Some have used sport as a way to express themselves. With the 'beat that asshole' type attitude to opponents. They show the grit, determination and perseverance to climb to the top of their game. Others use art as their tool of choice. With abstract art that grabs the attention of the on-looker and reeling them in the journey of work. Me on the other hand, have a more frustrating way of expression: Music.
The cliche that music being one of the most popular mediums of expressions is often miscalculated. It ain't as simple as it look, bra. Often playing an instrument can be the most frustrating thing in the world. If you're like me, finding that perfect note will often make one lose faith in an instrument or piece of music. However, when one finds that note, all the sensations and overwhelming joy make up for all those moments of bliss and uncertainty. That note is the seeping sunlight creeping through all the doubt and unhappiness.
I have a tendency to play the guitar for hours on end. Sometimes neglecting my priorities. Often, I reduce my social contacts to only my family. I just turn that amp on, plug my guitar and play. Playing keeps me searching for that place I still have not discovered. Lemme tell you, despite playing and people telling you how much you've improved, what you feel inside is far from what they say. Whenever I go on an improvisational run, often I feel lost and just keep playing. Playing on to find that one note or perfect run. You may see videos of virtuosos expressing themselves and playing it on their instruments. Its not as easy as it looks. I have achieved that only a few times. The satisfaction is great beyond words when you feel the music and are able to translate what you feel onto the instrument. That feeling rewards you for your efforts. It can easily replace the hard work and often empty handed experiences one has had, again and again. For that moment the instrument and you are soul brothers.
What Ima trying to say is that. Even though being a teenager sucks ass at times, find ways to use that feeling and make good of it. Keeping finding new ways or that passion and turn it into something beautiful. That's hard for me...everything I make looks like s
