Zak Sings

Zak, Colt, & Me

My friend, Zak (far left), is a very talented musician.  

Check out this song: Fifteen Twenty-One

He wrote it for my brother, Kaleb, and his wife, Ashley.  We sang it at their wedding in January. 

This is a recording we did this summer.  I hope you enjoy! 

Also, while you are on Sound Cloud checking out all of Zak's songs.  They are really good! 

Life is hard.

Ok, as most of you know, I complain A LOT! I can pretty much complain about anything.  Is this a good quality?... No, I don't think so!  However, I still do it.  Lately, I have found that my complaining has definitely increased.  Whether I complain about school, people, my body, clothing... whatever! I have come to realize that I do it way too much.  My common excuse for this is that Life is hard.  Well, you know what? I need to GET OVER IT! I have been thinking about this a lot and here is what I have come to realize: 

If life were easy, it would be BORING! 

AND boredom is NO FUN! 

We need to embrace what life throws at us... the disappointments, the challenges, the failures, the good, the success...EVERYTHING! Every experience we encounter makes us stronger! Just think about it, if we never experience failure then how will we ever know what success feels like?

So this is what I am challenging both myself and you... Let's embrace the disappointments and hardships we encounter and try to find the beauty and good within them.  Stop with the complaints (I'm speaking to myself right now) and accept it! 

Life is never slow or easy, and if it is, then are you really living?! 

Remember SOMEDAY IS TODAY! Stop basking in the should've, could've, would've-s and think about what you CAN DO! It's your life, so start living! 


--Prior to writing this post, I read my good friend's blog and realized that we have been pondering similar things... in some sense! She encouraged me and I hope she encourages you as well! 
So, CHECK IT OUT:

 Jane the Philosopher @ http://janethephilosopher.com/life-and-stuff/