Happy birthday mr boss man Had to work through the time for the call today but wanted to share a couple wins here. Like @Victoria Jones already said, collaborating more has been a really cool process so I'm glad to keep that going, and I played a show with both of my bands last weekend (Multibear, Angel343) and I think it was the most comfortable I've felt performing in over 10 years. Having struggled with major performance anxiety as an adult, that was a huge win and I'm very excited for what's next

What's up what's up what's up I'm thinking back on some of the big picture ideas we talked about in the July session. I'm still in a weird adjustment period where I'm not working a 9-5 so imposter syndrome kicks in pretty often. "I'm not working x number of hours this week" or "I'm not doing anything that actually pays the bills" pops up on a lot of days if I don't have a specific paid gig to do. It's hard to convince myself that preparation, practice, and all the things that go towards long term goals are as valuable as the things that pay right now. Thinking about DNA and sowing seed is helping ground me a bit. I've also been reading some Wendell Berry since the news about his death. His essays have a lot to say about our work, art, etc as an extension of our personal character. He especially focuses on how the character of great authors as individuals is greater than movements, styles, or categories that others try to fit them into, and how the greatest of them understand and work within their region and community to build it up. I turned down a salaried job at a university earlier this month that would have paid way more than I've ever made. The environment wasn't going to be right and it was going to be a big step away from my goals to get short term security. Thinking about purposes bigger than money and having faith that good work will be rewarded is helping me get my head right a bit. Hopefully this little ramble is helpful. And it reminds me I've got tracks from Daniel I need to work on.

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