[Image] For whoever needed this today because they fear that they’ve lost it. You have not.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] For whoever needed this reminder: you’ll get to where you want to be.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] One small actual step is better than a 1000 imaginary ones.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] This beautiful & simple advice from Kurt Vonnegut to a group of students.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Some lyrics that helped a good friend recently. Hoping they’ll help someone who sees them here too.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Not sure who needed to hear this today but your energy & time aren’t infinite—focus on your circle.10mo ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] If you’re killing it right now, great! But if you’re having a tough time, hang in there.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Spent years feeling down and tired on this day. Feels better to do things differently. Wishing you a beautiful 2023!1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] For whoever needed this today: you’ve already won.10mo ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Someone shared this sentiment with me today & I hope it helps you too..7mo ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] I’ve been there so I’m just sharing for whoever needs to see this today.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
My wife’s always been very supportive of my music ambitions, but this really touched me deeply. I found an old receipt for a check for my streaming royalties while cleaning up. I almost cried when I saw how she “corrected” it.3yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/Marriage
[Image] Found an old check for my music’s streams laying around while cleaning up. Just noticed what my wife did with it at the time. I was so touched, I nearly cried. Believe in yourself the way that those who love and support you do.3yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Get stuff done but don’t forget to take this moment in.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Someone recently told me that the cover art for our song has the night feeling.2yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/TheNightFeeling
[Image] I leave for work before my family wakes up, so sometimes I like to draw their favorite fantasy creatures for my kiddos to color. This morning I left one for my wife too.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/Marriage
[Image] A sobering reminder that every day (if we're lucky enough to even get this many) is a gift.7mo ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Don’t hold back encouraging others. A little can go a long way.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Found a note my wife left on our fridge this morning.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Someone said my last post was low effort so I’m going even lower. Still, if it reaches someone who needs it: worth it.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Finished my first ever marathon in NYC and met my fundraising goal for a children’s hospital!2yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
[Image] There will be detours and obstacles. Stay the course.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
I’ve been bringing home tres leches cake recently. This was my wife’s subtle attempt to motivate me to stop.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/funny
[Image] My best buddy has been through a really rough patch but he’s really turned it around. He sent me this today and damn I’m really rooting for him.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] This gentle reminder helped me today. Hope that in some small way it helps you too.2yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Made a home-made Valentine’s Day card for my wife with all of her favorite TV hearthrobs. Think she’ll like it?2yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/Marriage
[I ate] Pumpkin beer in a cinnamon & brown sugar rimmed glass and a pretzel with gouda cheese.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/food
[Image] Have seen a lot of talk about hustle, but honestly if you made it this far, I celebrate you.3yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
When you go to visit your music mentor and receive this truly generous gift from him and his family.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/headphones
Went to 3 local shows for relatively unknown artists this weekend and felt compelled to share these words.1yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/musicians
We just had a baby. Pretty sure our cat, however, thinks every single thing we got for our infant belongs to her.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/cats
My 2-yr-old daughter’s matching chair in my home studio. 😭4yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/MusicBattlestations
Oh, you know, it’s just the ol’ guy hanging upside down from a tree while playing the flute in NYC.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/newyorkcity
[Image] I want to hug Andy Richter for this inspiring post. Mental illness and treatment for it should not be stigmatized—THIS is motivating.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/motivation
This is probably the single best piece of advice I’d ever received with regards to making music. It’s helped to keep me focus on the most essential thing: the songs. Thank you, Mike Posner.4yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
Been showing up here just about every morning at 5AM to create. No second guessing, just letting it flow. I look forward to listening back later on in the day with a more critical ear and different perspective.4yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/MusicBattlestations
Was inspired by another poster, so I decided to share my 1-yr-old daughter’s first time on stage. I played in Dallas, TX recently and when she saw me performing, she ran to climb up next to me. She stayed the entire set dancing, clapping, and rallying the crowd. This is a memory we’ll never forget.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/ThisIsOurMusic
My guitarist finally got this new axe he's been eyeing for Christmas (after playing on hand-me-downs) and his face was pure joy.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/guitars
