Finding My Way

This morning, I woke up, brushed my teeth, washed my face, grabbed my coffee and hopped on the train; much like every morning. Day-to-day routines can grow boring; while I felt blessd to be heading to a job I actually enjoy, I started my day uninspired, bored, feeling confined as I ventured through a city that I've seen day in and day out all of my life.

While I could have wallowed in the pity I call boredom, I decided to spice my morning routine up..."Why not act like a tourist in my own city?" After my meeting with Lavazza I strolled down to Centennial Park blasting ATCQ (R.I.P. Phife Dawg), ironically ' Find My Way' was on repeat and every now and then I'd alternate to 'Like It Like That'.

The day was too beautiful to head back home on the train as I normally would. Upon my journey I found a wall that coordinated all too well with a top I purchased for a penny...yes, a penny on dresslink.com. So, what did I do? I decided to hop my chocolate behind infront of that wall and capture my melanin against walls painted in yellow, red and blue hues.

Day-by-day, I am finding my way and I am learning that my escape from boredom is through creative outlets and my current vessel for that is my camera and a journal. If you're finding yourself bored of your surroundings, I suggest taking yourself out on adventures, enjoying your own company, assessing your inner thoughts and traveling with things that will allow you to express those thoughts creatively (i.e. a pen, camera, coloring book, etc.).

I don't just want to "find my way" on days I grow bored with my physical surroundings; but I want to find my way creatively, emotionally, career wise. I don't want to immulate formulas other people have curated to reach their own success, I'd like to find my way as I create my own and I don't want to mold myself and my content's aesthetic, message etc. through formulas that have gained other successes, I want to get lost, get inspired and create my own. I want to find the words for my emotions, take time to myself and gain the courage to voice them in an assertive manner. I want to find my fearless. I don't want to confine myself to one career path; I want to explore my many passions and profit from them, learn from them and enjoy the ride as they take me to new places-

Just a couple of hours of "spicing things up" with my camera and a wall and I realized, "I'm not sure where I'm headed, but I like this whole finding my way thing."