500 WORDS, DAY 19: Growing Out of Old Interests

Today’s post is a direct continuation of what I posted yesterday. I’ve been writing about music and creativity in general, and hip-hop more specifically, both its positive and negative aspects. Yesterday’s post was about whether, now that I try to live my life in a more deliberate way, I should stop listening to ‘negative’ music … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 19: Growing Out of Old Interests →

500 WORDS, DAY 18: Hypocrisy and Attachment to Past Identities

Yesterday I was criticizing the majority of mainstream hip-hop artists, especially the newer ones, for pushing dangerous, detrimental messages in their music, and for putting the minimum effort into perfecting their craft or trying to create anything innovative or original. Today, before we move forward with that idea, there’s something I just have to state … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 18: Hypocrisy and Attachment to Past Identities →

500 WORDS, DAY 4: Reality as Duality from an Artist’s Perspective

This is my fourth day posting 500 words. The topic loosely follows from what I started writing about on Day 1. If you want to start reading from the beginning of this endeavor, check out DAY 1. If you want to start reading from yesterday’s post, check out DAY 2. … So, about the corruption … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 4: Reality as Duality from an Artist’s Perspective →

DAY 27 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)

Not sure what to write about tonight, really. I guess I'll just write about everything going on right now. I'm uploading daily beats, I'm writing my daily words, I'm trying to exercise every second day, whether jogging or doing yoga. It feels weird doing everything sober though, since I'm so used to being stoned all … Continue reading DAY 27 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt) →

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.

Today's my second day in a row without bud. In case you didn't know, I'm a daily toker, I have been for many years now. In the past few years I've started experimenting with setting goals for myself, daily goals as well as long-term goals. One example is my goal with alcohol. Back in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To. →

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment.

23 days into writing a thousand words. Writer's block feeling is creeping up. Damn, I knew this day would come. Scratch that 'damn', I can't complain. No, really, I can't complain. I'm about a week into my new goal of catching myself whenever I complain, ideally before the words leave my mouth. A mental complaint … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment. →