Lost in the Process

I just sat down to make this post and spent the first few moments trying to remember what city I’m in. It’s Milwaukee, and that’s a good place to be! Later today I’ll be home in Colorado, just long enough to figure out the next place I’m going, a few short days from now. That’s the gig - always moving, battery half drained, charging at a lifelong dream without always knowing where you are or where you are headed. But when the music hits I close my eyes and ride the elevator through the roof to a place beyond description. You gotta love it, because that’s a rare, pure joy - a real payoff! I’m enjoying the music, and the opportunity to express myself and share the experience with all the amazing fans more than ever. So grateful for that. But the show is just one small part of a much bigger picture. The whole life is just this big, ever evolving work in progress, and I know I’ve had to work hard at almost every aspect of it. Everyone does in their own way! So yeah, you’re not alone in that, even though it’s easy to think you are. But that hard work on things you really care about shows you who you are, leading you through the most formative challenges and successes you’ll ever experience. The best part is, the part I’m discovering, is that simply seeking it out and taking it all on is a success in itself. You gotta commit. You get lost in it, head down, forging something meaningful, learning about life and about yourself the entire way. I love that. And then you come to, in the Milwaukee airport on a Sunday morning, and you remember what just went down the last few nights on tour, and it all feels worth it. I’ll take it! Onward!