I have arrived at the conclusion that the world needs people that are alive. In other words, living passionately, doing the one thing that makes them excited about life, the one thing  that gets you out of bed in the morning. Once the day has started, you hope that you can do what you love to do and make and make a living doing it.

 

For me, my passion is playing music. I moved to Los Angeles a few months ago to pursue this passion. It is something I have always wanted to do, but I was too afraid of the risk. Musicians have a reputation for living a sort of vagabond lifestyle, not to mention that it can be difficult to make money. That was a fear of mine. But I figure that the desire to make music is so strong in me. It was placed there for a reason and it would be a sin to avoid that calling. Believe me, I tried for a long time, but the gravitational pull towards music overwhelmed me. I would be a zombie for the rest of my life if I didn't try to do it.

 

Pursue your passion. Live out loud. You have one life. Take advantage of it. I like to think that God gave us our desires. He gave me the gift of music and I want to reach out the world with it. Music is the one thing I know how to do well. Now, I just have to wait. I pray that God puts me in a good situation. In some ways, my life depends on playing music. I believe in God that he will get me there and he will get you there, too.