Today’s

Hey there. How are you? I am doing well. Teaching has become a true gift in my life. Yesterday was my heaviest load yet, seven students in a row, no breaks, and I came out feeling happy and healthy. So, that’s great news.

For those of you that have been reading my blog, you might remember that I am now teaching at different locations in the Houston area. Well, I had my first day at the second location last week, and am totally stoked to be teaching there. It’s a wonderful facility (new construction) with a recital hall. I feel spoiled in a way, but hey, I’m going to do my best for them, so maybe it’s well-deserved. Amen.

Ah, the quartet dream has seemed to have fallen out of touch. The members of that dream quartet are not in a place to play with me, and that is totally fine. Amen.

I am saying in this moment, I would like my life to take a completely different direction. Away from those people who are poisonous and even ravenous at times. It sounds weird to say that, and maybe it is, but how do you explain the insane behavior of others. I believe, in the end, that it isn’t worth my time to dwell on where others are in their walk of life. I feel, in this moment, it is more productive to focus on my own walk than spend time thinking about others, especially if they are completely insane and have no regard for their fellow brothers and/or sisters.

Ah, recently, I feel, I have turned a corner in my walk. It has become much easier to enjoy my life and accept it as it is, without demanding it be any other way. I mean, I enjoy my teaching positions and am looking forward to new directions in other areas of my life, with my art for example. So, I am excited about this. Amen.

Also, just last night I figured in just how much I would need to teach in order to move into an apartment. This is going to be a big step for me, after living at home with my parents on and off for a number of years. I pray that this time I am able to remain productive in the sense that I can keep my job(s) through commitment to the students and teaching. Amen.

Ah, also, on a side-note, I have been thinking about having a show for my art. You see, I have almost reached one hundred “smalls” (8.5”x 11” pieces), and would love to share them with the world in some way. I am in the very early stages of having a show, but it would be cool and, also, lucrative. Haha. There, I said it. In total, it includes twenty years of drawing. I will keep you posted on how it develops and if, in fact, it will happen. Amen.

All that said, I hope everyone is feeling well and having a good experience of life. I know and have read that if I am feeling down, I am the only one responsible for the feelings I am having. So, I try to learn to flip it around so that I can once again enjoy my experience of life.

Thank you for reading and staying up to date on what life is to me these days. Any thoughts you have to share on the topics I bring up are more than welcome.

Have a blessed day,

Travis