Week 6

I've been drankin....I've been drankin.......no seriously..........

     So in another attempt to do something different, I decided to write this blog after having a few drinks. (I've only had one glass of wine.....after having a full bottle of wine.....shut up). So today, I'm going to talk about dreams, and the cost of following them. But first, I need to refill my glass.

10 minutes later........

    In just the last few days I have been told multiple times that I am making people proud by doing what I'm doing. I've been told that I am a rare gem amongst a sea of individuals who like to talk, but never do. Just earlier today I was told that I was such a smart guy that I would move up fast in my industry.

     Now, while I do appreciate all of the praise, and I sincerely do, and while I will pat myself on the back for what I've done out here in such a short amount of time, I would just like to say, that I haven't done anything that someone following a dream hasn't already done. I'm not a trailblazer, or a pathfinder, or any other cool sounding name for a fictional hero. I'm just a guy. I've never been special. All I've ever wanted to do was keep my head down and go about my business. And for the record, this is not self deprecation. I'm just stating cold hard facts like a Coors light commercial.

   

 I moved out here for one simple fact. I could not do what I love to do in St. Louis. My options were to uproot my life and relocate it else where, or settle into some minimum wage job, hope to move up to middle management some day, and basically chalk those 4 years I spent in college up as an extended vacation with free lessons in alcohol tolerance.

     All of that being said, my point is this, ANYONE can follow their dream. And I mean absolutely anyone(yes, even you!). As far as I can tell, we only one life.One chance here. Why spend it doing anything other than following your dreams? Are you afraid that it will cost you money? What else would you rather be spending it on? In the grand scheme of things, it costs us nothing to follow our dreams. Yet so few people actually do it. And that's a shame.

     Now, all of THAT being said. I can not, and will not say that following your dreams will be easier. Nor will I say it will work out for you in the end. Because, to be honest, I don't know where this road will take you. I don't know where it's taking me. I haven't had enough time to fail, or succeed at what I'm doing. All I know is that everyday is a challenge that scares the shit out of me. But where would I be, if not here?

P.S. If you ever need reassurance that things aren't as bad as they could be, spend a few days out in the desert. It's 108 degrees in the shade, and thanks to climate change, has the ability to be as humid as a gorillas nut sack. After spending 3 days out there, I was finally able to call this place home. And that's something.