I'm like, so gifted

Please don't take me seriously, you know I'm almost always joking.  I'm just sitting in my studio calming down from my first ever case of Bieber Fever after watching "Never Say Never" while painting.  And no, my paintings did not all turn out purple and silver and totally insane.  So sorry to disappoint.

So, who has seen this movie and caught the same fever?  I got sucked in!  I laughed, I cried... and um, that's not a joke.  I was impressed by those little kid videos of him playing the drums and his amazing voice.  This made me think about something that Hum and I always discuss.  The ever lingering question of "hard work vs. being gifted".

Let's have a serious talk here, you and me.

I would say Hum and I are similar in our levels of "giftedness" if you will.  Bear with me here.  We were both passionate about art and music when we were little.  I loved to draw and often lost myself in my imagination behind closed doors.  Hum admired his older brothers that played in bands and quickly became obsessed with the guitar himself.  However, I wouldn't say either of us had any kind of talent someone would catch any kind of fever about.  So, the big question is... can we be as successful as someone who popped out of the womb singing show tunes and doing jazz hands? {wow... that is an amazing mental image}

Personally, I would like to think that anyone with passion, perseverance, and a strong dosage of hard work could be successful.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.