Charging Full STEEM Ahead!
It was an average day.
I was sitting at an average desk, at my average job, living my average life, when suddenly a 'friend request' appeared on my average facebook page. It was a friend from some twenty years earlier whom I hadn't seen since high school. I accepted his request and began to troll his photos.
What I saw shocked me!
First, let me tell you about my friend. He was quiet and awkward, but always just an average guy. He never played sports, never joined the drama club, and never dated a cheerleader. He used to sit at the front of the bus, silently looking out the window, until the vehicle rolled up to his average house, nestled amidst his average neighborhood. I remember feeling sorry for him. How sad it must be to live such an average life, I thought.
But not me. I was outspoken and popular in high school. I played sports, took the leading role in the school musical, and dated the hottest cheerleader on the squad. My life was anything but average.
So there I was, twenty years later, staring in disbelief at my friend's facebook page. It appeared after graduating from high school, he had moved to New York where he began writing screenplays. How long it took him to succeed I do not know, but there he was in a photo shaking hands with Bruce Willis. In another photo he was toasting beers with Leonardo DiCaprio and in yet another, enjoying a piggy-back ride by Tom Cruise on the set of some unknown movie. Well...not that unknown. As it turned out my 'average' friend was the screenwriter of several movies I myself owned in the DVD collection at my house.
An overwhelming feeling of emptiness and regret filled my entire being. Why did I never pursue my dreams? When did I just give up and accept this boring life? My friend had found the courage to chase his talent. He had dared to be different! He accepted the risk and ran with it! And now look at the two of us. Twenty years later and I'm the one sitting at the front of the bus, silently staring out the window at an average life.
It was at that moment I decided to re-create myself. No longer would I settle for just being average. No longer would I fear the rejection and ridicule that comes with chasing my dreams. Yes I might fail, but at least I would fail spectacularly. And that, in itself, would trump the curse of living an average life.
So here I stand today, unapologetic for who I'll be tomorrow. I write weird stories, I create and direct strange music videos, and I paint and photograph beautiful girls. If people hate my work...great! If it stirs up controversy...even better! I'm charging full STEEM ahead and I'm never looking back.
Look there!
The light is shining over an above-average sunrise.
I think I'll stop writing now...
and go step into it.
(Divinorum Studios is my own creation and all models have given written consent to use their likeness. All photography is my original work. I'm honored to be a part of STEEM and I believe it will be a revolution in social media. The future awaits...)
Yes!!!! What a powerful, powerful message :) I keep saying this on my blog. Don't settle for average - grab the world by the throat and own it :)
So true!
Welcome aboard the train. Did you use the ipad pencil to draw these?
Thanks! Actually I used a program called TangledFX.
Blending into walls is always welcome
I agree! If more people tried to blend instead of conquer perhaps our human civilization would have less wars and more renaissances.
Being average sucks so I think the risk of failure is a small price to pay to be awesome! Welcome to steemit!
Thank you so much! I'm so excited to see a blockchain-based social media site. I've only been here a couple days and I can already tell this community is incredible!
cool picture :v ...is that an effect ?
I used a program called TangledFX. You can find it in the Apple. iStore
Awesome photos. Well written too! Inspiring stuff
Wow...I was attracted by your pics.....XD
Thank you! The model for ZEN is just beautiful!
Personally I don't care for tattoo's
Lol. I understand. Don't worry. I used a temporary body paint black marker. After a hot shower, she came out without a scratch on her.
Your pictures are lit. Welcome! Im new here too, but everyone is super nice. I look forward to seeing more from you!
Thanks! I have more content coming!
Awesome philosophical reasoning. I love motivating stories. Keep up the good work! Are all the pics made in photoshop? From the first glance they might be processed by neural network
Thank you! I didn't use photoshop. I used a program called TangledFX. I was really looking to achieve a tribal/cyberpunk feel for ZEN and I think I pulled it off.
I didn't really read too much of your post just your pictures grabbed my attention. In the bible (and im not religious at all) but it holds true, dont be jealous of thy neighbor. Maybe he has an awesome career but does he have somebody to truly share those moments with, like a wife he loves completely ? All of that crap is an illusion. Look at what happened with Robin Williams someone we were all shocked to learn committed suicide because he was always so happy and so funny. You just never know is the point about what goes on in that person's mind or life behind closed doors. Maybe he would trade all of what he has to just find the love of his life? Maybe he wouldn't, but I'm just saying never be jealous of thy neighbor, we are all at different stages....stay true to your own self clock.
I agree wholeheartedly with you! I'm not going to lie...at first I was very jealous of my friend's success. Those feelings passed quickly and it actually left me with a great amount of admiration for his achievements. I turned that negative energy (jealousy) into positive momentum to make the necessary changes in my own life. I'm grateful for everything!
ого го !
Good camouflage
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