Finding Your Howl

In the first story by Flaum, he tells of a red wolf named Muman. This particular wolf was raised in captivity and then released in to the wild. Once on his own he found that there were certain things about himself that he didn't understand. He lost some of his natural instincts and was destined to find time. Muman killed a deer and found a piece of himself but also felt remorse for what he had done. He realized how the world worked and there was no choice in his actions. This made him stronger and feel more alive than he had ever been before. When he was shot by a hunter he found his howl which represents his true and natural self. He wasn't upset and realized that it was the way in which the world revolves.


Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 My Life

"I'm super paranoid, like a sixth sense.
Since my father died, I ain't been right since.
and I tried to piece the puzzle of the universe
split an eight of shrooms just so I can see the universe"

Kid Cudi is my favorite musical artist and is very inspiring to me on a personal level. His lyrics are about the struggles of life and how he has overcome them to prosper and live a substantial life. I choose lyrics from on of his self titled songs, Soundtrack 2 My Life. The name of the song is telling in itself about what he has had to face throughout his life. As a creative person, I use his music to connect with on an emotional field. I use my emotions to spark creativity in my work that I do and his music helps to encourage that.
The fist lines of the set is "I'm super paranoid, like a sixth sense. Since my father died, I ain't been right since." Because I lost my father at a young age, it hits close to home. I draw my own emotions from this and how I was effected after such a devastating loss. The first line of it relies on the second to make sense in itself. Since the loss of my father, I have been more paranoid about life and things to come. You fear the worst when something such as that happen. I am always looking for the worst to happen in a situation before I consider the positive outcomes. I changed a lot when that happened and moved on in my own way. I tried to find positives to look for so not to get depressed. However I realized that just because it isn't the best circumstances doesn't make it dull. You can have creativity under darkness. Many projects I work on have a darker feel to them but it doesn't mean that it lacks creativity.
The second set of lines go hand in hand with the first set. Kid Cudi says, "I tried to piece the puzzle of the universe." When my father died, I had a million questions of why it happened. I was confused at why it had happened and what was going to happen now in my life. How was I supposed to continue on without him and how much my life was to change. The second line of the set says, "split an eight of shrooms just so I can see the universe." With such a dramatic change, turning to drugs was a way of escaping while at the same time understanding what was going on. I used them to try to help cope with my loss. They helped to escape from a world I thought I was trapped in and feel like everything was going to be alright.
This is one of my favorite songs all together to listen to while I work on projects or assignments. I derive most of my creativity from emotions I feel. I incorporate it into my work to make it unique and feel like I have placed a little piece of myself inside. To be creative you have to give things your own little twist. Kid Cudi's music inspires me to work hard to overcome my problems and use them to gain strength. There are many similarities between Kid Cudi and myself, so it makes it easy to relate to his songs. His beats, as well as his lyrics, put me in a place of mental clarity. When emotion is derived from someone, then it sparks creativity in anything they do. This is why I have chosen these lyrics to inspire my self as a creative individual.