Thursday, September 21, 2017

Living Our Ridiculous Dreams

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:5


After Kamron was born I could feel subtle changes in my life that come with being a young father. I was 25 with no real direction in life... Fast forward through a couple years of banking, women, college and minor league football to 2010 and here you have the beginning of a dream. I'd become best friends with Daniel from playing ball together but we'd known each other since I was in high school because I was a family friend. It was actually dope because he became my little brother almost. You saw one you saw the other. We used to play Xbox for hours during the day and fantasize about moving to Atlanta and living this crazy life where we'd have this nice apartment and have to buzz people in all day. After a couple of trips to Atlanta I knew this could be a possibility for us.... One of the things about life I struggle with is understanding that people come into your life for seasons. Some come longer than others but there's always a reason and it may not be revealed until years later. Looking back I can see that Daniel helped me to reconnect with my imagination. In 2010 I started sketching T-shirt ideas with no thought of owning a clothing company. I was still getting up every morning going to the credit union and spending 8 miserable hours there. This was when the universe started to work for me.. 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Living Our Ridiculous Dreams

"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." Proverbs 19:21


One of the craziest things about my life to me was the fact that I worked at a credit union. The job itself was all about money. At any given time I'd be around enough money to purchase your favorite vehicle. What's even crazier is the fact that I did that for almost six years and never had any issues. Every Monday through Friday and some Saturdays I'd give out and take in thousands. Just looking at that money wasn't enough though. It wasn't mine so to me it wasn't even real. I had no clue where it came from or how it was made. I just knew some people had a lot of it and I wanted some. I just didn't know how to get it. In my head I was STILL a football player and STILL thought I was gonna make money doing it. The credit union was just a stepping stone and up until the  point of having a son, little did I know that football was too.