Letter #144: They Will Understand
Dear Ohio,
Stop answering the phone.
Text them and tell them that you’re working right now and that you will call them back at a specific time, but make sure that you’re on time calling them back. As I’m writing you this letter, I am also talking to myself. On this quest to write 50 songs for my upcoming EP, I have felt like I’m abandoning my friends.
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Letter 143: Work Til You Like It
Dear Ohio,
A couple months ago, I was in a rut.
I was fear stricken, and unable to write…at least that’s how i felt inside. I felt constipated. As an artist, inspiration hits me daily. Now, if I don’t create daily, I don’t necessarily feel full, but if I don’t create for a couple of months, I get bloated. There have been so many songs that I have missed out on.
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Letter #142: Eureka!
Dear Ohio,
By golly, I think I’ve got it!
I feel like such an idiot. Such a total idiot. I have been searching for something that has been right in front of my face from the beginning. I used to say “Respect is earned when no one is watching.” People would ask me, “Don’t you mean, respect is earned when everyone is watching?” No at all. My theory was that in those late nights and long days of consistent, hard work, you perfect your craft. But when you receive recognition for your service, you earned that reward many many months ago.
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Letter #141: Turning Pro
Dear Ohio,
This is my official resignation as an amateur.
However, I would like to turn in my letter of intent that I will be attending the the University of Professionals; starting today. At the end of last year, I made two non negotiable goals for myself. The first was to be consistent on my YouTube channel. The second goal was to be consistent with posting to my blog.
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Letter #140: Trust Yourself
Dear Ohio,
You’re great at what you do.
People go out of their way to tell you this information, a lot. Why don’t you believe them? The way that you handle yourself when you’re in you’re element is Heavenly. It’s like God Himself steps off His throne and steps into your body to assist you in such feats of greatness. Why then, do you question every move you make? Others have validated your expertise.
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Letter #139: It’s Not Mine
Dear Ohio,
“Why do I have to clean up someone else’s mess?!”
The students at the elementary school where I work ask me this question every single day when I ask them to clean up the trash so elegantly laid around them. I respond “Would you like to sit in apple sauce at lunch tomorrow?” Of course they say no. “Then, please do your part and clean it up,” I say.
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Letter #138: Compliments to the Chef
Dear Ohio,
Don’t be afraid to tell them that the food tastes good!
Most of the time when you go to a restaurant, people only tell the waiters when the food tastes bad, and rightfully so. You’re paying for the meal, so naturally, it should be cooked the way you like it. However, I wonder, how many times have we told the waiter/waitress to let the cook know that the meal was everything we dreamed of and more?
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Letter #137: Say What You Want
Dear Ohio,
I think I’m being too modest.
I was on the phone with a friend of mine Saturday, talking about what I wanted to accomplish as a recording artist. Usually when people ask me what I want to do with my music, I say “hopefully change some lives and go down in history as someone important.” That’s a lie. That’s a bold face lie. I want to be the best. I need to be the best, or there was no reason for even putting all this time, effort, and money into my music. I feel that I have what it takes to be the best, now comes the hard work.
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Letter #136: Time Flies
Dear Ohio,
The moment is passing, quickly.
The lie that we buy into is that we have more time. I recently talked to a friend of mine who has aspirations of joining the LAPD. She had asked us to pray for her and fast for her in support of their journey in becoming one of Los Angeles finest. It always makes me proud to see my friends following their dreams. I try to support them 10000% because I know what’s like to step out into the ocean of uncertainty on your own.
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Letter #135: Where’s Your Voucher?
Dear Ohio,
We all want someone to affirm our greatness.
That’s why we long to be in relationships. Having another person willingly choose to be in an indefinite committed relationship with us means that somewhere, somebody thinks I’m worth it. On our worst day, they remind us that we aren’t as horrible as our actions would suggest. On our best days, they remind us that greatness has always been inside of us.
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