delete tiktok. watch old movies. embrace boredom. quit doomscrolling. eat without stimulation. hang out in book shops. slow your mornings down. walk without headphones. start believing in yourself. create phone boundaries. stare out the window. visualize your future. learn new skills. seek discomfort. experience life.
Happy 10 year anniversary to Moodna, Once with Grace, the first song I ever officially released on my own as Gus Dapperton. After collaborating with @itsbongoboy on a music video for the song Faceless, we were itching to make another one. I had Moodna in the works for awhile, having written the guitar riff when I was 16, but I swiftly picked it back up and finished recording it in my Drexel University dorm room when I found out that @itsbongoboy had some equipment rentals leftover from another shoot that we could “borrow”. Before the shoot i botched my hair in the Meyers co-ed bathroom and gave myself my first bowl-cut as an adult. Another fun fact is that Moodna, Once with Grace is named after a scenic train overpass (Moodna Viaduct) that i would go take photos at sometimes while growing up in upstate New York. Some might say i fell in love there.
Yesterday I watched “Soul” to remind myself that maybe the purpose of life isn’t always finding some big purpose. It’s simply being present enough to enjoy being alive.
Control your ego when you’re winning.
Control your thoughts when you’re losing.
Stay humble in victory and faithful in defeat.
God’s lessons are in both.