When I was younger, I was all.math.and.science. I took AP Calculus and AP Physics (why, I'll never know). I prided myself on being able to calculate what was in black & white in front of me. I swore English and language arts were for people like my mom.
Then I grew up. & I found my love for graphic design & slowly but surely, I began to see the world in shades of gray.
Artists recognize other artists, even when they least expect too. I've been a designer for about 10 years now, and even now, I'm surprised how much I enjoy peeling back another layer of gray from things I never expected to.
A Jay-Z song. The intentions behind Kanye West's albums. A random painting in one of my favorite hotels. A key change in the middle of a song. A beautifully written paragraph in an engrossing book.
These. These are the things that delight me now, that help me to understand larger lessons in my life. Because seeing the world in black & white is both decidedly not fun & not the way to live.
It's the shades of gray that tell the story. It's what makes me feel alive & connected to other people. It dissipates that ball in my stomach ever-so-slightly and helps me breath again and smile a little to myself.
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