Ever find something that triggers an entire series of memories? 

It happened to me this morning. 

November 20th, last year. It was the day I wrote the melody for “Still Believe”. I set up a 4 or 5 part loop…

Give it all you got with the time you have, then, 

Publish. 

Release. 

Don’t let perfection rob you of creating something beautiful. . 
Don’t stop halfway because it doesn’t match the fullness of what you envisioned. 

Be ok with being…

Maybe they said you couldn’t. 

Maybe they laughed at you so often you began to think you were nothing more than a punchline. 

Maybe you’ve been beaten down so many times you stay in the dirt because at least you won’t have to travel as far when the next blow lands. 

I was a preteen when I began surfing. I was never really great at it, but that didn’t stop me from coming alive every time my chest hit my newly-waxed board as I paddled out for the first wave of…