7 Life Take aways from 7 creatives much further in their careers than mine

Justin Williams a.k.a Taino
6 min readMay 4, 2021

Today I woke up, brushed my teeth and offered myself the opportunity to get out of a redundant cycle of suggestive behavior. I draft up sketch after sketch. fling through my sketchbook, page after page. Day by day my dreams seem the just be one step further and obtainable. The American dream seems to be a joke.

Through out time, I’ve become accustomed to this cycle of a mindset- I am just self aware enough to know that perception is just the way things appear. Im simply unmotivated by stifling times. In the early 1900’s Id be writing away, describing Jim crow, the great depression, and a world at war.

It’s 2020. And the oppressive economy of American affairs has only changed its outfit. So I will wear all black and leave some canvas exposed for some consistency.

The disappointing verdict of the Breonna Taylor case doesn’t really fuel my creative flame. Langston Hughes is probably turning over in his grave right now. Who or what will be the catalyst that will make America boil, bubble, and turn over?

Trump just got COVID-19 and decided not to disperse another round of stimulus checks.

Tory Lanez shot a black woman, Meg the Stallion then gas lit her with an album. There has been no large discussion about the effects of…

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