“It’s okay to not be okay.””
“Bruised, not broken” by Byron L. Edwards #procreate
“ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE. JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.”
“KEEP SMILING BECAUSE LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING AND THERE’S SO MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT.”
“LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE”
“LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING AT ALL”
“I DREAM OF PAINTING THEN I PAINT MY DREAM.”
“EVERYTHING HAS ITS BEAUTY, BUT NOT EVERYONE SEES IT.”
“NOBODY IS BUILT LIKE YOU; YOU DESIGN YOURSELF.”
“YOU CAN BE EVERYTHING. YOU CAN BE THE INFINITE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE. ”
“THE MORE I PAINT THE MORE I LIKE EVERYTHING. ”
“BELIEF CREATES THE FACT.”
“I WANTED TO BE A STAR, NOT A GALLERY MASCOT”
“THE BIG LESSON IN LIFE, BABY, IS NEVER BE SCARED OF ANYONE OR ANYTHING. ”
“DO NOT LET MAKING A LIVING PREVENT YOU MAKING A LIVING PREVENT YOU FROM MAKING A LIFE.”
“YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, ONCE IS ENOUGH.”
“IF YOU WANT TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE, TIE IT TO A GOAL, NOT TO PEOPLE OR THINGS.”
“YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO SET ANOTHER GOAL OR DREAM A NEW DREAM.”
“LIFE IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED, BUT A REALITY TO BE EXPERIENCED. ”
“DON’T SETTLE FOR WHAT LIFE GIVES YOU; MAKE LIFE BETTER AND BUILD SOMETHING.”
“IF WRESTLING CAN BE CONSIDERED AN ART FORM, THEN RIC FLAIR IS USING OILS, AND THE MANY OTHERS MERELY WATER COLORS.”
“A PERSON WHO NEVER MADE A MISTAKE NEVER TRIED ANYTHING NEW.”
“INNOVATION DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN A LEADER AND A FOLLOWER.”
COURTESY OF RICHARD HAINES
“IT’S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT THAT MATTERS, IT’S WHAT YOU SEE.”
“ALL THAT WE ARE IS A RESULT OF WHAT WE HAVE THOUGHT.”
“THERE IS WILL HAVE TO RUN WNO TELLING HOW MANY MILES YOU WILL HAVE TO RUN WHILE CHASING A DREAM.”
“DON’T FIND FAULT, FIND A REMEDY”
“SUCCESS IS LIKING YOURSELF, LIKING WHAT YOU DO, AND LIKING HOW YOU DO IT.”
“IT IS NOT SO MUCH OUR FRIENDS’ HELP THAT HELPS US, AS THE CONFIDENCE OF THEIR HELP.”
“DO WHAT YOU CAN, WHERE YOU ARE, WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.”
“CHALLENGES ARE WHAT MAKE LIFE INTERESTING AND OVERCOMING THEM IS WHAT MAKES LIFE MEANINGFUL.”
“CERTAIN THINGS CATCH YOUR EYE, BUT PURSUE ONLY THOSE THAT CAPTURE YOUR HEART”
“EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEAUTY, BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN SEE.”
“FALL SEVEN TIMES AND STAND UP EIGHT.”
“THE ONLY PERSON YOU ARE DESTINED TO BECOME IS THE PERSON YOU DECIDE TO BE”
“TOO MANY OF US ARE NOT LIVING OUR DREAMS BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING OUR FEARS.”
“A MAN CANNOT BE COMFORTABLE WITHOUT HIS OWN APPROVAL.”
“WITH THE NEW DAY COMES NEW STRENGTH AND NEW THOUGHTS.”
“PASSION IS ENERGY. FEEL THE POWER THAT COMES FROM FOCUSING ON WHAT EXCITED YOU.”
“THERE IS NO PASSION TO BE FOUND PLAYING SMALL - IN SETTLING FOR A LIFE THAT IS LESS THAN THE ONE YOU ARE CAPABLE OF LIVING. ”
“COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING.
KEEPING TOGETHER IS A PROGRESS.
WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS”
BAC Spotlight Series: The Entertainment Industry
https://gmu.zoom.us/rec/play/QD-XKbxz8DYZrOIt33L9UEY8JRaPbyB3-ascMvEOQOnNiGmcMejjHvGaEZb5HOGGk-M9Cm69op5VjJWK.5ZzQsh4UDA8rIC4t
“I CAN BE A BETTER ME THAN ANYONE CAN.”
