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Logan Gray

@__logangray

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Former gym owner & community builder.
Now creating art no one knows is mine.
Just a guy chasing a dream and helping others believe in theirs.

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Left the country for the first time.

Got drugged on the second day.

And very nearly handed off to the cartel on the fourth, before we clocked what was happening and made an excuse to suddenly get out of the car.

Life’s about collecting stories, and this trip sure as hell delivered.

Nonstop adrenaline start to finish.

10/10 vacation. 🤘

I was invited because one of my closest friends told his girlfriend I spoke Spanish and could translate.

I do not.

We’ve been friends for 10 years.

Shout out to Sabra for putting up with me anyway 😂

When the couple you’re third-wheeling with wants some space, but you’re always there. 🤘

Nothing takes the edge off like a little gambling with pigs while a mountain burns behind you. 🔥🐷

When I took this photo, we were complaining that they didn’t put any alcohol in our drinks.

In hindsight, we’re just lucky whatever they did put in there wasn’t a larger dose.

Genuinely thankful this one played out the way it did. 🙏

(Y’all should have seen us shoving other tourists out of the way as we booked it out of there 🤣)

Refused to spend the last night hiding in the room so I went for a solo walk at midnight and was rewarded with a sudden, cleansing downpour. One I can’t really put into words how much I needed.

Best walk in the rain I’ve ever had.

Last photo of the trip.

Felt cleansed.

Felt alive.

In hindsight, maybe I shouldn’t have gotten a tattoo that says “What are you willing to risk to feel alive?” just weeks before flying to Colombia.

But hey, it all worked out. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 taken in Medellin, Colombia by @__logangray

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a month ago

Ya know, I think everything is gonna work out.

This next year is going to be the best I’ve ever had.

Thank you all for being part of it 🖤 taken in Palm Springs, California by @__logangray

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2 months ago

I know I usually write long drawn out posts, but I’ll keep this one simple.

I’ve finally cracked the code to my mental health, and I am genuinely fucking happy.

I hope you are as well 🖤 by @__logangray

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3 months ago

A year ago, I wouldn’t have posted this. Not because I didn’t have anything to say, but because I didn’t think I’d earned the right to say it yet.

I spent most of my life believing I had to finish becoming someone before I could stop and look around. That rest was just quitting in disguise. That the version of me worth knowing was always one more sacrifice away.

This year quietly dismantled that.

I still work like something’s chasing me. I still disappear for weeks into a project I’ve been building for six years now. That part hasn’t changed. But somewhere between the sleepless nights and the small victories no one else will ever see, I started asking a different question. Not “how much more can I take?” but “am I building a life around this, or just building this instead of a life?”

Because here’s what no one tells you about dedicating yourself to something that consumes you... It will absolutely sharpen you. But it’ll also let you use devotion as a place to hide. And I got really good at hiding.

These photos are me stepping out of that. The friends who stuck around without explanations. The moments I almost didn’t show up for. The version of me that’s learning that strength isn’t just endurance. It’s also presence. It’s knowing when to not be so damn set in my ways. It’s also letting people see you before the work is done.

To everyone who gave me grace I didn’t ask for, I’m building something that combines everything I am, designed to push people to grow in ways I wish someone had pushed me. The hardest part isn’t the work. It’s knowing the people closest to me made themselves smaller so I’d have more room. To those of you who read this far, and it resonates with you... I am deeply sorry, and I appreciate you so god damn much. by @__logangray

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6 months ago

I finally grew my hair long enough to make my first donation to Wigs for Kids.

As a result, I’ve been thinking about the cancer scare I had when I was 18, and how much it shifted the course of my life.

Ironically, what I remember most is the relief.
The feeling that maybe, finally, I had a way out.

You see, at that point in my life, I’d let people I trusted talk me out of every dream I’d ever had.

I experienced the kind of emptiness that can only occur when you carve out your spark and have nothing left to fill the resulting void.

So yeah, I was excited to be done.

But one day I got a call from my doctor.

He said he had no way to explain how or why —But if there was anything I’d ever wanted to do with my life, I had a second chance… and I owed it to myself to take it.

This lit the smallest ember of ambition — the very first flicker of hunger for something more. Its crazy to think that over time that ember has grown into what I’m now set out to accomplish.

It won’t be for everyone — but if my project ever finds you, I hope it hits something deep.

And more than anything, I hope it gives you a reason to try, or try again.

Because you deserve a life that feels like yours. by @__logangray

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a year ago

More than anything else, 2023 was full of moments where I thought, "I can't believe this is the life I get to live."

Take a chance friends,

it's too much of a risk not to.

#whenwewereyoung by @__logangray

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3 years ago

Late post, but congrats @jesse_supertramp6 and @oliive_juiice_

Thank you for trusting me with this moment.

I love you both. by @__logangray

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3 years ago

I'm finally on the path that leads to ikigai.

I'll see you there, my friends. by @__logangray

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3 years ago

Relentlessly pursue your dreams my friends.

Work to put yourself in the type of environment where your dreams have the opportunity to happen, and you'll be surprised with how generous life can be.

I'm not saying it'll be easy, but it's never as impossible as we imagine it to be. You got this, and if you ever need some encouragement, just shoot me a DM and I'll be happy to hype you up.

Shoutout to @browniesandlemonade & @bbjuelz, who flawlessly executed his debut headline show! Been watching this guy perform for years and the success of this show was well deserved and long overdue. 🙏

#momentomori #musicproducer #edm by @__logangray

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3 years ago

For the last few years, I've lived my life guided by one simple thought:

"If I were to die while I slept tonight, would the last emotion I felt be one of regret?"

As dark as it seems to think of one's death on a daily basis, this has guided me into the type of darkness that is required to black out everything but the sources of light in life worth pursuing.

So my friends, remember if everything feels like it just keeps getting darker, it might almost be dark enough to reveal what you need to focus on to fill your life with light.

Each day provides the opportunity to make even one decision that will stack upon previous ones to build the foundation your soul needs to grow.

Please pursue the future, the experiences, and the passions that you crave…

Not as if your life depends on it,

but because your death does.

📷: @mattscarpelli taken in Los Angeles, California by @__logangray

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4 years ago

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Most of you know, I took over a struggling gym that acted as my escape when I was at my worst emotionally. This place was more of a home than home was at times.

Since then, I've gone completely against everything you're supposed to do as a gym owner in order to be profitable, and instead have decided to create the most ethical and honest gym humanly possible with the hopes that it might serve as a similar escape to others. And I am so damn proud of that.

That being said, I want to give any of my friends who are interested free access to my gym through the end of the year. I want to share what I have created with those of you that might need it and either can't afford it, or need a welcoming environment to get back into the swing of things.

I only have one request of those of you that take me up on this offer, you must contribute to the environment in these three ways:

1). Complement and encourage your fellow members, we all need it (This doesn't mean you have to talk to anyone, nonverbal encouragement is just as valuable, such as a smile or through witnessing your dedication)

2). Sincerely push towards whatever it is that you want to accomplish.

3). Don't be afraid to ask for help.

Every soul on here deserves to feel better about their body and themselves. My friends, Every one of you deserves to be proud of who they are.

Take me up on my offer, and let me help with that in one of the ways that I currently can.

#lightninginabottle taken in Lightning in a Bottle by @__logangray

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7 years ago