kiduse2dream
I have always been a dreamer. I dreamed I would get to star in a sitcom. I dreamed I'd be in a movie. I dreamed I could play stadiums to a sell out crowd. I tried to take opportunities but they were always just out of reach. What I have left is to write about what never was.
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Hurry up and Weight in The Kid Used To Dream
A lot of what I do depends on image whether I want to admit it or not. I took control of it 7 years ago and almost let it get away from me again. I keep having to remind myself that I am definit...
On the road again in The Kid Used To Dream
Played a show and had a guy walk up after and asked if he could pray for me but before he did shared something with me. He looked me into the eye and said - there’s a song you are going to write...
I'm Addicted To Connection in The Kid Used To Dream
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a recovering introvert, but I’m not fully recovered. There are parts of me that the introvert still exists. I’ve been told that’s the part that makes me the f...
Lyric Magazines in The Kid Used To Dream
Does anyone remember these? When I was a kid one of my hobbies was hitting the magazine aisle of the store while my mom shopped for groceries. I would go through Mad, Hits, Guns, and anything el...
The Memory is Still Embarrassing in The Kid Used To Dream
When I was a teenager I found it way too easy to believe I loved any girl that looked at me and caused that weird feeling in the pit of your stomach. I had no proper role model to teach me other...
My Diet has been suffering in The Kid Used To Dream
Lately, for whatever reason, my diet has taken a backseat to emotional eating. I feel myself slipping. I’ve been doing so well over the last 6 years and lately I have been slacking. I have a f...
Present, In the Moment in The Kid Used To Dream
I played a show tonight that took me 2 hours from home. It was a restaurant venue. They told me after that there was 15 people there. Before the show, I was eating a ton of humble pie. The last ...
Something is on the Horizon in The Kid Used To Dream
....and I’m afraid, it’s not good. I am finding myself not eating right lately - and it’s more so out of emotional issues. I’m noticing an extra amount of procrastinating too and it’s like I’m ...
This Should Be Fun in The Kid Used To Dream
In the last few years I have worked on being in the best shape I’ve been since I was a teenager. However, and apparently, all the years touring and eating what I wanted has taken an irreversible...
Creativity Still Exists in The Kid Used To Dream
I managed somehow to get inspired to write a new song. I’m amazed that the topic of the song was my grandfather. Why does that amaze me? May is simultaneously his birthday month and the month ...
Perspective in The Kid Used To Dream
Lately, I have been thinking. I have a lot to be thankful for. I have a lot to be grateful for. Despite the hardships that I may have had growing up - mine don’t compare to some that were way wo...
Faced with my past in The Kid Used To Dream
I was watching a documentary about a famous person that ultimately took their own life. They had spent a long time with anxiety and panic attacks. This was a slap in my face because I deal with ...
Getting Out Of My Feels in The Kid Used To Dream
Geez! Lately, I have been getting into my feels. I have spent my entire life basically detached from everything. A few times in my life I have leaned into allowing someone to know my true feelin...
Fish out of water in The Kid Used To Dream
I had the opportunity to be invited to an awards show this week. It was pretty cool. Got to sit next to some pretty famous people. I think I made a fool out of myself one time during the show. T...
Spiralling in The Kid Used To Dream
It feels like I am spiralling. It feels like nothing ever goes the way I need for it to go. It’s been this way since I can remember as a kid. I actually took a nap this afternoon for 25 minutes ...
Selfishness is what destroys us in The Kid Used To Dream
I am a firm believer that if selfishness were a crime punishable by death the world would achieve world peace in 3 years. I was at a mall with my family yesterday the inconsiderate nature of p...
Didn't Realize How Bad I Needed It in The Kid Used To Dream
Been on a mini vaca for a few days. Didn’t realize how bad I needed it.
Why so Weird in The Kid Used To Dream
For the Kid that used to dream - I’ve been having some weird ones lately. Also, as someone that finds dreams fascinating I’m often looking for the hidden meaning. I feel like it’s our natural wa...
If I'm Being Honest in The Kid Used To Dream
If I’m being honest I am never actually honest with myself. I tend to lie to myself a lot. I tell myself things that I already know I don’t believe. Recently, I tend to believe that no matter ...
What I Did Not Do Today in The Kid Used To Dream
I actually missed going to church on Easter. It’s been 2 decades, at least, since that’s happened. Honestly, I don’t even feel bad about it. I grew up in the church. All of my musical background...
Good Friday my.... in The Kid Used To Dream
Don’t get me wrong - I love working from home but sometimes I get tired of the 4 walls! I get tired of being the person answering the questions. I get tired of having to keep up the moral. I get...
The Cook in The Kid Used To Dream
My grandfather told me a story once that I NEVER understood. The older I get the more I get it. This cook spent a lot of years perfecting his customer’s favorite dishes. Especially, one custom...
Incognito in The Kid Used To Dream
From time to time, I help out a friend at a their catering job. I don’t need the money but doing something that doesn’t require my brain is liberating. Also, it’s funny to me that most of the pe...
I'm apparently changing in The Kid Used To Dream
This week I have endured a disgruntled colleague use their keyboard to smear me. Any other time, I would have launched into them and burned them to no end. This time, I thought what if they are ...
Ahhhhh in The Kid Used To Dream
Every now and then I am booked at a church for music. I don’t particularly care for it because it feels like they are always more demanding. Here I am just getting to bed after spending several ...