THE ROAD TO M A S T E R Y
“Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The skill to mold the material into what we want must […]
G Y M CLASS HERO
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate […]
THE || O R I G I N A L || RED
“A gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you’re not enough without it, you’ll never be enough with it.” – Cool Runnings || MAV MANTRA || Win from within.
THE SIREN’S CALL
THE SIREN’S CALL (A modern response to an ancient tale) Run in search of shelter The vast waters call upon As a means to escape the welter, I often become withdrawn . . . A pattern I reprise A constant need to roam Yet free may I swim, in his aquamarine eyes, A place which […]
W H I T E KNOLL DR.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates Photographed by Evan Woods, Ace Hotel DTLA When I first moved to Chinatown, I was curiously drawn to a large hill on White Knoll Dr. As I ascended, the familiar flow […]
THE T H I N I S H LINE
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan As I made my way up the third concrete hill of my hood, I repeated to myself, // you’re stronger than you know // For the entirety of my run, I compared my physical stamina to that of […]
FLIGHTLESS B I R D || 05.12.14
Soaring east– Three birds took flight chasing away the demons & shadows of your yesterday. –M.R. As the Summer sun trapped its heat in my apartment, I began to lose energy. Before I could melted into a relaxed state similar to that of a sauna, I decided to kill two birds (never a Mockingbird) with one […]
