years of endless roads of extreme lonliness, truck stop showers, flop houses, shelters, missions, rejected, inspected, neglected, infected, these are a few of my favorite things down the road of my glorious dreams but i would not trade any of it for anything.
there is nothing better than to have people run up to me and say that my words or music changed their life for the better or made them at least stop and think about it a little differently.
powerful, powerful stuff!
looking down at a crowd and watching them sing a song you wrote cannot be described.
it goes beyond words to a magical place, a place where you are not judged by race or class, ugly or pretty, where you can be you and others can be them and celebrate it all at once.
when you decide that you are going to start living your dreams, it is a scary thing, the fear alone stops most people and if it doesn't, the process does.
it is not an easy road to walk, but it is not hard either.
i read a statistic that said over 80% of americans are unhappy with their job but still continue to go to it daily and put all that energy into being more miserable, that to me is absurdity in its highest form.
fear is a powerful thing and has a strong grip on most of our happiness.
i own nothing but a bag of clothes but the experiences i have had over the last decade are priceless, the good, the bad, and the ugly all shaped me into who i am today and if it wasn't for that fire i endured, i know i couldn't have affected people on the level i do.
too often people give up too quick on their dreams when they are right there at them.
all the failures are necessary in shaping you and preparing you for the things to come so endure the storms and you'll find that dreams do pay off, or go to a job you hate with a boss you hate even more because you don't have the courage to face what you were made for...
the choice is yours and it is never too late to begin!!!
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It is seems so easy sometimes to stay where the familiar is, just to do something because you know about it, whether or not you enjoy it. To walk where there is much uncertainty, where you don't know how it will all turnout and you can't see the end of the road takes guts. Good for you. Your words do have meaning and are full of encouragement, thank you.
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