June 23, 2019
The Struggle of Truth
I’ve always hated gay culture. Maybe it’s because I’m more of a black skinny-jean and t-shirt kinda guy over rainbows. Regardless of fashion choices, I’ve never felt like I belonged. Using the phrase out of context, “in it, not of it” truly describes my relationship to the gay community. I know I’m not the only one who feels like this. It’s…
December 30, 2018
2018 Reflection
2018. What a year. As I'm sitting to reflect on what, from the outside, looks like a horrible roller coaster that I couldn't get off of – I've realized that 2018 was a breakthrough year for me. 2018 started in disaster. One of the largest design projects I'd ever been asked to be apart of fell apart. My company lost time, money, and took us a…
July 30, 2018
The Darkroom
Our generation has an insatiable desire to be discovered. We want to go from zero to ten overnight. In our day to day stories, feeds, and live streams, we have this need to be seen and heard. It's a desire that's built into a generation who has known nothing but overnight success and fame. I've fallen victim to this over and over again. I've…
June 19, 2018
The Challenge of Acceptance
If you're like me, about the only television I watch these days is Netflix. One of my new favorite shows that launched this year is Queer Eye. Unless you've been living under a rock (or aren't a millennial), you know that Netflix recently rebooted the series with an all-new cast. I recently met Jonathan Van Ness, a QE cast member, in LA a few…
April 9, 2018
Faithfulness
It's 3:02A – I wake up in a panic. This seems to be the running trend in my life for the past few months, no actually, since 2018 started. Anxiety hits and the pressures of finances, relationships, everything rushes in. Sound familiar? We've all been here. For me, this feeling knows me all too well. This morning was no different. I couldn't sleep…
January 14, 2018
Take Action
Have you ever wondered why some people fail and others succeed? I've been curious about this question my entire life. At 25, I've lived just enough life to see friends I've grown up with make something of themselves. Some are now lawyers, doctors, celebrities, and others are still at the same place in life they were at 18 years old. Why is this?…
December 18, 2017
Intention
Intention comes from the Latin word, Intentio which means stretching, thought, purpose. I came across this and found it fitting as we bring 2017 to a close. Wow. What a year. Looking back there were great strides as well as mistakes made. I spent more time out of Arkansas this year than I ever have in my entire life. I completely reworked my…