When you're sitting in school dreaming about the life you'll have when you finally graduate, they never tell you about what its like to live in the real world. They tell you to follow your dreams and to dream big... but they never prepare you for what happens if those dreams fall flat. The real world can be a daunting place... juggling university with work... doing a degree you would never have done if you had only gotten a place in the degree you always dreamt of. But learning to love that degree anyway, as you learn that sometimes you just gotta get that piece of paper so you can do the job you're truly passionate about. Finding a job that you love, but not getting enough hours, or having to leave it because it clashes too much with your degree. Life is tough. Dreaming of things like husbands and children, but knowing there's no one in your immediate future, so having to prepare a life for yourself in case those dreams never come to fruition. Having many futures to dream of and wondering if you'll have a chance at all of them.

Music has always been one of the biggest passions of my life. Its not always a passion that pays well, but it is an incredibly rewarding one. Most people pay to get a buzz. I get mine for free... or I get paid to receive it. Pretty good deal if you ask me! Playing gives me a HUGE buzz, like nothing else. I get that one for free. Sharing the joy of music with students, that one I get paid to do. Throw in a few ensembles such as playing for musicals, being in a church band and working towards your AMus (performance)... it doesnt get much better than that.

You gotta find your passion in life, and spend every minute pursuing it. If you dont, you will find yourself in an unsatisfying mediocre job/occupation and you will constantly question the purpose of life. Why are we here? What is my purpose in life? We'll answer that one next blog.