Bozoma Saint John

You know, I understand why somebody would say that, you know, like you should always be hungry, like you should always be chasing. That's a good motivator, you know, to get the next thing so that you wake up and you want to go get it. But that's a terrible way to live. It's a complete I vehemently disagree with the concept that you should never be satisfied. You should be satisfied.

You should be satisfied. You should wake up feeling satisfied with your life. It doesn't mean that you don't want the next thing. Of course you want the next thing. But if life were to end today, would you want to have lived an unsatisfied life? I really do think of Peter at those last days. You know, and think about all the things that he was unsatisfied about. I don't want that for myself.

You should be satisfied. You should wake up feeling satisfied with your life. It doesn't mean that you don't want the next thing. Of course you want the next thing. But if life were to end today, would you want to have lived an unsatisfied life? I really do think of Peter at those last days. You know, and think about all the things that he was unsatisfied about. I don't want that for myself.

I don't want that for you. I don't think any of us should live that way. So be satisfied. You know, and that doesn't mean lesser than.

I don't want that for you. I don't think any of us should live that way. So be satisfied. You know, and that doesn't mean lesser than.

Yes, be satisfied. Be satisfied with like how wonderful You have it. You know, even the least of us, even the people who are like, you know, in this terrible place, like I said, like we can't be satisfied. Like the day after Peter died, actually no, it was a few days later because we were having his funeral. He died on December 11th, 2013. It was four days before his 44th birthday.

Yes, be satisfied. Be satisfied with like how wonderful You have it. You know, even the least of us, even the people who are like, you know, in this terrible place, like I said, like we can't be satisfied. Like the day after Peter died, actually no, it was a few days later because we were having his funeral. He died on December 11th, 2013. It was four days before his 44th birthday.

And so on his 44th birthday, December 15th, we had his funeral and made it a party. And I was sitting there and, you know, kind of in a haze. But then also, you know, that moment of clarity where I'm looking around the room and like his fraternity brothers are drinking beers and they're sharing stories about him. And, you know, my daughter's like sleeping on my mom's lap.

And so on his 44th birthday, December 15th, we had his funeral and made it a party. And I was sitting there and, you know, kind of in a haze. But then also, you know, that moment of clarity where I'm looking around the room and like his fraternity brothers are drinking beers and they're sharing stories about him. And, you know, my daughter's like sleeping on my mom's lap.

And I've got my sisters like in the corner trying to busy themselves, you know, like getting out plates of food and whatnot and see people connecting.

And I've got my sisters like in the corner trying to busy themselves, you know, like getting out plates of food and whatnot and see people connecting.

and it was the oddest thought you know i looked around i was just like wow like this is a this is a good this is a good group of people you know this is a great place to be to have this and so i was satisfied in that moment the most terrible thing had happened in my life but i was looking around and feeling very satisfied with who I had around me.

and it was the oddest thought you know i looked around i was just like wow like this is a this is a good this is a good group of people you know this is a great place to be to have this and so i was satisfied in that moment the most terrible thing had happened in my life but i was looking around and feeling very satisfied with who I had around me.

And that I think is what I would like for all of us to consider. That even when things are bad and going wrong, you can still be satisfied. You can still feel like, this is it and it is okay.

And that I think is what I would like for all of us to consider. That even when things are bad and going wrong, you can still be satisfied. You can still feel like, this is it and it is okay.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Is that right? Yeah. Ten years in December.

Yeah. Is that right? Yeah. Ten years in December.

Can you explain a little bit about that? Well, first of all, I really appreciate what you just said and shared about your dad, you know, because I feel that for all of us who are living this life on this like hurtling rock that we call home, we don't always have to have had the same experience to understand essentially the concept of what I'm talking about. this need for urgency.