“Sometimes you have to be a Lion,
so you can be the lamb you really are.” – Yvonne Reed
August 20, 2021
Sometimes you have to be a Lion
20August
August 19, 2021
Love is a verb
19August
“Love is a verb.
It is not a permanent state of enthusiasm. It’s not about finding the right person.
It’s about being the right person” – @EstherPerel
August 18, 2021
Me at Mid-life
18August
Other 40-somethings: Buy Lambo.
Me: Buy new Drawing Tablet, and brushes, and paper, and textures, and…
August 17, 2021
What if we could see…
17August
What if we could see…
the bleeding, swelling, and trauma on people’s minds? Maybe then mental health would be more of a priority.
Luckily mental health is becoming less stigmatized and more mainstream.
August 16, 2021
Confidence is a comfort with failure
16August
“Confidence is not a belief…
in success, it’s a comfort with failure.” @iammarkmanson
In baseball, the best hitters miss 7 out of 10 times. In basketball, the best miss 1 out of every 2 shots.
Keep shooting. Keep swinging. Keep showing up.
August 14, 2021
On Growing Old Elegantly
14August
My smile is crooked, and I’m missing a tooth. I nicknamed myself Toothless.
August 13, 2021
HipHop- a Culture and Music
13August
Happy Belated to HipHop
🎤– a culture and music that was birthed in the streets of New York on August 11, 1973.
It was supposed to be a fad. It was supposed to ruin the youth.
Yet it’s still here and everywhere. We even have our own “get off my lawn” old heads.
… AND MANY MORE🎼
August 12, 2021
Books should be Labeled
12August
“Books should be labeled…
like supplements: With the intended effects on the cover.” @seanstews
I’ve read 6 books that changed the direction of my life and bent and altered my beliefs in ways that have allowed me to build my life intentionally.
August 11, 2021
You get just one life.
11August
You get just one life. One!
Why aren’t running like we’re on fire towards our craziest dreams?
August 10, 2021
My Happiness is Cheap
10August
“My happiness is cheap,
so I can always afford it” – Chris the BFF
Happiness is an inside job and it’s way cheaper.
August 9, 2021
The limit is not the sky.
09August
“The limit is not the sky.
The limit is the mind” – Wim Hof
August 7, 2021
Where will you be in 10 years?
07August
Where will you be in 10 years?
Where were you 10 years ago?
I’m ready but not ready.