A small, pensive compilation of thoughts were strung together, here. I've had some things on my mind I thought might make an interesting short post.
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Risky texts. Risky moves. - These are scary gestures usually from asking for more or refusing to accept something. Causing friction. Refusing to conform. Testing a boundary...
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This cat outside my studio’s window is a stand-in for me looking to the distance, thinking pensively on the principals of life. Wistfully, with reverence.
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A painting’s impact can come from several sources. The content/subject, the impact of the color or general visual appeal (like when u listen to a song for the beat and not the words), or for the technical skill or quality of craft and complexity. Each stroke contributes to what you will see in the end. Life is the same way. You may think the way you speak or act, the way you think doesn’t matter. It does. It’s important how you treat people. It’s important how you move your brush. The way you hold power.
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This brings me to my last point. As a youngin’ everyone wants to give you advice. It’s really beautiful, actually. Take it as love when someone wants to preach to you. But don’t take their word as creed. Successful people should not take their word as creed either. After a certain point there is no more advice to be given. It’s simply experience, growth understanding you lack - that comes with time but we are impatient. Power is the distraction. Listen to yourSELF first.
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What does it mean to move with confidence? To trust that your mistakes do not define you and accept your imperfection as much as your ethic, your creed? Use your judgement. Do not let people make you feel small. But should still listen, even if you think you’re right, because even if you only use take 1% of their message, it could be just the piece that was missing. You might take little fragments of advice and tweak it for yourself. I've learned that foraging your own path is crucial if the end result is to live a life that doesn't look like anyone else's. Create new challenges. I have no plans on simply being the cog in someone else's machine, you feel me?
