Come On In and Get to Know the Real Me

I love watching American Idol. I love getting to know the contestants and hearing their stories. And of course I love the singing. I would give anything to be able to sing; it’s definitely not in the cards for me, but maybe in another life. This season on Idol there was one particular contestant who made an impression on me. Not just because of her voice, but because of something she said during her audition. The judges wanted to know what she was doing besides singing, and she said, as proud as can be, “I’m a drop out!” She recently dropped out of college to pursue singing full time. Her willingness to put herself out there was extremely refreshing. With that one sentence, I became a fan. I was impressed that at twenty years old she figured out something that took me many years to learn…. just be yourself.