A Link to the Future

Brandon Miracle
Dec 2, 2015
2 min read

So, we finally arrive here. I have one last semester at Rock Valley College. I've worked hard.

But, what now? What's next? How do I move forward?

I guess I'll start by looking for work--try and get in at one of the news stations in town. All I know is that I want to work in video somehow. I love it.

I'll be moving out of the house soon to move in with the future wife. That's going to be the biggest change. Normally, I'd say I'm afraid of going out and being on my own. But, I'm feeling really comfortable with the whole thing. I'm ready to get out of the house and start being independent. Currently, living with my parents is not allowing me to be as creative as I would be normally. They don't really appreciate me spending my time on personal projects or any of that stuff.

In my own home, I'd finally have that absolute freedom to work on the prjoects that I've always wanted to do. I'd like to have a small YouTube channel for podcasts and other things as a hobby. But, most importantly, I want to make videos to practice. I've been making videos since 2008, and I've made a ton of progress just working on my own and doing what I want to do. It's finally time to really, truly hone my craft and make something incredible.

Now back to the future wife.

So, I've been engaged for some time now. I've been with Mikayla for years. Her folks initially told us to wait until we both graduate (her mom is really pushing for it now), but wow.

It's actually happening.

We both graduate in the spring, so the current plan is to be married in the summer. I never thought this day would come. It always seemed so far away, but it's essentially here!

Maybe my freedom is never coming?

Okay, I'm kidding. She supports me in my video-centric career and she wants to see me succeed. I couldn't be luckier to have such strong support.

This next part here is all about my big dreams. What's my ultimate goal? I suppose I could cheat and just say to work in video, but it goes further than that.

I want to make original content. I want to make content that people watch regularly and share the same passion and love for it that I do. I want to share what makes me who I am with the rest of the world. It sounds kind of cheesy, but it's true.

Even if I never get anywhere big and just have a small audience in the infinite media hole that is the Internet, I would be satisfied. As long as I can make just one person laugh, or turn somebody's day around, that'd be more than enough.

That's about it really. I can't write my future. I can merely influence it. So for now, I'm living it out.

This is an adventure I can't afford to miss.