December 2011
10 posts
My Definite Chief Aim →
junglelion:
My Definite Chief Aim I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental super star in the United States. In return I will give the most exciting performances and render the best of quality in the capacity of an actor. Starting 1970 I will achieve world fame and from then onward till the end of 1980 I will have in my possession $10,000,000. I will live the way I please and...
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"Abet, I don't want you to do anything if your...
Midnight talks with my mom. Everything I’ve ever written has somehow been influenced by my mom. From her little adages, to her unique (sometimes vulgar) sense of humor. Every inspirational poem, every conceptual song, even my sarcasm — everything I write has a little touch of “Norma” in it. Even something as simple as what she told me today. How I shouldn’t be...
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You know why writing is so powerful?
Because it documents the heart. (Keep writing. Don’t ever stop.)
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Graduation Plans
(Originally written on April 27, 2009 — 2 weeks before my college graduation.)
For the past month, people have been asking me the same question: “So… what are your plans after you graduate?” And for the past month, I’ve been giving the same answer: “I don’t know.” I usually throw public relations and free lance writing in somewhere, but the general...
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Shutting out the world won't save you from it.
You’ll just end up missing opportunities to change it.
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I see every step back as a step forward towards...
Setbacks are personal reminders of how much you have to want it, whatever “it” may be. They urge you not to get too comfortable with life. To never be complacent with what you have, but instead, to work hard for what you know you deserve. Humility is never to be mistaken for insecurity or self-doubt. It is self-growth. A chance to get in touch with the part of you that says, “I...