Inspirations, Personal Dilemmas, Atonement

I've been looking for the right words to set the record straight about myself and this blog for quite sometime now, and I believe I am now ready to do that. My name is Shea Kelly and I am at what many would call a personal crossroad. That doesn't mean I think I am Jesus, nor do I aspire to be. I aspire to be the greatest I can be while staying as true to myself as possible. The purpose of this blog is to address several issues: the United States government and where it is leading us, contemporary art (writing, music, visual art, video/film, etc.) and its place in society, and most importantly, the individual struggle of everyone on Earth to find peace of mind and happiness and the external factors that affect that struggle. All of these things are correlated. There are many rumors out there circulating through the general public's conscience that a particular group called the 'Illuminati' are in some way in control of the aforementioned topics. I don't necessarily believe this to be true, but I can't help being curious about such a compelling storyline. This group, to the best of my knowledge, has been at war with religious institutions for centuries. This war has appeared to reach its tipping point if you begin to delve into its effects on the human subconscious. The signs are everywhere in pop culture and politics. This ordeal leads to some basic but paradoxically complex questions. First, what is best for the world and its future? Second, who is to blame for the apparent depravity of today's world? Third, where do we go from here and how do we find a comfortable balance between religion and science (what the Illuminati and Stone Masons essentially represent)? I don't have these answers, but I am trying to pursue them as rigorously as possible without compromising others' personal lives too much. In my comprehensive search, which I hope will bring world peace (I know that sounds corny but someone has to do it), I am trying to stay as neutral as possible which will naturally offend a few people. Sorry, but that's the way it goes. So in the spirit of neutrality I am now going to thank and simultaneously apologize to some of my inspirations: my father, my mother, my step-dad, my step-mom, Pa and Mims, my sister, my brother from another mother Dwight, my family/extended family (the Kelly's and Johnson's, Broll's, Lord's, and Overton's, etc.), the N.F.L./Morton crew, all my Strath Haven friends to whom I owe everything, all my Lville friends to whom I owe everything, all my GWU friends to whom I owe everything, all my teachers and coaches throughout my school years, and to all those I have met in person but forgot to mention - thank you. And now to the stars: President Obama, The Roots, Wu-Tang Clan, Beanie Sigel and all of State Property, Green Day, Nas, Common, Kanye West, Pearl Jam, Korn, Redman, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Rakim, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Eminem, Blackalicious, Underwater Peoples Records, Phocused Records, Lil Wayne, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Chamillionaire, Lloyd Banks, Incubus, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, John Legend, Lupe Fiasco, D'Angelo, Musiq, Outkast, KRS-One, System of a Down, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Silverchair, Nirvana, DMX, Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, Snoop Dogg, The Game, The Bouncing Souls, Kid Cudi, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Clipse, and to all musicians, writers, photographers, graffiti artists, actors, dancers, hustlers, painters, graphic artists, filmmakers, athletes, businessmen, businesswomen, mothers, fathers, and all those who are doing what they love and trying to paint the perfect picture for their lives and the rest of humankind - thank you. We are all blessed and need to seek the truth to experience life to its fullest. Sometimes the truth hurts, but you have to roll with the punches. ONE LOVE.