Ever since I was seven years old, I have known I loved music. My parents knew it way before that. I was singing before I was talking and dancing before I was walking, they would say. Music has always been an incredibly huge part of my life; it is the way I feel and think and express and love. I consider music to be my first language rather than English. I attribute this to the decision made early in life to join Melody Lane. It has been my world, my passion, my life for the past 12 years. Melody Lane shaped me into the performer I am today and taught me a love of music, dance, and theatre; but mostly a love for the audience. It was due to my show choir that I came to the realization that performing is not about you—it is about everyone else. Making relationships. Supporting your fellow actors and musicians. Working as a team. Brightening someone’s day that might otherwise be dim. It is not about the glory of the limelight. It is about making the world a better place, in at least some small way. Although I know I am talented and being noticed for those talents is great, that is not why I am a performer. I am a performer for the drug addict that cannot see his family this Christmas. For the little girl in the wheelchair that will never be able to dance. For the mom that wants her daughter to reach for her dreams like me. It is not about the applause. It is about the tears. It is not about the warmth of the spotlight. It is about the warmth of a grateful hug. It is not about an ego boost. It is about a spiritual boost. Every day, I have to constantly remind myself that it is not about me, it is about them. It is not because of me, it is because of Him. I would have nothing if not for God and I would be nothing if not for His grace. I want to serve the Lord through music and dance by sharing His love with everyone who hears me sing or sees me dance. My number one goal in life is to make others happy, even if it is just one person. To radiate God’s love through my actions so that something in this world will shift and make it possible for someone somewhere to feel. To change and be who they want to be. The only way I know how to do that is through music and theatre. It is my calling in life; I have been given these talents for a reason. It is my duty to enhance and improve my skills to better serve God and His people. I aspire to make a mark in the world. A hand-print on someone’s heart. But it will not be my hand-print. It will be my Heavenly Father’s. He is my rock, my salvation. I want nothing more than to share that with everyone and anyone I can. I want it so much that nothing is going to stop me from doing so. I am capable and more than willing to put in the time and energy my goals will require. I promise to be the most hard-working, dedicated performer the world has ever seen. For you, for them, for God. But not for me. No. Definitely not for me.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:28:19 +0000
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