Relative/Automatic Gravity; The G9 Force and the E=MC2; Life (energy) Meaning

I met Ryan Ezell, PhD, a commanding presence at 6' 5" and 297 lbs, embodying the strength of a football player, at the annual Oilfield Christian Fellowship in Houston, Texas.

I noticed Ryan strong Principles he Live By:

 Christ is the unwavering center of my life

 I, express my faith with boldness

 I, see every task through to completion

 I, embrace innovation, consistently questioning my faith

 I, hold myself accountable for what I do

The paths we take are the building blocks of life.

"I broke my leg," Ryan says, "ended up in the hospital, left on crutches, and my doctor bluntly told me, '...no more sports for you...'

Ryan always dreamed of going to medical school and becoming a doctor. He mentioned that his teacher in medical school was Dr. Smith. "I had traveled to Africa, to the Near East of Angola, and then to the UAE...."

As life went on, Ryan continued, "I met and married the love of my life, but did we really have Christ at the center of our lives?"

"We had careers and money, which pulled us away from God and Jesus Christ. We lived recklessly, pushing ourselves to the brink as we became more and more dissatisfied with our lives. Money slipped away faster than we could move in any direction, and every direction seemed wrong. Our spiritual lives melted away like ice cream in the Gobi Desert at noon.

Our life's ship was taking on water fast and was starting to sink. We thought separating might give us time to calm down and regain control of our minds. But that just led to divorce, as separation wasn't enough of a solution. Lawyers got involved, and I ended up seeing our kids every two and a half weeks." On the side of Ryan’s theme, I would add, that in any divorce for any reason, the only parties that win are the lawyers. Lawyers get fifty rich on your divorce tragedy case. Think about this truth, when considering a divorce!

Ryan shared his story with confidence, while, "I, Czes’ walked my own dark path, and in my imagination, I could create a screenplay that would parallel lives for years between Ryan and I. However, I didn't lose my strength and was able to run the movie without engaging in the chaos.

Ryan continued, "Lawyers got involved again, and I didn't speak with my wife for another year and a half." So much time passed. Then...

"Unexpectedly," my wife called, Ryan continued, "and we talked for an hour and a half. We came together and prayed. I had to take responsibility for my part he told me.

I chatted with Ryan at the end of the Annual Oilfield Christian Fellowship, where I met him. I told him that his life mirrored my own from over a decade before his story become history. I saw a determined man, focused on his priorities. Ryan founded Flotek here in Houston, and Flotek is progressing well. Ryan didn’t told me, but I know it all together is not that easy.

But I agree with Ryan that about 1% of cases like his can be saved, and they rework what didn't succeed before. In my mind, I can only envision what Ryan endured. Running a business and navigating through privet and family challenges on the top of business is incredibly difficult, and restarting a normal life seems impossible, no small achievement. My own life is evidence of this. I've witnessed many of my clients' situations and watched their ventures ended up in ashes. No gender bias here, but I've seen wives deliberately destroy lives, with business issues being just the tip of the iceberg. Here the facts are to complicated and twist follow few more twist, not enough time to turn that way here.

I have to admit, considering the 1% survival rate, Ryan is extraordinarily fortunate and VERY LUCKY man. In 95% of cases, lives were ruined, with 4% variance, families were destroyed, all ending in ashes. About 20 years ago, examining my clients' portfolios, and national marketplace, I discovered that the average successful and surviving business owner experienced 2.6 bankruptcies in their lifetime. This is reality, and life of Ryan Ezell exemplifies what I'm saying.

To pull it all off, will take more than 45 slides on the Power Point Presentation that is flooded with charts and graphs, and happy folks at the meeting.