Ever have a great performance and then after the show someone comes up to you and tells you how much they were touched by what you did? Do you feel great knowing that all your hard work has paid off and you feel confident that you are doing the right thing even if you are not winning awards and signed to a big record deal? Then a few days later you find yourself coming off this emotional high only to crash into what seems like a bottomless pit of self pity littered with doubt about your calling, and jealousy over not getting the recognition you deserve? All artists, well all humans visit this dark place periodically. We are only human. Our feelings are valid and this is only normal.
Many artists work seemingly thanklessly for years and sometimes die before their work is recognized. Ultimately what will make or break our spirit is our vision, our view of not how the world sees us, but how we see ourselves. It is the unyielding desire that drives us to put pen to paper, pic to guitar string, stick to drum, mouth to microphone and share the truth within us with who ever is willing to accept it. It really is about the one, not the many. It is about what we feel on the inside, not what is going on on the outside. It is about following our hearts and not our heads.
Success does not occur by chance, it is created through hard work and persistence.
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