CHASE DREAMS. BE GRATEFUL.

It has been about 2 years since my last post on Tumblr. I am now 22 years old and I just opened a modern day haberdashery (retail, barbershop, shoe consignment, and cut and sewn agency) called By The Collective in Downtown Portland. When I was using Tumblr last I was a struggling college student trying to start my first brand. A lot has transpired since but now I have an opportunity to not only run my own brand but run a brand with 4 of my closest friends. Let’s do this. I will be more active on here to keep y'all updated.

I wanted to read one last thing to you. It's actually something a good friend had wrote describing my world. It says:

The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it

Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city

While consuming its environment the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive

One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly

The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar

But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak and figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits

Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him

He can no longer see past his own thoughts

He's trapped

When trapped inside these walls certain ideas start to take roots, such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city The result?

Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant

Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that the caterpillar never considered, ending the eternal struggle

Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same."