Am I just Blowin' Smoke?!?

Ugh. 

We all can talk the talk. 

But...

Am I walking the walk. 

?!?!!!

Heard this song and thought this to myself...

Yep! That's what I've done in the past. While working behind a bar...next stop...then the stop after that. 

Am I full of it. 

Watch the video here: 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsEUpk5rU8

Blowin' Smoke

By: Kacey Musgraves

"Between the lunch and dinner rush 

Kelly caught that outbound bus for Vegas


We're all out here talking trash, making bets
 

Lips wrapped round our cigarettes


She always thought she was too good to be a waitress

Well,
 we all say that we'll quit someday
When our ship comes in, we'll just sail away


But we're just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah


We're just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah


Out here goin' broke


Hey yeah


Yeah we're just blowin'
Smoke


Well Janie got divorced again


Her ex-husband's in the pen


From two to five, five to ten and longer


Brenda's traded smokes for cake, still hadn't lost that baby weight


And that baby's about to graduate, from college


I'm just flicking ashes into the tray


Tell them both it'll be okay


But I'm just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah


I'm just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah, hey yeah


I'm out here goin' broke


Hey yeah


Yeah we're just blowin' smoke


We all say that we'll


Quit someday


When our nerves ain't shot


And our hands don't shake, yeah


We all say that we'll


Quit someday


When our nerves ain't shot


And our hands don't shake


Wipe down the bar, take out the trash
Light one up and count my cash


Swear I'm never coming back again


I'm just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah


I'm just blowin' smoke


Hey yeah


Out here going broke


Hey yeah


Yeah we're just blowin'
Smoke"

This part gets me...

"Well,
 we all say that we'll quit someday
When our ship comes in, we'll just sail away."

But...

We never do. 

We never take a risk. 

On ourselves. 

Sad.

We never sail away. 

"We all say that we'll
 Quit someday
 When our nerves ain't shot
 And our hands don't shake, yeah
 We all say that we'll
Quit someday
 When our nerves ain't shot
And our hands don't shake"

But...

Our nerves are never settled. 

We will always be in flux. 

That's the jist of it. 

Really. 

Staying at the bar is coasting.

Leaving that life is scary as hell.

Yet, Nerves are in both options. 

Why, not take the full plunge and bet on ourselves?

Why, not?

Why, haven't we already. 

Are we just Blowin' Smoke?

Today, have you shown up for yourself? 

Are you Blowin' Smoke?!? Or are you walking and talking the talk daily. How brave are you on a daily basis. 

It takes courage and b*lls to follow through. 

Have you shown up for yourself. 

Honestly ask yourself: Are you Blowin' Smoke?

Hmm...

Lots to noodle! 

Xoxo