The green leaves glistening in the yellow sun, revealing every detail, every beauty and imperfection, but as the wind blows the leaves dance, desperately hiding their not so pretty attributes in the rhythm of their movements. The wind also carrying with it, the scent of a new season. An aroma stimulating the coldest of memories. And the texture of a new fabric of reality. Grainy and cold to the touch, you can hear the air resistance as it forces its way to the present. But only finding a lone ant carrying a leaf to only God knows where. but he seems pretty proud of that leaf. Guess I should be proud of the things I’ve found too. signup.thriving-artists.com/posts/the-fall Peace, Dio Dio Deji Oduwole Creator of The Thriving Artists’ Newsletter Musician, Music Producer, and Educator https://newsletter.thriving-artists.com/ |
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Greetings Fellow Artist, As you run towards the goals you wish to achieve, as you carve yourself into the person you wish to be, you will inevitably reach an obstacle that bashes your face in. OUCH! You were running so fast you didn't see it. But what now? This is the point where it is easy for discouragement to creep into the mind. After all, you were running pretty fast, but Newton's law of motion wasn’t on your side in this scenario. But the truth is obstacles, Both external and internal,...
You feel weak. You feel drained. You've reached your peak. You question the game. You thought it'd be fun, but it's not. because you got caught, trying to run, too fast. What a blast this was in the beginning, with endless energy and visions of winning. You climbed with joy and ran and leaped, But now you've reached a hill too steep. A hill too steep to climb. Your eyes and mind can't see the top, you've got lacerations from all the rocks, but if you let go now you'll drop, this is harder...
You have officially completed your first 3 days of 2025 *confetti blast* How did it go? Was it productive? Or did your New Year motivation run out already? The new year can be quite an anxiety inducing time, You get excited about all the new things you want to pursue and accomplish. But most of the time you end up crawling back to the habits that hindered you from achieving your goals last year. The reality is, This cycle will kill your dreams, happiness, and quality of life if you allow it...