Hi Everyone,

Happy Friday! Thanks for spending part of it reading The Lake Street Journal.

Stay in the Game

This is a great feel good read. It's a crazy story about a troubled boy, the dog who saved him, and the stranger who saved the dog.

The ending is really cool.

It's a short piece that will leave you feeling good about humanity.

Misogi

Nearly five years ago, my wife and I ran 36 miles in 24 hours.

It was really hard, but it was an experience I'll never forget and one I often remember fondly. Maybe it even prepared us for this other really hard thing we're doing—raising kids.

Anyway, here's the story. It's one of my favorite things I've ever written.

The Forgotten Highlander

You know I love Founder's podcast, but this episode was next-level awesome.

It was unique in that it wasn't about a founder. It was about a guy named Alistair Urquhart, a WWII draftee who spent over 700 days as a Japanese prisoner. Most of that time he spent naked, in the jungle, doing forced labor while battling various diseases.

Then he was put on a Japanese death ship, which was sunk by a torpedo. Almost everyone aboard died, but not this guy. He spent five days adrift at sea before being captured again and forced to work at a camp several miles from Nagasaki. He was there on the day the bomb was dropped and was knocked to the ground from the shock wave.

He was ultimately rescued after the war ended, at which point he weighed only 83 pounds!

This is the best example of resilience, grit, and overcoming adversity that I've ever heard. It's an incredible, inspiring, and nearly unbelievable story, and I think you're going to love it.

Song of the Week

I was bumping this on my run last night, and now it's stuck in my head. Throw it on while you get some fitness this weekend.

Quote of the Week

"In a world full of lies, the most dangerous ones are those we tell ourselves." - Diana Henriques

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Talk soon,

Joe