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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything." James 1:2-4
"Whatever you do in life, make sure you follow your heart. Nobody can see your vision like you can see it."
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Are You Ready?
Let me just say that I am super excited for December...for a plethora of reason, yeah I used the word plethora...scholar ting over here. One, it's Christmas season of course...as mentioned before; the snow, the busy malls, the holiday spirit and of course...the time off school. Which brings me to my next point...tomorrow, December 1st...as I promised, begins a WHOLE MONTH of blog posts...EVERY...SINGLE...DAY. That's one of my presents to you guys this Christmas. As well, tomorrow is my last exam...yeah weird I know, no exams in the exam schedule, mostly tests and assignments. So I'm pretty much done after tomorrow, but I still have class next week, that's like the last week of classes I believe, but I've already handed in all my assignments, so the evil kermit inside of me is telling me not to go to class next week lol. I'm so excited...to catch up on sleep and to be off coffee and caffeine for the most part during December, before I'd drink iced coffees or french vanillas (and as of late straight coffee) recreationally and for enjoyment...but once school kicked it up a notch, I felt like I needed the boost in energy you know. I definitely paid the price because I've been feeling hella tired from the lack of sleep and excess caffeine. Some days, my heart would beat like hella fast and I'd be all twitchy and literally tripping out. So I'm super excited to be able to just rest and recuperate. I literally have like a month off, it feels damn nice saying that. But real talks, I'm actually beyond stoked to crank out these posts you guys...and let's just say I have a VERY special surprise to start off December, but yeah man, I'm excited to just throw out posts to you guys, they're gonna be random as heck trust me...cuz usually you read the blog and it follows a pattern, or at least the pattern of my moods and how they change accordingly. December is just gonna be all over the place I know it...blog posts are gonna come spontaneously at times and other times I'll dig them out from all the ones saved on my phone,I'm just happy to share it all with you you know. Also if you pay attention to the blog, you'll know a very special day is coming up, if you don't know what that day is, then I can't tell you and you'll have to wait and see for yourself. Other than that man, I'm just feeling really good right now...knowing this school grind is halfway done...that whatever happens, I know I've been working my butt off so far. Anyways, that's all I wanted to say, time to get back to studying for my last exam tomorrow, peace out.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Don't Think, Just Do It
I don't want this title to sound like a nike ad LOL, I was gonna put "don't think, just do"...but that sounded kinda lame in my opinion.So one of the biggest things I learned about writing (whether poetry, essays or raps) is to just write. To literally just write what's on your mind and what's on your heart. Your first draft, is always the most raw, filled with the most emotion and of course filled the most mistakes. But it's real, you're not thinking, you're just writing what comes to mind. That's one reason why a lot of my posts have grammar or spelling mistakes sometimes lol, cuz I rush, but I just write to be honest. But with essays, that's a different story, obviously I go back and edit and correct as best as I can. But for most of my poems, blog posts, raps, I just write...it doesn't matter if it makes sense or rhymes, I can always fix that later, it keeps it real. Same kinda thing with life...I wrote a post a long while called "Count To 3", look it up, I think it's dope. It's about doing things, not waiting too long and convincing yourself out of it. The more you sit and ponder on whether you wanna do something, the more you convince yourself not to do it. Whether speaking in class, asking for a girl's number or just helping someone in need...sometimes you just gotta do it and think later. Obviously that's not always the best course of action, it depends what you're dealing with, but I think for the most part, it's a good way to think. A lot of the times, we think about what to do in situations, and in my honest opinion I think we think too much about what to do...I certainly do. Should I do it, what happens if I do, I'm pretty sure someone else will do it, how will I look, what's gonna happen after? The more you think, not only does the more time go by, but again...the more you convince yourself not to do it. Sometimes you just gotta do it and be like welp...at least I did it, whether it worked for or against your benefit, at least you did it you know. Part of life is about taking action, doing things, taking risks, stepping out of your comfort zones...and sometimes that might mean doing things you're scared or uncomfortable doing. That's when you just gotta not think...and just do, till next time friends...take care.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
We Need To Talk
