Who you are today
”Who you are today is not who you will be tomorrow. You have the ability to make change and adapt to a new tomorrow. Wake up and take a look at a whole new you. the time is now” Andrew Manley.
In to the future
”A photograph is a frozen moment in time. It’s job is to tell a story. Tell the world what you witnessed. It’s almost like having a superpower… you can’t see the future with it, but you can see all of the past and that in turn can help you see the future.” Andrew Manley
having the balls…
“All of the wrong you have done in your past, you can make right. Not everyone can do this cause not everyone has the balls. If you find that you are brave enough to take this path, you will find humility and redemption at the end of the tunnel. Start living your life right. It’s your life…. success or failure, only you can blame yourself for the outcome” andrew manley
a dangerous game
”mediocrity is the real killer of dreams, dont play that game” ~andrew manley
At the top
“Today we got a little bit older. As we age, we gain wisdom but this is not the case for everybody. Not everybody “gets” it and unfortunately this is the world we live in. Live your life the way you always dreamed of but in that journey, all the people that you hurt and manipulated will ultimately get the last laugh. Being alone will only get you so far and when the time comes to reach out for a hand, all you will get is a cold realization of what you are. When the only person you care about is “you”, it’s gonna be very lonely at the top and no money in the world can change that.” Andrew Manley
State of being
“if you think you are a winner, then you are a loser. only winners know that they ARE winners. there is no doubt. there is no question. there is no bullshit to cloud the mind. its time that you stop fucking questioning your state of being and become it. otherwise save yourself the time and trouble but more importantly, mine…” andrew manley
perspective
it’s funny… you get 10 people to watch the exact same thing and you will get 10 different answers on what they saw. people have a way to really fuck shit up. instead of being objective, they apply their life to it. don’t always believe what you hear because depending on which drama queen you heard it from, that will ultimately determine what you make up in your head. hearsay is a bitch… dont play that game… ~Andrew Manley
“Dustland Fairytale” The Killers
A dustland fairytale beginning
Just another white trash county kiss
In ‘61, long brown hair and foolish eyes
He looked just like you’d want him to
Some kind of slick chrome American prince
A blue jean serenade and moon river, what’d you do to me?
I don’t believe you
Saw Cinderella in a party dress
But she was looking for a nightgown
I saw the devil wrapping up his hands
He’s getting ready for the showdown
I saw the minute that I turned away
I got my money on a pawn tonight
A change came in disguise
A revelation set his soul on fire
She says she always knew he’d come around
And the decades disappear like sinking ships
But we persevere, God gives us hope
But we still fear what we don’t know
Your mind is poisoned
Castles in the sky sit stranded, vandalized
A drawbridge is closin’
Saw Cinderella in a party dress
But she was looking for a nightgown
I saw the devil wrapping up his hands
He’s getting ready for the showdown
I saw the ending when they turned the page
I threw my money and I ran away
Straight to the valley of the great divide
Out where the dreams all hide
Out where the wind don’t blow
Out here, the good girls die
And the sky won’t snow
Out here, the bird don’t sing
Out here, the field don’t grow
Out here, the bell don’t ring
Out here, the bell don’t ring
Out here, the good girls die
Now Cinderella, don’t you go to sleep
It’s such a bitter form of refuge
Oh, don’t you know, the kingdom’s under siege
And everybody needs you?
Is there still magic in the midnight sun
Or did you leave it back in ‘61?
In the cadence of a young man’s eyes
Out where the dreams all hide
WAY BACK
we are taught many things in life. some things are just inherent in us. like its been a part of us since we were born. sometimes we see something and know that its gonna be apart of us for the rest of our lives. these moments define the rest of our lives. very few will know what this feeling is like. fortunately for me, that moment is when i met my wife. all the way back to Aug 1995. That’s a long ass time but not when i met her 15 years into my 100 years on this earth. i love you! ~andrewMANLEY
life is so ironic
funny how things seemed different when you were a kid. summers were long and full of wonder. daydreaming about wanting to be a teenager was so cruel because it was still years away and there wasnt a damn thing you could do. you grow up and all you can do is think about how great it was waking up on saturdays just to watch xmen while eating a bowl of apple jacks. life is wanting and desiring what has come or what is to come. life is truly ironic. ~andrewMANLEY
