An Inspirational Read: So over the past few months I have had a very big change in my life style and over all perception of living.  For a long time I let my mind, anxiety and fears of “what if” rule over me.  I have read a number of books that have “opened my eyes” to truly living and enjoying every present moment of it no matter what my environment or situation may be.  Recently I was turned on to Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist.  This is a novel that has been around for some time and tells the story of a shepherd who realizes he has the potential for so much more in life than he is currently giving himself credit for.  Through out the book, he experiences every challenge life can throw at him and turns each one into an opportunity to better understand and appreciate the world around him.  He learns of a central energy that is present in every living and non living thing that connects everything in the world.  He meets people that have varied outlooks on life that through closer observation all point back to the same values to live and love by.  He also learns that following his dreams no matter what the fears, obstacles or challenges he faces is truly what gives himself and everyone a sense of what it means to live, to exist, to be.  I really took this book to heart as I have recently come to the conclusion that to truly live, one must surrender all fears, notions of failure and negativity.  I recently gave up my comfortable 9 - 5 well paying job for a life of uncertainty playing in a band full time.  For years I had told myself I’ll do it in 6 months, or I can do both while only giving either half the effort they required.  Then one day I realized that the worst that could happen is that my future could not turn out how I envision it to.  Then what…?  I don’t know.  And I am completely fine with that… I plan on facing every challenge, obstacle and not how I would have envisioned it situation with a welcoming embrace.  I will look at each of them as an opportunity to better myself and help others in need.  Throughout this blog you will see me say “I live, I love, I am…”.  This is a motto that has been helping me recognize that all we are in our lives is our being.  The Alchemist helped me see this in myself.  If you have not read this yet, or read it a while ago but didn’t get anything out of it, try reading it again with a clear and accepting mind to see if it touches you as it did me. “There was nothing holding him back, except himself” Paulo Coelho The Alchemist -SP

An Inspirational Read:

So over the past few months I have had a very big change in my life style and over all perception of living.  For a long time I let my mind, anxiety and fears of “what if” rule over me.  I have read a number of books that have “opened my eyes” to truly living and enjoying every present moment of it no matter what my environment or situation may be. 

Recently I was turned on to Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist.  This is a novel that has been around for some time and tells the story of a shepherd who realizes he has the potential for so much more in life than he is currently giving himself credit for.  Through out the book, he experiences every challenge life can throw at him and turns each one into an opportunity to better understand and appreciate the world around him.  He learns of a central energy that is present in every living and non living thing that connects everything in the world.  He meets people that have varied outlooks on life that through closer observation all point back to the same values to live and love by.  He also learns that following his dreams no matter what the fears, obstacles or challenges he faces is truly what gives himself and everyone a sense of what it means to live, to exist, to be. 

I really took this book to heart as I have recently come to the conclusion that to truly live, one must surrender all fears, notions of failure and negativity.  I recently gave up my comfortable 9 - 5 well paying job for a life of uncertainty playing in a band full time.  For years I had told myself I’ll do it in 6 months, or I can do both while only giving either half the effort they required.  Then one day I realized that the worst that could happen is that my future could not turn out how I envision it to.  Then what…?  I don’t know.  And I am completely fine with that…

I plan on facing every challenge, obstacle and not how I would have envisioned it situation with a welcoming embrace.  I will look at each of them as an opportunity to better myself and help others in need.  Throughout this blog you will see me say “I live, I love, I am…”.  This is a motto that has been helping me recognize that all we are in our lives is our being.  The Alchemist helped me see this in myself.  If you have not read this yet, or read it a while ago but didn’t get anything out of it, try reading it again with a clear and accepting mind to see if it touches you as it did me.

“There was nothing holding him back, except himself” Paulo Coelho The Alchemist

-SP