Data Lost, Source Found

Well, I did say, "on a semi-daily basis...” I am back again, with no thought in my head as to what subjects shall come from the fingertips pounding on these keys. I am going to write...about what, I never know until I get to clear my mind through this very process.

Considering I just had my hard drive crash and I did not (yes, I’ll say it again: DID NOT) back up any of my data in say, what, a whole year...I guess I can talk about how devastated I am at the loss of data. How silly we (a-hem, that would be, me) can be in knowing something like that can happen and we (again...ME) turn the other way instead of preparing for that possibility. Nevertheless, alas, something good has come from this loss.

My only consolation is in knowing that whatever thoughts I had back then to create those creative works of poetry, anecdotes or amazing thoughts that graced my plentiful pages, can be driven from the source yet again in the creation of newer, fresher, more exciting pieces of work.

I never claimed to have momentary genius, but truthfully, when you tap into that source of all-knowing, somehow the words just magically appear in just the right order, at just the right moment in time. That magical flow of prose that surprises me each time I finish writing.

So, suffice it to say, back up or no back up, I know I will continue to write and create pieces of work that in some way will touch someone else, God willing, somewhere along the line. One day I am sure that even as I type something new, the core of who I am remembers what was lost and will tap into that to make sense of the moment...the need...the purpose of the opportunity to connect with someone else...and it will be reborn.

REBORN.

That's what it is all about anyway...

Caio for now!

Me, Tim, and The Light That Shines

I am sitting here hanging with Tim McGraw on my internet radio and thinking how this music is very much like my many thoughts on writing and emotion combined, it is love and madness mixed. Where it comes from only a writer can wrap around that source...but the benefit is in the way the result simply takes shape through each person it touches. Writing put to music is a source of healing, motivation, and pure emotion. There is no making sense of that joyful noise, because it effortlessly finds way to move you beyond comprehension, regardless of the genre.

I love that about music. I love that about life. That you can find so many ways, even trip over them unexpectedly, to feel drawn into this world you know nothing about, yet somehow it just fits perfectly into your mind, heart, or soul experience. It just simply moves you. It can be the words, the tune, the passion; it can be its strength or detriment, it can simply be about the moment in time you are experiencing that grabs a hold of you and doesn't let you go until the last tune trails off into the next space in time.

How could I not know all my life that writing and music are where my heart is at home? It is where my life takes shape and where my career belongs. How can something affect me so profoundly at any given moment, and me not think: Hmm, wonder how I can make a living in that realm? Silly, crazy, wonderful revelations: In simple moments like these, when songs move me move toward my passion and away from the mundane reality of making a living. I will live my dream of being so involved in my work that it is not work: It is my life.

Imagine! To wake up every single day engaged and connected to a source of inspiration on all levels. Then, to translate that inspiration into something that moves someone else. I see myself being that person, the one who provides that inspiration for others, simply by living my own revelations. If you are not doing that in your life, figure out why not! Find your truth and live it fully so you can give back to the world what it desperately needs...a piece of you that moves someone else to positive change. Be that change and watch how others will light up around you! I look forward to all the ways I will watch my own career unfold before me, and the many, many people I will reach to inspire making their own changes.

I used to think about how I would hide my light so others would could be comfortable around me, but then I thought: why, why short change my experience to appease someone else? In letting my soul shine, as bright as it can possibly shine, I am allowing all those around me to do the same. MAN! Open up! Allow yourself to be everything you ever thought you could, and even better--all of those things of which you never dreamed yourself worthy.

Well Tim has done it again. He has brought me to a revelation by doing something he just loves to do, something he simply is. He does not even know me, and yet he, through his music and life choice, has moved me to expose my own truth. Live my passion and let others in on that joy. Mountains will move, silence will lift, and emotions will stir. How grateful I am to be a part of this life and all the freedom we have to be whatever, whomever, we want to be. I am ready; let’s go get it done...

Early AM Initiation

Greetings one and all,

Welcome to this writer's ramblings for a beautiful Saturday night. Why am I doing this? Oh heavens, who knows. Seemed like a good thing to do, on a suggestion from a friend. Thanks Manoj :-)

First and foremost, I love to write. I love to ramble. I love to go on and on. Here, it simply doesn't matter if you like what I have to say or not..if you catch errors or find inconsistencies...that's what rambling is all about! So sit back, take the journey and just enjoy the process of one mind clearing a path to enlightenment. I figure, if I can get all this stuff out of my head and onto a "paper"...maybe, just maybe, I will find that quiet space in meditation, to actually feel the silence and find my truth.

So to clarify: there is no universal purpose here, other than to share the transformation of thoughts from mind to this clean white page. I am a writer at heart: not an editor; much as I am a marketing person, not a graphic designer! So take what is shared with a grain of salt, prolific or endearing, allowing the errors to flavor the writing, not impede the understanding.

Here's to a journey of pure unadulterated thoughts designed to color the pages of my life, and bring to those around me some kind of connection that brings us closer. Cheers!

GL