For hundreds of years tales of Monster Dragons have been advised in folklore, artwork, and within the final century, movement footage.
As youngsters, we imagine Dragons are REAL! They appear like big fireplace spitting creatures with bulging eyes—unbeatable. However as we get older, we notice they aren’t actual. Monster Dragons are made up, they usually lose their magical energy of us.
Once I turned 19, dreaming of pursuing a profession of songwriting and singing, I moved to New York Metropolis. After a number of years, I discovered myself lucky to be programming tracks in a recording studio and making a very good residing doing demos and recordings of OTHER PEOPLE’S music. I advised myself I’d get to my very own music someday. I longed to jot down, however on the finish of the day, I used to be simply too drained after work to jot down. If I had an off day on the studio, I gave into each distraction within the ebook as an alternative of writing my very own songs! Sooner or later I awoke at 30 years previous and realized I had helped different individuals deliver their music to life for 10 years!! I felt good about that, however the one factor I dreamed of doing, writing songs, I by no means bought round to.
I took a tough have a look at why, and realized, extra time, after I considered chasing my very own goals, I noticed dragons.
A dragon that mentioned, “You aren’t ok.” A dragon that whispered, “You’ve a very good paying job, don’t throw that away.” Dragons that arose each time I had an opportunity to pursue my goals. My Large Dragon? My dad’s voice telling me I used to be too lazy and I used to be by no means going to get wherever in life if I spent all my time taking part in music. I do know he meant nicely and needed me to have a very good safe life, however that dragon breathed fireplace and worry into my spirit each time I thought of going for a songwriting profession. Songwriting was too dangerous. A minimum of a recording studio had actual purchasers who paid the payments: massive firms like advert businesses. And I labored across the clock to show to myself and my dad I used to be not lazy!
It took me one other two years to slay my first Dragon- write 5 songs, document them, and play them for a writer in Nashville.
To my shock, the writer liked my songs and needed to listen to extra. With that victory got here a glimmer of confidence, and I started to mow down Dragons with a vengeance! Eight years later, on the younger age of 40, I had my first #1 songs! I nonetheless discover that, every step of the way in which on this journey, there are extra dragons, however now I do know they aren’t actual. My inventive Dragons are made up tales in my very own thoughts. At the moment, I’ve cleared the trail to create.
Write On! Slay On! ~CM