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Support good stuff?

I almost want to start off this post with a disclaimer saying that this is not directed at anybody specifically and that this just my thoughts and blah blah but ummm, I guess I already did that.

Lately, I noticed that I have a bunch of friends on Facebook, most of which are 'creatives' and by creatives I mean that they are either into fashion designing, blogging, photography, music and the like. A lot of people take to Facebook to promote themselves and heck yeah, I'm all for self promotion. In fact, I started a Youtube Channel not too long ago so if you are not subscribed, click HERE.

Ehen, back to my talk!

One common phrase abi sentence that is continually used is 'support good stuff' and the truth is that it takes a lot to create something and then put it out for public consumption. I don't know exactly how it is for everyone else but for me, usually, it is almost like I'm sharing a piece of myself, a part of my heart with the world.

It can be very frustrating to put in hours in creation and then people don't support you.

But then, there is this group of people who say 'support good stuff' and then the stuff turns out to be hmmm 'not good', bet why?

I often wonder what exactly the standard of good is. It is easy to hide under the umbrella of ART and say 'oh, it's just your means of expression' but then there is good and there is 'not good'.

If you are going to sing, be sure you have a good voice or at least do some vocal training, if you design outfits, train!

In short, whatever it is that you do as a creator, constantly train!!!

One other that just pains me about the whole issue is the fact that these people have people who claim that they are their friends. See, as a friend, you are not just a cheerleader! You should be a supporter of what they do.

Still, you should be able to point out to them when they are not doing well. If you know something is not exactly in the line of their natural gifting,, be confident enough to tell them and encourage them to train if they really want to do it.

In conclusion, there's nothing wrong with being a CREATOR, in fact, we all should be. However, protect your brand, you should produce EXCELLENCE. You shouldn't be the person that people associate with sub-standard stuff and then people will even be more willing to support you.

Remember that you were made excellently well, you owe the world excellence!

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, by Gift Kaydo Ogwa

Love

Tales from Half of a broken heart

I was in my house, in my space, all alone. I took solace in nurturing my heart, learning it's curves and edges, seeing it's beauty and flaws. Everything was perfect, well, sorta, it was the best I had ever felt.

One of those days, I saw you out of the corner of my eye, I had barely turned but then you disappeared. Night after night, your thoughts flooded my heart. I had something new to think about, something else I could fantasize about. You were my daytime dream. I would often catch myself dreaming of seeing you again and then actually meeting you.

Maybe, we would have enough time to sit and talk.
Maybe you would show me the actual blend of things that made you look this beautiful.

It took a while before you showed up again but then I was glad that at the very least, I got to meet you.
'I've known you for a while' you said, 'it's actually been more than just a while, we actually met when you were much younger but I don't think that you remember'.. You kept talking but then my mind was racing with thoughts. I couldn't fathom how someone could be just the perfect blend of dream and reality. You were what I had dreamed of for the longest of time. I had convinced myself that you only existed in my dreamland but here you were, alive and talking.

*snap, snap*
back to reality

We should get together sometime..'

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My life took a different turn from there. You showed me what beauty really meant, you held my hand and walked with me on cool evenings and warm mornings. You gave words to my tears and planted sunshine in my years.

In my head, I began to plan a future with you. We would be together forever. You would plant your seeds in me, I would bring forth fruits. We would achieve goals, we would indeed, change the world.

Thinking about this, I can only wonder if I was just naive or maybe blind.

I had fallen in love for the first time.

I thought you would be in my future but you just walked out the door, without warning. You left without looking back. Now, I wonder if you ever loved me. I wonder if you just took joy in filling my heart with passion. If you just loved the look on my face when you showed me something new, when you revealed beauty to me in a new perspective. I wonder if you just wanted to keep me company for a while. I wonder if this was your plan all along.

I had fallen in love with words.

But, at the moment,they seem to have walked out the door.

What we had was special, I could see you in ways that no one could.

But then..

You left.