I wrote this a few years ago but I just reread it and wanted to filter it back to the top. To be honest I did give up on my writing and this blog for a while, but I'm determined to bring life back to both. I hope you enjoy this throw back blog as you wait for new material from me:
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."--Thomas A. Edison
As you follow me, you will find that I tend to jump around a little. I believe it is the writer in me that wants to write the story at hand. This week I thought maybe we would start a little different. I have been doing a lot of self-inventory as we study the art of happiness. What is it that makes me happy? Great food, great music, and good friends to name just a few of the things that make me happy. Writing, of course has to be in the mix, but ultimately it is following my dreams that makes me happy. I guess you could say chasing them for a lack of a better word.
As I cruised Facebook this weekend, I came across a post from a young struggling artist. She talked about how for a decade she had worked as a full time hairstylist and how fulfilling that had been. In this post, she thanked those who had made her career a success and even had a picture of her empty work station with the first dollar she ever made sitting on the counter. She then explained that there are chapters to life that wouldn't be there if it wasn’t for the previous chapters. As a writer this made me smile, because each chapter in a book ties together to make the story. I have often said that the pixels of life are more important than the final picture.
She went on to thank her family and friends for making this chapter a success, for putting up with her crazy music schedule. Then she announced that she was moving to Nashville, TN to pursue her music career full time. Then she closed with this: “Excited? YES Am I scared? OF COURSE! I'm human! But this is a dream, and like every dream, you can't make it a reality if you don't give it your all and try!” What a courageous young girl to have the guts to pick up and move to a strange place in an effort to further her dream.
As I finished reading her post, it made me realize sometimes your dreams won’t just happen. Sometimes working it isn’t enough and sometimes following your dreams won’t yield the results you need. Sometimes if you want it bad enough, you have to pack your bags and chase your dreams. You have to be proactive instead of just waiting for something to happen. It is kind of like when someone says, I wish I’d win the lottery and then they tell you they never buy a ticket. You have to play to win. In the 1990 movie The Hunt for Red October, Sean Connery’s character Captain Ramius say’s “When he reached the New World, Cortez burned his ships. As a result his men were well motivated.” This is true with your dreams. Sometimes you have to step out with no guarantee there will be something there to catch you. They don’t call it a leap of faith for nothing.
For more information on the up and coming music star I was talking about check out http://www.jessiebrownmusic.com. Jessie Brown is the real deal and I believe she will make a splash in the music world very soon.
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