All that we are is a result of what we have thought. A thought is a seed, that if cultivated, can grow into a deed. Actions have reactions, and if repeated, they become habits. Habits are the fabric of our lives, they are what make up our days, and what we fill up our days … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 133: Life is Love, Love is Life
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500 WORDS, DAY 123: The Joy of Reading and Art
This post is part of an ongoing series, or writing experiment. I’ve challenged myself to post at least five hundred words a day on here, indefinitely. Some days I write the post that same day, some days I use something pre-written. I started with the idea of each day’s topic continuing from the previous day, … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 123: The Joy of Reading and Art
500 WORDS, DAY 122: Embrace the Now!
“The secret of it all,” says Walt Whitman, “is to write in the gush, the throb, the flood, of the moment – to put things down without deliberation – without worrying about their style – without waiting for a fit time or place.” Now, I don’t really know what the throb or the gush are, … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 122: Embrace the Now!
500 WORDS, DAY 118: Melancholy/Nostalgia
Joy and sadness all come over me and converge into a constant feeling of melancholy, a faint satisfaction which is strange to try to describe, as I think of what I’ve sacrificed and what I’ve gained, both consciously and unconsciously, throughout the fleeting years of my life up until now. That melancholy has become so … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 118: Melancholy/Nostalgia
500 WORDS, DAY 60: Two of My Greatest Literary Inspirations
Today I thought I’d pay homage to some of the writers who have most inspired me to do this. One big influence on me is Jack Kerouac. I don’t remember what came first, me reading ‘On the Road’ or my fascination with the counterculture of the sixties, but I know whichever came second only amplified … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 60: Two of My Greatest Literary Inspirations
500 WORDS, DAY 17: No One Wants to Tell Each Other the Truth
Yesterday I was bringing attention to how much contrast there is within hip-hop, focusing specifically on the subject of rap lyrics. I gave an example of how some rappers use their talent to be poets, to try to contribute something positive to the world, but I also acknowledged a sad truth, which is that the … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 17: No One Wants to Tell Each Other the Truth
500 WORDS, DAY 14: Hip-Hop as Powerful Poetry
Yesterday I wrote about my early inspiration for getting into hip-hop. The plan for today is to go more in depth into some thoughts I have on hip-hop, as a genre of music and also as a culture, both past and present. There are a lot of aspects of hip-hop that, if I’m being completely … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 14: Hip-Hop as Powerful Poetry
500 WORDS, DAY 13: My Relationship to Hip-Hop
This is my 13th daily post of 500 words or more. Today’s topic loosely follows yesterday’s topic, and the same is true for mostly every day so far. If you want to start from the very beginning, start on DAY 1. If you want to start from yesterday’s post, start on DAY 12. So, now … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 13: My Relationship to Hip-Hop
DAY 29 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
The days pass and everything changes like the year's seasons. We search for meaning but things happen seemingly without reason. We laugh and we cry and we try our best to forget the fact that we were born to die. We were born to die but we were also born to live. We were born … Continue reading DAY 29 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
DAY 23 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
Kalvonix and I have been making music together since way back when I started rapping. Back in high school when I was first starting out I was just making my own music by myself, but when I heard of a school group about rapping I was interested to see what it was about. To be … Continue reading DAY 23 (1000 WORDS, 3rd attempt)
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