Greatest Hits...

I'm gonna be really transparent for a minute. One of the biggest battles I face in life is feeling like a failure. El Diablo loves to parade all of my past mistakes and shortcomings quite often. And, being the highly intelligent idiot that I usually am, start dwelling on them. I join the parade, waving a banner and twirling a baton directly behind the marching band. Before too long, me and satan have me convinced that I am, in fact, a colossal failure and not good for much of anything. The problem with all that wallowing in self pity is that I know that I am fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. Failure is an event, not a person. So, in an effort to combat this cycle of crazy, I have to stop the stinkin thinkin and remind myself of the blessings I have and the things I have accomplished. In my opinion, everything I have and ever will accomplish is a blessing from God. So without any glory or gratification to myself and all appreciation to God, here are a few of the things I have to remind me about:

I have checked off almost all of my Things to do Before I Turned 30 List:

1. Be married and have at least one kid.
2. Live in a house, not a trailer or apartment.
3. Own two cars that are paid for.
4. Go back to school and get smart.
5. Record and release an album of instrumental music.
6. Get said album(s) played on radio.
7. Play in a band.
8. Be completely debt free. (close. very close.)
9. Become rich and famous. (not even close.)

I am blessed with a great wife and amazing daughter.
I finally have some direction to my life.
I am part of an amazing, outreach loving church.
I get to play music with my friends often.
I'm going to the beach to bodysurf next weekend.

Life really is good, and we all have the ability to make it better every day. What do you want to accomplish or already have accomplished? Talk to me.