What if everything we choose is an addiction? What if that's okay? You candidly reveal how broken you were. Your pain drove you to the heights of achievement. And, I imagine it still drives you. You've channeled your turmoil and transformed it like an alchemist. Would the world have Randy Gage as an inspiring role model if you weren't bent out of shape in the first place? I'm a good actor. I excel at playing nefarious characters. Because I'm a tough guy? Hell no! It's because I walked the Bronx streets as a youth constantly terrified by the mob guys and thugs in my hood. I won their trust and admiration by entertaining them. I became a storyteller, and a damned good one, out of anger and fear. So be it. Art and artful living, I believe, are masterful ways of bleeding with elegance.
What if everything we choose is an addiction? What if that's okay? You candidly reveal how broken you were. Your pain drove you to the heights of achievement. And, I imagine it still drives you. You've channeled your turmoil and transformed it like an alchemist. Would the world have Randy Gage as an inspiring role model if you weren't bent out of shape in the first place? I'm a good actor. I excel at playing nefarious characters. Because I'm a tough guy? Hell no! It's because I walked the Bronx streets as a youth constantly terrified by the mob guys and thugs in my hood. I won their trust and admiration by entertaining them. I became a storyteller, and a damned good one, out of anger and fear. So be it. Art and artful living, I believe, are masterful ways of bleeding with elegance.
Yes we can learn from and get stronger from these situations. But only if we choose to.
Keep em coming Randy. Your short blogs have a powerful impact on my thinking.
By the way. When is the book being released re: social media
The new book comes out July 23rd.
Love it RG! The trick is taking your pains and downfalls and instead of replacing one with another. But to take that energy and turn that pain into a lesson to create your personal superpower. Coming from that place of pain to learning how to overcome it makes you stronger. For you it was drugs, alcohol, etc. for me it has been weight, once I figured out the discipline and how to drop the weight, I’ve been able return to those disciplines when needed and share my story with others. Thanks for your Jedi guidance and friendship