This is me and one of my best friends Steven Potter. You know, the kid you used to go fuck up the neighbors front yards with, prank phone call the girl you “liked” in your history class, steal liquor from your parents and get so drunk you throw up all night….yeah that kid.
This was taken within the first few minutes of 2011. The beginning of a new year, accepting all the mistakes of all years before, setting high hopes for the year to come. Nobody could have pulled me aside that night and prepared me for all the events that were to unfold, and holy shit did a lot happen this year.
As this year wraps up I have a few final thoughts.
-family is everything. I lost my first family member this year, I love you grandpa you have left me with so much more then I could thank you for.
-I’m so incredibly lucky to be able to wake up every day and say that I LOVE what I do. The second that changes, I guess it’ll be time to find something new to make me happy, until then lets play some music :)
-Life is short, shit I have friends who have children of their own now. Make it count, there is no one size fits all, no perfect blueprint for everyone to follow.
-A smile or compliment goes a long way, especially to a complete stranger.
-I can’t believe there are people all around the world who are “fans” of my band. I put fans in quotes because the phrase kind of makes me uncomfortable to say, so lets just say I have amazing friends who listen to my band.
-Dreams do come true, don’t ever stop believing that, we dream big when we are younger and lose it along the way.
-laugh at yourself, there’s no need to take yourself or others too seriously.
All done.
John
(Originally from John Gomez, Reblogged from John Gomez)
