Pia, sometimes known as “SHERM” is a creative from Los Angeles, CA. Keeping it short and sweet because studies show that nobody gives a shit. More info here.
If it weren’t for Crewest, I never would’ve had the opportunity to exhibit work as an artist, as well as connect and work with some of Los Angeles’ most talented graffiti writers; for that I’m very grateful.
damned if you do…and damned if you don’t.
for example:
if you DON’T show your art on the web, how will people know about you & your art?
if you DO show your art on the web, then someone’s bound to copy you and vice versa.
you’re bound to be influenced by someone else’s work at some point and it will somehow reflect in your own work…and then someone will eventually call you a biter, a copycat, a clone and so on and so on and so on…
it’s neverending, really.
so what do you do at this point…how do you create without feeling like you might be copying someone else? how do you shut off all the “what ifs” in your brain…
the chances of other people liking the same things as you is pretty likely, so again…how do you stand out?
the answer lies within yourself. (sounds corny, i know.)
to be happy with what I have.
Be happy with what you have and where you are. Too often we want to be somewhere else, doing something else, with other people than whoever we’re with right now, getting things other than what we already have. But where we are is great! Who we’re with (including just ourselves) is already perfect. What we have is enough. What we’re doing already is amazing.
Getting dissatisfied with work yet again (story of my fucking life); I’m feeling the need to find something new, but I don’t really know what I want to do next. I’m not a job-hopper, I like stability. I’m also missing certain co-workers that have become my friends. I think the only way to have all my favorite people in one place is to start my own company. But that would mean adding Business & Marketing to my belt. I know if I apply myself, I’m capable…maybe.
Luckily, Santigold’s new album is really good, I have this particular song on repeat. It’s definitely getting me through the day.
1. Everybody talks shit about each other.
The people who are most likely to talk shit are your closest friends, co-workers, even people who barely know you. Nobody is exempt from this. Everybody is bound to say something about someone at some point. Accept this as the truth and you will live a better life; you will be less angry (because you and I are guilty of it too).
2. People ARE judgmental.
All of us have been brought up to know right from wrong, good and bad (to a varying degree) so when someone does something that you know in your mind is questionable, of course you are going to judge! It’s our default reaction. Even those who are trying to not be so judgmental are still doing it in their minds (like myself). Everyone is guilty of this as well. It’s a tough thing to let go of sometimes, which leads me to the next truth.
3. Communication, understanding and having an open mind is key.
Hash it out with the people you care about, and your relationship will get stronger. Everyone has a different motive for doing the things they do, even if it doesn’t seem right to you. Put yourself in that person’s shoes, try to understand where they’re coming from. Perhaps their upbringing or circumstance was different from yours.
On the other hand, if it’s a one-sided situation and you are exerting more energy and not getting back the same, then it’s best to just let the person go about their way.
Be open to new and alternative ways of thinking. You don’t have to agree, but be open to knowing about it.
4. If you don’t help others…
Then what makes you think anyone will help you, when you need it? You get what you put out there…
5. Being an adult doesn’t mean you stop learning.
There is still so much to learn and experience, don’t limit yourself to thinking that you can’t do it. It sounds so cliché and kinda cheesy but if you actually put your mind & focus to whatever it is you want to do, you can do it!
6. The positive cannot exist without the negative.
Peace & chaos, love & hate, sadness & gladness, dark & light, our split personalities & dualistic minds; one simply can’t exist without the other. Would you even know what happiness and having peace of mind is like, if you didn’t experience the bad and chaotic things you had to go through first?
i’m having a hard time getting motivated for work today…
word, son.
Many people who walk the earth practice the fine art of making others feel responsible and even indebted to them, without cause. Satanism observes these leeches in their true light. Psychic vampires are individuals who drain others of their vital energy. This type of person can be found in all avenues of society. They fill no useful purpose in our lives, and are neither love objects nor true friends. Yet we feel responsible to the psychic vampire without knowing why.
If you think you may be victim of such a person, there are a few simple rules which will help you form a decision. Is there a person you often call or visit, even though you really don’t want to, because you know you will feel guilty if you don’t? Or, do you find yourself constantly doing favors for one who doesn’t come forward and ask, but hints? Often the psychic vampire will use reverse psychology, saying: “Oh, I couldn’t ask you to do that” – and you, in turn, insist upon doing it. The psychic vampire never demands anything of you. That would be far too presumptuous. They simply let their wishes be known in subtle ways which will prevent them from being considered pests.
