January 2011
6 posts
A Bitter Pill Is Harder To Swallow
I know my headline is a famous saying, but I didn’t understand it until recently. You see, every now and then I have random epiphanies from random events. Very random events. I learned the true meaning of this saying quite literally from one of those random epiphanies. This one had to do with feeding my cat…
I was at my house one morning eating breakfast. Phone Calls From Home had...
It's About What They Hear, Not What You Say
I’ve always been able to understand complex things, but I’d always miss the obvious. I am pretty bad with common sense. So it took me 20 years to find out one of the easiest and most important lessons of my entire life. It’s something that you should take ahold of right away because I guarantee it will help you very, very, very much.
I was taking a class on human communication...
Doubt Is Healthy
I’ve been living with a lot of doubt over the last few months. It is something I generally keep to myself. I don’t think it is always 100% necessary to share my doubts with everyone so I wouldn’t be surprised if none of my friends even realized.
I did talk about it with someone I trust though. They assured me that I am human, and humans tend to doubt. I think it is part of our...
Do Your Best... What More Can You Do?
As a musician I used to get very caught up in writing the perfect songs. I used to get a lot of anxiety from feeling like my songs and my voice and my band wouldn’t be good enough.
I’ve grown since then. I’ve realized that I just need to do my best and let it go from there. What’s the use of worrying if I’m trying my hardest? What more could I do? It gives me a...
Surround Yourself With The Right People
I think it is very important to be around people that make you feel happy. The more I make friends around the country and the more I travel with the friends I have, the more I realize how much the people around me matter.
The people around you have a huge influence on your life. Whether you think it’s true or not, you have the ultimate power to choose who you want in your life, other than...
It's About Them, Not Me
It’s human nature to be selfish. I definitely live a very selfish life, I think most do. So I put a post-it on my computer that I read everyday that says, “It’s About Them, Not You”.
I want to be successful and feel fulfilled. But success and fulfillment don’t come from trying to fulfill myself. They come from helping to fulfill others. So, though I make mistakes,...