Hey everyone,

The last two months revealed a lot of recurring and new dimensions into what is my life right now. My mother’s life celebration earlier this month was a phenomenal event. It was great to see old friends I haven’t seen in ages and to assimilate back into Boston’s somewhat new look and culture made me feel brand new while also feeling like a stranger. It was a lot to absorb in a weekend with so much new construction and foreign architecture while trying to retrace some old stomping grounds in my ‘Hood. I believe my brother Salih filmed the event and maybe one day I’ll request the video and look back at it with some form of happiness, but for now trying to move on is tough enough when I’m trying to navigate into a new phase of living not to mention trying to reach back to a city that at times I don’t know anymore.

Quote of The Bi-Month: ‘The road to greatness is always under construction’ ~ Lily Tomlin

Business Transgressions: Looking further into Etsy tutorials for near future application makes me feel a little comfortable maneuvering how to sell through its page. Next tutorial: How to Market on Etsy. I can’t do anymore that what I can do so small victories in getting more and more familiar will be sufficient.

Local Events: For anyone in the local Detroit/Redford community who would like to donate money/physical items towards the pursuit of relief for the residents of Houston, Florida, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, drop off said items to The Harry J. Will Funeral Home at 25450 Plymouth Road Redford, MI 48239. More locations will be announced in the future, Inshallah (God Willing).

Outside of box thought: I know that even though I’ve been in a emotional slump while at times still working on my current verse of fine art, yet and still in the interest to ruin continual postponement of my self appointed dry spots in pursuit of my next accomplishment, I promise to take my behind to the next Breakfast Club Art Meeting next Monday – No excuses or distractions!

Man Law #58: Ratchet Rebound Relationships = Pure Potent Poison. Expecting to transfer one’s unpacked baggage, tendencies and relatively unrealistic expectations from your past partner to either your new transitional seasonal fling or new beau will be an incompatible disaster. Even if things click initially, your refusal to address, purge and heal yourself from your last true blue relationship will surely blur the lines from what you were dealing with to what you’re mishandling now.

My last thing: The weather is still nice out there and so should YOU be 🙂

2U & Yours,

Aquil H. Rowe