Oh friends,
It's been too long since I last wrote and part of my very long list of new year resolutions include enjoy writing on my blog at least 3 times a week. There is a truth in the enjoy part, but I will get to that later. Now, we must keep in tune with the headline, as I'm sure some of you are wondering, what wildfire? Well, the wildest fire reached Atlanta last night, just off Memorial Drive in a small concrete building near I-20 southbound. What really happened? It was a wild Saturday night for some of us, war paint smeared across my face and others too, as the night waged on, I saw a total of 9 great bands, all at the tips of my fingers. Sitting on the cold asphalt floor, me and everyone in between rose to our feet and sing in song, full of life and cheer ringing through our teeth till the wee hours of the night. It was a really great night. I haven't had a night like that in a while, a night where I got be see my friends, some of them new, some of them old, but we all smiled at each other and loved every minute of it. Acoustic guitars with black sharpie scribbled on them like it was etched in stone, hoodies and hats, and a whole lot of laughter. It's so amazing how one night can change your whole outlook on a good night. It was one of those things where I didn't even have to try to have fun, I was just emitting it throughout the night. I had the golden touch. I touch you and you are happy, just like me. It's a simple act of giving and sometimes, I just want to bleed it. Not literally, but I want there to be an abundance of joy around me and people just look at me and see that I'm full of energy and excitement and imagination and spontaneity, and that they too can embrace this feeling.
And that reminds me of the good times we need to be sharing. Some people are afraid that when we lose a grip in life, we lose our hearts and our minds. But look at the world around us now, today– things aren't perfect and yet, I am still sitting here reflecting on the fun times I've shared last night with people I've never met before and yet, I call them my friends now. And that's all we can really do.
"The essence of pleasure is spontaneity."
-Germaine Greer
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