Wishing that everybody is having a good summer- I know that there must be some of you out there struggling and I want you to know that you are not alone- not now, not ever- with the advent of Facebook and Twitter we present these idealized lives of how we want people to think we live- always smiling, witty, looking good-
It's like your own reality show where you do your own editing-
You leave out the bad stuff-
No one posts pictures of themselves crying-
Or scared
Or lonely
Or desperate
Or depressed
Or hopeless
Spiritually bankrupt?
But really,...isn't that how we are most of the time-
I know I am and there's nothing wrong with that-
You don't get the highs without the lows-
Laws of nature-
I try and write about that stuff-
I do my best to present an unflinching and fearless view of the things I struggle with-
Sobriety, love, children, hasn't quieted the voices in my head that tell me I'm no good-
I've resigned myself to the fact that they will be with me all the days of my life-
You need paradigm shifts to learn to regulate said voices, tame them, as if in a circus-
This Wednesday July 30 I have a show at City Winery-tickets here.
A public hanging of sorts-
But at the end of it- I hope you walk out feeling cleansed- uplifted-
Hopeful-
It's gonna be demanding- I ask a lot out of you, the listener-
I will ask you to walk with me through some very unpleasant places-
Some will laugh, some will cry-
You may nod your head in agreement ... You might shake your head in disbelief...
I'll see you in the lobby after-we will hug as if we've been through a battle together- and we have-
We'll say goodbye and part ways but remain connected as if we'd spilled blood together but survived and we'll have become the better for it.
Once more unto the breach dear friends.... Once more.....
xo
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