Hello again. Hope this article finds you well.
I mentally went back and forth about the right time to write this. It’s 1:00am on a Sunday night (technically Monday but I haven’t gone to sleep yet so I said what I said) and my initial plan was to write during the day. Yet I found myself searching for the right writing music and cover art for inspiration, and before I knew it I was in my favorite writing app letting my thoughts flow. I have always enjoyed writing at night most, past midnight when all the hours favor each other and the world is silently still.
Reconnecting with my family has been a healing, rewarding practice that never fails to change my perspective for the better. There’s something magical about speaking to the people that have watched you change and grow since your very beginning. There’s an even deeper magic when you can help facilitate their growth, as we can all learn from one another at every stage. I’m suddenly reminded that I am a son, brother, nephew, uncle, friend, cheerleader, occasional teacher, and eager ear for my loved ones. I will never be able to repay my family for the lessons and love they’ve instilled in me, but I can certainly love them as freely and often as possible. 2020 has repeatedly shown me that every single person’s presence is a gift, not a guarantee from God.
I want the people closest to me to have their flowers while they’re still living.
On another note from my writing partner (music), I’m a strong believer in hip hop. There’s something amazing about its vibrations that go beyond words or conscious understanding. It’s music that makes you feel something so visceral, so out of this world and yet so in tune with it simultaneously. Not all hip hop is equal in my book, but there are certain songs like “Location” by Playboi Carti that are transformative, ethereal, unbelievable, creative and remarkably simple. That’s one thing I remember learning in my time with Graham 2 and the Graham technique - simplicity is never simple. Simplicity is the pure essence of an idea, movement, feeling, or intention. Simplicity is truth, and delivering an unfiltered truth in any context is a revolutionary act, one often too radical or inflammatory for those that can’t handle it.
I celebrate simple truths… they’ll always set us free.
-M
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