Standing on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, I faced the oncoming storm. The skies turned red with rage, then black with vengeance - mirroring the feeling in my soul.
I was exhausted. Honestly, 2011 has been a hard year, but not for the usual reasons. While the economy faltered, my wallet grew fat. While the country suffered, I was secure.
Yet, silencing the artist inside for a corporate paycheck comes at a cost. The future seems bleak...already lost to an invisible foe who's only goal is to destroy dreams.
"Why did you give up music?" I recently asked a new friend who'd quit chasing a career in the industry. Her answer's repeated a million times in Hollywood: doors closed. no opportunities. no money.
"Why did you give up music?" I recently asked a new friend who'd quit chasing a career in the industry. Her answer's repeated a million times in Hollywood: doors closed. no opportunities. no money.
"You walked away from music but it didn't walk away from you," I told her.
Have you ever looked at someone and felt you could read their heart in their face? I could see she had paid a price for the music inside that someone else needs to hear.
"There's still a song inside of you waiting to be sung," I said, "music still waiting to be written..."
Have you ever looked at someone and felt you could read their heart in their face? I could see she had paid a price for the music inside that someone else needs to hear.
"There's still a song inside of you waiting to be sung," I said, "music still waiting to be written..."
"I don't think it will look the same but I will try again," she promised before leaving.
Dreams seldom look the same after they've been broken.
Dreams seldom look the same after they've been broken.
Facing the storm, I challenged the song stealer.
You might kill my dreams but not my faith.
Like my friend, my dream is broken but I'm confident that He who began a good work is faithful to complete it to the end. Just as the sun always shines after a storm, faith always wins.
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You might kill my dreams but not my faith.
Like my friend, my dream is broken but I'm confident that He who began a good work is faithful to complete it to the end. Just as the sun always shines after a storm, faith always wins.
