no hobbies, really. i like books and movies and restaurants and hotels, like most people. but when i'm feeling antsy (or any feeling anything, really) i usually pick up a guitar or sit at the piano and dive in.
maybe that's why i don't swim. i found this other pool as a child and it still excites me to enter it.
cynicism can't survive there. nor can complacency or judgement. i've experienced this freedom in other parts of my life, but they were similar in that they required total focus and concentration. yoga, hiking, biking, communal meals, traveling: all of these things are better if you're totally immersed.
pure consciousness isn't an easy feat, but if you even get a glimpse of it, you'll understand what is required to have a good life. the chatter and static of everyday life can no longer affect you. you have graduated from the small self to the larger, all-encompassing big self.
i'm grateful to still be here. still making music. still playing guitar. still in love with living.
love to you all,
joe
