Big Brother..

I talked to a larger portion of my family this weekend than usual.  I am a horrible long distance correspondant, anyone who's known me for more than a year can vouch for that.  I will go for weeks and months without talking to my family...immediate family.  There are two brothers I haven't seen in like, six years.    

 

So yesterday alone I talked with my sister, my older brother Emmett and my Dad, all in one day.  It's a rare occasion that I get to chat with Emmett but it's always really nice. I idolized Emmett as a child.  He's only just 2 years older than me and he's incredibly talented and incredibly humble about his talent.   We talked shop as he is plunging into the filmmaking/acting/modeling business (oh yeah, all of my brothers are crazy handsome, they've all had some kind of showbiz stuff goin' on for them :)

 

He gave me some advice I wanted to share, I thought it was nice:

 

  "I just wanted to share with you some of my thoughts and the way I look at things soley based on my personal experience. You said you were considering taking that job because you didn't think you were good enough to do what you want. I've spent my whole life feeling that way and  taking shitty jobs and it hasen't gotten me anywhere then I feel bad when things don't work out. I've learned never to compromise what you really want to do in life for anything money, relationships whatever none of it is worth it if you're not happy believe my I've sacrificed potentialy good opportuinities for both reasons. I'm here to tell you that you are good enough and you can do it! look how far you've come already! I always talk about my sister in LA and how ill turn on the TV one day and there you'll be...lol. Anyway those are just my thoughts take it for what it's worth. You're not the only one, I struggle with things daily but my attitude now is as follows : FUCK IT! I only got one life to do the things I want to do why would I waste it doing anything else.....Be aggressive and take what you want. Things will work out."

 

and I just wanted to share it with you.