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SIMON SAYS: CHILL OUT


"I'm just not feeling it right now."


Lately, I've had a lack of creativity. I usually feel like I'm bursting with so many ideas that I can't write them down fast enough. I don't know if it's writer's block, I'm uninspired or maybe I'm just so relaxed from the hot girl summer, that I'm not motivated to do anything but take pictures with a lil bit of cleavage showing so that somebody's son can slide into my DM's for cuffing season.

Photo: My Mama

Yeah. That's prolly what it is.

We live in a world where they try to tell us that "Rich people don't sleep" or, folks are constantly pushing this "No days off" narrative. But, if we are constantly working ourselves to death, where do we find the time to be still so that we can hear what the next move is supposed to be?

Photo: The homie Sarita

This time last year, I made a promise to myself that I was going to go hard for my brand non stop. I'd taken the time to do some self evaluation and reflecting on things I could improve before I jumped in. I remember feeling excited about what I was going to write or create every week. It was a new challenge. I didn't really focus too much on the outcome as I did the process of the plan. Finishing something that I started and doing the work that I love was at the top of my list. 

Fast forward through 8 months straight of going hard and doing the work I loved, started to feel like a chore. Some weeks I was seeing results that I wanted, but didn't expect and those weeks that I didn't see those results, my work felt worthless. 

Someone (I don't know, maybe somebody at church) once said: "Do it because you love it, the rest will come."


Those weeks when I didn't have anything to give, I felt like I was slacking. I had gotten so caught up in the "grind mode" that I forgot to give myself space to be inspired. You know when you're at work and you finally get to go on break and do whatever you want for an hour? Then, you come back feeling like you can make it through the day...it's okay to take those breaks in your personal life too. 

Look fam, I don't care if you're an artist, a banker or a drug dealer. The moral of the story is, it's okay to get somewhere and sit down. Some days, your audience ghosts you. Some days, your customers are trash. And some days, the block might not be hot. I get it, it's hard because the internet be rushing us, but you don't always have to stay busy. Hell, we asked Drake for new music and even he told us "We got albums at the house" and put a bunch of his old songs into a Care package. Everybody needs a break. 

Photo: The homie Brittany

Be nice to yourself.

See ya'll soon.

-BRIT

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