RISE + FUCKING SHINE
(This was a writing prompt to write in the voice of the “Inner Tupac.”)
Brother, I’ve seen you in your highs and your rock bottom lows. But you’ve been in some serious trouble, and I wanna know why. Aren’t you tired of this shit?
You’ve been talking about how you want to change, yet you’ve been sitting there talking shit about everyone and everything around you. You been saying that it’s not fair that he got that or she’s gotta a better ass. But it’s not about that shit. Stop blaming everyone around you. Stop shaming everyone around you. The money isn’t your problem. It’s that voice inside your head that’s saying all those lies. Take a good look at yourself and look at what is truly fucking incredible in your life right now.
I’m gonna tell you a secret. But you have to let me finish rolling this J first. I got this new blend from my tai chi instructor. He’s been teaching me the art of flow, you know? I’ve been practicing with him on his roof every morning at 6AM before the sun is out and the city’s awake. You should come some time. He lives on Allen and Rivington, so you could just take the JZ to Essex. Here, do me the honors and light this one up, yeah? And hold at the top before you exhale. It’s some beautiful stuff in that blend. Girl scout cookies with herbal adderall in there to get your brain juices seriously flowing.
Right, right, that secret. Did you know that Everything is so goddamn perfect that it includes YOU too? You are perfect. I am perfect. Everybody is perfect. You with me? Since you got that I’m going to tell you another secret. Time doesn’t exist. You know that time is an illusion yeah? Today is the first and only day that matters cuz time doesn’t exist. It’s all in your head. Everything that is happening is happening right now. But we just gotta wake the fuck up from the matrix. We’ve enslaved ourselves to shoulds and nightmares that have become our anxiety and distorted reality. We get to choose to be a part of the matrix at any given moment, but to make those choices, you gotta slow your roll. Are you here for a driveby or are you gonna get out of the car and do something?
Turn down the volume of all that shit that’s going on in your head and start paying serious attention to what’s right in front of you. Yeah that’s right. Look right into the mirror and say, “I love you cuz you are perfect.” Tell yourself that while you put on your bandana. Put on the red one and tie it to the side and tell yourself again and again, “I LOVE MY PERFECT ASS, MY PERFECT SELF BECAUSE I AM FREE I AM FREE I AM FREE.”
Yeah, that’s right. You heard me. This is your Inner Tupac on demand. Rise and fucking shine.
