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The Void is Full of Hope
A wise person once said,
“It is not the emotion that is ever wrong, only one’s reaction to it.”
As a young man, I was managing a band. It was a group of extremely talented individuals. Travis was the best, because he had this upbeat rhythm to all of his experiences, no matter how hard.
This is funny because he was the drummer. But the rhythm of his Life was even more beautiful than his drumming, which was extraordinary.
Boy was the singer. He has the most harmonious voice, but he often screamed so loud and rageful that you wouldn’t understand his words. It was grunge rock, so that was to be expected. But boy, (no pun intended) could he harmonize. You should have heard his beautiful sonnets!
I often fantasized about being up there singing where he was. Who didn’t?
But I was just the manager. Though they often referred to me as their inspiration.
Maybe it was back then that I got my first cue from God that I should end up a motivational speaker.
I’m still working on that.
Funny looking back at it, and me now. Still thinking of having a mic in my hand. But still scared to death…