Let's just chat guys, I feel like once in a while, I just need to talk to y'all you know...no stories, no venting or trying to be all motivational, just talking to you guys. I have so many posts lined up for y'all it's crazy man, I started writing one just now, but then couldn't get into the emotional mind state, starting writing a different one, same thing...so I'm just like whatever, I'm just gonna talk to y'all. School has been such a killer these past couple of months, I won't lie I've been skipping class a bit more in November, like it's almost winter break...cut me some slack lol. So many essays, so many seminar discussions, so many iced coffees and a whole lot of sleep deprivation. I'm almost there tho, the halfway point is in plain sight. What else has been going on...honestly, school has consumed the most of my thoughts to be honest. The occasional free time I get is spent giving my mind a break or chilling with my friends. I haven't touched my xbox since maybe like September. I also haven't spoken to many of my 'friends' in a long while...months. Don't get me wrong, I've some with some people and on some occasions, but it's like, you throw a ball against a wall and it doesn't come all the way, it kinda just slowly bounces towards you, so you're just like whatever...does that analogy make sense? I tell all my friends that life's been moving real fast, but real slow at the same time Real slow in a sense where days go my slow, classes go by slow. But it goes by fast in a sense where I feel like I don't have enough time sometimes to study or do my assignments. It goes by fast when I look at the weeks ahead and the stuff I have to do or the stuff that's going on and I'm just like wow that's creeping up pretty fast. You wanna know something weird today...so I was kinda looking around my room and just chilling today when I started looking at my arms...my tattoos specifically...and it kinda hit me like a jolt, I was like, wow...these are permanent, these writings, pictures, works...are a permanent part of my body. Like part of me I guess hasn't let that sunk in fully because it's become like a part of me, I can't see myself without it cuz it's always on me from when I wake up and brush my teeth in the mirror to when I go to sleep in bed at night. I laughed then I smiled for a bit, it was a happy feeling...letting this sink in like wow, this is a permanent thing, it's on and with you for the rest of your life...from when you find a girlfriend, a wife, have kids, get a job...it's gonna follow you, and I kinda had this thought in my head where I was looking forward to all of that. Weird eh, I know. Oooh, another thing...I can't wait for the first like big snowfall...just a huge snowstorm, the ground covered in snow, walking around campus, shoveling...just the first couple days of course, after a week, I'll probably be sick of it and wanting to stay in my bed all day. I'll tell you, one thing I'll miss after this year is walking around campus, taking the outdoor paths, being in the library, being in classes, just the school atmosphere. But who knows, I might do more school next year, possibly even at York, or I might just go work. I'm kinda like in a boat right now the paddle's there, but I'm just enjoying the view, the ride and letting the stream take me, letting life take it's course, I think that's been my mentality for a long while. Letting life take it's course, letting God's plan kinda unravel and going with the flow because it's all for a reason. That kinda plays into why I'm always so mellow, chill or as some people would call it "not serious" LOL. Trust me, I understand when the situation calls to be serious, but most of the time, people just wanna laugh, chill and take it easy, if anything, I feel some people are TOO serious you know. Don't take things to heart fam, chill out. But yeah, this was a great conversation, I love talking to y'all, that isn't sarcasm either, I appreciate that you guys are such great listeners, it's dope. Till next time, PEACE.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
What's Love Got To Do With It?
I'm Hey y'all, hope this finds you well. What does that even mean...I dunno, heard someone say it and it sounds dope, I think it makes sense, right? So let's talk about love. LOOLL, now hold your horses, might as well come straight out with it, it's not a girl story...you still here? Okay cool. So some of y'all know I'm taking this class called Eros & Amor within Greek society. Both words mean love, in Greek and Spanish. I call this the feminist class cuz it's 93% girls and these girls go off when we have discussions about gender roles, relationships, misogyny and such LOOL. So this week, we had to read this play called The Symposium by Plato, long story short...it's about a bunch of dudes sitting around, drinking and talking about love, with each person having a different perspective on what love is. So as I was writing my reading response, I wrote about this dude called Aristophanes. So his philosophy on love is that we were all twice the people we are now but Zeus saw us as a threat and cut us in half. Since then, we wander earth looking for our other half in order to rejoin and become whole. Out of all the perspectives, the whole class agreed this one had the most real life application. It's this idea of having a soulmate, a better half, your perfect match. It's interesting to me..I wrote about how I'm kinda iffy about the concept of a soulmate, moreso leaning towards not really believing in it, because there's so many variables to account for. The main one being, what happens if you marry someone else's soulmate, they're forced to marry someone else's soulmate and it's just a chain reaction you know. But on the flip side, it somewhat explains this constant empty feeling that a lot of us feel...that we try to fill with things, materials, friends, all that stuff. It makes life a quest to become whole, which I'm not sure I agree with you know. But it was definitely a very interesting concept to discuss and talk about with my classmates, like if it really were true, would you recognize your soulmate, like if you were once one, would you recognize or sense your other half...or is it kinda like a trial and error thing where you move from person to person until you're like alright I think this person is my soulmate. I found it pretty cool at least...cuz some people really do believe this stuff, horoscopes, dating and personality quizzes, online dating all that stuff has become hella popular. I won't even get into the other perspectives of love cuz it's pretty weird, confusing and messed up all at the same time, but I'm pretty sure you can sparknote it to get a gist of what it's all about, till next time, peace.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
When Life Keeps Giving You The Same Lemons...
