Be Determined Written by Rayye Reign // Art by: C. Cassandra , G. Ontour, Rachel and Vintagetravelin
My story is pretty long but in a summary, I would say that I am a socially awkward blogger who found her voice through online arts which helped me find my voice in the real world. Don’t get me wrong that sounds like an awesome TV show produced by Disney Channel but the truth is it took a lot of patience and determination. I started at the tender age of 6 when I wrote and sung my first song ‘I Can Be’ acapella in front of my mother. Ironic huh? I knew what I wanted to be and how I wanted my life to go that young and no matter what I was gonna do it.
dreams and how to accomplish them. 6 years old wasn’t the time to accomplish them really but my mom gave me a lil head start. By the age of 15, I began to realize that I could focus on my dreams and make them a reality. I felt in tune with where I wanted to go and how to get there. At this age, while everyone was focused on the trends, boys, and wearing their pants extremely tight, I was in the library reading and racking up on AR points as us introverts would do. I was also working on my dreams as the CEO of my own magazine company. Mind you journalism was not my first thing because honestly as much as I loved English, spelling was just a task for me. Over time as I tried to perfect my artsy I saw things that lead me to become a part of the Media. (I’ll go in depth on why I joined the media in another blog post) So I joined the rude, made up stories with made up sources, chasing you with cameras in dangerous places media, not to do that stuff but to actually be different. I wanted to just…..simply stop bullying. That was the motivation that made me so determined.
It took me awhile before I actually got serious about pursuing my dreams myself because on the other hand I wanted to be a kid and play with dolls, duel others in card games and dream about being a spy while purchasing spy toys from the book fair. My mom also saw what I wanted to do and she pushed me in directions that gave me skills without me knowing that I was actually working. She kept me kiddish but also wise beyond my years. I was placed in programs that were offered such as choir, the dance group at my church, an arts summer camp, computer classes, reading programs, cheerleading etc. I wanted there to be a media outlet where there was positivity and equality for all and a way to get Over the years I learned more and more about my young girls connected to the young artist who