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 “Before the Mind Can Name It”

 “Before the Mind Can Name It”

Daily writing prompt
What will your life be like in three years?

I think in three years, we’ll definitely be older — that’s the only guarantee.

But beyond that, I see myself as a paid artist. Maybe not where I imagined, but somewhere that surprises me. Maybe touring with different kinds of people — creatives, thinkers, survivors — the kind who understand that art isn’t just made, it’s lived.

Because sometimes what you want doesn’t happen the way you planned.

Sometimes it happens better — in a way you couldn’t have written.

Maybe by then, I’ll be married. Maybe a kid in the mix. Who knows.

I don’t even have a girlfriend right now. But I’ve been talking with my brother about faith — that deep belief in something your mind can’t yet prove, but your body already knows.

The nervous system picks up truths before the brain can name them.

That’s what I call the gut.

It’s not just instinct — it’s the spirit’s early warning that something real is on the way.



2 responses to “ “Before the Mind Can Name It””

  1. A lot can happen in three years. A lot can happen in a day. Whatever time and God gives us, may you embrace it with courage, preseverance, and faith.

    Future artist.🙂

    1. I really appreciate that. You’re right — whatever God’s will is, it’ll be. Like in Four Feathers when Heath Ledger said, “God put you in my way. I have no choice.”

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