handy shop towels so I don't ruin my cloth towels all the time. I like these Scott rags in a box. You can tear them out they seem to last forever.  Alright so the gloves the paper towels I like to take some brown paper and put it down on my tarp. Now this tent doesn't have a bottom so you provide your own canvas for the bottom and to avoid having paint everywhere and the stepping in it and tracking it in the house which tends to upset my wife. I put that brown paper down here and I kind of keep the wet paint there so I know kind of a boundary lets me know exactly where it is. When you're mixing up the paint you're going to want to thin your paint because you're using a sprayer so I have a little kind of a mixing container. Erlicks provides you with this little cup you fill that up full and then you time how long it takes it to drain down if it takes more in this case of this model more than a minute and 55 seconds for it to go from a steady stream to finally a breaking stream then your paint is too thick if it will drain quicker than that and I may not understand that properly if you do and I don't then put some education down in the comments because that's what the comments are for. So there's a little thing to test the viscosity of your paint. Alright and then you want to get yourself a lot of these filters because when you are pouring that paint into your paint mixer you don't want any hardened globs or anything to get in there because those will clog up that needle in this spray gun so you want a filter to keep out any hardened paint from from earlier sessions or something.  Alright got these black nitrogloves on I'm gonna I'm gonna do a 10% dilution and so this has measurements on the outside of it so I know how much water I want in there first based on filling it up with paint I'm gonna go with about that about.  One thing you ought to have in your workshop is lots of things to stir paint with those are called cutoffs so save a few of the small ones like this this one just out of plywood. Again I like having that brown paper so kind of my wet paint stays here. Let's pour some paint into this filter. This paper cup has a wire mesh or not a wire mesh but a mesh in the bottom that allows the paint to go through and it filters out any clumps that I might have. Now you're probably gonna not gonna be able to see it but I have a big clump right in there from where I probably left the can off the paint too long and I would not want that inside of my spray gun so good thing that that got filtered out. This is almost as exciting as watching paint dry watching paint drain through these filters. Alright I'm gonna get my this is just a mixing bowl that I've got I'll put a link to it on Amazon if I can think about it. Since I put water in there and did the paint to dilute it you don't want it to be too thick or to gum up your your gun I'm not gonna do the drip test and I did this a number of times yesterday so I'm just gonna get my paint in here try not step on my glasses I don't necessarily have to use all of that paint I could pour whatever I don't use I can pour back into the original paint container I'm gonna use this water that I have I like to have water right here with me not have to run into the sink or throw to the hose and I'm gonna get this kind of thinned out in here we've got our paint in there let's get our mask on pull our pants up get stuff out of our way I'm really happy with this unit I studied quite a few of them and then just decided to start inexpensively to get a little bit of learning curve for what I'm doing and turns out this will probably suffice for my level of work all right so that's secure on there I simply want to put my hose into the pump securely I don't have to have this in my paint area I can have out of the way over here give my hose unfurled in a way that I can handle it stick the hose in the gun typical mistake is to over spray and then end up getting drips or runoffs so try to avoid that it's better to come back later and do another coat real thinly so do a thin coat go in a pattern keep your spray gun straight in front don't tip down don't bend it left and right like this pull it across go with a pattern down and then you can go in a pattern the other way trying to keep it level all the time well that's it I've got my units all sprayed then I could do it by hand certainly with all of these crevices and cracks and more thoroughly so there's a right time to do spraying and a right time just to quickly do it by hand this look to me like the right time to spray I also like to spray if I want to really find shellac finish or something on a nice piece of furniture all right so while I'm going to drop this from this home right spray shelter drop this down it's got little velcros here that'll keep any five or six year olds from putting their hands on here and let that dry for a few hours while I clean up my paint for about half an hour or more I hope you like these videos designed for beginning woodworkers as I learn how to do things I try to teach others how to do the same thing and usually I teach by my mistakes give me a like give me a comment give me a subscription and stay safe in your workshops my workshop guy signing off