Nowadays, it's really hard for me to find good shows to watch, and I mean like watch and thoroughly enjoy to the point where I'd wanna watch it again you know. Off the top of my head, the 4 shows that I can watch over and over no matter how many times I've seen them are Fresh Prince, Boy Meets World, Saved By The Bell and Smart Guy, literally reading this as I write this right now, I'm realizing that they're all like comedies LOL, but also have hints of like the dramatic, motivational and inspiring episodes, I guess that kinda sums up for the most part what kinda guy I am lol. So anyways, when you watch a a show over and over numerous times, it gets to a point where you eventually know what's gonna happen next in each episode. Now this may be a stretch, but it had me thinking this morning when I was waiting for the bus, life is like that in a sense, isn't it? When you go through the same or certain events over and over again, you can kinda predict what's going to happen next because it's happened so many times you know. Whether you've seen it first hand ot experienced it yourself, it's kinda like a pattern. So whether it's like breaking up with a boyfriend/girlfriend, getting into an argument with a friend, meeting somebody new, if you've experienced it enough times, you kinda know how it's gonna play out. It only varies a bit from person to person depending on their personalities, but for the most part, half of it is already the same because its you yourself experiencing that same situation and you already know how you're gonna react or respond, it again only differs a bit from person to person depending on who they are to you. Does that make sense? It's kinda like if I've dated 10 girls in my lifetime (which I haven't, so chill), by the time I break up with the 10th girl...I kinda know how the process would go...like we would argue, she'd be pissed, maybe cry, whatever, you know. And, well for yourself, most likely after the 5th breakup, you develop a pattern with how to handle or go about it and it only differs a bit depending on who the person is and their personality. So that's kinda what I mean by like you learn to deal with recurring situations the same way, well at least I kinda have for some things in my life. You see the same thing happening, just with a different person, but it still plays out more or less the same to all of the past experiences and you're just like true. That's what I'm trying to get at when I mentioned the whole watching reruns of old shows and getting to the point where you know what's going to happen, in life...or some people's lives, it's kinda like that in a sense too. You go through the same situations enough times that you usually know how it plays out and what happens. It's also a good guiding point on dealing with the same situation in the future because it allows you to learn from your mistakes and do things differently, or do things the same if it worked out well the first time.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
How To Strengthen Or Expose Your Friendships
I'm a big proponent on the fact that arguments can strengthen your friendship, but at the same time it can also expose your friendship for not being as strong as you thought it was. It's always weird when you have that first big argument with your friend because you don't really know how to deal with it or what to expect or do. I think I'll even dare to say that if you haven't had an argument with the people you call your best friends, I don't think y'all are really best friends. There's absolutely no way things can be all perfect, fine and dandy between 2 people, life and everyone's unique personality just won't allow it. If you've never argued with your best friends, there's a good chance y'all are probably hiding things or holding things in towards each other. I think about the BEST friends I have in my life...and I've had countless arguments with them, where we've said hella hurtful things towards one another, but it's only made our friendships stronger. Honesty goes a long way, and arguments bring out that honesty that we're sometimes afraid to show or express. Now on the flip side, I've had arguments with friends and it either became really weird after or we never really fixed it and simply don't talk anymore. In that context, arguments can expose weaknesses in your friendships or the fact that y'all weren't really as good of friends as you thought. It's an interesting concept you ponder. I think about like my true close friends who I trust my life with...the arguments we've had, the hurtful words we've said, even sometimes the amount of time we'd ignore each other for...all that made us better friends. Then I also think about the friends I thought would be ride or die, but then we'd argue...about some stupid