So in my usual browsing of the internet I headed over to IMDb. I checked how OTH was doing in popularity (Up 9% from last week :0) ) but anyway I stupidly scrolled down and looked at the message boards. Why must I torture myself? But the better question is why do people feel the need to say some of the things they do?
Ranting Time (Watch out for my Soap Box)
Don't they understand that they are talking about real people, with real families and real friends and real lives. IT'S A TV SHOW!!!!! They are not the character's they portray, they make their own decisions based off what is best for them, and they try to do something they love to entertain us. So why hide behind your computer and speak so heartlessly about them and the job that they love.
Why is it easier to bring someone down than it is to help build them up? Would you say the same things about your friends, a family member? What if it was you? Would you like hearing or reading the things you wrote?
I think we forget in this age of internet and technology that the golden rules still apply. "Do unto others and you would want done unto you." If you can honestly sit there and say this would hurt me if someone wrote it about me then I wouldn't go saying about someone else.
I know most actors and actresses either don't read these or just let it roll off but at some point it has to hurt. I can only imagine what it would feel like to have someone or a group of people rip apart something that you work so hard on. Take every small problem and blast it across the globe.
Criticism it a natural part of life and I understand that. If you are going to put yourself and your work out there for the public eyes to see you are bound to face some negative reviews. But the way some people go about this is just wrong. To them I say get a life, grow up, and can you really comment until you know the whole story or been in their shoes. No I don't think so.
Lyrics of the Day
Today I was driving around looking for inspiration in a town I know all to well. As I was daydreaming of moving to Wilmington and all the new adventures I will have there I was listening to Gavin DeGraw's new CD. One song in particular stuck out to me. "Free" Here are the lyrics.
"I'm a poor, I'm a rich
I'm a mountain, I'm a ditch
I'm a dagger in the shield
I'm impatient, I'm a yield
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
I'm the fight and the dance
I'm the heartbreaking romance
The feather and the stone
I feel crowded and alone
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
And every once in a while
I want to sit back and enjoy the view
I'm feeling my senses
The one in my life has been surrounded by fences
But I found some that I could see through
I could see through
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
Everything that you would ever need
Everything that you would ever need"
I'm a mountain, I'm a ditch
I'm a dagger in the shield
I'm impatient, I'm a yield
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
I'm the fight and the dance
I'm the heartbreaking romance
The feather and the stone
I feel crowded and alone
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
And every once in a while
I want to sit back and enjoy the view
I'm feeling my senses
The one in my life has been surrounded by fences
But I found some that I could see through
I could see through
And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel loved
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need
Everything that you would ever need
Everything that you would ever need"
I am ready to be free. Free in a sense at least. I'm ready to live my life my way.
Another set of lyrics that stuck out to me were from "Mountains to Move"
"It's gonna be a long walk,
And you know what you could lose,
Oh, When you've got
Mountains to move."
These lyrics describe my life right now.
PS I did find my inspiration and so much more.
No Fear.
You have to go after what you want. You have to be willing to fight, scratch and claw your way to your dream. Nobody is just going to hand you your dream. So you can't be afraid to go after any opportunities. What does it hurt to ask? All that can happen is someone can say no.
This is all good advice until you have to follow it.
I want something. I want many things. But in particular I want one thing but I'm afraid to ask for it. I'm afraid to put myself out there, to risk burning a bridge, to face rejection.
All you can do is ask. All they can say is yes or no. But what if you really really want it to be yes.
Should I go for it? Should I put myself out there? I mean what's the worst that can happen.
When it comes to your dreams how much can you sit on the sidelines and expect it to happen?
You can't you have to go after it. You have to put yourself out there. You have to make it happen for yourself because no one else will.
I have my answer. I know what I need to do. Now I just have to find the strength in myself to do what I need to do, to face my fear, swallow my pride and make it happen.