An update for my awesome subscribers

SUP peoples! 👋🏾

I wanted to take a break from the normal giant head bashing and warrior equipping to update you on a few things.

Friggn CIRS

My cadence in releasing articles —and subsequently my Substack engagement— has declined over the last couple of months due to a couple of reasons. First, as many of you know I've been battling a condition called CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) and am undergoing a protocol to rid my body of biotoxins I accumulated during my service deployment in the late 90s. It's a long process and about 3 months ago I slipped into a really bad state of insomnia due to increased flaring in my body. There were periods of time where I would literally be awake for 48 hrs or more and simply could not shut down for sleep. As you can imagine this impacts everything in one's life physically and mentally. Good news is I seem to have finally figured out how to kick this issue and I have been insomnia free for the last few weeks. Not gonna lie, ish was rough. I was losing track of time and felt like my entire existence was an out-of-body experience. Lately, I'm dealing with a spike in tinnitus volume so all I hear is EEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee every waking minute. But at least I’m sleeping. Please be gracious with me as I attempt to create and engage more.

Chat

Speaking of engaging more, I've considered opening up the Substack Chat feature for Defeating Giants. I'll be honest, I don't have specific goals or objectives for what Chat could look like. I’m approaching it as a discovery item. I'm open to suggestions. At a minimum I thought I could at least use it as a means to send updates to all of you. Let me know if you’d see value in this feature being opened up.

Video

I'm debating on getting back on YouTube and expanding the Defeating Giants content there. I'd love to hear your thoughts on if you'd like to see this. I know everyone is busy and attention is at a premium so if I do this I need to ensure it's done right and for the right reasons. I’m honestly not a fan of YouTube’s garbage algorithms and censorship. Maybe there’s a better alternative or way to think about all of this. I’m still trying to figure out what video could look like in 2024. Nothing is etched in stone at the moment as I need to make sure I can commit to it from a health perspective as well but again, I’m open to hearing your thoughts, ideas, or suggestions.

Entrepreneurship

I've kept this close to the vest, but I've been building a clothing brand since last fall in my "spare time". It's primarily faith-based and for my Yahweh following brothers and sisters. I’m pretty stoked but it requires time. I'm hoping in the next few months I can bring the first few pieces to market for those that are interested.

Feedback

I appreciate all of you that have subscribed, liked my content, re-stacked and left me comments. My goal is to create content that is helpful to you that you feel compelled enough to share which helps and empower others. If you have ideas on how I can create better content that you'd like to see, just lemme know. I'd love to hear your feedback.

Thank you all. Keep your swords and spears sharp. ❤️

-Terrence

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