You've heard me talk about the order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, but is it really worth it? Hey there saplings! Welcome back to Esoteric Moment. My name is Dani, and I am going to talk to you about the top 10 reasons to join the order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. I'm guessing you've already seen, but maybe you haven't. My videos where I review the BARD and OVATE courses from OBOT or the order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. And if you haven't yet, then you should check out the little information tab. I'll have a link to those videos. When I started my Druid path, I worked on my own for quite some time. I was a solitary practitioner, but eventually I wanted a little bit more structure. I wanted a push. I wanted a connection. That meant that I looked for orders to join. Since many of my favorite Druid authors were members of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, that was definitely the first place I looked. And sure enough, when comparing it to some of the other orders, like ADF or the Ancient Order of Druids, OBOT was the one that fit my practices and beliefs the best. Their website, druidry.org, will have so many resources. So if you're curious like I was, then definitely check out their website. Let's get into the top 10 reasons for why I think OBOT is worth joining. So for number 10, definitely community. There are a million groups online. There are a ton of local groups, and there's just a really awesome feeling of connection and working together through the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. I appreciated that there was a forum online, even though I'm not really there anymore. I appreciated that there were Facebook groups, that there were people who, when I posted a blog post or a video, would have a comment and be like, I too am a part of this group. That connection to a worldwide collection of really awesome people meant that my practice would feel less lonely and would be easy to feel inspired, because there's so many different ways in our community of practicing Druidry. Number nine would be the mentor. The really great thing about signing up for the Bard course or the Oat and then future courses is that you can get assigned a mentor. Now, this mentor might communicate with you via email or maybe handwriting, but they are the person that you can go to and ask questions about the course materials, about your practice. They're also in some ways the people who can be like, yeah, this is a good direction for you or maybe point you in the direction of other resources. I'm not sure I've ever utilized my mentor to the fullest possible potential, but I've still really valued those relationships. And I think it's one of the best key parts that the course can offer. Number eight would be that it gives you kind of an icebreaker. It can be a little intimidating to tell muggles, non-magical pagan folks what Druidry is. If you say that you are a member of the order, it can be very useful to be like, and they have a website druidry.org. You can go read more. It helps not feeling like explaining your practices all the time is always on you. I found it very useful to have this kind of like PR department, frankly, and a group that would help me educate other people about the things I believe without feeling like I have to be the teacher all the time. Number seven would be the obad rituals. I so love the seasonal rituals and celebration practices and ideas that you get in the bardic course. I think it's really interesting. Well, I've adapted some of the rituals to my own preferences. It is very intriguing to have this kind of like structured ritual for the seasonal celebrations and gives you kind of this entry point to that wider community again and just a really great resource. I think it's super worthwhile just for the rituals alone. Number six is the wisdom and inspiration to go further. The courses at any level really set the pace for you. You decide how fast you're going through things. You decide what side avenues your practice will take. You are the decision maker of the whole process, but it doesn't allow you to just sit back and read a bunch. It really pushes you to be more active. It pushes you to keep thinking, to keep learning, to keep seeking out knowledge and wisdom and inner peace and outer peace. That push because you're getting regular materials because you have this community because you have this connection to the order is so important when you're less connected to like an actual group of people nearby. Even when you are in a group, I think it's nice to have that internal push that's coming from what you hope to achieve with the order. Number five would be the teachers of the community. What I love about Obad is it's not really a structured group. There are bards of its druids, but neither one of those is like better than the other. The teachings are structured just so that you can build upon knowledge. But there are some really interesting authors, speakers, teachers who make the community a wonderful, welcoming, beautiful place. These teachers are so willing to share and so willing to bring everybody with them. It's a, let's bring people together. Let's bring us all up. It's not about teaching down to people. It's about teaching through people and with people. And I love, love that part of the order. Number four of joining the order of bards, obaids, and druids would definitely be the structure of the course material. It's nice to have a regular lesson that is already planned from someone who knows what they're talking about, a lesson that's structured in such a way that it builds on previous information, leaves room for side exploration, and sets the stage for future lessons. And a teacher is really good and may have set things up so that the student is empowered and succeeds and works at their own pace. Oh, it's such a sweet, yummy connection. And the orders courses have totally mastered that, I think. If you take 10 years to get through the bard course, no one is going to be like, where have you been? No, it's all about like, that's great. You have, you know, learned so much. You've experienced so much. There's just wonder and appreciation for every student's journey. And