Would you rather be able to say “I’m glad I did” or “I wish I had”?
Would you rather have a short-term fix or be long-term greedy?
Would you rather have money or meaning?
Or would you rather pursue meaning on the way to something that is profitable?
The scary thing is this is the game most of us haven’t realized we’re playing. And here’s a shot of truth: choosing not to play doesn’t get you out of the game.
Show me your choices and I’ll show you the music you are making and the music you will have chosen to be made.
There isn’t much that should surprise us.
Music is learned.
Music is made.
Music is inspired.
Music is intentional.
Music isn’t random.
Music isn’t made by chance.
And music isn’t created by the lucky few.
Pursue your ideals.
Obey your conscience.
Bend with your giftings.
Romance your instruments.
Take your time.
Get it right.
This thing – The Music – is what we’re all after.
The music is the experience that is enjoyed and the story that is written when one’s passions, ideals, conscience, and core values intersect, collide, and crescendo in this world we exist in.
Running in circles of noise, often missing the point, it never hurts to get back to, define, and remember the point of it all.
The point is your music and your music is the point: our gift to receive and the fulfillment of your days.
You and why.
To define one is to define them both.
Show me a man or woman with a ‘why’ and I’ll show you someone who isn’t wondering what, when, where, or how to do their some-thing.
Your something is your why.
Your why is the theme of your life. Your why is your constant living and breathing verb. Your why is your metaphor – your meaning, purpose, and fulfillment that sails just below the surface. Your why isn’t who you think you are or who you think we think you are – it is simply…who…you…are…meant…to be…and become.
Which leads us back to you.
So why you? In short, only you can fulfill such a unique, stand-alone, and divine cause.
And herein lies the holiest of all pursuits: that we would become what we are meant to be.
Ashton.Gustafson 