Style Is Everything, and Yes, You Have It

The late Charles Bukowski was a character, but the man had a way with words.

A way to stir emotions.

In regards to style, he thought it was the answer to everything.

And it bums me out when people say they don’t have style.

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“Style is the answer to everything.

A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing

To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it

To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art

Bullfighting can be an art

Boxing can be an art

Loving can be an art

Opening a can of sardines can be an art

Not many have style

Not many can keep style

I have seen dogs with more style than men,

although not many dogs have style.

Cats have it with abundance.

Or sometimes people give you style

Joan of Arc had style

John the Baptist

Jesus

Socrates

Caesar

García Lorca.

I have met men in jail with style.

I have met more men in jail with style than men out of jail.

Style is the difference, a way of doing, a way of being done.

Six herons standing quietly in a pool of water,

or you, naked, walking out of the bathroom without seeing me.”

―Charles Bukowski

Remember, you have style, whether you think you do or not.

It’s not just about clothes.

It’s the way you carry yourself.

How you treat others.

How you sell real estate.

Or how you finesse a spreadsheet.

Style is the ultimate naturalness.

It’s all art. It’s natural. It’s us. It’s the total package.

Stay stylish,

-DW

That release was art 🤌🏻