PASSION! ----When does It Start & Where Does It Come From?

You know, we're asked all our lives as children and then young adults in High School, "What Do You Want to Be, When You Grow Up?" and for some - its logical. It's safe. It's a chess game. It's structured. That's not wrong or bad at all. Because, to me, you can have all that stuff...   AND... have your "dream job".

So each of these guitars pictured above is like each of us. We're so unique, even the one's that are the same color or brand. But God made us each from exactly the consciousness that we have and think with, right now. Either we can use  our minds and bodies to achieve greatness, or we can trade our spurs in for the worthless money that we "need". Sometimes, we even trade in our dreams or guitars for something that seems SECURE, but it's so backwards. Sometimes, i wish our "fun selves" could help our "play it safe sometimes, current selves" and get the understanding of life and love and passion that we had when we were born. I learn more and more about this as my son Zeke grows.



SO, Having chased PASSION down in my life and other people's lives, this is what I've found after candidly interviewing with a select few that "have it" to include, John 5, longtime guitarist for Marilyn Manson.

His first musical memory was, "Heehaw". Pretty honest and warm answer, right? :o) He's learned Travis Picking, Folk music, and practical can emulate ANY other genre of music known to man. He's a great lead guitarist to and in our private Guitar Center clinic in late 2008, he showed us his PASSION.


It's like "they" say, "Either you HAVE IT - or, you DON'T". I'm not talking about this natural talent that people speak of when they see someone doing what they love to do, and all the while never letting the curve of their smile drop. I'm talking about LOVE.

LOVE! It's the key to the world. We have to give it out first, then people that are unsure b/c of the heartache they've felt in the past goes away. It doesn't matter if it's a business deal or your second grade teacher. EVERYONE, needs to feel loved. And what better way to get love than to give it unconditionally.

It's reminds me of a quote, "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care of gets the credit."

So GET THE PASSION, MUSTERED DEEP INSIDE YOU, THEN GIVE THE LOVE, AND WATCH DOORS START TO OPEN.  

PEOPLE SOMETIMES MISUNDERSTAND US...
...WE LIVE OUR PASSIONS!