Since moving back to Pennsylvania at Christmas, I’ve been on somewhat of an emotional and spiritual roller coaster; trying to figure out where exactly I want my life to go and if what I’m doing now is what I should be doing, feeling a little unsettled. Then I see a blog post from fellow musician and Erie-ite, Pat Monahan, the lead singer from Train, who has seemingly “made-it” in the music industry and is very respected in our hometown, but seems to be struggling with similar issues. It seems that whether you’re rich or poor, successful or not, or famous or not, life just doesn’t care. It will throw punches your way regardless, and it’s how you handle them and move forward, not how much money or success you have, that completes your soul.

patmonahan:

After having 6 kids, my parents took a breather. Can’t blame them. Breather? With having to take care of 6 children, how could anything sound like a breather? Yeah, good point. Well, anyway six years passed and then voila! There I was. Precious, isn’t he.
My dad said I was mature even as a baby,…

(via train)