Justin Firefly

74 degrees in February. Nothing makes sense anymore. Either way, we’re running. #runningPunks

Longer intervals are longer. Legs are so sore from Saturday (still) that I’m confident I looked like a Lego character on the trail today 😂 #runningPunks

This week, Iconoclast is all about rebellion against the enemy, against the system, and even against your own side. Link in bio — dig it.

#iconoclast #modernmasculinity #stoicthoughts #examinedlife #culturalreflection

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Had the day off so I randomly decided to build a shoe rack for my closet with scrap wood I had kicking around in the garage. Not bad for a n00b!

Resistance by Existence Because rebellion doesn't take requests.

Resistance doesn't conform -- I've written a bit about that this week over on my Substack - dig it!

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Sunny and gorgeous out … and deceptively cold 🥶 #runningPunks

Get a dose of how I’m tackling insecurities as a progressive male over on my Substack!

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+ 4.5 miles HIIT on the bike.

Longer intervals - whatever works! 4lbs down! #runningPunks

Excerpt from today's journal entry:

"You don’t know what you don’t know, and you won’t know until you learn it.

So, you know … I’m going to learn it."

I dig into insecurities and gender roles in my latest post on Substack! Give it a go (and maybe a follow)!

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Gotta wear your favorite team’s jersey

That’s a wrap on “back to the basics” week 🤘🏼 #runningPunks

The more I’ve thought about it, the more I hope Green Day just plays well and calls it a night. Too many people are expecting them to make a scene and if it’s expected, it would lose its 🔥.

We need to be playing with 🔥 more and spending less time doing what is expected.

Talking about insecurities and masculinity over on the Substack this week - dig it!

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Billie Joe Armstrong is one of my heroes, and even if he doesn’t make a statement or cause a scene tomorrow, I’m still hyped to see them play.

But a “Fuck ICE,” or “Fuck Trump” here or there would be pretty cooooool 🤘🏼

Years later, I’m now watching Game of Thrones for the first time.

From this week’s Substack post:

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#iconoclast #modernmasculinity #stoicthoughts #examinedlife #culturalreflection

Even the Most Confident Ego Can Still Be Bruised Introspection at the behest of great minds, inspired by an insufferable vent-cleaning tech

Last week, I got irrationally angry with an air-duct-cleaning guy. I know better, but he still got under my skin. This week, I'm talking about what it means to practice #positiveMasculinity, dealing with insecurities, and more!

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Excerpt from today's journal entry:

There was not a GOOD time to reveal this information, but it was especially hard coming on the heels of me having that weird existential crisis earlier this week.

...I’ve certainly learned that this can only upset me if I let it.

Presently, I’m letting it.

+4.5 miles HIIT on the bike. Down two pounds! This “First Set Last” business seems easy until it isn’t …

More beginner-grade intervals today. It humbles you to “start over,” but I’m actually kind of enjoying the simplicity of it! #runningPunks

As [my step-dad] said to me once as a kid when I told him I liked my multi-colored pajama pants but didn’t like a specific golfer’s multi-colored pantaloons: “It’s the same damn shit!””

I fucked up the A-major many times along the way, but I owned those fuck ups, learned from them, and tried them again until not only could I get it right, but I could make it feel natural every time.

(cont.)

But I eventually figured it out and now I can do it without thinking, just like all the other major chords.

(cont.)

It wasn’t that long ago that I used to just bar my A-major because I thought it was easier. When I decided that I was going to learn how to make it the right way, I was frustrated because I felt like my bulky fingers couldn’t make it work.

(cont.)

“…While playing [a specific punk song] this morning, there’s a part where you go from a D-major chord to an A-major chord, and as my fingers shifted into place between the two chords, I felt my fingertips press into place to form the proper A-major.

This created a moment.

(cont.)

Excerpt from today’s journal entry:

“I need to have the confidence to push my ideas and concepts, even if they end up being wrong.

Own it, learn from it, try it again until it works, until it feels right.”

(cont.)

Those Who Can’t Do, Influence A New-Year Word From Your Favorite Ex-Trainer

I have been getting the most random, bizarre accounts “liking” my posts on Substack. Today, an account called “Holy Bible” that posts exactly that liked this post about phony people saying things that are inaccurate in an attempt to make sales. Great irony, no?

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Excerpt from today's journal entry:

"I think much of the stress of my life would dissipate if I focused less on changing the things I hate and more on doing the things I don’t hate."