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And never stop.

“Start choosing yourself.”

— Unknown

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March 1st, 1927 - April 25, 2023

RIP to the great Harry Belafonte.

What a life.

Daylight come and me wan’ go home.

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The city of angels

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🙏🏼💯

The older you get, the more quiet you become. Life humbles you so deeply as you age. You realize how much nonsense you've wasted time on. You start to accept things for what they really are. You stop forcing friendships and connections with people and you just learn to grow.

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Today is my birthday…and I feel like this is a fitting theme song for it.

Happy Birthday to me 🏆

got a hiiii tolerance

when ya age dont exist

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I agree, J. Empathy and accountability often goes missing, even when pure intentions are involved. It happens frequently in the form of miscommunication, or a lack thereof. I’ve experienced it from others and have also been guilty of it.

As long as you know your intentions are pure, never stress yourself about anything or anyone. You have to trust that you will always end up being where you’re meant to be and that it’s never your loss respectfully.

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Hilarious. 💀

That's it. That's their friendship.

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Yep. Last year, my mom battled stage 2 colon cancer. Her last chemo session was in November and it was tough to see her struggle for an entire year. In addition to that, I had my own issues going on throughout 2022, and as a result, dissociated/fell back from everything/everyone..(didn’t realize it at the time just how bad it ended up being). Extremely depressing. Life definitely seemed to have slowed down and led me to appreciate my family more. Realty set in with a wake up call.

Love your parents - while we are busy growing up, they are growing old.

— Harlan Coben in Suche mich nicht

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Loved the first episode, the parallels to the game, as well as its exposition within various scenes.

THE LAST OF US Part I (2013) / THE LAST OF US HBO (2023)

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7 Self Improvement Tips

1. Start today

2. Choose small, short term goals

3. Put one step in front of the other

4. Go easy on yourself

5. Expect to encounter setbacks

6. Keep on going

7. Expect to make progress, and eventally succeed.

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5 years today.

RIP FREDO SANTANA 👑

^ yup. All truth. Long Live Fredo Santana. I may not talk much about it on social media, but if you know me then you know that Glo Gang/GBE = my family for real and Tadoe is my little brother. Before the music. Before everything. I’ll never forget the early days when he would bring Keef music and the gang around, or the times he would have me listen to their music before they took over the city. They were kids. We would be about 15 deep at times, family and friends, watching videos on the computer or playing video games all night. Roast sessions and all. Everyone grew up and lately, the only times we’ve bonded much seems to be over a passing. “I love you, bro. “I love you, too. Tell mama I love her.” Far too many passings. And this one hurts a bit more. Fredo was someone that, no matter what others thought of him or the perception of him, refused to be denied. Regardless of your opinions on his music or personal issues, he always did his own thing as an individual thinker.

I see time and time again, some of the same people (artists/fans) that were “afraid” to be around him because of street reputation, are the same ones saying, “he surprised me. He’s actually a really decent guy.” He was a father, a leader, a visionary, and a lot of your favorite rappers/entertainers looked up to him or felt like it gave them “clout” or cred to be around him. Rightfully so. He was that kind of guy to many. His influence was evident. In closing, Chicago is the third most populated city in America and some neighborhoods/environments are really nice, but where we were all raised at in Chicago (south side/west side) are not places that most people make it out of and move to nice neighborhoods in Los Angeles for a better living. We all made that move. And if you don’t know what it’s like to come from nothing but poverty, drugs, violence, low resources and limited opportunity for education, then you probably shouldn’t speak too critically on it unless it’s constructive or conducive. Some of us found substantial success and change of lifestyle, while some of us are still trying to get there. Fredo accomplished this. While flawed and imperfect with vices like the rest of us humans, he continuously showed admirable signs of maturation and strides to improve himself in recent years. I began to look at him as someone that would help ignite change or free thinking. I believed it 100% and still do. I just didn’t expect it to be this way. Not Fredo. RIP Fredo Santana. 👑 Fredo in the cut. That’s a scary sight. Forever. A Real Legend. July 4, 1990-

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“Stop pressing rewind on things that should be deleted from your life.”

— Unknown

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“Spend more time with people who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.”

— Unknown

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The more comfortable you become in your own skin, the less you need to manufacture the world around you for comfort.

Cory Muscara

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“When you’re the only thing real, you’re the only thing fake.”

"You,” he said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain."

Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls

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Happy 35th Birthday to my G. Met Gina in 2010 when I moved to LA and began working with the Lakers/NBA. She was a huge Laker/Kobe fan and an Air Force soldier, so it naturally sparked conversation. We immediately connected and confided on all levels, as if we’d known each other our entire lives. Sports, music, and humor initially bonded us, but intellectually, we were also locked in. I’m sure 100+ people could share a similar story about their experience with her.

You meet certain people and convince yourself that they’ll be in your life forever.

Although I only had 4 years of experiencing her presence, she left an impact of a lifetime. It’s bittersweet, but I feel blessed. You deserve to be here. I will continue to help keep your memory alive.

Happy 28th Birthday to the woman whose impact is one of a kind to my life. We love and miss you, Gina. I’ll never be able to express fully what you mean to me when I talk to people about you. I don’t know how, but I never tire of trying. I know I’m not alone when I say this, as she has inspired and influenced many. I recently revisited two of our favorite films that we watched together (Wicker Park, Another Earth), and it made me miss your reactions whenever you were surprised, excited, or caught off guard by something. It’s one of a kind, just like you.

See you on the flip side.

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2022 was incredibly difficult throughout, but is ending strong 🙏 .. So strong that 2023 will be one for the ages. That’s the goal.

It's all happening for me in 2023.