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Soulmates.

Check out the preview of my debut single— SABOTAGE— to be released December 5th! ♥

♫ …with our hearts in our hands like loaded guns, we’re taking a chance, we’re the lucky ones… ♫

dweeler:

r-prinz:kylebeans:

in the arrrrrrrrrms offffffff an angellllllllllll

(Source: amymantis)

“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. :)

I’ve come a long way in 7 years, yall. :)

In the past, I’ve done a lot of talking. I’ve had my fair share of “give it a try” and “maybe next time”, and I’ve always been “good enough”… but that’s not cutting it anymore.

I don’t know if it will be this door, or the dozens of others opening around me, but the one thing I do know is that I’m through with excuses. I’m talented, and I deserve to succeed in music. I don’t need more time… THIS is my time.

There are only a few things left in my bedroom at home. My American Idol Season 4 audition t-shirt happens to be one of them. I’m wearing it to sleep, tonight. If it’s good luck, bring it on. If it’s bad luck… f*ck it. ;)

Packing for Los Angeles. When deciding whether or not to take my Mavs jersey with me, I remembered this.

So… that’s a no.

rhettprice:

hahaha So proud of his first kiss

Oh my gosh adorable.

(Source: rhettypants)

It’s Derby time.

prideful america.

I get it. We all want to be a part of something big and exciting and dramatic. But these celebrations are ignorant. Yes, “justice has been served” in a sense… but there are many “wrongs” to be “righted” on both sides. That’s what a war is. This is only part of the process. It’s not the beginning or the end or the end-all, be-all. This is a casualty.

A little more love and a little less pride would be favorable, America.

New Year’s Resolution

I’m not the type to make a crazy laundry list of goals… It’s just not my thing. I do, however, take time each holiday break to pause and evaluate who I’ve become over the year.

Looking back on the last 12 months, I found several things in my life that felt incomplete, on both a personal and professional level. I consider myself to be a dedicated person, but I think my mind just gets lost in the shuffle. I dedicate myself to so many different things that I’m unable to COMMIT to any of them.

So, I decided that “commitment” was the best word suited to my goals in 2011. The most important virtue I’ll need to live the life I dream about. I’m recognizing the people and things that matter most to me, and committing my time and effort to them.

Starting now.