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4 years agoyear 7 |arcane graduate. when you realize the struggles you experience and the trenches you leave make you a better individual, you learn to love the process more than the desired outcome. the true endgame of what you have been fighting so hard for the whole time ends up being the bonus. and the real prize is finally being able to find yourself after all of that time you spent wandering alone. in a social media driven world that is ruled and controlled by money, it is so easy for people to forget about two things that are free. GENUINE love and loyalty. but the world is so f*cked up that people forget to show this to themselves too. making it hard to see whoβs down and whoβs just around, even without the masks covid got us wearing. systems, titles, roles, obligations, sacrifices. the other masks that also make life hard to navigate.
so i did this for me, i stayed true to me, i stayed true to my vision, iβm proud of me and yβall donβt have to be, respectfully. minding and handling my own with no competition. pure focus on being better than what i was yesterday. a true product of all my environments, and i am what i am by the grace of God. pardon me though, iβm just standing 10 toes on what i told the little me i was going to do. vision staying the same and thatβs a factππ½
adapting is key. when those around you donβt understand adjust your angle, then manifest quietly because when you plant a seed the growth of the tree is silent. and when you are growing through God, I promise you, that sinking/caged in feeling is only temporary. no losses, just lessons. apply pressure and a hustlers mentality to your grind and donβt stop till you get that sh*t done, βgangsta.β graduated in 3, and iβm still ballin like iβm bdiddy, toine, and tclarke 5οΈβ£π i promise they still living through me 5EVER, trust.
being @stanford was a true blessing and an opportunity of a lifetime that I will forever thank God for. mission completeβ₯οΈ... i love hoop but itβs only one of my art forms. God showed me my purpose is far beyond that and i got a story to tell, so i hussle π 8 | you know whatβs next. keep it pushing, no gimmicks, just straight to it. chop wood, carry waterβΎοΈ