I think that's because the structure of the course is set up for students to really succeed, for druids to really create their own practice and, and, you know, learn what they are looking to learn. Number three is the freedom to approach deity in the way that I see fit. Lots of pagans have different ideas about deity. And druidry, I think, is unique in the way that the order of bards, obaids, and druids says nothing about the way you have to interact with deity or that you have to interact with deity at all that leaves so much room and richness for an individualized practice and verbiage and that exploration of deity in such a organic way. I think it's what makes druidry work for so many different people is that it's not about having dogma about God or deity. It's about finding connection, wisdom, and peace. Number two would be the freedom to be an empowered woman. I don't know quite how to explain that in the best way, but I love that there are awesome female druid teachers and authors. I love that there is inclusive language for God and goddess. I love that there is room in the lessons for genders of all types anywhere along the spectrum and that I am not put into a box just because of my gender. I know that this is common in many pagan faiths, but I think obaid does a really great job and I'm just so appreciative that I'm no longer told, you know, I can't do something or I can't be of service because I have boobs. This is great. I think the order does a wonderful job of gender inclusivity. And number one reason for joining the order of bards, obaids, and druids for me has been empowerment and wisdom. I think they go along for me. The course material, the connection to the community, the structure, all the things I've mentioned really lead up to me having a place and a way to feel more empowered in my practice, to feel a richness in my practice and to find a depth of peace and wisdom. I am sure that people can find that in lots of different practices and groups and paths. The order of bards, obaids, and druids have really just clicked with me and it's made me feel the most empowered and the most at peace with my practice. I hope that in my video, some of that comes across because druidry is a wonderful gift and I am so grateful that I took the leap to join the order of bards, obaids, and druids and it really worked for me. I want the people who it will really work for to know about it, to feel that connection, to explore druidry in their own way, whatever that means. But I do think obaid has something really special and I'm so glad it's around for us to experience together. This week's separate shout out goes out to rock python on my what is druidry video. They asked a question which I actually get so much of, which is I am someone who believes in God but doesn't follow a particular religion. Can I be a druid? I get so many questions about like do you have to believe in God? Do you have to believe in goddess? Like what is druidry and deities, you know, connection. And so thank you for the question. I hope my comment helped but definitely obaid is a really welcoming place for interpretation of deity and I think that will appeal to a lot of people because I get the question all of the time. If you want to be a sapling shout out, tell me in the comments below whether any of the things I mentioned as my top 10 reasons to join obaid really rings true for you if you are in the order. And if you're just a cool pagan or someone watching the videos, let me know what you look for in a spiritual path. What, what matters to you? I'm curious. Thanks for watching and as always, may you find peace in the sacred grove.


Chandler what are you doing Chandler oh my god You're smoking again. Well actually yesterday. I was smoking again today. I'm I'm smoking still Is it possible that people with addictions either drug addiction alcohol addiction maybe even sexual addictions anything like that? Is it possible that a person with an addiction with some sort of stronghold? Is it possible for that person to be saved to go to heaven even while they're struggling with that addiction? The death of Matthew Perry the one who's known for being on the sitcom friends because of his death People are wondering this even more now This was a question that was asked previously and so even now that's happening helps a hot kind of highlight this and the question is one Do we know what his relationship was like with Christ? But also those who profess to have a relationship with Christ and if they're struggling can that person also be saved for the first time In my life I knelt down and prayed and that prayer was Please God make me famous. You can do anything you want to me. Just make me famous Now that's Matthew Perry speaking about a prayer that he had some time ago In his early 20s just about making it big He's in he's in Hollywood and he wants to become someone as most people in Hollywood do one becomes one famous an actor The problem is though the prayer that he's asking isn't quite the prayer that God wants you to pray Although God can work with it But the Bible tells us the one and this for those of us who don't happen to be looking to become a Superstar anything like that, but he says but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness And then all these things will be added to you all what things that I can go ahead and pray to be famous and so forth No, no, no, no Now keep in mind that this is a person's praying this prayer That's also having some struggles and some more struggles are gonna come But whoever it is whether you whether you this person whatever it is in life And even if you still have a struggle remember this also in Proverbs I'm sorry song 374 says to light yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart So whatever your desires are if you first to light yourself in him, well, then he will change your heart But what if you're still struggling three weeks later? I got friends and God did not forget about the second I mean I had the American dream happen to me I got the great job. I was good at it. I had a I bought a house I the house had a pool and I really really liked it Loved it for about six months and then I walked in my house and went oh man This is not fixing This problem that I have now for him therein lies a problem But it also is something that a lot of people deal with not just alcoholism, but alcoholism Also some other sort of drug addiction.  