Well, here we are....2010. i mean pffft! don't you remember 2000...y2k and all that?...i was 28 in 2000 and i remember then how quick i thought time was going by...
meh...what's another decade? :)
Anyway, as i said, it is like me to wait until new year's eve to think of any resolutions or goals i'd like to set. 'One day at a time' is a little saying that i like very much.
to start off, i'd like to thank and bless everyone who has popped by this blog, my you tube page, my website and my face book page...this whole creative journey has 'networking and making friends' as a major component to it...at least in my way of thinking. some of the greatest pleasures i've had over the last little while involves visiting with folks like you, checking out what you're up to, giving and sharing encouragement, etc.
oh back to new year's hopes, goals, and all that...
honestly? so far, i'm feeling like i'm not that deep of a person...oh well...
More Music God Willing: since last spring i've posted 176 videos on my you tube page!!! just give me a flip camera and off i run!!! I just wanna keep playing music, archiving songs i dig, and writing as the unction comes...
Do at least 1 (preferably 2) personal retreat(s) this year: there's this Franciscan retreat center up the road from me in a beautiful part of Scottsdale that is just so conducive to journaling, emptying out, and seeking God. i could use some of that...
Eat more Hippy Food: Wha? hmmm? As a father of young-uns, it's easy to get used to frozen pizza, mac and cheese, and hot dogs. I don't have anything against any of those foods, but the truth is, i like my hippy food...beans and rice with spices, hummus, lotsa salad (we've been doing really good in that area), granola and yogurt, lentil soup, and more tea consumption...
Lose 15 pounds: flat out...i'd be happy with 10, but even happier with 15...gotta get more walking and dancing in :)
Draw More: I've been getting more active again in this area...I once contemplated going art school as a young man...not sure why i didn't anymore?...fear, maybe getting caught up in life...etc. i've got some cartoons and stuff that i'm gonna scan and put up here...this luddite will learn the ropes!
that's all my brain can handle at present....lotsa love and hugs to you my friends!!!
Todd, a pleasure to make your acquaintance in the year past. Change 'drawing' to 'writing' and your resolutions are very similar to mine. All the best to you and yours in the new year.
ReplyDeleteGlory Be!! I was gonna put a request in for This Little Light. Yippy! Low and behold...there it is!
ReplyDeleteTodd, you could be from California with that sort of talk. Feels quite natural to me. Hippie food, yoga, meditation, treating others as a community of friends. I really enjoy your talents, simplicity, and frugality. But I also enjoy your reverence for for us humble musicians. Jeff / jnoteast / Humbleuker
ReplyDeleteP.S. U R right this decade from Y2K to now has flown by.
hard times seem to spawn passionate music, and your musical cup was full of passion in 2009. I'll echo HumbleUker's compliments, and add that I hope your load gets a little lighter, and that the sun shines bright on your back door this year.
ReplyDeleteJon,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad we've met as well...i appreciate you stopping by and also commenting on the YT page...more blues stuff coming possibly...happy new year and i hope your break is going great.
Jenny,
ha ha! that's one of my favorite songs...one of my favorites is 'down by the riverside' which i also did...i had a series on YT called "sunday skiffle" which has alot of those old spirituals...so glad you enjoyed...smiles,
Jeff,
i'm from California...born and raised :) spent most of my time in Redlands California. Gosh it was a great place to grow up...felt like it should've been one of those towns on the northern part of the state in a lot of ways ha ha! as always, thanks for stopping by...you're doing a good work!
Justin,
i will take your encouragement and well wishes to heart...thank you so much! all the best to you and yours! :)