Everyone has a Dream......

.......myself included! It's that one thing that we want to accomplish before we die! I'm not talking about skydiving, driving a race car or stuff you'd find on one's bucket list. I'm talking about that one thing within your reach and skill level. You know how to do it, but for whatever reason, you've never stood on the other side of it. For me, I've always dreamed of a box showing up on my front porch with a box of brand new CD's neatly shrink wrapped complete with artwork, credits and some tunes to sooth the soul with my name on the front cover. I'd probably cry tears of joy if this actually ever happened. Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? I've actually come close several times and have even recorded several songs toward a release but have never been able to pull the trigger. I need to FINISH! Some days I'd settle for an EP.

I've often wondered why I can't "finish" the deal. Looking back on my life, there is much I've left undone.
 I've even embarked in various group projects, and in my mind, wasted other people's precious time in sessions that have amounted to some pretty sweet recordings, but at the end of the day, the vision I so eloquently cast for my fellow players has come up short. For that I ask forgiveness from those folks who have sacrificed time away from chasing their own dreams. I decided recently to try and figure out what was keeping me from reaching this goal. I found some answers at a conference in Dallas almost a month ago.

It was a creative conference called Echo. Myself and three very close friends went in hopes of awakening the creative giants that dwell in each of us, and I believe the mission was accomplished! One keynote speaker at this event was John Acuff, and through his talk, God went to work on me. He confirmed in me several fears that have thwarted my effort to accomplish the "big dream". One being the fear of failure. Will anybody like it? Will people use the CD for a drink coaster? What if they laugh at the effort? Two: Not being able to let it go, because it's never good enough. I've never been completely happy with my voice and have sang most of the tracks I've recorded  500 times or more. It's never good enough. I've learned from Mr. Acuff that evening that it's doing nothing in constant production and even in it's imperfection, it's unique art that some one's bound to appreciate. Let it GO, I tell myself!

Lastly (thanks for reading this far) there's the voices in my head that say "there is always someone better and more deserving". Got to stop listening to the voices. So why did I choose to share this in a blog? John went on to say that you need to tell someone of your intent to finish even if failure is possible. Out of telling others comes accountability. I have decided to once again begin chasing this dream and would ask for your prayers and even accountability. Although some of the archive recordings collecting dust in my studio may very well be irrelevant, it is still art and just maybe some one would appreciate it. I mean, who doesn't want a nice drink coaster, right? Maybe I can help! Thanks for letting me rant!

God Bless!
Brian

P.S. What is your dream? Tell me about it!

My First Blog!

This is my first blog! It will be short and sweet and to the point. I am looking forward to becoming a blogger.
It looks like tons of fun! Hope you enjoyed my first blog, now I must return to work on a concert that I am working on, thanks for reading, more to come!