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PICTURES FROM THE SHOW!- JUNE 14, 2022 :AWAKENING presented by RAW ARTISTS

AN UN-DRIVEABLE BENZ

AN UN-DRIVEABLE BENZ

One particular day I was getting my haircut and during the cut I was facing the window. Across the street was an autobody shop that had a couple cars out front and in the midst of those cars I noticed a benz. I said “man that Benz hard but it can’t even go nowhere.” That’s when it hit me, a lot of things in life can be like an un-driveable benz.

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The Benz out front looked like nothing was wrong with it. It didn’t look too old, it still had a nice platinum finish, and at the end of the day it’s a benz for Christ sake! lol. However, no matter how good it looked I knew it was being wasted if its sitting out front not functioning.

An un-driveable benz can be like a seemingly healthy exterior(Slim, Nice Skin, etc.) but the insides are in peril. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with my cousin. We were at my aunty apartment and we just finished swimming. I don’t know what triggered it but I said to him “cuz just because you’re skinny don’t mean you’re healthy”.

That conversation always creeps me out because my cousin ended up passing several years later and he was skinny & tall, you would think he was a perfectly healthy kid(he played basketball and everything). But what outsiders wouldn’t be able to tell is that he had a vicious battle with asthma.

Being in shape or just appearing fine is nothing if you’re not actually fine. A new KIA is automatically better than a Benz, if the Benz doesn’t even operate. So to put this thought to an end, think about the classic phrase “its whats on the inside that counts” and continue forward from there!

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SLIGHTEST READJUSTMENT

SLIGHTEST READJUSTMENT

We can be so used to doing a task a certain way that we can blind ourselves to the error of our ways. The error could be the slightest wrong but if it was to be corrected it would make everything better, well this actually describes no one other than myself.

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If you follow me then you know first and foremost I am an Artist and I love Drawing my little heart out lol. Sometimes when I finished a drawing I would notice I would have something on the drawing more slanted then it should be.

I would think “man but from this angle it was looking straight”, then when it was finished it would be all over the place smh lol.

One day I just decided to actually put the sketchbook in front of me, I usually draw with my book to the side while I look at my phone for the reference. That day I reversed the positions and after I was done drawing lord behold things didn’t look so crooked.

It made me realize how much impact the slightest change could have. Much like when I was trying to get my Driver’s License, I failed multiple times mainly due to lack of comfort behind the wheel. There was a stark difference when I finally passed my test.

Besides the unshakeable determination to pass the biggest factor this go around was that I had eyeglasses. Who would’ve thought the reason I wasn’t actually passing my test was because I couldn’t see! LOL !

Actually seeing what the heck was going on around me gave me an extreme fit of ease, I passed the test without having access to a car to drive and not being behind the wheel for a year+(maybe more) all because I made the tiniest decision to finally get glasses.

Think about what is holding you back in life and how desperately you want to overcome that hump. If you take a minute to actually think you will find out its only gonna take the slightest change to get that big result you’re hoping for.

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WHY SUPPLIES ARE SO HIGH

WHY SUPPLIES ARE SO HIGH

Me at my art show, two weeks ago. I put a lot of money into, knowing it would be worth it for the monetary gain and exposure. Well worth the cost of entry.

Me at my art show, two weeks ago. I put a lot of money into, knowing it would be worth it for the monetary gain and exposure. Well worth the cost of entry.

I always wondered why supplies (i.e. art, music,) are so expensive. It doesn’t matter what field you are in the supplies are always more than what you would like to pay.

I think it clicked it to me after my art show and being in the final term of law school. 

When the supplies are used the right way, there is no cap on return of investment. I could spend thousands on art supplies: getting paper, markers, pencils etc. and make it all back with one sale. (Maybe a few more depending on expenses).

Since supplies are expensive, it’s disrespectful when people try to constantly low ball artists. It costs to produce fire please don’t think $20 should be the most you should pay for anything.

Also, I have this thought when it comes to law school. Although people complained for years about the prices of schooling and whether or not you need it, I think law school may be expensive for a different reason.

The impact and return on investment from law school can extremely outweigh the cost of education if your JD, that’s your Juris Doctor degree, is used correctly.

Possibly the most famous lawyer in existence.

Possibly the most famous lawyer in existence.

Barack Obama, you know who he is lol.

Barack Obama, you know who he is lol.

Bryan Stevenson, Lawyer who fights for the poor and disenfranchised

Bryan Stevenson, Lawyer who fights for the poor and disenfranchised

Look at people like Bryan Stevenson, Barack Obama, Johnnie Cochran, and many other countless examples, whose impact greatly exceeds the cost of law school.

What is hundreds of thousands in costs and possible debt compared to the chance to literally save people lives, guide the free world, or take arguably the most notorious case in history.

These opportunities are almost priceless.

When you can acknowledge and accept everything has a barrier of entry, you can respect the fact that these prices are set for a reason.

When you spend that $1,000 on a keyboard, or those few hundreds on computer software, you won’t let that money go to waste, especially if its your own hard earned money!

No sir! You’re going to put your best foot forward making sure every penny spent will earn you back something even if its only spiritual gain and not a monetary increase.

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