We can kind of all put in the same category, especially if this addiction is a sinful addiction What does the Bible say the Bible says in Galatians 5 specifically in 21 it says in the end Drunkenness carousing and things like these of which I forewarned you just as I forewarned you That those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom God So what if someone is practicing those things someone is constantly doing those things? Can that person can a drunkard can someone who is under some sort of compulsion sort of addiction? Can that person be say well it looks like this pastor says that they cannot inherit the kingdom God? Well, there might be something to look at so we can kind of drill a little bit deeper The Bible also says in 1 John 3 9 He says that no one who was born of God practices sin because his seed Abides in him and he cannot sin because he's born of God by this the children of God and the children of death are obvious Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God nor the one who does not love his brother So the question is does that include the person who is struggling with the sin? Well, there's something in that that we ought to see let's go back to verse 9 No one who was born of God practices sin. Well think about yourself Do you sin does anyone that you know that he's born of God? Do they happen to sin well sure that's all of us matter of fact He already told us in chapter 1 8 that anyone who says he does not sin or has a problem with sin That person's lying we all do and we and when we do sin we do have an advocate We have an advocate that pleads for us on behalf of our sin But realistically speaking all of us who are who name the name of Christ we do sin We will send now not as much Hopefully and the issue is this practicing sin and the word that she's practicing is the word poi a so it's word That's doing the sin that's constantly doing the sin What about a person who's struggling with the drug addiction someone or alcohol addiction just like Matthew Perry? Yeah, I was drinking at that time. I was drinking out with friends a lot and Then at 145 I would say I'm gonna go home and I've raced across town to a liquor store by a bottle of vodka And drink as much as I had with the other guys that night and Then deep into addiction. There was a much more real prayer You know to save my life, you know, and that was answered as well now. He's got us. He's had a serious addiction He's so much so that he's willing to do whatever it takes to get alcohol Some folks you know that are willing to do whatever it takes to get this drug whatever this fix is and I don't know if he's ever made a profession of faith He gives he's given a kind of a generic Testimony of him praying to God for God to save his life. Well in terms of him saving him The way that I think maybe he was hoping well that didn't happen He lost his life and all the details aren't out presumably the reports are that may have may have been addiction related We don't know but Here's the issue is and I get I don't know what his life is like What his prayer life was like what his walk with Christ was like if he had one who this Which which God was he praying to we don't know what's it's just some something that was just kind of superficial but nothing really Personal nothing that was actually heartfelt and Serious that he really places faith in Christ what Christ did don't know However, what I do know is I know of plenty people who have struggled with an addiction Who have placed their faith in Christ? Ultimately that addiction ends up going away as a matter of fact I can point to my mother same thing with her and so it's possible But now what about a person who has placed their faith in Christ and still struggles with it? Well going back to the passage the Bible says anyone that's practicing center with someone that's doing or has particular addiction going back to Galatians 5 21 notice what it says. He says In drunkenness and course this whole thing can it's not just being drunk Obviously someone with any other sort of addiction will follow in this But he says that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God. Well Does that mean again the person struggles with that? Can they not go? Well, there's something that you need to figure out that we need to see Paul talks about his struggle. Well, and we don't know specifically what the struggle is possibly probably Something having to do with pride I him boasting and so what does he do? He kind of changes it around so what will he boast in rather than himself and his knowledge and so forth He'll boast in the Lord both at his weaknesses. We don't know what it is But Paul says Paul tells us the things that he struggles with he says in 10 verse 7 verse 18 He says for I know that nothing good dwells in me that is in my flesh for the willing is present in Me but the doing of good is not for the good that I want I do not do but I practice the very thing with a very evil that I do not want But if I am the one doing the very thing that I do not want I'm