#everythingalligns

[joseamares]

I asked you tree questions by @todderic_ book release Oct. 1 I can’t wait! “people had no reason to believe i was creative or anything more than a wrestler. i wasn’t brave enough to speak up and show who i really was beyond the social roles i filled—who i was beneath the surface of my skin. it was like i had a blue mohawk, but never took off my Dodgers cap. it’s not their fault for thinking i liked baseball more than Blink 182. i could never speak up. i couldn’t take off the hat and let people see what’s in my head. but then i found writing. and what was different with writing than any other means of being myself was that it never forced bravery upon me, it didn’t ask that i have a coming of age moment in front of an audience. i was able to sit at my desk, in a quiet room, and find my voice, hear it louder than ever—in complete silence. with writing i had proof of who i was. i had my voice that was different than anyone else’s. and i didn’t need to use it to fill up a room or to defend myself from bullies. i kept it to myself. i knew it would always be there; and i knew it would wait there until i was ready, until i was brave enough to let it be heard. in writing i found my voice. in time, i let it be heard.” - Toddy Smith #toddysmith #illgiveyouadollarifyoucondiserthisart #writer #bookauthor #bookstagram #book #nycreads #reading #read #wow #feelings #beauty #create #everythingalligns (at Bronx, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B16yjX7pgcC/?igshid=1d51t3t2gh29c

[joseamares]

Hello world I’m coming for you! #nyc #everythingalligns #beergarden #thecity #awaywego (at Bronx, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jeqahJ1jI/?igshid=18quc7hxi24eq

[joseamares]

Don’t just copy take it to the next level!!! #everythingalligns #nextlevel #live #love #life #judgmentfreezone (at Bronx, NY) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bsDybJ1fy/?igshid=3ixv5mtkof0n

[joseamares]

#itsavibe #sunday #love #light #everythingalligns (at Bronx, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B14b10lH_Rb/?igshid=8h15q1t879zy