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I’m busy; but not in the way most people accept. I’m busy calming my fear and finding my courage. I’m busy listening to my kids. I’m busy getting in touch with what is real. I’m busy growing things and connecting with the natural world. I’m busy questioning my answers. I’m busy being present in my life. By Brooke Hampton      A busy life is an unproblematic one. A busy life is a simple one. A busy life is a smart one. This poem, by Brooke Hampton, stood out to me significantly just because of the word busy. Busy, busy, busy. I have reflected on being busy numerous times, and its always a convo with my friends talking about what I did through out my day. Playing pickle ball, eating at chipotle, doing calc. People have this weird mis-input on being busy. The word demoralizes them because they now have an excuse for staying away from laziness, yet if they weren't being busy what would they actually figure out. Being busy is the best thing that could be happening to any of yo...

“I know some rappers using big words to make they similes curve, my simplest shit be more pivotal” - KENDRICK LAMAR I don't really think Kendrick Lamar has ever been wrong. This guy was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize. Someone like Shakespeare or Robert Frost is qualified to win such a distinguished award, but this man came from the streets of Compton and wrote some of the most layered and unique music I have ever heard, and actually UNDERSTAND. The fact that I can recognize his lyrics, put them into perspective, and sometimes relate to them is what makes his work so good.  Normally, the most renowned and complex poetry ends up wining the Pulitzer, but Kendrick's rapping is a form of poetry that qualifies. Listening to any of his album's, especially the UNTITLED UNMASTERED, you will hear some crazy stuff. It could be him dissing a stereotype or problem; him speaking about his life growing up, or his first time hanging out with a girl, or him just cussing you out fo...