The Ronin That Writes ✒️

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
-Howard Washington Thurman.

The world sure does make it easy to stay dead... I don't wanna be that anymore...dead in my head...

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.
-Ray Bradbury.

Never paint your picture with someone else's colors (thoughts, emotions, standards). We are works of art and when our painting has their colors on it, they don't glow as bright and often run when it storms.

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #thoughts #KnowThySelf

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Just want to take time out to say thank you. I'm grateful for those that take time to see my posts and carry them with you even for just a second.

Thanks to those that stop by the blog: Complex Compositions and read from my heart and mind!

"Every step is on the path."
-Lao Tzu.

Even if the path itself is scenic and wayward. Sometimes the best leg of the journey is the one that doesn't follow a particular course or guidance. Your own heart acts as the compass. #IAmRonin #QuotesAndAlchemy #StillHere #outcasts #walking #deepthought

"Know your worth, even if others don't."

More than dollars, and greater than breaths. I am here. I exist without permission to be. I exist to create, express and in my own way, to be free.

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #KnowThySelf #KnowYourWorth

Life reminds me of being on the road. There's signs to tell you things and traffic lights to acknowledge. Sometimes we have to stop and it's beyond our control. Some people cut corners and speed by or get pissed because of delays to their expectations.

Not me. Not anymore. I'll honor the stop ✍🏾🙏🏾

Choked By Uncertainty and Guilt (And I want to Fight Back!) A collection of reflective writings for the outcasts; for those that feel they don't fit into the world. #IAmRonin #Outcasts #StillHere

Good morning Yall. I was heavy in the chest when I wrote this and I'm finding my way through it. Truth is... I'd been choked by uncertainty and guilt for a long time.

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It's time I write the script anew.

#IAmRonin #StillHere #outcasts #uncertainty

Let's Chill for a Minute (The Long Awaited Pause) Let's Chill for a minute as I talk about the importance of taking a Pause in Life.

Back at it! And a double drop on a weekend? This is one of two.

The pause was needed!
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#IAmRonin #StillHere #outcasts #deepthought #pause #rest #refuge #recharged #SelfCare

"As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it."
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Time for me to put an end to worrying about it huh? 🤭💪🏾

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #QuitWorrying #Progress #StillHere

Something I wrote today may be a reminder for those that struggle inside:

"Have faith in what CAN be. Honor what is already HERE. Don't get lost in the realm of the IN-BETWEEN."

What happens now and how you perceive it matters. YOU matter.

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #YouMatter #Faith #Presence

"Your speed doesn't matter. Forward is forward." -Syhd.

Fuck it, I'll take a stroll. The clock will run out and I'll still reach my destination 💯 #IAmRonin #StillHere #outcasts #QuotesAndAlchemy #MovingForward

"The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day."
-Henry Ward Beecher.

Favorite time of the day... That first hour or so sets the path to how it flows. #IAmRonin #QuotesAndAlchemy #StillHere #mornings #outcasts

"Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do."
-Marilyn Monroe.

This is my flow right now. No matter the stakes. No matter how messy or unorthodox or weird. I must rediscover and embrace ME. #IAmRonin #QuotesAndAlchemy #SelfCare

Sometimes the best teacher is to go around the world to learn the lessons we've ignored, avoided, or just didn't understand.

Best part - you don't have to pay anything.

You don't have to go by bus train or plain.

You can do so from within by your experiences and reflections.

#IAmRonin

I'm Sorry. I Forgive You 🙏🏾 Everyone has an origin story. To reach the next chapter, you have to revisit it. 'I'm Sorry' I Forgive You' is a back and forth origin for myself.

One more drop from the inner mind...

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#IAmRonin #OpenLoops #Vulnerability #InnerChild #Life #Forgiveness #LettingGo #Surrender #Baggage #ForTheOutcasts

Damn this is taking it way way back to the early 2000s. An incomplete Fanfiction I wrote for my OGCs and #SonicSatAm. Gonna have to re-read this! ❤️

"And even if no one brings you flowers, you can still plant yourself the most beautiful garden."

But the water and fertile ground must come from you. It must always be YOU. #QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #thoughts #unorthodox #HeresYourFlowers

That Tony flub was BRILLIANT!!!!! I was like ooooh Tony you sly bastard... Lol

Denzel Washington said "Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference."

But you must learn to LIVE to be and see that difference.

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere

"Veins and the nervous system are like branches on trees in the world. They connect us to nature at the core of our being."

So reach out and nourish your roots with what helps you grow inside as you desire to do on the outside.
#IAmRonin #QuotesAndAlchemy #growth #clarity #peace #nature #human

For Those Who Can't Let Go - Comfort From Lao Tzu Letting Go is something no human wants to do. It's difficult and comes with challenges. If you struggle with this, come check out this heartfelt read.

A new drop my #outcasts. Here is a revamped #QuotesAndAlchemy for you.

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#LaoTzu #Epictetus #LettingGo #Surrender #IAmRonin #StillHere #blogging

In a world full of goals, deadlines and "blueprints" for success, we often ignore or forget that:

"You're the only one who can decide on your timeline. Whether it takes hours or even days to get back into the right mindset or headspace, that's perfectly okay."

I will not forget. #IAmRonin

Grand Rising my #outcasts. Had a hell of a revelation through a number of different signs and nudges... I have to better understand the wounded child in me so I know why I've lived the way I've lived... I've learned a great deal in a short time and now I will learn to live beyond my past. #IAmRonin

Sometimes we must gravitate towards madness before we can levitate to greatness.
-Curtis Tyrone Jones.

Welp, I guess that makes our lot a Lotta crazy doesn't it 🤭😂. Top of the morning #outcasts. Let's have a good one.

#QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #EmbraceYourMadness #Greatness

"Today is your chance to start over."

So treat everyday as a blank page, one you can either scribble or create a masterpiece one act at a time 😊🙏🏾👊🏾 #QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #thoughts #inspiration #reset

Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.
-Lao Tzu.

Damn... I needed this for real. The universe is watching me. I can't disappoint. Same for you my #outcasts #deepthought #IAmRonin #StillHere

I don't know how I feel right now after shattering a bond that was a good one for me... Such is the path of the wounded that heals... And yet I feel so shitty...

I know I can get better but... Why can't it stick? What am I so afraid of? Is love a game of survival? A mask of needles on the heart?

"Every path has its puddle."
-English proverb.

So take a gander, run forward and stomp the shit out of it 🤭 have some fun with your situation whenever you can! #motivation #quotesky #QuotesAndAlchemy #IAmRonin #StillHere #thoughts #morning

"It's important to be gentle with yourself. You are doing your best."

I dunno who else needed this. But I know I did esp after yesterday. Life be lifing but so am I ✌🏾🙏🏾✍🏾 #SelfCare #IAmRonin #StillHere