Here's the deal, Kiddo: You get one life, one shot to do whatever the hell you want or can do to make your life as good and fulfillin' as it can be. Make it count.
People are gonna hold you down, they're gonna say you can't do that or you shouldn't do that. Sometimes they're right. You shouldn't mess around with hard drugs. Other times they're wrong. Nobody but you can know if college or a road trip is what's right for you. People are always gonna tell you what you do is a waste of time. Quite frankly, it all is really. In the long run, you'll be forgotten. No matter who you are or what you do, you're gonna die. The odds of really succeedin' in the few years you've got are slim to none. You live in a world where you can't make a move without money and if you reach into your pocket all you're gonna feel is a bum's leg.
This is all true. That's as true as it can get. Knowin' that truth, leaves you free to do sumthin'. Without the illusion that you or anyone else is always gonna be right or that anybody but you gives half a shit what you do, you can be free to do whatever you wanna do. Knowin' that it's all gonna be forgotten after your generation's great-grand babies are born allows you to make this life count to you more than anyone else.
I don't mean go crazy and rob everybody or go on a killin' spree. As gloomy as the outlook is for things in the long run you are livin' in your peak right now. You gotta take the time you got now and dedicate yourself to a goal or goals of your choosin' and do everything you can to push and make it happen. No more time to sit on your ass wishin' things would get better. Make every effort you can. Don't do what you're supposed to, don't just give the minimum. You wanna get ahead? Give me all you got and then some.
No excuses. Life's too short to think of reasons why you can't do sumthin'. There are a million reasons why we shouldn't do anything, ever. We know those reasons. It's too hard. I'm so tired. I'm broke. I have to be up early. I don't know if I can. Excuses are for cabooses and that's why they come in last. (Like that? I made it up yesterday. 'Cause I'm a bad ass like that.)
The only way you're gonna make your life shine is when you find a purpose in your life and you dedicate yourself to it completely. Doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. Doesn't matter how hard it is. If it's sumthin' you want, If it's what you believe is your purpose, do it for you and only you. No glory, no change in the world, no money, no chance that anyone will ever even notice. Do it because your life wouldn't be fulfillin' without it, because it's what you want. That is the purest and best reason to do anything.
It's why I've decided to use this year to work my ass off to: finish a graphic novel, finish my book of poetry, get my first book published, keep workin'on this blog, work til I'm out of debt and a well respected supervisor, and keep my June happy. Not too hard, right? Find success in all things?
No excuses. Life's too short to think of reasons why you can't do sumthin'. There are a million reasons why we shouldn't do anything, ever. We know those reasons. It's too hard. I'm so tired. I'm broke. I have to be up early. I don't know if I can. Excuses are for cabooses and that's why they come in last. (Like that? I made it up yesterday. 'Cause I'm a bad ass like that.)
The only way you're gonna make your life shine is when you find a purpose in your life and you dedicate yourself to it completely. Doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. Doesn't matter how hard it is. If it's sumthin' you want, If it's what you believe is your purpose, do it for you and only you. No glory, no change in the world, no money, no chance that anyone will ever even notice. Do it because your life wouldn't be fulfillin' without it, because it's what you want. That is the purest and best reason to do anything.
It's why I've decided to use this year to work my ass off to: finish a graphic novel, finish my book of poetry, get my first book published, keep workin'on this blog, work til I'm out of debt and a well respected supervisor, and keep my June happy. Not too hard, right? Find success in all things?
