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About The Second Scroll
The Science of The Feeling of Belief
To propagate The Story, The Truth must assume The Form of that which The Seekers hunger.
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Dedicated to Ray, the grandfather we dream of telling us stories.
Chapter 5: The 43
Chapter 5 Post 1: The House Party That Started It All
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In the Bay Area, early 1980s, a teen tells a joke about weird prices:
“$6.43, $12.43…”
Everyone laughs.
💬 One week later?
Everyone’s seeing 43.
And they never stopped.
#The43 #OriginStory #BayAreaMagic
Chapter 5 Post 2: When You Start Seeing 43, You Can’t Stop
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You’ll spot 43 on clocks, receipts, street signs, weather reports.
When it shows up…
You feel ready.
💬 “You are among 43s.”
You don’t chase it.
You **notice it**.
And then, you **move in confidence**.
#Synchronicity #43Sightings #TheNumberOfCoincidence
Chapter 5 Post 3: 43 Lives in Culture (and Keeps Growing)
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You’ll find 43 in:
* Eddie Murphy & Adam Sandler movies
* Dave Chapelle’s jokes
* Hidden apartment numbers in *Being John Malkovich*
It’s not a trend.
It’s **a story.**
#Planted43s #TheCultureOfCoincidence #SpotTheSignal
Chapter 5 Post 4: The Power of Transferred Wonder
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You share 43.
They start seeing it, too.
And when they smile? That feeling is **the point.**
💬 “People give life to 43.”
You don’t explain it.
You live it.
And others feel it.
#ShareThe43 #StokeTransfer #SymbolOfJoy
Chapter 5 Post 5: BMX Freestyle Was Grown Like a Tree
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Like 43, freestyle BMX wasn’t invented.
It was **grown**—branch by branch, rider by rider.
💬 “Trick names go back to a root. The root is alive.”
You are part of this living story.
#FreestyleTree #TrickRoots #StokeHeritage
Chapter 5 Post 6: Choose Hero Story Over Tragedy
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Setbacks come.
But you’re not in a tragedy.
You’re in a **hero’s arc.**
💬 “You won’t quit when you’re set back—because heroes keep going.”
Choose to keep going.
#StoryOfTheHero #43KeepsGoing #StokeIsAPlotline
Chapter 5 Post 7: Where You Shine Your Light, It Grows
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You own the spotlight.
You choose the leaf.
And it glows—because you chose it.
💬 “43 is a snow globe on your desk reminding you of the power of story.”
Your focus *creates* the story.
#ShineOnWhatYouLove #TheaterOfMind #MuppetMechanics
Chapter 5 Post 8: The Twig Test
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Try this:
1. Look in your yard.
2. Imagine how many twigs are out there.
3. Set a timer for 5:43.
4. Go collect them.
💬 “Was it more or less than what you imagined?”
**That** is attention.
**That** is story.
**That** is Stoke.
#TwigTest #43Practice #YouFindWhatYouFocusOn
Chapter 5 Post 9: You Are Living Your Story (Write It)
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You have a choice:
🛑 Tragedy
✅ Heroic comeback
💬 “When you act like something, you become it.”
Act like the one who keeps going.
One day, you’ll **wake up the hero**.
#ChooseYourStory #ActIntoBeing #FromBeliefComesTheStoke
Chapter 5 Post 10 (Finale): The Eiffel Tower Is Just Another Stop
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August 28, 2024 —
Dave Nourie is riding at the Eiffel Tower with Alex Jumelin.
💬 “It was one tiny step every day… until it was inevitable.”
You reading this was inevitable.
Now go build your own 43-year story.
#43IsNow #LegacyInMotion #StokeContinues
Chapter 6: Find Your Why
Chapter 6 Post 1: The Knee Surgery That Changed Everything
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Mat Hoffman once underwent knee surgery without anesthesia—just so he could keep riding.
💬 “That’s what it looks like to believe.”
Now, your job is to find something you love *that much.*
#MatMindset #FromPainComesPurpose #FreestyleFaith
Chapter 6 Post 2: 2% Spirit, 98% Practice
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What’s in this course?
💬 “Every lesson is a poetic interpretation of Mat’s mindset.”
All you need is a dream so good, so warm, so right…
that you’ll pay any price to keep it alive.
#2PercentSpirit #PayThePrice #MuppetMethod
Chapter 6 Post 3: The Nightmare of a Dream Not Worth It
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What if your dream…
isn’t worth the price?
💬 “The only way to avoid that nightmare is to pursue a dream worth *any* price.”
Pick your dream like your life depends on it.
Because one day, it might.
#ChooseWell #DreamsHaveCosts #AvoidTheNightmare
Chapter 6 Post 4: Dave Nourie Faced The Fear
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He promised a world tour.
He took the money.
Then… the tour stalled.
💬 “The discomfort of disappointing people became greater than the discomfort of progress.”
That’s when Dave *chose* progress.
#HeroDebt #PayYourWay #BackForMoreIn24
Chapter 6 Post 5: You Can Be Your Own Commander
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Choose your discomfort now…
Or let someone else choose it for you later.
💬 “You can command yourself. You can choose your path.”
Pay the price today.
Protect your dream from drifting.
#LeadYourself #TinyStepsBigDreams #CommandAndProgress
Chapter 6 Post 6: It’s Not the Plan. It’s the Dream.
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Dave couldn’t command a plan into existence.
But he could center on the dream.
💬 “Focus on the end game. Let the steps appear as needed.”
The dream pulls the path forward.
Not the other way around.
#EndGameEnergy #StokePullsYou #StepsWillAppear
Chapter 6 Post 7: How Hope Multiplies
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Dave’s tour brought hope to 4.3 million people.
Hope for love. For family. For *freedom.*
💬 “Happy partners make happy worlds. Happiness propagates.”
You can be the start of that chain.
#HopePropagates #StartTheStoke #BelieveAndBloom
Chapter 6 Post 8: Don’t Weaponize The Dream
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This is sacred:
💬 “You must not use your dream to dominate, to boast, or to harm.”
Real dreams protect the world.
And the world protects them back.
#GuardTheDream #MuppetOath #SacredStoke
Chapter 6 Post 9: The Rules of the Hero
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1. Share your story.
2. Start small.
3. Never ask for praise.
4. Never be cruel.
💬 “Cruel dreamers are self-corrected by the dream itself.”
The Hero pays for what they want.
With joy.
#HeroRules #StokeIsKind #TinyDreamsGrow
Chapter 6 Post 10 (Finale): Your Payment = Your Power
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You don’t buy the dream.
You buy **belief** in the dream.
💬 “The 2% spirit is: You believe that belief is what makes practice work.”
That’s The Way of The Stoke.
And it works when you believe.
#FromBeliefComesTheStoke #PayForThePractice #FinalLesson