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The Most Important Part of the Story Is the Piece You Don’t Know
All the little things in life are made better with eye candy. Whether you are watching a movie or watching a singer or just people-watching; it is always made better when you are able to look at...
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Be the Person Others Find It Difficult to Buy a Gift For
I have not eaten processed sugar in weeks and haven’t spent a dollar in days. What does that say about me? It says that I have not eaten processed sugar in weeks and haven’t spent a dollar in days....
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The Spirituality of A “non-believer.”
When numbers lie I break them down. I learn to understand the equation that arrived to this conclusion that is a lie. Once I understand, I free my mind. A huge quarter-life issue is happiness. Scratch...
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Quarter Life Crisis Should Be Less of A Crisis and More of A Life
I graduated almost 4 years ago and have been unable to get my Masters Degree. I am currently paying off loans and have no financial support or even health insurance for that matter. I have worked...
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When I Accepted My Hair, I Accepted Myself
Featured in Tribe Called Curl : http://tribecalledcurl.com/opinion-accepted-hair-accepted/ As I walk through the neighborhood I was born and raised in, I hear the word “pajonua” yelled at me from the...
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Asking Strangers For Money
Before I knew love I knew worry. As a child I worried about the rent. I remember being 11 years old and worrying about next month’s rent. I resent my parents for not protecting me from this worry....
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Performances
Jazzy rock and rap version of Nancy Sinatra’ s (Kill Bill) “Bang Bang.” Performed as part of the Violint Wednesday Collective. ( Live at Goodbye Blue Monday 3/3/14) Vertigo – Fly With Me feat. Ana J....
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A Vacation Is Not A Break. We Are Not Animals Waiting To Come Out Of Our Cages
This morning I am grateful more than ever to be alive with all my limbs intact. On my recent trip to Trinidad I had a great time with one of my closest friends. I ate shark for the first time, swam...
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I Choose the Road Less Traveled and Now I Do Not Know Where I Am
I never wanted to be a singer. I only wanted to sing. I never wanted to be a speaker I only wanted to speak. Years ago I was known as a Spoken Word artist. I have not performed in a while and this...
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The Tortoise And The Hare – Why Loose When You Can Win?
It’s a race, and it’s you against everyone else. It’s You vs. them. Two runners in your mind. Your entire life you have been training. You know you are the better runner, because you’ve put in the...
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Our Adult Bodies Are Vessels For Our Childhood Dreams
When I have a seat on the train, I close my eyes and I listen to music. I let the music take me away. Since moving to Brooklyn, I barely get a seat on the train. I know , I know, first world problems...
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Have More Than What You Show…Not The Other Way Around
I remember watching Dragon Ball Z and Sailor moon growing up. Both shows had entire story lines written for the sole purpose of the “aha” moment. Like the moment Darien finds out Sabrina is Sailor...
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Progression, Not Just A Series of Events
The first time I performed outside of school was in the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I performed spoken word. It was just the natural thing for me to do and a great segway into doing what I always wanted to...
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Is it better to be right or to be credible?
When I was younger I remember being right about a lot of things. I remember anxiously trying to articulate my thoughts in a way that adults would understand. However, it is common that when you are a...
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Witches Can Be Right and Nice Doesn’t Mean They’re good.
I recently saw a show with a cast of young adults who have yet to get their lives together. Yes, I know, this sounds like every reality show out there. It also looks like these “young adults” are...
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It’s A Jungle Out There. But You Don’t Have To Be A Predator
I don’t remember being a child. Yes, I remember the things I did and the feelings I felt, but my perception of the world has always been the same. I knew too much, but more importantly I cared too...
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Art Is One Of The Few Things That Helps You Forget Who You’re Supposed To Be
If knowledge is love, then love is not blind. If anything, it is a telescope with infinite settings and reflectors that allow you to view one object in all of its many forms. – AU Knowledge is love....
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Younger by QuarterVida
I finally put my poetry, singing and mediocre bass playing together and I am ready to share it.
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If You Are Not Fighting For the World, You Are Fighting With Yourself
From a very tender age there was a war within me. There was always something that could be better. There was always something left unappreciated that I wanted to congratulate. However when you are...
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You Are Not A Secret, You Are Here
Be yourself, and if you don’t know yourself then go find yourself. How do you find yourself? Do you chase yourself like a dog chases its tail? Do you wait for other people to tell you who you are? Or...
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