Tuesday, July 22, 2014
You Can't Please Em All...
...so instead I'll just do my absolute best to please my Lord & Savior, wife, friends, and family, first.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
"Are You Still Chasing That Dream?"
...is the question a close friend of mine asked me recently. I didn't really know how to react to or take that. Was he ribbing? Was he serious? Was the doubt that I drew from him merely self created? Or does everyone in my circle really believe that I've given up on my "dream" & should stop?
Suffice to say, the short answer is, no. No, I am not done chasing that dream. Or any other dream I may have, for that matter.
I don't particularly know where it was written that just because someone stops talking about their goals, or places focus on more prominent and/or personal matters for a certain period of time, that it means they've altogether "given up" or "stopped chasing" their dream.
I don't even like that term. Chasing a dream. It's not a fking Pokemon. Or something that's running away from me. I guess by his standards & notions, unless I "make it big", then it doesn't mean anything. Sure, I'd like some recognition for the talents that God has blessed me with. And I'd love to be able to do what I love for a living; whether it be behind a mic, in front of a camera, on a screen, in a book, or in some other capacity. But even if I had a humble following at a local venue, I'd be cool with that. Would I like more than that? If it be in God's plan for me, absolutely. Because I'm most definitely not here just to be "ok" at what I do. I want to have a place among the best. I want to be respected for my craft. I want people to look at my work and say "There's a guy who really cares about what he does; who is passionate about his expression for better or for worse, and is unafraid to sing to the melody of his own tune".
All I know is that as long as there are people out there releasing less-than-inspired hot garbage, and as long as there are those who are willing to consume said hot garbage, then hell no. I am not done "chasing that dream". Not by a long shot.
And neither should anyone else who has a dream.
Suffice to say, the short answer is, no. No, I am not done chasing that dream. Or any other dream I may have, for that matter.
I don't particularly know where it was written that just because someone stops talking about their goals, or places focus on more prominent and/or personal matters for a certain period of time, that it means they've altogether "given up" or "stopped chasing" their dream.
I don't even like that term. Chasing a dream. It's not a fking Pokemon. Or something that's running away from me. I guess by his standards & notions, unless I "make it big", then it doesn't mean anything. Sure, I'd like some recognition for the talents that God has blessed me with. And I'd love to be able to do what I love for a living; whether it be behind a mic, in front of a camera, on a screen, in a book, or in some other capacity. But even if I had a humble following at a local venue, I'd be cool with that. Would I like more than that? If it be in God's plan for me, absolutely. Because I'm most definitely not here just to be "ok" at what I do. I want to have a place among the best. I want to be respected for my craft. I want people to look at my work and say "There's a guy who really cares about what he does; who is passionate about his expression for better or for worse, and is unafraid to sing to the melody of his own tune".
All I know is that as long as there are people out there releasing less-than-inspired hot garbage, and as long as there are those who are willing to consume said hot garbage, then hell no. I am not done "chasing that dream". Not by a long shot.
And neither should anyone else who has a dream.
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