things too...money, responsibilities, girls, life...and that kinda ends a friendship or takes it down a couple notches. Healthy arguments versus damaging ones I guess...but ultimately, I feel it's a good test of friendship, that'll strengthen it...or show you some things you need to work on if you choose to, you know. Cuz arguments force people to take initiative...sometimes, the other person messages you first and you're like wow, I appreciate it, just a week ago I messaged my friend cuz I overreacted to something and I was like yo I'm sorry, I appreciate all the times you've been there for me and he was like dang, thanks for saying that. But yeah, I was just recently inspired by the friend that I had the argument with and thought I'd write about it, till next time, peace.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Rules For Dealing With An Ex-Girlfriend
Greetings friends, hope you are doing well...so thought I'd hit y'all with something a little light-hearted by rehashing an old post I read a couple weeks back. So back when I dated this girl, most of my (girl) friends didn't like her. For some context, this was when I was in grade 12, so still in high school. So one time, my girlfriend...let's call her Bonnie for the sake of it...comes to my school to visit me cuz she goes to a different school. I was sitting with her and I recall oh so vividly one of my friends walking past me, seeing me with her and like glaring at me, that night she was like I'm mad at you cuz I saw you with that girl LOL. So let's fast forward a bit like a year or so later, Bonnie and I are broken up, but we still communicate quite frequently, I don't wanna use the term "on and off", but essentially she had brought up the idea of getting back together and I was kinda unsure. So, my 2 (girl) friends knew I talked to Bonnie a lot and weren't really happy about because they didn't like her and they didn't like the affect that she had on me whether emotionally or just on my personality. So this one weekend my 2 friends and my other boy were going away to a retreat where Bonnie would be and for my own well being, they came up with a list of rules when it came to Bonnie LOOOL...I call it 'The Ex Rules'. The Ex Rules consisted of 4 rules:
1. Can't sit with her during sermons
2. Can't sit with her during meals
3. Limited free time with her
4. No physical contact
Legit my 3 friends would monitor me the entire weekend to make sure I was following these rules LOOOL, and I somewhat recall that I barely came in contact with her at all the entire weekend. I think we only chilled like one night out of the three days and two nights that we were there and even then I remember going out cuz she asked me to chill and my friends were like yo, don't be out for long LOL. That was a very interesting time in my life and Bonnie to this day remains a very interesting person within the context of my life.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
To & From My Mom, With Love...
My mama told me bundle up cuz it's a cold one
I shouldn't have to tell you twice, you're getting old son
This life is scary, it's okay for you to feel this way
I hope you know that every morning is a brand new day
Never forget I'll always have your best interests in mind
And when you need a voice to listen, I'm never hard to find
Most of all trust the plan that God has set for you
He always does what's right for you not what you want Him to
I won't be with you forever but I'm always in your heart
So no matter the distance. we're never far apart
You're not a little boy no more, it's time to be a man
Dealing with what life throws at you as best as you can
Dear mom, thanks for all that you have done for me
The love from you and dad can last me an eternity
I just hope that I can only make you proud
Love, your son, forever grateful for everything that you allowed
- Rodmond
I shouldn't have to tell you twice, you're getting old son
This life is scary, it's okay for you to feel this way
I hope you know that every morning is a brand new day
Never forget I'll always have your best interests in mind
And when you need a voice to listen, I'm never hard to find
Most of all trust the plan that God has set for you
He always does what's right for you not what you want Him to
I won't be with you forever but I'm always in your heart
So no matter the distance. we're never far apart
You're not a little boy no more, it's time to be a man
Dealing with what life throws at you as best as you can
Dear mom, thanks for all that you have done for me
The love from you and dad can last me an eternity
I just hope that I can only make you proud
Love, your son, forever grateful for everything that you allowed
- Rodmond
Monday, November 14, 2016
This Is The End
"When you're young, everything seems like the end of the world."
