Thanks for being with me this week, I hope it has been enjoyable. Thank you to everyone who has posted comments, I really appreciate them. You made the week worthwhile.
Thank you to all who have read my posts.
I didn't quite get around to posting pictures of all my guitars , nor of my 2 effects pedalboards. I love effects, in fact I love tone. I love the word Love.
Let me see what else do I love, got to start with kids, family, friends(of course) , we all need lots of friends, my dog, guitars, exercise. I could go on but I won't . I love being a musician and I am determined to improve. Actually I am determined to be the best person I can be.
I have recently learnt another great word acceptance. Erkhard Tolle defines acceptance in "The Power of Now" as a "this is it" response to anything occurring in any moment of life" There, strength peace and serenity are available when one stops struggling to resist, or hang on tightly to what is so in any given moment.
Elwood said it well "stay in the moment" great reminder mate, I do have a habit of looking forward too much. The past is heavy , no need to haul it around too, I like that.
I have been recommended to see a cool Indian man who was educated In the USA for stress relief. Apparently playing guitar is not enough. We are doing one on one mediation. Its been helpful with my stress and I can see why the great, late George Harrison liked it so much.
Manish taught me , it's good to not want anything. It indicates you are not happy with what you currently have. I have summed up a long, deep thing here but you know what I mean.
Having said that, it's impossible to not want stuff. I'm not just talking about materialistic stuff either.
I love these two quotes
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. - Buddha
Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.- Winston Churchill
Lunch was just a Fruit Salad and yoghurt.
My G&L question inspired by what Fred said yesterday about Steve Reed being a great guitar builder. If G&L offered custom guitars built like the old days by a master craftsmen to the specs you wanted . No matter what. Would you be interested?
There are still lots of things I want to do in my life. Having said all that stuff about not wanting anything . I do want to travel to California and buy my mate Gabe a beer.
I also want to travel some other places too
with a hot, beautiful wife who does everything I want her too, just joking.LOL. But I will!!!!!!!!
The list of holiday destinations. Subject to change.
The Maldives
What do you want or want to do in your life?
A special thanks to Boogie Bill who answered my selfish question with this brilliant answer.
I wish I could wave my magic wand and take away your pain. The circumstances of my divorce were different than what you describe, but it took me many years to emotionally recover...financially too. You will be going thru a lot of ups and downs...mostly downs. You may have fallen out of love, but the loss is very real. I would strongly suggest that you get some grief/loss counseling. You may find some self help books that can provide insight. It is a process that you have to go through and everyone goes thru it at their own pace. And you really need to deal with this now and completely, before you enter into another relationship, or it will blow up too. Give yourself some time. Take care of yourself...eat right, exercise, limit your alcohol and "pharmaceutical" use. Practice random acts of kindness. And be kind to her, your kids, and yourself.
You will survive. If you do it right, it will make you stronger and you will come out of it a better man. Do it wrong, don't face the issues, and the baggage will weigh you down for the rest of your life. Don't be that guy.
Great way for all of us to sail through life Bill.
So its Goodbye time. I like a fast goodbye so Goodbye.
And finally the only way I could say Goodbye, stay healthy.
