Jibba the Gent

For too many years I worshipped money, booze, and possessions. You can hear it in the message of most of my music. It made me hustle hard, but I've always had that work ethic in me thanks to my parents. It also made me unhappy, which was hard to admit to myself. Positive thinking is engrained in me and I thought I could will myself into happiness. That was impossible, what I really needed was to evolve.

The first and best thing I did was quit drinking. I've done it for periods before but have fallen back into old routines, not realizing how the booze was giving me a false sense of happiness. Followed by "anxiety hangovers." The next thing I did was jump back into community service through coaching, I forgot how much I love basketball! I picked up more books and began to read daily, started my school work earlier in the week, and spent every bit of free time I had with my family. I even exercise fairly consistently.

I say all that to tell you this. My personal journey has brought me to a point where I'm truly happy. Shoot, I'm even thinking about ditching my anxiety medication. I've been writing again, but mostly essays, poetry, and short stories. I still haven't been able to write music, my mind just doesn't want to rap, I guess. I'm starting a non-profit focused on community service and will share more about that in December. I'm also coaching youth basketball wherever and whenever I can, there's been some rumbles about announcing games locally and analyzing Marble Valley League hoops. I'm letting the cards fall as they may, staying focused on what I love and allowing life to guide me towards my true purpose.

Love you all!

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