It really does,,,I know I'm not young anymore, but I don't really consider myself that old either. I think I'm young in a sense where I still have a lot of learning and growing up to do. And that fact that this quote hit me like a punch to the gut proves that I still have a lot to learn about myself and about life. I've come to learn firsthand that life is gonna hit you, it's gonna hit you hard. Some days, things are gonna be really good, some days things are gonna be really bad. Some days things will be great, other times things will be terrible and you'll be pushed to your limits. Most of the time, you can't change the situation that you're in, what you can change is how you react to the situation. I'm a big proponent of "whatever happens, happens". To me that just means to go with the flow, sometimes you can't control the situation, you just gotta go with it and act accordingly you know. Life is never gonna stop throwing challenges and hurdles at you, at me...and I wouldn't want it to, that's how growth works. You always have a choice in how you react and respond to the situation that's put in front of you, I think I've made mine.
It really does,,,I know I'm not young anymore, but I don't really consider myself that old either. I think I'm young in a sense where I still have a lot of learning and growing up to do. And that fact that this quote hit me like a punch to the gut proves that I still have a lot to learn about myself and about life. I've come to learn firsthand that life is gonna hit you, it's gonna hit you hard. Some days, things are gonna be really good, some days things are gonna be really bad. Some days things will be great, other times things will be terrible and you'll be pushed to your limits. Most of the time, you can't change the situation that you're in, what you can change is how you react to the situation. I'm a big proponent of "whatever happens, happens". To me that just means to go with the flow, sometimes you can't control the situation, you just gotta go with it and act accordingly you know. Life is never gonna stop throwing challenges and hurdles at you, at me...and I wouldn't want it to, that's how growth works. You always have a choice in how you react and respond to the situation that's put in front of you, I think I've made mine.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Wake Me Up When November Ends
Hey friends, it's been a while, I apologize. It's been a real busy time as of late, it feels like there's so much to be done and not enough time to do it, it's just boom, boom, boom, one task after another. As well, I won't lie...life's been getting the best of me as of late, I'm feeling so drained in all aspects. I just need time to pick myself up and get back on my feet. Ever get that feeling where you can't put what you're feeling into words, I feel like that's all I've been feeling lately, I'm thankful for the people who just get me, who get it...who can just sit there and be like don't worry Rodmond, I get it. I know this post doesn't really have any substance, but I didn't wanna go ghost for like 2 weeks, or until December, I debated it tho lol. One thing I am excited for is December tho, it'll definitely be more lively on this blog I promise. I'm just looking forward to a break from school, the snow, the busy malls, timmies roll up the rim, the new year...there's lots to be excited and happy about. But right now, it's a weird feeling you know, school definitely has a lot to do with it, the lack of sleep, the amount of work, the amount of coffee and caffeine I've been ingesting. It just feels like life isn't even trying to throw me curveballs atm, it's just straight up coming at me non stop. I'll get through it, just all apart of the cycle and process of life. Thanks for sticking with me as always, peace and love.
Sunday, November 06, 2016
What Does It Mean To Be A Man?
What's good, I hope you're doing well. So a couple day ago, we talked about this topic at church fellowship, naturally we talked about it from a christian perspective, but I wanted to tackle it from more of a general aspect here. I know a lot of dudes who are a bit older than me, like late 20's...but their mindset, their attitudes, the way they handle problems, the way they see life...is really immature. It's kinda like they missed a few steps along the way and aren't so great in certain aspects such has problem solving, communicating with people, expressing themselves or such things. I don't wanna seem harsh...cuz some of these things you learn along the way, through trial and error, some you learn through your friends and such...but the other times...no one's gonna be there to help you or pick you up...you have to be a man and stand on your own two feet. If you're constantly leaning on someone, what happens when they leave...you don't have a firm foundation to stand on, you're gonna fall over. When I was a kid and any little thing happened...I would tell my parents. Fall off my bike, get a small scrape, finish my homework, get a test back, I would tell my parents. After a while, I got to a certain point where I started handling things myself...small scrape here and there, put a band aid on it...figure out my homework myself...all that jazz...that's what part of being a man is in my opinion...learning to do things on your own, that's what being independent and an adult is. Don't get me wrong tho, I love my parents and if anything ever happened like I got into an accident or something, they'd still always be the first people I call, cuz I know they're always there for me, but along the way, I've learned to take care of myself you know. Some of the older dudes around...I feel don't really know how to do that...and not only that, but they have this sense of like dependency and trying to make you feel bad for them. To a point where you just kinda gotta be like yo...man up. I get you have problems with this or with that...but you just gotta try and figure it out yourself, if it doesn't work, try something else, that's how every single person has ever figured something out, invented or created something, through trial and error. There's only so much feeling bad and pity I can feel for a guy until I'm like yo, you just need to man up and face whatever it is head on. Someone's not always gonna be there to pick you up or to tell you everything's okay...are you strong enough to stand on your own two feet? And if not, if you fall...do you have the courage, the strength and the perseverance to keep going, to keep falling but getting back up. Ponder on that.