I am no longer the one doing it, but the sin which dwells in me. So are we to take from this that Paul? Possibly won't see the kingdom of heaven because he states himself that he Practices that's literally the word that shoes here. Well, no and this is the hope that we can find for Paul For ourselves for the attic notice what he says he says for I know that nothing good was in me That is in my flesh for the willing and the word that shoes for willing is worth they lane Which is comes from the Greek word fellow, which is to desire the desire My honest heartfelt desire is there to desire for what to do good not to do bad He says that is present in me, but the doing of The good is not then he says for the good that I want I do not do And said same word well, which is what we saw in first John 3 so this so the good that I want to do I don't do with the evil. I don't want to do I keep doing he said but I practice The very evil that I do not want to do well The point is what do you desire and so if a person who is an addict Struggling do they want to be that has to because if a person desires to be changed Then that's indicative of the desire of their heart being changed the Lord working in them If your desire is to not be an alcoholic if your desire is not to struggle with the drugs struggle with porn struggle sexual addiction Struggle with alcohol whatever it is if that's not your desire now if your desire is I want to get this I want to I want to drink I want to whatever it is and still be safe Well, that's the person that's practicing Sam. That's the person that's practicing drunkenness That's the person that's practicing evil That's the person that practice that if the desire is different that person is struggling He has a stronghold, but he's not desiring to be that way in other words. He didn't want to be a drunk Christian He didn't want to be a homosexual Christian. He didn't want to be a lustful Christian He didn't want to be some sort of addicted Christian to anything else if you and course ultimately the main addiction That leaves people to hell As a matter of fact, this is kind of what if you want to break down what you would even see in a person's desire to not be saved Or to live how they want to The greatest addiction is the the addiction of me me serving myself me doing what I want to do now Matthew Perry spoke about him wanting to be famous and so forth Well, that sort of addiction that sort of desires desire for yourself But if your desires for him then you'll be saved if your desires for you and then him second If your desires for him and take away these things the bad stuff so I can live a better mean and then still him second You cannot be safe the desire has to be him first and foremost and then there'll be some struggles Obviously and then sometimes he even leaves those struggles a little bit longer than we would like to why because maybe there's someone there That's looking at me and my struggles that I can help or I can look at someone else who's also gone for these struggles And they can help me But if a person desires to be delivered that person will be delivered as a matter of fact The Bible tells us Paul tells us that there's no temptation that you that's overtaking you But such as is common to man So all of these temptation all things we go through everybody goes through them and look what he says and God is faithful Who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able to bear? So he's not gonna put anything more than you can actually deal with and he says but with the temptation Will provide the way of escape also so that you will be able to endure it endure what you're going through Making it through it ultimately you'll come out of it now. How is it gonna work out? I don't know but a person who struggles Obviously God is cognizant that people are gonna struggle even as being believers But that person that's desiring to be closer to him Then he will clean you along the way he'll bring you out, but that's if you're desiring Him that's why I says delight yourself in the Lord Then he'll give you the desire to your heart The desires your heart don't take place don't take precedent before seeking him and that may have been the issue with Matthew Perry I hope not I pray that he did have a relationship with Christ. I don't know I can't find any videos saying so but I didn't mean that they don't exist that I mean that it's not true So I hope so but for anyone else who's struggling you can take comfort that God is a God who delivers Hey, man, goodbye, Mr. Hackles


Alrighty, I have a construction update for you guys today, so I had my little Groundhog out doing the reporting for me, and what they found was Tundra Twister was cycling, it was doing twisting, it was doing turning, it was doing all the sorts of things, so a huge thank you to my new team member, the Groundhog, for doing all the reporting for me, I'm kidding, that was so cheesy, just cut, but no seriously, theming has been installed at Tundra Twister, so what you're about to see is a ton of theming, they have mine carts, they have a lot of the Halloween props, they put everything out, it's honestly gonna look really good, like even from above here, like it's got quite a bit of theming in there, if you look closely there's a lot of little small things too hidden in the trees, I'm in the forest as well, and in the queue line area, along the queue line they put some props down as well, there's still a really mysterious object under that orange tarp, okay, I want to keep an eye on that, because that's been under that orange tarp for a while now, it looks like it could potentially be an electrical box, but it also looks like it could not be an electrical box, I find it interesting just because