The Journey > The Reward
It’s been a lot easier to walk away from situations than before. Eventually the memories fade and I go about my business without a hiccup. Dealing with human nature and not knowing how to deal with people after something unfavorable happens used to be the pits for me up until a few years ago. I don’t know I felt some people expect you to accommodate them even when it’s at your disadvantage. There’s no fairness in that but everybody applies to a credo where simple things like the golden rule don’t apply to them. So instead getting agitated with individuals that really bare little to no importance in my life, I just walk away. No need to waste words or emotions on certain people.
K.I.M. Keep It Moving… and that’s word to the Tribe on Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Being a creative person is hard when you’re surrounded by “Yes Men”. Hearing that your work is “dope” is good but when it all sounds the same and no one is telling you that such and such could use improvement, that’s not helping if anything it’s hindering. There’s a difference in giving constructive criticism and just being a complete dick for the sake of being a complete dick. If you have friends or family members who are creating art and ask for your opinions, please be honest with them because after all you’d want someone to be that way with you.
There’s no point in going to war when the only enemy on the front lines is yourself
History.. I learned my lesson… im no longer doomed to repeat you
I’m in love with the idea of being in love
I didn’t have pride in my high school. How could I? I didn’t like the idea of being forced to sing in a choir nor did I like the feeling of being around people day in and day out that I barely knew. Picture having to travel from your neighborhood to a different part of the city where you never know anyone, the same people you met freshmen year and would eventually graduate with all four long years. I wasn’t cool in high school, didn’t have REAL friends then so naturally I felt like a loner. Went to the junior prom alone and I didn’t even go to my senior one. I just said “Fuck It!” and left high school with a diploma and a few awkward memories.
What About Now?!
I remember I used to get depressed when certain girls I used to have crushes on played me out but years later I see that I lucked out. A lot of those girls I wouldn’t break my neck to look at these days, especially if we were on the same street. And some of the kids I wanted to be like in terms of popularity, didn’t really do anything after high school so if i could offer any advice to the youth, it would be to live YOUR life and if certain people don’t gravitate toward you, don’t sweat it. Things happen when they are supposed to happen and if it doesn’t, it just wasn’t meant to be.
With every subconscious move made, in this case slick talking “subliminals” there’s always a motivation behind it but I want to know what it is? I can see if the person taking shots was someone I never met but when it’s someone you actually know, a question arises. I can read between the lines especially with a funky sideways comment or a constant need to try and put me out there. Now, with maturity I learned that there are other ways to deal with situations like this. You have to really look at the offending individual. Insecurities can make grown men act like preschool children when they’re not receiving the desired attention. I never try to intentionally throw my friends under the bus and I have the same expectations for them BUT everyone doesn’t have the same comprehension of that. So what’s the meaning?
In the words of The Dude, Life is like bowling “Strikes and Gutters, Ups and Downs”
The Fast Life isn’t for everybody…
The key to my personal success in 2011…. Is to not give an absolute fuck about anything or anyone in terms of getting things done… because I really don’t care about the silly politics in Philly… so until I can become mobile and do things of substance in other cities… I’m going to leave a scorch mark on this city… Yeah people know the name, the face and the voice but I need this shit on a higher scale folks…
ASAAD’s Flashback to his early days becoming one with nature…
I like nasty girls.
I like wild girls.
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I’m thankful for everything. I still wake up with my head in the clouds because I’m still in disbelief at how things have developed. With the year ending and 2011 on the swift arrival, I look back on the past few years of my life with a smile and I’m excited for what will come. I can never be depressed because I’ve come to far to be shackled down by one measly obstacle. I look at what my grandparents did to provide for my parents and in turn all the sacrifices they’ve made for me. Some shit out here in my city bothers me. The insensitivity towards life sickens me. As a human being, I’m flawed by having emotions but this is something I cannot help. I lost associates (not by death but by fall outs or other reasons that caused me to step) but I gained a few brothers in my travels. Everyday I’m blessed. I hope that my photography reaches new heights this year and that I’m able to launch my company without a hiccup along the way. Complaining does nothing but increases the span of wasted time.
