Okay, brace yourself. This is kind of a long one and it's a bit rambly and unedited but if you're game, grab a cuppa tea or coffee and read on.
It’s a rainy morning here on the Olympic Peninsula. I’ve…
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What's In A Story?
I used to think I never had a story to tell. Whenever people would ask me to tell them about myself, I would respond with “There’s nothing to tell really.”
Usually when someone says this, they have something…
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Stepping up to the Plate
This is a story of how I took a leap of faith eight years ago and have come to be where I’m at in this moment. It’s also about some of the amazing things I’ve learned along the way while…
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Back On Stage! Adventures, Music and Covid in Oregon
Greetings from Oregon! I have been here for about a month playing for a couple of gigs and generally traveling, taking photos, video and doing a lot of hiking. I arrived here in mid-July to play for Flutestock Festival which…
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Just a Nugget I Wanted to Share With You
There’s been a lot on my mind lately about fitting into this world versus making your own world. Earlier this morning, I wrote the following in my journal:
I have no desire to fit in the world as it is.…
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The Gift of Quiet Disruption
I feel like being a quiet disruptor today. Hearing the news of wars, shootings, corruption and so much more it's easy to feel this world is going mad. I'm turning to favor something better. Showing something better. Using my art…
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Are You Ready to Play?
Author’s Disclaimer: This is an article written completely from stream-of-consciousness with no editing so it may seem a bit grammatically rough and redundant in places. I wanted to leave it this way because it’s more sincere and closest to how…
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Circular Breathing, Letting Go & Learning to Be A Boss At Life
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the parallels between being a musician and learning skills, practice habits and mindsets etc. and how those can translate over to life skills. In all honesty, I've been hesitant…
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Finding My Rhythm: Becoming a More Wholehearted Artist
Before I start, I just want to ask……how are you doing? I asked this at the beginning of the pandemic and everyone seemed to be doing alright. But now after two years of some of the most turbulent times we’ve…
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The Shaman Child
I just read through this story I wrote back in March of 2016 called The Shaman Child. It was something I wrote it as a song, as prayer of finding one's way back to remembering who they are why they…
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