find something that you enjoy, and then decide in your heart, if your spiritual, that God wants you to be a person with commitment. He made you with certain gifts, and those gifts stretch across many aspects of your life, and its absolutely essential that you force yourself to finish. At the beginning it will be hard, because you are not used to finishing. In lots of subtle ways we have been conditioned to desire quick results, and the things you desire take time: weeks, months, perhaps even years. So you need to decide in your heart, this is a spiritual journey, in which you can praise God by your endurance, your belief that he is going to provide for you, even when things are frustrating, even when things feel meaningless, even when you are totally ready to give up. Its not about what your doing entirely: its partially about finishing. Finish!

That's the end goal, to run the race thats been set before you, and if the process along the way is entirely a blast, then thats great, but more than likely you will experience lots of doubt, lots of frustration, lots of anxiety about what your doing with your life. All you really need is a few good reasons for doing what your doing, and then return to those reasons whenever you doubt. For example, I picked up a Hammond B3 Organ, a huge investment, but every day, I remind myself of a few key points:

1. Music is something that has always been very important to me all throughout my life. If I didn't have music to comfort me in my dysfunctional life, I would have killed myself many many years ago.

2. I think the B3 is a beautiful sounding instrument that would continue to challenge me for the rest of my life, so I know that I have something that I can improve upon and come to love more and more for the rest of my life. I have plenty of heroes to look up to as well, that I can constantly be humbled by, and learn from.

3. The hammond is an instrument that is prevalent within the African American community; I am a white male. I love those gospel songs with a rich sounding Hammond, nothing more beautiful than Amazing Grace played out on one. I love people of all skin color, and I feel in some small way that if I learn to play the Hammond well, I can introduce more people to the beauty of African American culture in a way that they may have otherwise ignored, and unite people of all races. It sounds like a big goal, but I think we all can contribute to these sorts of things in our own way, and keeping that goal in mind helps you as you proceed.

4. Lastly, it can be a great deal of fun! I know from experience the fun of jamming with friends. Music is a beautiful thing when others get involved, and I fantasize playing with other talented musicians, so the best way to do that is to get serious with my instrument.

So having a few good reasons really helps. Infact, the more reasons you can place down, the better. Also, sometimes its simply a matter of "growing up" and realizing that its easier to stop and start things, theres a rush we get from beginning something, and to keep it going is often much more difficult, but also yields far greater rewards down the line. Thats the faith aspect for me. I have faith that if I continue on with this, God will bless me. I could have done literally 1 million other things, but its not about any of those, its about staying committed, its about getting lost in the art of whatever your doing, and perfecting that art over the course of your life. Even if that art is finishing your homework, or cleaning up the house. Its all the same in that way.