No-one should try to kill me or even fight me over man. If we're dealing with the same man just let me know and I'll release him to you. No man is worth even a scratch on my face
I’m starting to realize my problem might be that I love a little too openly for this generation. I like constant communication. I like talking things through. I like reassurance. I naturally make someone a priority even before I fully know my place. Then I get irritated when the energy isn’t returned..
Anonymous:
Crazy thing I did in my 20s
I dated a guy who had a lil boy. He used to have him every weekend when the mom works. He never really watch the kid; just dropped him to me.
Fast forward 9 months later and he cheated. we broke up.
Then I got a call from his ex crying and begging me to watch him so she could work.
If she can't work then she would have to drop out of nursing school. I said yes. Continue watching him for like 8 months for free. He's graduating high school this year and I'm invited
Until you date a generous man (I didn't say rich), you'll understand that men love to provide for their women. They don't wait to be asked, they genuinely find joy in doing it, they take initiative, they know your favorites and will order them.
The Prince of Egypt (1998) is a masterpiece that still doesn’t get its due. DreamWorks pushed hand-drawn animation to its limit, over 900 artists across 34 departments built those sweeping, painterly visuals. A genuine animated epic hiding in plain sight.
This is one of the best videos to ever exist for entrepreneurs, creators... I think about it often.
In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited a NYU music production class to critique student songs.
At the beginning you could see student "Maggie Rogers" drenched with the absolute terror of sharing this with him.
Pharrell is there just trying to keep his excitement in.
The guy couldn’t wait to tell her this song is the bee’s knees.
After he listened to a song called “Alaska”, he explained why “I have zero, zero, zero notes for that:”
24 hours later, someone posted the clip to Reddit.
It blew up and the rest is history. Grammy nominated, millions of followers etc.
And Maggie responded to the Reddit thread (i'll share screenshot in the next tweet).
This story I find so cool because it inspires other artists to share what they got.
We all can all connect with the fear of showing our work. It ain't easy.
And to have a unique POV like Maggie. Easy to copy, harder to have something unique.
I’ve got a bunch of designs, creations that have never seen the light of day.
This video inspires me to publish more.
My point of sharing this video:
Publish your art anonymously.
Or publish your art proudly as yourself. Bonus points if it's one of a kind work.
But publish your darn art.
This is your new week's energy.
This is your 2024 energy.
Go get 'em.
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If you enjoyed this, go listen to some Maggie Rogers. And thank you to Pharrell for being so supportive to an up and comer.
And go follow me for more stories like this @gregisenberg, so you get more of it in your feed
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