I’ve never been able to write songs.

Let me rephrase that:

I’ve never given myself the permission to be real on a page and share that with the world. I’ve never given myself the permission to write a good song.

People resonate with honesty & truth. The closer your story is to something shrouded in real insecurities and real failures, the more we want to hear about it.

That’s why I’ve always loved Kid Cudi.

His lyrics can stand away from his music as a tale of a man shrouded in darkness & unwilling to give himself the permission to see the light.

We’ve all been there at certain periods of our life.

I’m not super into Greek Philosophy, but Plato’s allegory of the cave comes to mind.

This first came for me personally when I completely abandoned the 9–5 life to keep building businesses.

You don’t realize how much of yourself you’re silencing until you give him/her a chance to speak.

If I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take. Please dont cry, know that I have left these songs for you

- Kid Cudi

I felt lost until I gave myself the permission to be more creative.

To put who I am into the world everyday for better or worse.

I felt angry at work until I gave myself permission to build my own work

To accept all the failures & judgemental eyes. Come at me motherfuckers.

I felt uneducated and confused until I gave myself the permission to accept that nobody has it figured out & everything around me was built by those people.

I solemnly swear to keep keeping on.

So I’m going to keep trying to give myself permission to be real on a page. To vomit all those emotions that I’ve chosen to hide from you guys.

I solemnly swear to keep keeping on.