
Fast forward 29 years, and after multiple bouts of
depression and suicidal ideation…I woke up one morning and no longer recognized
those familiar blue eyes anymore. I asked myself under my own breath, “WHAT
HAPPENED???” I was working a miserable dead-end job (for the past 12 years)
that I hated, and never seemed to know how to make relationships and marriages
work. I felt as though I was a puppet
who didn’t even know his own puppeteer. If my life was indeed a book…it was
being written FOR me! And, I wanted to burn that ugly book. I was riding a wave
of normalness, settling for less, and endless compromising.
I realized that I owed it to the world to reconnect with the 7-year-old me, and chase my dreams! I believe the suppression of my God-given
talents, gifts, and interests led to the bouts of depression. So, task #1…I
quit my job in August of 2014, took out all the money I had saved over 12 years,
and started a run that ultimately led me through 7 states and 1,700 miles (over
a 4-month period). I hadn’t felt that free since Beverly Lane. This is my ship
to sail…win, lose, or draw. This is MY story to write. Life is not about
fitting in and compromising. Life is not even about success versus failure.
Life is about touching your inner creative self, and sharing that magic with
the world in your own beautiful way.
We all can learn from our 7-year-old selves. Before we got all
bogged down by life, stress, and the endless material pursuits that never really
fulfill us. Our younger selves are SO wise in terms of hopes and dreams, but
yet we suppress it as we grow older. I now know that I am the author of my own life, and can rip out pages that don’t serve
me anymore! So, go make mistakes, dare to dream, take chances, and follow
your passions…because it is worth it! So, let me leave you with one question
today as you embark on a new year. Who is writing your story?
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