It takes time and dedication to realize our dreams. The long journey is not always easy.

Los Angeles is known for terrible air quality, so it’s no wonder the country is so appealing.

Like Atlas, the Greek Titan of astronomy and navigation and bearer of heavens, who carried the world on his shoulders, some people carry the weight of the world and humanity on their backs. A consciousness about life’s ails can become a felt anxiety for some.

The cup is half full. From the bottom, we can only go up Rather than staying mired in our pain, we should see look forward beyond it.

There’s endless hope for tomorrow! Since it’s yet to come, it hasn’t disappointed us yet. Revel in the possibility that it’s better than today.

The lyric he’s referring to is:

“Feds still lurking
They see I’m still putting work in
Cause somewhere in America
Miley Cyrus is still twerkin'

And indeed, the somewhat entertaining reference feels playful, but has many meanings.

Tru.

The “Arab Spring” is the sort of colloquial term used to describe the wave of protest and political revolution across much of Northern Africa and the Middle East.

It began initially in Dec 2010 in Tunisia after Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit seller with no work, self-immolated and political protests followed. From there, varying degrees of political unrest broke out in Egypt (leading to the resignation of President Mubarak), Libya (President Muammar Qaddafi was killed during civil war), Morocco, more recently in Syria, Turkey and beyond.

What this quite literal wave of protest represents is a certain political fervor – people standing up against repressive regimes, unjust conditions and social injustice and demanding more equal rights.