Each day when you jump free of those nice warm blankets a new journey that can’t be predicted is put into play.
Yet…you can vividly layout what’s going to happen if your decision is to do nothing.
Native American Nation’s continue to put tremendous amounts of trust in their Medicine Men because of their keen sense of direction geared toward building energy that’ll lead not one but several into the future…upon it’s arrival, the end result is chance meeting risk which is always going to be two steps farther than a frozen knot in a chunk of wood attached to a house that rarely if ever moves.
Opportunity exists on every step leading up, down, sideways or backwards…its knock can be thunderous or so faint not even a well trained police dog can locate the scent of which direction it’s walking. Therefore daily goals should be trained to do more than just listen.
A tree falls on your house…do you see it as a tragic unpredictable mess or a signal that its time to design a strong wrap-around support system like the $50 leg and arm braces Wal-Mart and CVS make a mint off selling it to consumers who find tremendous faith in diagnosing their own ailments?
In studying the words laid out by singer/songwriter/motivational speaker Robin Crow…life tends to be a series of tests and challenges designed to make a person weak in the knees to the point of screaming uncle before the weekend arrives.
Where’s the fun in that? Rather than get hurt or emotionally drained let’s wait for everything to pass us by.
Robin Crow had a dream: To one day record with Jon Anderson from the group YES. He wasn’t a groupie, follower or stalker but rather a performer whose roots were inspired by Jon’s willingness to share his art with the world. Crow knew if he met Mr. Anderson he’d have a sliver of hope to create with the highly respected master of many anthem-esque arrivals such as the 80’s classic Owner of a Lonely Heart.
Their first meeting was near Anderson’s tour bus. Whoa…that kind of says watch out…especially when Robin blurted out, “So when are we going to record something together?”
Talk about a red faced moment. We’ve all been there. You think you’ve got the plan put into place until the moment arrives and your delivery falls completely apart creating a horribly uncomfortable situation for everyone involved.
I had just spent nearly an hour with famed artist Peter Max on the phone, he says to me, “I love your concept of adding poetry to the canvas…lets meet and discuss it.”
Grabbing what I assumed were my best pieces…I looked, double looked and went through each presentation over and over again then finally gained the confidence to shove it all into a really cool case with a destination set for a one on one with the man who brought life to The Beatles Yellow Submarine. Once there…I froze. An artist I had met countless times before still had the strength to steal from my private chapters the required guts to step up and say, “We just spoke.”
I gave the artwork instead to the curator...
Robin Crow didn’t let his fan first moment freak out his future. His back wasn’t turned on opportunity. No matter how much it resembled an echo most ignore, he kept his fingerprints connected to long term dreams and wishes which led him straight to Jon Anderson who flew into Nashville to spend a week recording with the singer/songwriter.
He jumped and the net appeared.
Artist Way author Julia Cameron has influenced me to be a better artist and in doing so that requires trust, not only in myself but a simple act called synchronicity. When you least expect it…something new will be delivered and its ultimately up to you to hear opportunity knocking or to decide life is ok just as it is.
A great example is my Tae Kwon Do Master Todd Harris who spends day and night learning then teaching. The sun rises, he learns more then teaches. He travels all over the country learning from other Masters and Grand Masters. Being only a second degree black belt I can only assume I know what he’s doing but only he holds the vision given to his senses every second of every moment he wakes, walks and sleeps. Nothing stands in the way of him learning then teaching.
Why doesn’t everyone come with this computer chip? There’s got to be something located in the brain that we can quickly switch out! While some race to the nearest Apple store, Home Depot or Lowes Foods…the real answer must be made out of glass because enough of us openly admit that opportunity is an object that can easily been seen through therefore making it almost invisible to turn into reality.
Somebody invented the Popcorn Ball! Al Gore claims he created the World Wide Web. Where would we be without a broom or leaf blower? I’d love to one day meet the clown who laid out the map for Corporate America to purchase every tiny thought and endeavor and turn it into their master plan to take over the mall.
For 31 years I’ve never been able to explain why I became a radio disc jockey except to say I heard a voice that said, “Eric Clapton picked up a guitar…fine tune your voice and locate a two speaker stage…and so I did.”
What have you learned to ignore?
Don’t allow anyone to steal your art unless you’re willing to teach them how to do it right. Make today a brilliant day because this 24 hour period is screaming with opportunity and it's going to knock a little louder.
arroecollins@clearchannel.com
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