[IMAGE] “For what it’s worth...it’s never too late, or too early, to be whoever you want to be.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/motivation
I have confiscated this electronic contraption you use for work, hooman. It now solely belongs to me as my new & favorite place of rest.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/cats
[Image] My artist friends are posting huge numbers, but I am so grateful for every second of these streams. I left a solid band to start a solo project, learned to play every instrument to make these songs, built a home studio and became a father. All w/ full-time job. KEY: small progress each day.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Image] Steve Jobs' single piece of advice on essentialism that saved Apple & Nike.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
[Homemade] Devils food chocolate cupcake with whiskey vanilla buttercream and a pipette/shot of Glenlivet 18 whiskey on top.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/food
Show me a more manly thing than my father-in-law doing the laundry. I’ll wait.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/funny
When the Bronx & the UK collide: met this fellow Redditor on a songwriting forum over a year ago. Yesterday, we’d finally met in person for drinks and songs during his visit to NYC. Cheers, Reddit, for making the world feel like a smaller place.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
Took this picture at 9:20PM in the Bronx last night when the NYC sky suddenly lit up bright blue for a solid 3 minutes.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
Adopted our baby girl towards the end of last year. She's such a love. And you guys aren't kidding about this tortitude business.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/torties
I think my dog tried to imitate my cat's pose in order to get the same level of attention.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
Just learned my wife keeps this appropriately labeled bag for drying wet electronics.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/funny
[Image] Keep hoping machine running. My favorite list of resolutions from Woody Guthrie.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Been showing up to this sacred space in my house nearly every day for the past 2 years—working through times of elation & buzzing with ideas, but also those of exhaustion and feeling uninspired. Today, I’m so grateful to be sending my very first album for its final rounds of mixing and mastering.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
[Image] Had a very vivid dream last night of one of my goals being realized. Shared it on Twitter this morning & it was shared by 28 people so far. Regardless of the outcome, the lesson here is DO NOT hesitate to ask for help in realizing your dreams. You might just be surprised.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Here’s my doggo looking festive for Halloween. He gets all the treats today!7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
My cat likes to pose like we're going to drop the bomb album of 2017.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/cats
Looking for something to do this weekend in the Bronx? We’re joining forces with Bronx Native Records for our BX Year End Bash on Saturday night. Free Show / 8PM / Collecting donations for Musicians on Call.5yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/bronx
Thank you SO much to this community. A song you’d given me feedback on and encouraged (been sharing here since I first started releasing music) is currently trending on Hype Machine. The support and love here is incredible!6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/Songwriters
When everyone around you is talking about their 2-3 kids and you're just hanging with your baby.8yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
Have been making music and sharing in this community for a long time and completely independently. This weekend, for the first time we charted on Hype Machine. Right now we’re # 9 on Popular Charts on Twitter. Thank you for your encouragement. Please keep going. Please keep making your sounds.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
This is my friend’s photo in the 2019 FDNY calendar. I think he nailed it.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
[I Ate] Nothing to see here folks - just the most delicious half plain, half bacon & sausage pizza.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/food
[Homemade] Seared chicken & sage gravy with carrots and mashed potatoes7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/food
Organizing a Bronx show & benefit comprised of local artists & organizations this Saturday at Jimmy Ryan's in Pelham Bay standing for human rights (ACLU / PeaceFirst) & hurricane relief efforts. Would love to see new faces!7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/bronx
[Homemade] Fresh Squid ink pasta w/ garlic, butter, olive oil, orange tomato and red pepper flakes.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/food
My sister's coworker married her chihuahuas and their wedding photo is relationship goals.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
Alright reddit, I think I finally did it. I think I captured the aww trifecta with this photo.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
[OC] We have a 2-month-old. This is what her day-to-day looks like.6yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/dataisbeautiful
Took this shot of my cat & dog looking like they’re about to embark on the world’s greatest adventure.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/pics
Just had her vet visit - almost 16, collapsed trachea, enlarged heart, and we've been trying to get her weight down. She's still got her spunk though.7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
Nice feature? Serious question: what are your thoughts on Submithub and response pages like bestofsubmithub? For those that use the service, what's your experience been like?7yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
I thought I was taking a selfie band photo during rehearsal. I zoomed in and realized that what I was really capturing was the immense love between my dog and our drummer.8yr ⋅ conversingwithoceans ⋅ r/aww