“DO NOT GO WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD, GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.”
“I’M FLOWING, I’M CAPABLE, AND I’M IN CONTROL”
“SOMETIMES I’VE BELIEVED AS MANY AS SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST”
“BEFORE EVERYTHING ELSE, GETTING READY IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS”
“HAPPINESS IS HOMEWORK, TOO” - CLICK TO READ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MALEAH LAND
“INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE PAST, I PUT MYSELF AHEAD TWENTY YEARS AND TRY TO LOOK AT WHAT I NEED TO DO NOW IN ORDER TO GET THERE THEN.”
“I HAVE DISCOVERED IN LIFE THAT THERE ARE WAYS OF GETTING ALMOST ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO.”
“WHAT YOU’RE THINKING IS WHAT YOU’RE BECOMING.”
“EVERY GREAT DREAM BEGINS WITH A DREAMER. ALWAYS REMEMBER, YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THE STRENGTH, THE PATIENCE, AND THE PASSION TO REACH FOR THE STARS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.”
Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.
“NOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO WIN ANY BATTLE YOU HAVE TO DO ONE THING. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE MIND RUN THE BODY. NEVER LET THE BODY TELL THE MIND WHAT TO DO. THE BODY WILL ALWAYS GIVE UP. IT IS ALWAYS TIRED IN THE MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT. BUT THE BODY IS NEVER TIRED IF THE MIND IS NOT TIRED”
“IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING, CHANGE IT. IF YOU CAN’T CHANGE IT, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE.”
TBT to the LA Marathon
“EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE GONE AS FAR AS YOU CAN, AND EVERYTHING HURTS, AND YOU ARE STARING AT THE SPECTER OF SELF-DOUBT, YOU CAN FIND A BIT MORE STRENGTH DEEP INSIDE YOU, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ENOUGH.”
“LIFE IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED, BUT A REALITY TO BE EXPERIENCED.”
@RUNWITHB
“TODAY WE THINK OF HAPPINESS AS A RIGHT AND A SKILL THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED. THIS HAS BEEN LIBERATING, IN SOME RESPECTS, BECAUSE IT ASKS US TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE OUR LOTS IN LIFE, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN DOWNSIDES AS WELL. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE WANT TO BE HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME, WE CAN FORGET THAT THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS CAN ENTAIL STRUGGLE, SACRIFICE, EVEN PAIN.”
“ANY MAN’S LIFE WILL BE FILLED WITH CONSTANT AND UNEXPECTED ENCOURAGEMENT IF HE MAKES UP HIS MIND TO DO HIS LEVEL BEST EACH DAY.”
WORKOUT + RUNS + QUARANTINE BODY IN FULL EFFECT.
“COURAGE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR, BUT THE CAPACITY TO ACT DESPITE OUR FEARS. ”
What books are you reading? I’m reading “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
There once was a boy who lived in an apartment filled with plants.
He laid down plastic covering and potted his plants with potting soil.
He finished, took photos, and was pleased.
and then he spilled potting soil on the floor.
“THINK OF YOURSELF AS ON THE THRESHOLD OF UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. A WHOLE, CLEAR, GLORIOUS LIFE LIES BEFORE YOU.”
4/20/2020
“YOU GAIN STRENGTH, COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE BY EVERY EXPERIENCE IN WHICH YOU REALLY STOP TO LOOK FEAR IN THE FACE. YOU MUST DO THE THING YOU THINK YOU CANNOT DO.”
BARBERSHOP B
MY HAIR HAS ENTERTAINED ME
DURING THE QUARANTINE 🤷🏽♂️
“TELLL ME AND I FORGET. TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER. INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.”
“WHAT LIES BEHIND US AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US.”
“INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL, SHIFT YOUR ENERGY TO WHAT YOU CAN CREATE.”
“WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO. EXCELLENCE, THEREFORE, IS NOT AN ACT, BUT A HABIT. ”
“MAY BE THERE IS A WORLD THAT LOOKS LIKE ME.”
LIVE WELL, EAT WELL, THINK WELL, GET WELL
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES
