How To Be A Rebel

They stare at me like black, cursive silhouettes contrasted by a vast whiteness.

Through sleepy and still dream-filled eyes, I look at them every morning.

They serve as my beacon to remember.

My focal point to wake with and muse on the rest of the day.

And I put them there for two very specific reasons.

When I first visited Brian at his trendy and artistic home in Chicago, I noticed them immediately in his bedroom.

A towering orange distinction that sat on the wall opposite his bed.

When he explained their significance, I became instantly hooked on the inspiration behind the meaning.

And when he made his 17 hour journey to be with me, I added them to my bedroom décor which would soon transition to ‘ours’.

I wanted to surprise him with a hint of familiar.

Two words painted in dark and decorative font, cast a conspicuous aura on the room.

HERETICAL INERTIA

Heretical = unusual.  Deviating from the norm.

Inertia = idleness.  General inactiveness.

And there coupled meaning serve as my revelation each and every morning to live without boundaries.

Pursue with reckless ambition.

Be different.

Live heretically.

Become a reformer, revolutionary and mutineer against the status quo.

Push my own personal limits and in doing so, aspire to help you believe in your ability to them same.

And in the absence of this zeal to live, remember that remaining ‘the same’ is akin to being idle.

Inactive.

Sluggish and awaiting death.

The decision to take action can, and very much will, change your world.

In the process, deliver you from the bonds and shackles of conformity.

Don’t be a rebel for the sake of doing so.

But with all your heart, follow every ounce of dream you keep contained within.

Stay Sexy,

C2