Jared E Hammond
Bio
I've been told a few times that I should write a book, but I've never thought writing was my strong suit. Certainly not enough for a whole book. Perhaps though, I can collect enough writing worth reading here and we'll see where it goes.
Stories (1/0)
Keep Your Head Up
'I spoke to God today. He was Black man with a bad knee and the names of his four children tattooed on his right arm. He interrupted my self-care routine of calmly sitting on the rocks by the water as music plays through my headphones and the events of the week and next week and the week prior and the rest of my life filter violently through my anxiety. “Are you ok man?” he said when I finally brought down my headphones. “Look at you” he continued “your face all red” as I laughed and assured him that everything was ok. “I see you out here with your head down. I know man. I don’t know what’s goin’ on and I don’t gotta know. You just keep your motherfuckin’ head up. You hear me? No matter what’s goin’ on you keep your motherfuckin’ head up. Never let ‘em see you put it down. You understand me? Keep that motherfuckin’ head up.” As he hobbled away across the rocks I kept my motherfuckin’ head up and I smiled more genuinely than I had all day. Uncertain if he had done more for my posture or my mental health. The water calm out toward the horizon, the birds dancing in the sky, I listened to the music as his words played over and over in my head. "Keep your motherfuckin’ head up." Amen.'
By Jared E Hammond3 years ago in Motivation
