You Are Who You Think You Are

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as a man thinketh, basquiat, einstein, self-talk, thoughts

It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not. -Basquiat | #youareenough

#codeofthestreets: 

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. -Einstein

You’re never who they say you are, 

you are beautiful, 

you are magic, 

you are everything; 

in essence you are who you think you are 

and so much more.

Energy is everything, 

therefore, as a man thinketh he shall be… 

if you believe it you can achieve it; 

when you open your mind’s eye, you will see so much more. 

One may never elevate higher than his thoughts,

therefore, you must turn up a book and master the art of positive self talk. 

–@StevieStreets | You Are What You Think You Are

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Basquiat

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art is activism, basquiat, hands up don't shoot, police brutality, public stir

Way before social media echoed “HANDS UP! DON’T SHOOT!,”
Basquiat illustrated “HANDS UP! DON’T SHOOT!”

Way before the Black Lives Matter Movement drew attention to police brutality,
Basquiat painted pictures of police brutality.

That was New York… 1980’s;
I just wanted to take a moment to say #ArtIsActivism…
yet they try to blur the lines
by telling you there’s a fine line between creative and crazy.

Maybe Basquiat was ahead of his time…
Maybe that black father didn’t lose a daughter…
Maybe that black mother didn’t lose a son…
Maybe those black children didn’t lose a friend…
Maybe Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar helped them see Black Lives Really Matter…
Maybe they’ll stop white washing the news…
Maybe my vivid imagination has tainted my views…
Maybe Marvin didn’t literally mean brother, when he sang: brother, brother, brother; there’s far too many of you dying…
Maybe; when I see footage of police brutality, my eyes are lying…
Maybe the black community painted the elephants in the room…
Maybe I let my creativity get the best of me…
Maybe I should stop painting with words…
Maybe I’m just dabbing on my Jean-Michel…
Maybe I’ve just arrived at crazy.

–@StevieStreets #homage | from THE BLACK LIVES MATTER COLLECTION: Basquiat