The Tom Petty Theory

In the last couple of years I have become a lot more confident. In general, I am pretty secure with who I am and what I am about. I know that I can bring a lot to the table, so to speak. As such, I've really been loving life.

One thing I've definitely noticed is that when I act like I know what I am doing people believe it (whether it's true or not but usually it's true). It's like when someone asks you, "What does the word brupes mean?" And no matter what you say, if you say it with enough conviction and the answer seems fairly reasonable because maybe you know a little Latin and understand root words or something, then people will believe it's true.

The weekend before last I took Eric to the Tom Petty concert for his birthday. Neither of us had seen him play live before. Let me just say this: The man can ROCK. Tom Petty has incredible stage presence. He should. He's been doing this for thirty years.

Tom Petty has his own style of performing. He moves his body a certain way that, I swear, if anyone else were to do it they'd look like a complete and utter douche. But when you see him hitting the tambourine on his hips while sashaying side to side it looks amazing.

Partly it works because he's, you know, TOM PETTY! But I think a big reason why Tom Petty looks so cool doing his thing is that he's completely at ease on stage. He's confident. And he's clearly having a great time. Why would I not believe that he is the coolest person in the room?

This is the key: Be confident, have fun and you can't help but look good. Plus, people will love you. And even if they don't, who cares? You're having a great time and feeling good. What more do you need?

Brupes Word Origin of the Day:

I got it from today's Jumble puzzle.

Unscramble the letters. What word do you get?