The Forward Future
The time to live in the past ended when I started writing and podcasting as the Porn Free Millennial.
While the cruel pain of the divorce still lingered in my gut, I remember the flavor of hope, this new life ahead of me, beginning to calm the indigestion.
I understood that if I kept devouring the bitterness of what I had lost, loss born from my own poor decisions, I would continue the self-destructive habit of hopelessly feeding the hungry habit of emptiness.
I knew I had to look forward.
To act forward.
To walk forward into a new identity.
The vampire had its time to feast on my fears, my depression, my lack of identity.
But it didn’t finish the meal.
It didn’t suck me dry.
I was still standing.
Still pulsing with life.
And now, I’m feeding on something entirely different.
The flavor of the present satiates the senses.
The spice of spontaneity elevates the experience.
The aroma of connection cultivates creativity.
The future brightens when we move forward.
The vampire withers into the wind when it starves in the light.
When we take a stand today, we sow the seeds to feed our legacy.
When we walk the road of recovery, we break the generational chains.
Our children can thrive without the cyclical curse of psychological imprisonment.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
You do have a choice to defy your past and declare your future.
Choose to move forward.
Choose to feed what gives life.
Much love,
Mac
Future & Family Focused
👉 Guest Article: This article by who is an AI Expert/Ethicist, the host of the Future Focused Podcast, and a father of 8!
This article moved me deeply. I remember grappling with the idea of having children during my past marriage haunted by the state of the world and my own lack of confidence in becoming a man of integrity. But today… I dream of building a family. Of raising children with hope, purpose, and love. This article is raw, hopeful, and deeply empathetic. It speaks to the doubts many of us carry and the future we can create.
✍️ A Porn Free Millennial poem about reclaiming your renaissance.
🎙️Podcast Clip: In this clip from my conversation with
, we discuss the importance of legacy and ask the question - “How do you want to be remembered when you are gone?”Community Spotlight
Owning the moment - dusting off and wearing the old jacket of living life → Great message from
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Additional Resources
Book of the Month that I am currently reading:
Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday
Porn Free Millennial Podcast of the Week:
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Your Challenge for the Week: Feed the Future
This week, pay attention to what you’re feeding → your fears or your future.
Ask yourself daily:
Is this thought helping me move forward or holding me back?
Is this action rooted in hope or in habit?
What would the future version of me thank me for doing today?
Then do one small but intentional thing that nourishes the future you're building:
Write a journal entry envisioning your future family or the future of your current family
Have an honest conversation with someone you trust
Go for a walk without your phone, just to think
Neglect something that pulls you backward
Starve the vampire. Feed your future.
Closing Thoughts: Let Your Future Feast
You don’t have to keep feeding what’s been feeding off you.
The past had its time but it doesn’t get to write your future. Not anymore.
Every small step forward is a seed planted in defiance of despair. A quiet rebellion. A loud declaration that you are not done yet.
Let the vampire wither.
Let your future feast.
You were made to build, to love, to rise.
Choose today what you want tomorrow to taste like.
Break Free.
Stay Free.
Be Free.
Keep fighting the good fight!
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Thanks for the double shout-out brother!
Awesome reflections and curated list of resources for folks. Love the work you’re doing and that you’re bringing us all along to join in your own journey.
Keep rocking it, and if or when that day comes you find you you’re going to be a dad, I’m just a DM away. ☺️