Making a Living

Check out Jon Foreman's writings on The Huffington Post. I'm always amazed at his insight and his way with words.

Jon Foreman- Making a Living

My favorite part?

"The outrageous souls who are willing to risk failure might be the only ones who are truly making a living. For better or worse they are defining the world our children will inherit.

This world is a hand-me-down. It was given to us by our parents -- women and men much like ourselves. Human beings in love, human beings rejected, human beings hungry, restless, apathetic and hopeful: ever-changing, ever-adapting. Yes, the human soul is a bundle of conflicting desires. You want peace but you love excitement. You hate math but you want to graduate. You love your parents but they drive you crazy. Even our hopes are at odds with each other. The rent? The relationship? The career? The vacation? Our dreams rarely line up. It's messy stuff, but these are the raw materials that life has given you. You had no choice as to where your journey begins, but the choice is available to you now. You could argue that you didn't choose to be born, that there are factors of your existence over which you have little or no control. It's true, these are the contingencies we were born into. Your heart, your bones, your soul, your sexuality -- these were given to you. Given to you as a painter is given a canvas and a brush. Given to you as a sculptor is given a block of marble. St Francis of Assisi said that "He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." Your artistry? Your craft? You are making a living."

And of course, (if you haven't already) check out his music with Switchfoot, his independent stuff, and his collaboration with Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins to create Fiction Family! It's some great stuff people.

Oh, and just FYI: Switchfoot's new album Vice Versus is set to release on September 20, 2011, with the song "Dark Horses" set to hit radio as the lead single in August!!!!!! Can you say ECSTATIC???!!!!!!!