Tag: David Reed Watson

There have been people in my life who have have told me that I ‘can’t’ do something or that something is ‘impossible’. I have (for the most part) never fallen into that trap. I know that anything is possible. The only time anything is impossible, or you believe you can’t do something is when you start believing you can’t. Tell a baby it can’t walk after the first dozen tries. Does the baby eventually walk? Or does the baby sit there and say to you, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

When someone tells you that you can’t, that its impossible, that nobody has ever succeeded doing it, etc….. Smile, nod your head, and walk away. The second you try to convince them is the second you doubt yourself. It takes practice and surrounding yourself with people who you aspire to be.

Reminds me of an old joke.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Practice, Practice, Practice.

Namaste,
D

“Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right. And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up in your face.” – Alanis Morissette

Today I received the news that Skyfest has been cancelled and the tour has been cancelled as well. My first thought was, “Shit”. My second thought was, “How am I going to explain all of this to everybody who have financially supported me in my dream?”

This is how.

Everything is perfect and everything happens for a reason. We don’t always have the answers to these questions but they come to us when we are ready to hear it.

The last two months for me have been bliss. My love life, my music life, everything has been blissful. I have been on cloud nine. Stopping that now would be fruitless. Continuing that bliss is my number one priority. I may have given up my job, given up my apartment and my life in L.A. but I have opened up the door to new possibilities. I still have my voice. I am still the same person. I now have the opportunity to continue this bliss. Or not. My choice. And I choose Bliss.

What would be your choice, and why? That is a question you need to ask yourself. What are you doing in your life that is keeping you from living in bliss? What roadblocks are there that you’ve put up? What are you trying to force? And why would you try to force something?

My life might seem Pollyanna to some, and that is ok. I live life completely and fully. I dare you to do the same. That doesn’t mean that we all don’t have our, “Oh Shit.” moments. We all do. We are human. Like my friend Jim says, “We all have that 8 track running in our head.” It’s when that 8 track takes over and you are living your past. That is when you’ve got a problem.

Namaste,
D

P.S.
Bring it on. I’m ready for the next big thing.

“And what is ‘truth’? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours?” Pontius Pilate

One of the first musicals that ever had an impact on me was Jesus Christ Superstar. The predominant reason was because Ian Gillian from Deep Purple. He played Jesus. I wanted to be Jesus. I almost got my chance. Fast Forward a few years to Cape Cod. The Orleans Playhouse was putting on their version of Jesus Christ Superstar. I wanted that roll! I could sing everything that Ian Gillian could in the London version. It was mine I was telling myself. I went in and auditioned and blew their socks off. I sang Gethsemane and hit every blood curdling scream with such conviction and power that I walked out of there high as a kite. I nailed it! Unfortunately it was already cast. I was bummed. But I did get to be the understudy for it and was cast as Simon.

We all have truths of ourselves that come out as we learn more about ourselves and learn more about others. We all have the choice to follow the in crowd or walk our own path. Sometimes its a fine line. Sometimes we feel like giving up and just becoming a follower. It seems easier. But lying to yourself only leads to heartbreak for yourself and those you’ve been following. Believe me. I know. Because at some point you’re gonna blow and the people you are following, or the relationship that you are in is going to say, “WTF? Where did that come from?” And its not their fault. It’s yours. You were the one lying to yourself. Not them.

Your truth is ever changing. It’s not set in stone. Your truth might not be my truth and vise versa. So respect somebody else’s truth as you would want your truth to be respected. And always be open to the possibility that you’ve been lying to yourself for far too long.

Namaste,
D

P.S.
What was the outcome of the play? It was brilliant. Ken, who played Jesus is a Gay Man and the person that played Judas was a Gay Female. It caused quite a stir in the community. It would have ruined it all if I had gotten the roll as Jesus. There was something bigger than I could see at the time. There was a point to be made, and it was made. And I learned something. And it was a good lesson.