Hello Again…

Hi there. How are you? I’m doing well. Thank you.

I’m writing this entry in honor of some things that I am going through in this life. Amen. I mean, it is true that all of my entires are about that… life. Amen.

This time, I want to express my gratitude for the people that are supporting me in my endeavors. I want to share that I have been successful in selling a number of pieces to a certain collector. This happened very recently and I am still on a high from the experience. Amen. A good high. Natural. Amen.

It makes me smile to think I could just continue with what I’m doing and be more and more successful at it. So, art and music are it for me right now. Amen. Goodbye to all those old dreams and hello to living, once again, haha, in the present. I laugh because living in the present is staying committed to what is here and now, and nothing else. I guess it is nice to have dreams about the future that motivate you and prepare for future experiences. But, I don’t want to get caught up in things that may or may not come to pass. I want to focus on the here and now, and when the future gets here, I will be ready for it and accept it for what is is at that time. Amen.

I wonder if you feel the way I do about these things. I know that we do not have to agree, but I wonder if you do.

Anyway, just wanted to express that gratitude for those who are in support of me. Amen.

In the end, it is the support of others that we rely upon, it seems, in the world we live in. And in exchange, we support others in the same way.

What is it that you do to give to others? For example, I give music and art in exchange for financial stability. I give my money to the people who provide me with shelter and food and other necessities. That is what they have decided to do. Provide shelter and necessities. It could be an apartment, or a grocery store. Same idea. Necessities.

Ah, some would say that art and music are not necessities. And maybe they’re right to some extent in that we don’t need them to survive. However, in terms of beauty and enrichment, I believe they are absolutely necessary. We express ourselves through writing, art, music and all the other countless ways. Amen. So, are the arts a part of living a life of love and beauty? They are to me and probably anyone. Amen.

So, over the next few years, I plan on honing my skills in art and music. And growing as much as I can in those areas, as well as all other areas that make me a whole person and compliment the way of life here. Amen.

Ah, another area I have pledged to grow in is what I’m doing now…writing. Amen. For those of you that know me well, you know my past has been… interesting. For this reason, I have started writing an autobiography that addresses all past experiences in my life. This activity, the writing of the autobiography itself, is one that I find extremely healthy for a number of reasons. Mainly, the therapeutic value of revisiting your past from a healthier, more current perspective in order to shine light on those experiences that shaped your life, in whatever way that shaping took place. Amen.

In fact, I am lucky in a way because I have journals starting from when I was eighteen years of age. So, it’s easy for me to pull up the memories from then on. Not that it’s hard to remember things that happened before that, too, but still, it’s a blessing to have my writings from so far back. I find when I read my past writings, I’m right back where I was when I wrote them, although I have the wisdom gained since those times. Amen.

With that thought, I feel I will turn the night over to writing some more in my autobiography. Stay tuned, maybe one day it will be published. Amen.

That said, have a good night and best wishes all the way around.

Peace,

Travis