it's been covered in tarp for so long, and it has been used yet, so I'm gonna keep an eye on that, Timber Falls, it started its commissioning, getting ready for opening May 19th, so that's really exciting, Snoopy's Racing Rail, oh no not yet, still Tundra Twister, so I zoomed in here for you guys to just get a closer look at some theming, they got a really cute fence out front as well, the elevator is almost complete, they're just finishing up some final touches, and if you look really closely, some final theming has been installed on the actual exit platform, and the OTT booth should be getting some theming too, the sign for Tundra Twister isn't up, but it looks like the test seat is out, if you look really closely just to where you're about to enter the queue line, you can see the test seat right there, so that's really cool, so just waiting for that epic entrance sign, it could be there, there is a spot for it right there that I can't fully see from this angle of the drone, but yeah, we'll keep a close eye there, we got the raising and lowering of the platform, and I wanted to show you guys, because it's actually really quick, and it's a really cool process, so I thought I'd show you guys here, super smooth, I really like the look of the raising and lowering platform on this device, so if you look really closely, it's those little round cylinder things that are pulling it down, so I just wanted to show that up close, Snoopy's Racing Railway is opening this weekend, or should be opening this weekend from what we're hearing, so just some final little maintenance, Wonderland touches, training is done, commissioning is done, all that, so you should see this ride open on Friday would be my guess, so hit up that park on Friday, bring your cousin, your family member, anything to get on the ride, because again you're gonna require a child to get on this ride, they have a new fast express entrance for anyone that doesn't have a stroller, a bag, or any items, so definitely that's super awesome, that's gonna help with congestion at front gate, and yeah, Tundra Twister is still not handed over to the park, this is not a good sign, and I'm not saying that to be like something bad's happened, what I'm saying is it's just taking a little longer than I would have anticipated, but again, just to remind you, I don't know what it takes to commission a brand new ride that's never been built before, so it could be a lot lengthier of a process than I'm aware of, and most of you are aware of, so yeah, give it, give her some time, I do know that there is a, actually I'm not gonna say that right now, the park is trying to hurry up as fast as they possibly can to get this open, it is their goal to get it open as soon as possible, I will say the good news is this was cycling for a large portion of the day today, not this, when I got to the park at 4.30pm, it was doing a bunch of this garbage, nonsense stuff, but then when you're about to see is one test cycle, I will say, I don't know, every time I watch a test cycle, myself in person, I'm not that impressed, but there is that one video of it doing some awesome stuff, so I guess it really depends, it's obviously like a, you know, every ride is different, and they are still programming the ride by the looks of it, I have not seen any signs that they've picked a program or have finalized any program, I've seen this thing go around four times, I've seen this thing go around three times, I've seen this thing go around once, and then it stops, for example the test cycle you're about to see, I think it goes around twice, and then it stops, so definitely really intrigued as to what the final ride cycle is gonna be, my team, you know the Groundhog and me, will be watching this thoroughly and we will be reporting on anything or any changes that we see to any ride cycles, so stay tuned to our YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reels, all that jazz for any details on Tungentwister, and yeah stay tuned guys, I am working on hiring a team and maybe bringing back some old faces to the team as well, Amusement Insiders has outgrown me, and I mean that as a compliment, I, for those of you that don't know, I have a salary job, which means it's a full-time job, and Amusement Insiders has gotten to a stage where it is a full-time job, like a full-time job, when I am not at work, I am at Wonderland, and I enjoy it, and I would never give that up, and I'm never changing that, but it requires some help, so I've admitted to myself that I need support, I need help, and I am seeking help, I am finding the right people, the right personalities to vlog, kind of be like Amusement Insiders in the park when I'm not there, and yeah there's some other fun stuff too, so stay tuned, I'm not ready to announce anything yet, I am working on some stuff, yeah, so keep an eye out, did I, wait what? I didn't realize that when I filmed this, but I don't know if you just saw that one gondola there was stuck upside down for a really long time, but yeah, outside of that some really fun exciting things happening with Amusement Insiders, and I really appreciate you guys helping elevate, you know, the channel to a place that I never imagined, and it's only gonna get better, like I'm really committed to making this like a really awesome thing, so I promise you I am using every bit of money I make from this channel right now is literally going back into the channel, so stay tuned because I'm buying some pretty cool tech, and I'm investing in some pretty cool talent, meaning like, you know, I'm hiring people that I'm actually gonna be paying, so yeah, anyways, thanks so much for watching the channel and supporting the channel, I really do appreciate it, have a good one, bye!