We were all given free will, whether by our parents or by God. Who are we to think that we can impose our will onto someone else?

Will Smith said if you can't overcome the fear then just "do it scared". I loved that saying so much, I committed it to memory. Sometimes I repeat that to myself and I've used it to help my children through scary situations.

The world today doesn't FEEL the way the world felt when I was growing up. What changed?

Rappers of the modern era all seem to value fame over actual connections with their fanbases or substance in their art. Why is that? why are the sales in hip hop down 40%? Is it because of the economy or is it because of the massive failure of today's artist to aim for timelessness in their music?

People all over America are feeling the pressure of what is almost surely a recession. Inflation through the roof, stagnant wages and a vanishing middleclass. How do we sustain? What gives? Do we just work harder? Impending revolt? Implode as a country?