No One Ever Said Following Your Passion Was Easy
Building a life around your passions and constantly chasing your dreams it is not easy. Trying to build a career that doesn't fit into societies norms it is not easy. Finding people who share and understand these dreams is not easy.
The life I've chose is not easy, but damn...it is worth it.
This road is generally a longer one with many twists and turns. It requires many late nights and early mornings. There are days where I leave my house before 5am and don't return until 9pm. Where I live my entire day out of my backpack with a yoga mat strapped to my back constantly on the move.
You will go through periods where you constantly second guess yourself and compare your life to those around you.
I used to wonder if I should have gone back to school and get my masters in Art History woring in galleries. I'd have regular work hours, I'd be able to have more free time, see friends or go on more dates...but that's not my path. That's not the life I'm meant to have, and I no longer question thisI've left relationships and lost friendships on this path, but they were not the right relationships. They were not on a similar path. They were not the right influences or support I needed to chase these dreams.
The less I questioned and doubted myself the more signs I saw,
the clearer the path became.
When you have a strong intuition and a clear vision of what you want your life to look like, every now and then life will give you a sign that you're on the right path. It will send you a small reminder that all the long days, the sweat, the tears, the stress and struggle are all worth it.
To me, this Brooks commercial is one of those signs. It holds more meaning than just a landed casting. It is all my passions rolled into one. To me it is a clear sign to keep pushing. The long days and hectic ever changing schedule ever won't be forever. But for now it’s the path I am currently on, and it's the right one.
...and I am happy