Saturday, November 05, 2016
What Kinda Friend Are You?
You know how I always say I put a tough guard when it comes to meeting people or letting people into my life, like an onion I claim to have many layers. While that is true, I think it's a lie for the most part...the guard part at least, don't get me wrong, I do put up guards, but I don't think it's as strong or tough as I make it out to be. I think I'm a fairly easy person to get to know once you get past the surface. I think to the point where it makes me vulnerable really easily, as in yeah I have a guard up, but it's not that hard to get past it or for me to let it down...and once it's down...I got nothing to protect myself...everything you see is for the most part everything you get. It opens myself up to be hurt a lot of times...or to lose or be confused with who's really a good friend versus who's just an acquaintance you know. Long time ago I did a post about 3 kinds of friends...class, grade, lifetime. Maybe over the summer, you bond with somebody over a camp, sports team or something...but after that summer, you guys don't keep in contact and you're just like...what happened, those are class friends...friends you only see and have a class with and once that class is over, so is the friendship. Then there's a grade friend...this one is a tough one cuz you get to know the person, spend a lot of time with them and think they might be a lifetime friend but they're only in your life for that one grade and once you move on to the next grade, have different classes, that friendship is over. Then of course there are the lifetime friends...it kinda speaks for itself...ride or die, do or die, you get it. There's so many people in my life I'm not close to anymore...people I had genuine connections with, people I poured my heart out to, people I thought would go the distance with me...but they turned out to be a class or a grade friend. And that's how life works you know...sometimes people are meant to be in your life for seasons...sometimes they're meant to be in your life to help get you through something, to help move you forward, to be there for you for that given time and that's it. And also vice versa...I've found myself in situations where I was in someone's life for just a season...just a period in their life when they needed a friend, when they were vulnerable, and after that, they didn't need me anymore you know, I had done my part to move them forward in life. I don't really know where this post is going you know...I was just sitting waiting for the bus and started thinking of certain people I got close to and I was like dang, that sucks. Coincidentally Omarion's Icebox was playing on my phone..."I got this icebox where my heart use to be" LOOOOOL. I guess it's a testament to be careful, to be cautious but also to recognize which friend is what you know. Picking and choosing who you fully invest your self in and allow to enter your life as well. Yeah, that's all I had to say...peace.
Thursday, November 03, 2016
When Am I Gonna Stop Blogging?
87, that number might not mean much to you, but there have been 87 posts so far this year. Depending on how you look at that, it's either cool, 87 posts this year...or wow, only 87 posts this year. Couple days ago, my friend was like yo...so where's the blog post at, I'm like true, I've just been busy, my bad...he's like what's the process in terms of posting. I was just like...well as of late, I just try not to let a week go by without getting at least one post out there you know. Last year, there was 157 posts altogether. I know I place quality over quantity, which somewhat explains the lack of posts...but to a certain extent, part of me wants to get more posts out there...after all, I do preach that consistency is key. So before I tackle the main question, I had a couple of things I wanted to talk about...one being...what's the difference between a good post and a great post? I just want y'all to get a good picture of my mindset and the way I approach these posts. Y'all know I don't like rushing posts, which is why sometimes I take longer than usual to get a post out there. Sometimes, I wonder...who reads my post...there are the regulars (the people I KNOW read my blog), the part timers (the people who say they're regulars but aren't really) and those who are late to the party (the ones who'll hit me up and be like yo I was bored so I decided to read your blog cuz it's been a while). An average post on my blog gets anywhere from like 30-50 views I'd say. A good post in my opinion can reach anywhere from 70-90 views...and a GREAT post would be 100+, that's when I know or at least feel that its a dope post. One last thing I wanted to tackle before I hit the main question is the whole clickbait thing. My general response to clickbait titles are...well why are you so nosy in the first place? But then I watched a Casey Neistat (HELLA DOPE DUDE) video and he talked about this topic. He said his intention is to INTRIGUE, not MISLEAD. And I feel like I'm exactly the same way, but sometimes it gets confused you know. I only have a few words to use to be able to hook a reader into wanting to read my post...to intrigue, not mislead...sometimes I may mislead, I get it, but my intention is always to intrigue...otherwise I'd just put the link to my blog with no title or any hint as to what it's about and pray y'all click onto it.
