I must not be remiss there are times that I feel I have to do it all.  Like I have to write the songs, design the stage, write the lyrics, score the opera, translate the words, sing the tenor and the soprano parts, promote the opera, choreograph the dancing parts, I am sure I am missing something.  But you get the point.  Is it a first born thing, is it a bi-polar thing? I don't know exactly but for me each day feeds the pressure to do something magnificent, while living in the mundane. 

Waiting for a big break, waiting for some recognition its a part of the life of the artist.  And the longer you wait the more you have a choice to some degree, you can get discouraged and feel you have to do it all, or you focus your efforts and time and get really good at one thing in the hope your focus can eventually turn the tide and get you the credit you deserve.  For me my strategy more often just to do it all 

And doing it all, hmm, can really spread you thin.  Even as I sit and write this blog I am reminded constantly of how difficult on a daily basis it is to squeeze everything out of one day and not be sold out entirely on tomorrow.  This is something everyone faces, no matter where we are in life, there's a constant pull that the future hold and it can steal our joy today if we are not careful.

And trying to do it all, can burn you out, make you jealous of others, and frustrate you in the here and now.  When its all on you, its you against the world.  And nothing happens soon enough, your break is always agonizing out of reach.

Living in today means gaining the trust that God will take care of your future. No matter what leaving the details to him, is very counter-intuitive, it goes against every fiber of your being when you feel you alone are in control.  But its dealing with your fears, you can embrace today. 

Living for today has its own risks but when you relax your grip on tomorrow, when you can break away from isolation, and give and take (share) your talents with others you can then now let the timing of your breakthrough happen in its own. 

Today is more enjoyable when you feel you don't have to do everything, life is full of more possibilities and you can share your gifts and talents with others.