{"id":570,"date":"2021-03-16T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/?p=570"},"modified":"2021-03-16T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:20:00","slug":"give-it-a-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/?p=570","title":{"rendered":"Give it a try"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey, you! Yeah, you! Do you have a dream?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A goal or ambitions, whatever you wanna call it, does it keep you hungry and agitated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it stir fear from within or disbelieving laughter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got you feeling like you\u2019re staring down an army of Spartans?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the answer\u2019s yes then you best go after it, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The path may be arduous but guaranteed to be rewarding,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doubts may spring up, from the outside and in, naysayers may\ncome out the woodwork while the mind be playin\u2019 tricks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even your nearest and dearest may be sceptical, may feel\nlike a special kind of betrayal,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t take it personal, they\u2019re just looking out for ya, but\ndon\u2019t capitulate, gotta do what\u2019s best for ya,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sticks and stones may break bones but don\u2019t underestimate words, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuck what so-called tough folks say, well-structured put\ndowns can also hurt,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t do it,\u201d \u201cit\u2019s impossible,\u201d \u201cit\u2019ll never happen,\u201d\n\u201cyou will fail,\u201d imagine all of that thrown at your face,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can be disheartening but you must stay strong, grit your\nteeth and soldier on \u2018til you prove \u2018em all wrong,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s your life, Pal, your vessel sailing through that ocean,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buck stops with you, Captain, dream thieves can\u2019t steer you\nin the wrong direction,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slow and steady wins the race, fools are always rushing in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chomping too much too soon can and will spark indigestion,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efficiency is key, start off with them baby steps,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Break it down piece by piece so you don\u2019t feel overwhelmed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep this in mind when you run into bumps and potholes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Might spring from out of nowhere and come at you in droves,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knock \u2018em down bit by bit, never mind the hits,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stumble and crawl if necessary, you\u2019re still ahead of the bored and lazy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuck the cuts and bruises and the stress and worry, it comes\nwith the territory in your pursuit of glory,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Cuz in the end when it\u2019s all said and done, when you\u2019ve\nfinally had it won,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blood, sweat and tears will be worth it, that winning feeling simply gratifying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep that in mind if ever you feel like quitting, it may\nhappen from time to time, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remind yourself why you started, why you chose to take this\nfight,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t fear failure, you\u2019re still ahead of those that never\ntried,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could happen along the way, dust yourself off after you have\na good cry,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn from your mistakes and keep trying, quitters are never\nrewarded,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end game is clear for those that heard the call but\nignored it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s called regret, small word with gigantic repercussions,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of one\u2019s life the impact will strike with a vengeance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals unfulfilled will hit harder than a Tyson uppercut,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone\u2019s got \u2018em on some level, but severity varies from\nperson to person,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some might wish they\u2019d taken life easier, that they\u2019d\nchilled for two seconds,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That they hadn\u2019t taken relationships for granted, such a\nload to bear on one\u2019s deathbed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there are those that missed their life\u2019s purpose, out\nof failure or cowardice,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former is life\u2019s cruelty at work, the latter the result\nof personal shortcomings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pain must be unbearable, lamenting what could have been\nwhile awaiting death\u2019s embrace,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must suck staring at one \u2018what if\u2019 after another right in\nthe face,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let that be you, Friend, you deserve a much better\nend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be bold and be ruthless so you can rest in peace contented,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019ll be ups and downs but you gotta keep going,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave your mark and fly high, leave \u2018em something to\nremember you by,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You never know just how far you\u2019ll go, only one way to go\nabout it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end you\u2019ll thank yourself when you stand triumphant\nafter mission\u2019s accomplished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, you! Yeah, you! Do you have a dream? A goal or ambitions, whatever you wanna call it, does it keep you hungry and agitated? Does it stir fear from within or disbelieving laughter? Got you feeling like you\u2019re staring down an army of Spartans? If the answer\u2019s yes then you best go after it, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/?p=570\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Give it a try&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicalmemories.whereishome.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}