Inspiration

My whole ideas and basis for continuing my writing, song-making, and poeting are a friend of mine from school in Altoona. He actually ended up dropping out of the branch campus we attended his senior year of college with 40K in college debt. All to become an active activist, as if activist doesn't make that implication. He had many stong opinions for many non-conforming ideas that most would scoff at. But through all, he taught me a bunch of things. To have fun obviously, but it was college. But most life-inspiring was to always create, never stop because this world is always trying to make us, but we have to try back.

We created, many nights. That sounds a little on the gay side. But in all seriousness, we had many conversations about many issues, that opened our minds, and created. IBM said it best ideation. And while their commercial was a sort-of humorous affair with rooms in corporations for this process, it was true. Ideation is a very integral process in business, but even more so, in life. Creating within our own mind and sharing with others to prosper and create more new ideas is one of the most invaluable gifts we have been given.

But it all starts with the try. That I always refer to, and always must fight. So, here I am on this day, in a new season that is starting out as perfect as I could expect at my current position. Trying to live that lifestyle of try. And use that to affect others. Because what good is creation if it can't be shared. That is just the experience I had earlier today. At work, you couldn't tell a guy who was in a band versus the guy who stays home on a friday night on his Mac. So, discovering new things about others is a rewarding and interesting experience we can find in the work place.

I just started with a new 'team' working on a different 'product', financial to be exact. I'm about as friendly as I can be with all of them as I am new. But when I do get to conversate with them, there is always something new to be learned. Well, this guy, who thankfully and most identically to myself, annoys our supervisor; she's a little edgy, but we do antagonize. Well, I found out from one of the people in the group I've known the longest that he is trying to produce music, has attempted writing books, and has written and submitted a screen play. So, I got to talking to him, and it was very inspiring to see someone, who isn't necessarily in that path, but 'trying' and reaching for his dream. He said to me that he didn't necessarily have the most confidence in his product but he still produced, with the knowledge that any effort is the best effort. He also understood that improvement is limitless within the boundaries of one's improvement.

I concur to all of those beliefs. We, did, sadly, and most truthfully, admit that we were looking for the almighty dollar. But pursuing one's passion, in that is not a landmark to acceptance the capital paid back for their efforts. Nobody wants to produce a dead product, but sometimes we must sift through it all, and find our best. And the only way we can accomplish that is to try and never give up.

We can have one road, just one with many lanes.