I cracked open a fortune cookie during lunch on New Year's Eve with my family. I've been keeping the fortune in my wallet, taking it with me everywhere I go. What was that fortune?
The coming month shall bring winds of change in your life.
Some of us are superstitious (even to the point of getting a tattoo of angel wings on our left shoulder for good luck....) and others are not. Regardless of where you stand on the spectrum, there's one thing for certain: this fortune has been frighteningly accurate.
Since that December 31st day, a lot has changed in my life. More than I even could have predicted at the time. I returned to Tucson in January after the holidays with some goals and the determination to achieve them. I had goals to live healthier, get in better shape, and some of the other more common things we all strive for. I also had a goal to push my music a little more seriously to see where I could take it. I knew I wasn't going to get a record contract in a month, but I wanted to put my music out there and get more people listening. In January, I played an open mic (and would've loved to play more of them), I took a bunch of photos in anticipation of promo materials, and I laid down several tracks. By the end of January, I even put together a four-song EP called The Empty Bedroom Sessions EP, which is available to the masses (just send me a note).
But what was more surprising was the other things that had changed in my life. In the final days of January I gave notice to the office where I like to say I once came of age. I started winding up issues from my past that I never thought I'd get to put behind me. I prepared to get closure finally with some people, places, and relationships I had never had the strength to close the door on.
As I started February, I knew I'd no longer be working the same job and I'd be delving deeper into hermit-mode as the bar exam loomed more ominously. However, I also knew I had set life up to be different and hopefully much better. January brought me a long way. I'm not sure if the fortune was truly divine or if it was merely a self-fulfilling prophecy...the "okay" I needed to finally get moving on the changes and dreams I wanted to pursue. I do know that I had come a long way in just thirty-one short days. And, I do know that I still have a long way to go. One thing I carry over from the fortune cookie prediction in December though is the excitement of the changes to come. It's an excitement that pushes me to be stronger, go harder, and be bolder. I accept the challenge.
Until next time...peace.
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