divineguitar

often while reading the manual or following the sop or digesting information, we forget those books of lamentations are old and stale, we forget to admire the questions, and we forget to follow our own paths.

in pressfield’s book ‘the war of art’, he talks about ‘angels’ that help us find our way, josh ritter is an angel who reassures me the path isn’t dictated by circumstance, rather chosen.

moving to italy in less than a month and i’ve thought very little about it, which is why i know its the right move, its flowing with the water, it’s rounding resistance, it’s giving the raised eyebrow to a bunch of conventional wisdom.

i’m constantly reminded / haunted by the value of time, haunted b/c being one the clock makes it difficult to become an enlightened spiritual being, reminded by the fact that times marches on, and circumstances in any major pillar of life change, but seldom do the people change with it.

i’ve heard your can get a fully tailored suit in Milan for less than 500 bucks, which probably means fashion in Milan is like BBQ in Texas, a hot and abundant commodity when the artisans drive down prices for competition. I wonder if an Italian suit or leather sofa is in the works for me, or do i stick with jeans and the floor.

the city, vicenza, has a view, so at least i’ve seen in pictures. i’m anxious to smell the air, i’m anxious to cross the border into austria and dance the hills are alive on the gently rolling hills embedded in the mountains in Salzburg, i’m anxious to head to one of the little islands around venice every other week for ‘happy hour’, i’m excited to see a big concert in Verona, I’m looking forward to ordering tickets to see U2 in Rome, I’m excited to see buds in Basel, I’m excited for a 3 day ‘rock concert’ in Paris in October, I’m excited to reunite with some of my best friends in Berlin on my first available three day weekend, I’m excited to be going to Japan in November for a wedding part of a great friend.

But most importantly, I’m excited to have purpose — i don’t want to use what brainpower I have to write iphone apps, I want to work with the developing world, here, have some pie, y’all deserve it, or better yet, let me show you how to make pie.  there are a lot of critics of the fringe elements going on in the world today, but not nearly enough artists who bring creative solutions and objectivity to the table.

coming full circle to a lot of things in life, and it feels swell – i stick with the angels that guide my path and carry the lantern forward.