walking by faith

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Wednesday… somewhere over the Midwest.

I’m amazed at the sites that we see in our lifetime. I’m on a plane presently, still enjoying the take off on this crisp Chicago night. Such wonders in the sky….

I’m on my way to Nashville which I can hardly believe. I’m going to paint with my friends late Tuesday just for one night and then I’m coming home. It’s costing me a pretty penny but I see it as a business venture. I’ve been talking to people in the music industry in Nashville about my ideas of experiential art, and it’s a good chance to connect with them and to get some exposure. If this was happening in Fresno… no way. But Nashville… she’s the golden jem.

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog and I’m making a commitment to at least try to keep up with it again. Admittingly it’s easier to do when you are traveling. Life seems to slow and the detail of it all stands out so much that you want to dissect everything. Home gets busy… too busy for reflextion I guess. Written reflextion anyway…

I put in my two weeks last week at the 5 spot which has brought about huge change. It was a hard decision… letting go of the stable job to go after the dream job of doing what I see in my mind as my occupation. I was so unsettled in my soul at the restaurant. I was burned out. I knew it was time to move on…. So I took a leap of faith.

Leaps of faith are interesting. I think there is this period after you do it where you get to freak out for awhile. Mine was two days. I was quiting my job and I didn’t know what I was doing next. Sure artwork, but I’ve never done anything like this before. But isn’t life like that – doing things that we haven’t done before. Fear keeps us from that adventure, that wonder. Fear keeps us doing the things we know how to do. Faith brings us beyond into the unknown…. So interesting that we cannot please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6)… I guess cause we start entering into the unknown when we try to be in sync with him.

But sure enough, when I’m just at the end of my freaking out, He shows up with plans that he has already been putting together…. Ah ha! He knew it all along. How faithful he is…

So I’m doing it…I’m becoming a full time artist. Man, it’s been years in the making, but it’s coming true. How come your twenties can suck so much? Well, they are really adventurous… not held down with too many responsibilities. But because of that lack of commitment, and I think a general lack of knowing ones self, they are a pretty uncertain time. But I guess the opposite of uncertainty is unwaivering monotony…. And I’m not interested in that.

I’m landing soon. I want to say a couple of thanks. Thanks koti hu and shawn mcdonald for telling me there stories of how they decided to make the leap into their music careers. Thanks holly for making me buy this ticket. Thanks joe haferbecker for always thinking of me as an artist.

Hello tennesee!