painted black

I've been sitting on an idea for a while and in light of recent interviews and a realization of where my life is headed career-wise, I thought it was time to share this piece that I've been holding onto. I've always wondered how we live and operate in a world that is driven by relationships and who you know, how people can care only about themselves and decide to exist and to do for their own good. It is my belief that relationship building helps to realize the power behind each person or community or entity and also helps to realize our own power as an individual and as a group of like-minded individuals. It is my belief that it is time to transform this realization into a mindset, a way of thinking which I express here as "painted black".


I'm calling it a painted black mentality because of the tendency of the color black to overshadow and cover any other color, to the point where one would never know another ever existed. However, black is noted as an amalgamation of many colors. This blog is dedicated to the personal goal of the individual to make themselves responsible for the world around them. It is my idea that once individuals take responsibility not only for themselves, but also for the entities around them, neighborhoods, communities, and countries will see restoration and wealth that is unmarked by categorical bias.

The general idea that continues to push forth is that once our desire for mutual growth and sustenance is achieved, when our minds are painted black with this desire, we will see change. A mind that is painted black only produces thoughts and actions that are uniquely representative of the altruism that resides within us. It is my belief that it is time for each individual to give, to will, and to do for others as they would hope to receive themselves. This is an idea that I strive to navigate daily and subscribe to my life, I would hope that you would do as little as consider the idea to create better circumstances for yourself and those around you.