by David Cote | Jun 9, 2025 | Discipline, Faith, Mind & Identity
I used to think I just liked structure. Now I know I need it. Not in the way people say they “like routines.”Not because I’m a productivity nerd or some high-performance optimization junkie. But because without it, I drift.And when I drift, I...
by David Cote | Jun 8, 2025 | Discipline, Faith, Mind & Identity
I’ve been told I’m a lot. Sometimes it was meant as a compliment. Other times—not so much. I think the first time I noticed I was wired a little different was back in sixth grade. I was that kid who always asked questions. Not because I wanted to challenge authority—I...
by David Cote | Jun 8, 2025 | Discipline, Faith, Mind & Identity
It’s Sunday. I woke up at 4:30 like usual… Well, closer to 5:00 today. Stayed in bed a little longer because I went to bed later than I wanted to. My goal is 10:30 PM, but last night my daughter brought up a trip she wants to take—with her boyfriend’s family—and I...
by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Addiction & Escape, Cravings, Faith
I used to think the problem was food. That if I just found the right plan, the right list of foods, or the right restriction, I could finally get healthy. Keto. Vegan. Carnivore. Calorie counting. I tried all of it. One week it was only meat and eggs. The next, it was...
by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Faith, Legacy & Fatherhood, Mind & Identity
Failure isn’t fun. It’s frustrating, humbling, and often painful. But the way I see it now—it’s also sacred ground. Because it’s in failure that we’re formed. It’s where God meets us and reminds us who we are—not in our success, but in the struggle. It’s a lesson I’m...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Faith, Mind & Identity
Not every bad day comes with a funeral or a crisis. Some just hit sideways. You wake up off. You get in a dumb argument. You’re behind on work. Your energy’s low. Nothing really happens—but everything feels heavy. Like you’re carrying extra weight, and you don’t...
