And so it begins... Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Well.. not really. 👊

"It" began a while ago... but I finally felt compelled to begin documenting "It".

It... is a journey.  The journey is everything... and it is nothing.  It is unlearning all the "truths" and learning all the "untruths".  OK - enough with my nonsense.  Why am I doing this?

I would like to document one of the most significant transformations of my adult life.  It started with a break-up... and who knows where it will end.  I want to transcribe my journey as I learn about spirituality, mindfullness, meditation, introspection, different therapy models and approaches.

Unfortunately a portion of this will be post-event documentation and probably a bit skewed as such... but there are a few very important points I have learned:
  • Life is only as shitty as you let it be, within reason(tm).
  • You can do anything you put your mind to, within reason(tm).
  • Wherever you go, there you are.  -- Confucius?  Or possibly Jon Kabat-Zinn 
  • Music - whatever that means to you... I think Music is key to balance.
  • Be Nice, Be Happy.
  • You had better get to gettin' .. only have the rest of your life to get it done.
  • Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
Note:  this page actually began in April of 2017... a few weeks before I was to embark on an amazing journey, both physically and mentally.  But, I started a new blog after some revelation I had.


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