How to Steal like an Artist.
As a graphic designer, I will say that my work is influenced a lot by other people.
An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.We became instant friends. Every day for the
next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine”
as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and
she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was
introduced and stepped up to the podium.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
you what I know.”
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop
playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.
You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!There is a huge difference between growing
older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.
If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those
with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.”
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died
peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s
never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it!
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS
OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.This Made Me Cry
Don’t mind me. I’m washing my eyes.
I. LOVE. THIS!
LeSean Thomas at TED, ladies and gentlemen.
Watch. Learn. Dig it. Brother speaks from experience because he’s doing great things and getting things done. A fish out of water looking to make an impact in a medium he loves, and you’ve got to respect that.
Legend
If you ever watched the first two seasons of The Boondocks, this is the character design director.
Life isn’t fair. That’s the bad news and the good news. When I say this, I didn’t said it to be cruel, I say it it because it’s the plain truth. Life awards the most creative people, not the person who plays by the given rules. Some people may think of these people as ‘sell outs’, but that’s the price they are paying. Once you pay a price and you get what you want, you may think you’ll finally get a chance to change the rules. You’ll have to do something even more unfair to be a game changer. So, use that to your advantage… wither they like it or not.
People asking why I always said “Life isn’t fair; that’s the bad news and the good news”
Today is a check – cash it! Yesterday is an I.O.U. – forget it! Tomorrow is a promissory note, don’t bank on it!
Source Unknown.
The Wisdom Of Kanye West
Get Used to Getting Used:
To most people, the saying “to use someone” carries a negative connotation, but I don’t see it that way. To “mis”, “over” or “ab” use someone is negative. To use is necessary and if you can’t be used..then you’re useless.The Best Sees the Best:
“I pride myself in being able to recognize the best in others. I see it as a testament of my taste level. I can’t stress enough the importance of surrounding yourself with energy that supports your goals… There have been times when I’ve had to separate myself from certain family members, childhood friends, and people in general who bought negative energy into my life. It is not always easy, but very necessary. If you know you’re the best, it makes sense for you to surround yourself with the best. NO EXCEPTIONS!”THINK it SAY it Do it:
“I get a lot of backlash for saying what I’m going to do. I love saying what I think because it keeps me accountable. Once I say it, I fell like I HAVE TO DO IT and I LOVE proving to every one that I can! It’s like using public opinion as a motivational tool instead of it’s common role of degradation. If I kept it to myself at any point, I could easily give up on my goal because no one would have known what I was trying to do. People who say what they think and then do what they say normally get what they want out of life”.
Ever read the “Odyssey”? After Odysseus was caught by the cyclops, he told it his name was “Nobody”. So when he poked its eye out and its friends asked who did it, all the cyclops could say was “nobody”.
- Batman - Justice Legue “Only a Dream”
Never underestimate anyone.
Dear Fatherless Children
I understand that your father was absent in your life. However, don’t make Father’s Day a focus on your Mother. That day had come and went.
I understand what it’s like, living with a single parent that cares more about your well-being. I was raised under a single parent. When I say this, people would credit my mother for my brought up so well, and I have to say, “thanks, but I spent my life with my dad.”
This isn’t a post about him, but this is a post to inform you that some men have done this deal when the mothers don’t want the job. And for you to say, “fuck my daddy” on a public forum on Father’s Day is kind of tasteless. Not because you don’t have a right to say it, you just picked the wrong day to say it.
Every Mother’s Day, I say Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and never say a word about mine (who is no longer on this realm). I do this because there were women who stepped in and made sure that my head is on straight in the absence of my mother. I had Black women that became my sisters and sub-mothers. Without them, I probably wouldn’t have a balance view on women.
So, to the Fatherless Children, if your father didn’t step up, it’s up to you to make sure that the pattern doesn’t repeat in your life. You can start with this:
So to the fatherless children, I want y’all to know I see you, I understand. However, let the men have their day and show respect to all men that chose to be Fathers.
Oh, and if you know a kid, and they don’t know their dad, do me a favor and make sure you are there for them. You can change impact change in their lives if you really want to.
And remember, you maybe the child of your Father, but you are not their choices.
THE WAY IS THE WAY IS THE WAY
-rd
The one piece of advice that I got from a TV show about love (and indirectly long-distance relationships). I shorten it to just 1 minute.
Yes, this is from Blossom and yes, I have watched this show at the time it came out. Of all the shows scenes, this one stuck out to me the longest. It predates before I would met my first serious relationship.
Funny how TV can influences you like that.
We were kids without fathers…so we found our fathers on wax and on the streets and in history, and in a way, that was a gift. We got to pick and choose the ancestors who would inspire the world we were going to make for ourselves…Our fathers were gone, usually because they just bounced, but we took their old records and used them to build something fresh.
Jay-Z
Financial Advice
where do you guys go for financial advice?
like im trying to get info on stuff like whether or not i should accept a credit card or whether or not the interest is too high. i dont know what a good card and a bad card would be
Here are a few resources:
- Get Rich Slowly - Personal Finance blog
- LifeHacker - While this is a “life hacking” site in general, they have some good ideas on the subject of money.
- I Will Teach You to be Rich - Ramit Sethi’s blog. His book is also a good idea to read.
- The Money Book For Freelancers, Part Timers and the Self-Employed - Another Book I have.
Basically, the more you read, the better you’ll have an understanding how money works.
I can’t advice on credit cards, but I can tell you this: until you have a proper education about money from people who’s been through it (not your broke uncle), it’s best to hold out.
