Freeing My Mind

A few things going on today: I just got Paper Tongues new album. If you’ve been following the blog, you’ve heard me talk about them. Amazingly talented guys and super feel-good music. If you only buy one track, my advice is “Everybody”. Check it on iTunes here and from their site here.

I took Monday and Tuesday just to chill. March was a bit crazy on me emotionally and spiritually. I finished the first draft of my book. I’m still playing around with title ideas, so not ready to reveal that just yet, but hopefully soon. Right now it’s with a few different people for editing, I’ll get it back and see what I like and don’t like with the edits. After that, I have to make a big decision about either going with a publisher or self-publishing. I’m pretty sure I could get a deal with a publisher, but how good the deal would be is another question. I don’t really like the idea of giving up the rights to my work, but I also want wide distribution.

How do I think people will respond to the book? Hopefully, overall very positive, but I’m sure I’ll get my share of criticism. I’m finally at a place where I am prepared for it and ready to just be me without worrying about the blow-back.

Part of the reason we had put our big move to San Francisco on the back burner was for me to finish the book. Now that I am in the home-stretch of getting that done, I’m ready to really start moving forward. Nothing is going to happen in April, I’ll be on the road for about three weeks and then I go to Indonesia around the first couple of weeks of May. After that, we plan on going to find a place and then making it there for good in the summer. In preparing, I’ve been really surprised just how different of a direction God is taking us. I’ve always said that in order to see what you’ve never seen, you have to do what you’ve never seen done. It’s gonna be a crazy journey, but hopefully we’re all ready. I’m going to be making a new video this weekend, a little longer and in more detail to give everybody a clearer update.

In the spirit of trying to make sure that I take in everything I can while we’re still in North Carolina, I’m trying to plan a rafting trip sometime this weekend. Hopefully all my friends can get away… you know who you are.

Last night, I had a lot of trouble sleeping. I think I had caffeine a little too late. It didn’t used to bother me, but I guess it’s just another sign that I’m getting older. I took a Benadryl to help me get to sleep, which seemed to help give me some insane dreams. One involved watching the initial casting of Growing Pains and Elisabeth Hasselbeck telling me that she was moving to San Francisco with us. As long as she at least tries to bring Whoopie Goldberg with her, I’m all for it.

Anyway, just a quick update. Much love.

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Today’s inspiration is a children’s choir rendition of Jonathan Coulton’s song  “Still Alive” from the Valve’s video game Portal. This is so awesome. I hope the choir director still has his job.