Rhythmic Reflections: A Collection of Songs & Poems of 2025 Part 1

Stanley Scott Jr., also known by the aliases S Scott, S Scott Jr., Stan Scott, and professionally as "Bysscott," is a multifaceted individual who embodies the intersection of blue-collar work, creative expression, and spiritual service. Based in Oakland, California, Scott works as a longshoreman on the bustling docks of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay while simultaneously serving as a union activist and pursuing his passion for photography. His ministry work includes leading men's support groups, managing audio-visual services, serving as a Sunday School teacher, and holding a position as a trustee on the Board of Bell Chapel CME Church, always looking forward to learning from God and teaching others about Jesus Christ. Through his photography business operating under the "Bysscott" brand, he creates and sells canvas art, t-shirts, framed prints, hoodies, and hats featuring his photographic work, maintaining an active online presence through his website Bysscott.org and social media platforms. His personal journey, as he describes it, Getting through it to get to it," is an experience that has profoundly shaped his perspective on life, resilience, and what he calls "the power of truth."

As an accomplished author, Scott has written several books that reflect his diverse interests and life experiences.** His notable works include "Team Up: How seven people came together for success," which tells the inspiring story of seven friends who collaborated to achieve financial freedom and build a business empire, emphasizing the principles of group economics and collective empowerment. He has also authored multiple books focused on spiritual development, including "Seven Ways to Brighten up your Life: Through Practicing Spiritual Principles" and "24 Spiritual Principles Essential for Empowerment," which offer practical guidance for personal growth and spiritual enlightenment through simple, applicable principles. Scott's unique combination of working-class labor experience, union activism, artistic creativity, and spiritual guidance positions him as a contemporary voice bridging the gap between manual labor and intellectual pursuit, much in the tradition of other longshoreman-philosophers who have emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area's rich maritime labor history.