I'm tired...

Brief thought: "Knowing your past is good, but knowing where you're going...is great."

I am so tired. And I apologize in advance for not being in an enlightened mood. I just returned home from Hattiesburg, MS. Its been a LONNNGGG DAY!!!

I went to bed late last night and had to be up at 6AM this morning to prepare for the trip. From then, all the way til tonight, I've experienced every emotion. Overall...the trip was GREAT! It was a successful...on many levels. I was enlightened today.

Without going into much detail...I've experienced a rollercoaster of emotions today. Everything from being pissed off and disappointed, to smiling and having a good laugh. I connected with some great people today. On the way back to base in Jackson, I was just thinking to myself about a VARIETY of things. So much was going through my mind. So much information. I was just trying to maintain everything that was thrown at me today.

My Brothers...

Thank God for my brothers... Not just my blood brothers but "my" brothers, whom I confide in and been down with me through this journey. I spend a LOT of time to myself. I am often in solitude. But sometimes even I become unaware that I am surrounded by such a great family. I have brothers here, to back home in Atlanta, the Carolinas, and even overseas that I FULLY trust. I just reading a blog from my brother Corey in Atlanta. He's been down with me since we met at Waffle House wayyy before I became a photographer. Trevor and Issac in Atlanta been down with me, relating to me on the poetry tip. Emmanuel, Jason...known these guys since 8th grade and always been supportive of my vision. My brothers, Hal, D-Bo and Keith that I met during my short military part of my life...which to many is unknown. Jeremy holding it down with the Cool. It just hit me how much great support that I have. These brothers are inspired by me as I am inspired by them. They probably don't understand their beliefs in me, strengthens and prevents me from quitting this journey when the road gets rough. And from my perspective, this gravel road has yet to be paved. lol. But I'm traveling and making tons of progress.


Unrated Thoughts..

There's a lot going through my mind. I feel like so many things being revealed to me, lately. And after soaking in this information....I am not playing. I will not lose. Yes...I am plotting new ideas. Yes...I'm a man of execution. Yes...I am destined for great things. Yes...I am planning to maximize every single God-given opportunity. But don't take it the wrong way, I just know who my Father is. I have no intentions of being a threat. My only intentions is to be productive, purposeful, maximizing all that is within me. My only intentions is unlock my maximum potential. I see too people living and dying without even trying to tap in the power that's within them. I refuse to be one of them. My passion, my drive, my commitment is to be ALL that God wanted me to be. I refuse to settle for less. Some may be threatened by that, but... I just want to LIVE. If some don't get that...there's nothing I can do for them. Those insecurities will kill them. And that key to living is my Dream. My Dream is my baby. And if you feel your baby is being threatened...what do you do? Protect them by any means necessary, right? Then don't be surprised when I do the same...

Going to sleep... thanks for reading.