People love the words “dedication,” and “passion,” but what does that mean outside of the ten-minute training montage we see in the movies?  It means working seven days a week.  It means forgoing time with friends or watching tv so you can [write].  It means a boring routine that will produce something that relieves others’ boredom.  And on top of that, it is best to maintain some kind of balance so you don’t burn out.  THIS is the meaning of “dedication.”  THIS is the meaning of “passion.”  No one wants to look past that cool training montage, but in the beginning, “dedication” and “passion” often boil down to an act of monotonous sacrifice.  

(When it no longer seems like monotony or a sacrifice, that, IMHO, is when the professional begins to emerge)

I “followed my heart” long enough to realize that I’m an infinitely loved dream that slowly disappears as the dreamer wakes from a pleasant nap.

Maybe we’re all professional actors playing a part…

But if that’s the case, I’m of the opinion that the roles we play pale in comparison to our true natures. 

An author will draft his or her manuscript, and then edit edit EDIT…until the words are no longer painful to look at, despite the author having viewed them thousands of times over.  

(Existence may follow this pattern as well).  😉

The evidence shows that if my logic sucks, it becomes extremely hard to navigate existence…

Which ironically seems to spring from illogical phenomena.

A specialized route that requires extreme discipline is delving deep into those realizations of futility and pointlessness until you see that all of it IS futile; not because death is an inevitability, but because as impossible as it may seem, it’s that oft misinterpreted concept of [love] that permeates the infinity of quanta that we can only dream of conceiving.

I find that “break-throughs” are often preceded by “break-withs”…at certain points it is not enough to simply try harder; commitment to growth means being ready to cut away stagnancy, no matter how comforting it may be.

In the pursuit of greatness, the only excuse for failure is constant effort and audacity.