Good Hurt
Venice, CA
February 8, 2013
Video by: Eloise Ker
Greg West- Guitar
Jess Calcaterra- Drums
Davey Meshell- Bass
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I miss this.
Success?
Isn’t there a saying that goes… “if you never try, you’ll never fail… but you’ll never have the chance to succeed”?
I think that’s a notable lesson for young adults… musicians… recent graduates… job-seekers… artists… 20-somethings… HUMANS.
It’s easy to play it safe and say you’re “logical”.
It’s easy to be ordinary and call yourself “adaptable”.
It’s easy to fall into a routine because it’s easy.
But what if instead, you listened to that voice in your heart or those butterflies in your gut… and multiplied them by 10… or 20… or 100? Think of how REMARKABLE and STUNNING and UNIQUE the results could be, and how perfectly they would take the place of logical, adaptable, and easy.
So try. Try something extraordinary or daring or bold. You might fail, but you might do something more true to yourself than you’ve ever done before. And that, my friends, is success.
The best laid plans…
I’m a planner.
I’ve spent YEARS planning and organizing and analyzing and OVERanalyzing my life.
It’s time to live it.
I’m SO ready to live it.
Soulmates.
Check out the preview of my debut single— SABOTAGE— to be released December 5th! ♥
❝ You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before and she may love again, but if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together, but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there. ❞
- Bob Marley
- Bob Marley
Brendan James - The Lucky Ones
♫ …with our hearts in our hands like loaded guns, we’re taking a chance, we’re the lucky ones… ♫
John Mayer - Stop This Train
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
- Epicurus
When I was at Texas a few years ago, I had a tendency to wish away where I was. I felt lost and like I had made a lot of uninformed life decisions. It wasn’t like I woke up one day, unaware of how I got to this unhappy place. I knew I had been settling, all along.
My junior year, I hit my breaking point. I made an impulsive decision to spend a few months in Los Angeles, leaving my friendships, relationships, and most importantly, my expectations, back in Austin.
That semester was kind of a blur. I had never felt so detached or so independent. I had no one to answer to but myself, and that gave me time to make plans I could be happy with and excited about.
I ended up going back to Texas for my final year before heading off to Berklee, and it was the best (informed!) decision I ever made. That was the year I got to experience college without worry or concern. I found out who my real friends were and who I was as a person— and those are life lessons I am forever grateful to have had.
Lately, I’ve been in a familiar place of restless anticipation. Although this time, I’m entirely happy with where I am. Right now, I’m just reminding myself that the last thing I need to do is worry about where I am or where I’m going, because everything will fall into place, in the end. :)
