Alysha & Laurianna's Birthday

Had a great time with my good friend Alysha at Aria Complex. Last night she celebrated her 23rd birthday and I was finally able to come out and celebrate it with her. She has invited me countless times to be apart of her birthday and something always came up. I have known this girl since high school and every interaction is a fun and hilarious one. We have been through after school freestyle sessions and very questionable and hilarious three way calls between her myself and another friend of mine Alex. All those memories are forever with me. She is on her way to do great things and I wish her all the blessings and love.Happy Birthday Alysha

Losing your Passion

Losing you passion is a terrible thing. 

Everyone has a passion for something. You know that one thing,or maybe multiple things, that you don't mind doing because it makes you happy. Your passion is your stress reliever, its your motivator. Some people turn their passion into a career. Some people keep their passion as a hobby. 

So what happens when you don't feel it any more. Your passion. You no longer are filled with the same emotions and excitement that you had. I'll tell you what happens. You almost feel like you have lost a part of yourself You become bored and aggravated by everything around you and the world seems a little more greyer. You try to do familiar things, desperately hoping that you will regain that spark, that excitement, that inspiration you once had. Your passion.

Some people don't ever get this way. This isn't for you. This is for the unfortunate people who have gone through it. Most people call this a "rut" or "creative slump." I have been suffering this for awhile now. Partly because I got a full time office job that doesn't necessarily cater to my creative side as much as I would like. 

An artistic person in an office job is like caging a bird and clipping its feathers.

So what can be done to get the passion back. A coworker of mine gave me great advice. 

He explained that when you have lost the excitement, don't try to do familiar things to regain it. You're already used to the familiar, of course you wont find excitement in it. Do something different, challenge yourself and push your mind and creativity to its limits. Make yourself uncomfortable. 

This reminded me of all the times I had my best experiences. I was scared out of my mind thinking, can I do this? Will they like my work? Will I get a perfect shot? Will this picture be THAT iconic picture? Will people recognize my talent? 

I remembered meeting people that were way more talented than I and them teaching me new ways to go about taking photos. With all these memories of those past experiences I felt that little spark return. A flood of emotions coming back from remembering about learning  and wanting to get better.

Have you felt that you've lost your spark? Are you in a creative rut?

Do something new do something that will scare you and make you learn something new. I know I will be and the result will give you guys some amazing pieces that I hope will excite your motivations.

Until next time friends Peace and Love!

Two-Thousand and Thirteen

Wow, it has been almost three years since I have been on my own blog! I wish I could write some long post about all the wonderful things that I have been up to, as to why I have not regularly updated. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. Not because I haven't been up to stuff but mostly because none of it is interesting enough for me to share. At least not by my standards.

I got an award at my job for outstanding achievement. Ill give myself a high five for that one :)

In all seriousness. This blog acted as more than just a place to vent my thoughts. When I was writing and sharing my journey. It gave me more of a drive to do bigger and better things. I got followers and people coming to me and asking about what was happening next. The moment I stopped writing and updating, I feel as if my drive and journey slowed down too. So I'm hoping by recommitting myself that maybe I will reignite something that I have lost.

Although we're already in March. Here's to 2013 and to journeys, experiences, failures and success!

Until next time friends. Peace and Love.

@JaeFiasco x NateAnthony

Made a milo for a good friend of mine wit some yeezys!!!...I'm getting better at this. What do you think?

New Lauryn Hill - Repercussions

Wow, I never expected the day that I would hear a new Lauryn Hill track. Although it seems like a snippet I'm really feeling this. It feels like classic Lauryn. Easy listening melody with a deep message. Please give me your thoughts...

Marcus Troy x Timex Ironman Contest

This is so late and I'm sorry. So about a month back I entered a contest by the Fashion/Lifestyle blogger Marcus Troy. He has an amazing blog that everyone should check out. If you look to the right side of my blog on the daily read list you'll see it...Anyway I was one of the winners of this contest and I got an Timex Ironman Watch. I never got to show off the watch or even give a proper thank you to him. I know this isn't a lot, but if Marcus Troy does ever read this, thank you a lot for the gift man. You're an inspiration and motivator and will always be promoted and hailed on this blog (twitter him @MarcusTroy)...click read more for more pics...

When facing your age...

So recently this week I decided that I wanted to train to become a life guard...this was sort of an aspiration I had from youth, the thought had never crossed my mind since... The reason for this sudden decision was because a new friend of mine, who is a life guard, had kind of turned me on to the idea....
(I swear, I hate to admit it but I can be real impressionable sometimes.)

Anyway I realized/decided that this was something that I could and was going to do...until a friend of mine said "Isn't that something that you should have done when you were like 14, you're 20, aren't you a bit old?" I sat there with a blank face and she continued "you'll be in like a class with little children..."

now I don't know how this will work out but besides that, those comments got me thinking...there are a lot of things I wish I had done growing up that I didn't do, because I was either too afraid of what people would think of me, if I was going to get teased by other kids...(i know, i know sob story moving on)! Now that I'm older I want to do everything and as long as I'm able bodied I can damn well do it! I don't give two shits what people think...

But facing your age is a real difficult matter. It's something that attacks your pride and sometimes dignity. When I was in gr12 I had to take gr10 history. Walking into that class was the most embarrassing thing I've done. I looked at these kids thinking God what am I doing here...Every time one of them came to me asking "wait, how old are you, what grade are you in?"  I felt like crap, and wanted to dropkick them into a poster of Sir John a MacDonald in the history classroom...

but this was something that HAD to be done...

...or else I wouldn't have graduated. So I stuck it out...made friends with some real cool youth that had amazing potential and who are going to go far...now imagine if I had made my pride get the better of me. I wouldn't have gotten my High School Diploma...and I probably would have been even more miserable than then.

So, is there anything you wish you could have done when you were younger? are you able to do it but the only thing standing in your way is the feeling in the age gap you share with the people around you? just do it...I don't necessarily now how I'm going to feel if I have to do this Life Guard course with kids but I'll tell you when and if I come to it...and hell, even if I do you know what? I'll be a certified Life Guard/Swimming Instructor!

until next time friends Peace and Love   -Nate