Drumming the World Away by: Luke Simmons

In the fast-paced life that every single person has to experience in the modern times that we live in, it is of the utmost importance to take time that you can have for just yourself. No other people, no distractions, just yourself. Many people would call it their "me time." In my personal life, I often forget to take time in my busy week where I can simply relax and be myself. Drumming has completely changed that for me.
Before I started drumming, I would fill my free time with Netflix and video games and other useless things that are a complete waste of time. Although I liked watching TV and giving my brain a rest, I never had a feeling that I had successfully used my free time well when I did the things that I did. Yet, once I discovered drumming in 8th grade, that completely changed. Instead of watching TV, I would grab a practice pad and practice my rudiments for classical snare drumming and drum line. Instead of playing video games, I would put on a playlist of songs and drum along to them on my drum set to help me practice my timing for jazz band. The best part about it is that I can always know that I am using my time well and I am accomplishing things while getting the relaxation that an hour of TV would give to me.
Drumming as a whole is something that means the world to me for multiple reasons. One of the most important ones is that it is something that I can do no matter what I'm doing or where I am. If I'm at home I'll practice on my drum set, if I'm at school I'll practice on a practice pad, and even if I'm out somewhere in public, it never hurts to practice rudiments by just tapping on my leg. That makes it so easy to do that I can't make excuses for not getting better at the instrument since it is so accessible. Secondly, and most importantly, I love drumming. There isn't much more to say than that. It's just what many people would describe as their thing. Drumming is "my thing." It just makes the world fade away and makes it so that it's just me and the music, and that is a beautiful thing that cannot be replaced.
Overall, drumming means more than anything to me. It allows make better use of my free time, and I enjoy doing it more than anything else. Oh yeah, I forgot one last reason why I love drumming so much:
It annoys my sister because of how loud it is, and all of the older siblings out there will know that's a plus.
The bottom line is that drumming means everything to me, and it is something that I will never give up no matter what. So I would encourage everyone to try any instrument (I'm biased towards drums but every instrument has the same feeling), it has really helped me become the person I am today. That's something I wouldn't trade for the world.
This is the style and color of drum set that I have, and the color looks even better in person. The color reminds me of a sunset and it is always so calming to look at.