In the Summer of 1996, when I wasn't even 21 years old, I was pretty burned out on this life stuff. I remember boarding the plane to fly to Texas to visit my Dad, and I was lower than low. It didn't help that I had only slept 2 hours, after driving back from playing a horrible show in Columbus the night before. Everything always ran late with the band I was in, and it was wearing on me.  We would … [Read more...]

When my list is longer than the day I have to complete it, I'll take it as another sign that I'm getting everything I've asked for My life is expanding in ways I can't comprehend I can either whine about how busy I am, how little time there is Or I can acknowledge all the treasures around me The vast majority of which are your beautiful souls With your love to share And I'll remember that this … [Read more...]

Keep me grounded and stable today Hold the knowing of my creative prowess Wear the love of my family on my sleeve Live through the experiences of my incredibly talented & beautiful friends Acknowledge that we are all fingers on the same giant hand and that my success is your success and vice versa Once again when we reach that pocket of time when we both can share and inspire one another We … [Read more...]

You can't help but notice how we train our children to be slaves to the clock. Elliott was only 6 weeks into kindergarten and the school made it clear they were starved for more time to teach. Our third grade is now their kindergarten, so she's bringing home a book or 2 plus homework every single night. Don't get me wrong, I like that she's learning so quickly. She's way smarter than I am, and she … [Read more...]