Now, onto the question at hand...when am I gonna stop blogging? I think my response to that would be whenever I feel like it, literally. When writing about my life and blogging doesn't give me the same joy, peace or comfort that it does right now...I'll know that perhaps it's time to slow it down, stop, possibly shut it down. December is approaching and that also means this blog's 7th year in existence. I was watching Timothy Dela Ghetto's (my favourite youtuber) vlog and he recently hit his 10 year anniversary and he was saying how he's been vlogging and such for that amount of time. And people always ask him when he's or if he's ever going to stop. His response was that even though the views and such weren't what they used to, he enjoys doing it, he enjoys talking and recording his life, being able to look back at the years highlights and see how much he's grown and such. And I think I'm kinda the same way...this blog...is me, it represents everything I am and have grown to be. It's so dope looking back into who I was and how I used to think and such back then. I love it...and I still love it. So atm, my current mind state...is that well, the blog ain't going anywhere...not yet and not in the near future at least. This is my life you know, it's become a priority...to me, and maybe even to some of you, who knows. It's always oddly comforting when people are like so man, where's the post at...or yo this post was dope, it means a lot for sure.
So if you've made it THIS far...you a real one that's for sure. I have a surprise for y'all...as I had this little epiphany that inspired this post...I was like man...with December coming up, I wanna do something special. There's only been 87 posts this year, last year we had 157...then I remembered last year I did this thing where in the month of December I believe, I posted everyday for the entire month. WELL GUESS WHAT...I'M BRINGING THAT BACK BABY...THAT'S RIGHT...IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...EVERY SINGLE DAY...A NEW POST. Legit when I thought of that, I got HELLA excited. But no I'm not gonna short change y'all and loaft on November so I can save posts for December, I'm still gonna post as regularly as I can, but man...GET HYPED FOR DECEMBER IS ALL I'M SAYING...PEACEEEEEEE!!!
Now, onto the question at hand...when am I gonna stop blogging? I think my response to that would be whenever I feel like it, literally. When writing about my life and blogging doesn't give me the same joy, peace or comfort that it does right now...I'll know that perhaps it's time to slow it down, stop, possibly shut it down. December is approaching and that also means this blog's 7th year in existence. I was watching Timothy Dela Ghetto's (my favourite youtuber) vlog and he recently hit his 10 year anniversary and he was saying how he's been vlogging and such for that amount of time. And people always ask him when he's or if he's ever going to stop. His response was that even though the views and such weren't what they used to, he enjoys doing it, he enjoys talking and recording his life, being able to look back at the years highlights and see how much he's grown and such. And I think I'm kinda the same way...this blog...is me, it represents everything I am and have grown to be. It's so dope looking back into who I was and how I used to think and such back then. I love it...and I still love it. So atm, my current mind state...is that well, the blog ain't going anywhere...not yet and not in the near future at least. This is my life you know, it's become a priority...to me, and maybe even to some of you, who knows. It's always oddly comforting when people are like so man, where's the post at...or yo this post was dope, it means a lot for sure.
So if you've made it THIS far...you a real one that's for sure. I have a surprise for y'all...as I had this little epiphany that inspired this post...I was like man...with December coming up, I wanna do something special. There's only been 87 posts this year, last year we had 157...then I remembered last year I did this thing where in the month of December I believe, I posted everyday for the entire month. WELL GUESS WHAT...I'M BRINGING THAT BACK BABY...THAT'S RIGHT...IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...EVERY SINGLE DAY...A NEW POST. Legit when I thought of that, I got HELLA excited. But no I'm not gonna short change y'all and loaft on November so I can save posts for December, I'm still gonna post as regularly as I can, but man...GET HYPED FOR DECEMBER IS ALL I'M SAYING...PEACEEEEEEE!!!
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