Are You Still Singing to Your Cats? (Susan Boyle Rocks!)
“Nothing Matters; soon I’ll be Dead.”
There was a time in my life that the only thing that kept me going from day to day was the comforting thought that nothing I did really mattered because I was finally getting up the nerve to blow my brains out. I’m not joking about this!
Before I got to this miserable point I was a perfectly happy, totally-broke “starving” musician living in a roach-infested (the place was so old it was held together by cockroaches joining hands!) studio apartment the size of my walk-in-closet . . . with two other musicians. At night we had to move our gear - guitars, amps, drums, etc. (yeah one of my roommates was a drummer!) off of the beds so we could sleep; then in the morning we stack everything back onto our beds so we could (sort of) move around in the room.
I drove an oxidized yellow Ford Fairmont that looked like a card-board box with wheels and my girlfriend was embarrassed to ride in it. I never even gave it a second thought. I put my money into guitars & equipment–that’s what i was Passionate about. (I’ll get back to this in a minute.)
Who in Hell is Susan Boyle?
Tonight on Facebook (I have this most amazing, inspirational group of FB “friends” . . . I don’t know how I managed it! Come join us, my profile link is on the sidebar==> ) someone posted this incredible video link of a woman named Susan Boyle singing on the UK TV show, Britains Got Talent.
I have to confess that I behaved badly. When I first saw this woman–just like everybody else–I was rolling my eyes . . . I was embarrassed for her. “Could you imagine going on national television looking like that!” And things only went down hill from there once she started speaking!
Everyone was laughing at her!
As one of the judges said, “Everyone was laughing at her–but no one is laughing now!” Don’t worry, I’m including a link so you can watch it. It is truly one of the most amazing things I’ve witnessed in my life . . . it was almost a parody of a “Cinderella story!” (Unfortunately they’ve disabled the embed code or I’d post it in this blog)
What does Susan Boyle’s singing have to do with me wanting to blow my brains out? Whoa, I’ve really painted myself into a corner . . . let me see if I can make some sense of this. LOL!!!
Susan Boyle was 47 years old when she decided to “go for it” and sing on a national television show–with that mean and nasty Simon whats-his-name sitting-in-wait to judge her–no less.
Hoping for her “big break”.
She said she had been singing since she was 12 and that her dream was to be a “professional singer”. But I have to ask, “What happened during the past 35 years of Susan’s life that a woman of her ability couldn’t live that dream?” Has she been working in a office somewhere often wishing she could blow her brains out?
The Downward-Slide to “Success”
You see, that’s what happened to me. I got married, and in no time the life of a perfectly-happy-starving-musician wasn’t good enough. I put away my guitar and stepped onto the “corporate treadmill”. Suddenly I needed a big house, a “beemer” (BMW), and lots of “toys”. I cut my hair and took up golf. I began to care what people thought of me! (gasp!)
I HATED the work I was doing to get that stuff! I wanted to blow my brains out . . . but I was on the “treadmill” and couldn’t get off!
The Law of Attraction in Action!
It took me almost 20 years to undo the mess I had created of my life! But once I became extremely clear about what I truly wanted –though I had NO idea how I was going to get that done–suddenly the pieces started to fall into place at a truly frightening rate! I’m not being trite here, the Universe will start to “clean house” in a way that will be more than just a little unsettling! The only thing that will keep you sane is trusting in something other than your own ability to “control” your life. (Face it: Being “in control” of your life is a mere illusion that we humans love to embrace!)
In less than 2 years so much happened that I don’t even recognize my old life any more!
TMI (Too Much Information!)
But enough about me . . . I’ve embarrassed myself enough already! LOL!!!!
What I’m really trying to say here is . . . are you still singing to your cats? Susan Boyle, a world-class talent, was sitting at home nights singing to her cats!
What gift or talent or passion do you have that remains hidden because it doesn’t “make sense”; it isn’t practical. Maybe there is that voice in your head . . . your own, or maybe that of a parent that tells you to stop dreaming and get “real”.
One of the first steps to creating a happy life is to STOP BELIEVING THAT LITTLE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD!
Adults have all of the answers.
I tried adulthood for years and decided it wasn’t working out so I gave it up. Being an “adult” sucks! There is so much to live up to! I decided to return to being a kid.
Kids ask questions and wonder about stuff–they have imaginations and aren’t afraid to use them. Kids believe that they’ll be famous rock stars and zillionaires!
Adults leave everything they love and are passionate about behind so they can climb onto the “corporate treadmill” for a “steady” paycheck.
Stop Singing To Your Cats!
Live with Passion!
Tranque
PS Here is the link to that Video! (It totally rocks”)
