January 4th, 2012

We get one life.

“Love is a higher law”

The Black Jacket Symphony performing U2s “One” at WorkPlay Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday December 29, 2011.  Killin it on vocals – my good friend Tim of The Enemy Lovers.

BJS performed “The Joshua Tree” in it’s entirety for the first set and performed some of the greatest hits of U2 for the second set.

The Band
Tim Scroggs – Vocals / Chris Authement – Harmonica, Vocals / Bethany Borg Martin – Violin, Vocals / Bryan Gibson – Guitar, Vocals / Jay Johnson – Bass / Mark Lanter – Drums, Vocals / Derrill Koelz – Percussion / Matt Wiley – Keys, Vocals / J. Willoughby – Guitar, Vocals / Tom Wolfe – Guitar / Davy Moire – Audio / Joey Troup – Lighting / James Wahl – Video

November 11th, 2011

Listening to: To Lay Me Down by Grateful Dead

November 10th, 2011

Daily doodle - Moon Light

Daily Doodle - Moon Light

love . shooting stars . moonlight . mountain tops . fresh air . bliss

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November 9th, 2011

Daily doodle - Dream

Daily Doodle - Dream

mixed media – envelope / ink / photograph

Drawn on the back of an envelope at a laundry mat. The only paper in reach when that frantic drawing feeling emerged. Doing laundry at home is convenient but I really love laundry mats. I don’t know if it’s the furniture from the 70′s that graces the majority of them or that clean fresh smell.

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November 8th, 2011

Daily doodle - Reflect Love

Daily Doodle - Reflect LoveThey say with knowledge and career you need 10 years under your belt of “technical learning” before you know what you’re doing.  Ten years before you can fly free and really invent, innovate and find that golden groove.

Is the same true with love?

Do you need 10 years (maybe 15 or 20) of trial and error before you begin to have the faintest clue what it is to love and be loved?

I’m going to go with a very emphatic YES for my own life and the observation of others lives and relationships.   But without all those technical learning, trial and error, oopsy daisy what the fuck am I doing mistakes … well I just wouldn’t be the happy camper I am today.  It’s all made me a more humble, grateful and loving person.

Everyday of my life is filled with love now because I choose to love every part of it.  I’m grateful when I receive love but I no longer expect it.

I remember a little over a year ago the day when I knew I was unloved.  A 12yr relationship had ended and I had ended an accidental 2 month marriage (that would be the oopsy daisy wtf moment of the year).  I had always been fine on my own adventures but I also had always known there was a someone somewhere loving me.  Being unloved was a hard pill to swallow.  I now had sole responsibility to love and take care of myself and no longer had any excuses not to do exactly what I wanted to do.  No one to blame for my life not looking and feeling exactly how I dreamed except me.

Over the past year I’ve had many moments, err mistakes, when my life has fallen into a complete cliche.  What do you do in these lifetime movie moments?  Laugh, it’s life, it’s rediculous, you’re living it!  Maybe cry too because that’s part of it  … then learn and get the fuck out and on to the next chapter as soon as possible.   Choose to be happy and follow your own heart and you’ll never regret any of your decisions, even the seemingly crazy ones.  Over the past year I have also had some of the very best moments of my life.  I wouldn’t trade any of it, I wouldn’t do any of it differently.

My dear friend Jordan put a post up on HighExistense.com a couple of months ago (the day before my 30th birthday) that has helped catapult me into a very lovely life flow.   Take me as a test subject and I do testify if you are choosing love every day … every decision … consciously making choices based on love … AMAZING shit happens!  Seriously amazing brilliant dreamy lovely inspiring wonderful fucking phenomenal stuff.   Thirty is already the very best year of my life.


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November 8th, 2011

Daily doodle - Freeing the Spirit

Daily Doodle  - Freeing the Spirit

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November 8th, 2011

Daily doodle - Amadahy Spirit

Daily Doodle - Amadahy Spirit

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October 1st, 2011

Fond Bingo Memories

I’ve recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time at home with my parents.  There have been some medical trials that brought me back home to help out for a few months.  While here I’ve had access to the stacks of family photo albums.  I’m now thirty and have had many life experiences both good and bad as we all do.  The interesting part wasn’t looking at photos of myself but the photos of my parents and grandparents when they were my age.  I saw those photos in a whole new light.  Some memories have such a full ambient feeling with them, like bingo.Bingo can be fun and exhilerating at least it was for me around age 10.  I remember being so excited the few times I got to go with my parents and grandmother and their friends.  I was an extremely quiet child so even if kids were not allowed usually I was an exception because no one even knew I was there.  A whole room full of people all collectively putting in money so a couple people could win and have a fantastic night.  So many people so close on the edge of winning you could feel the excitement when it would get close.  Then someone would explode out of their seat and yell BINGO!  Their heart racing a person would come over and carefully check over to be sure they won.  The only downside of bingo was it usually took place in some extremely smoke filled VFW or church basement.  Seeing a bingo dobber or card or online game still makes me smile.
If you’re friends with me on facebook I’ve posted some of my favorite and hilarious family photo album pics that you can check out.
September 30th, 2011

Nicest License Plate Ever! Daily Photo - You Will Be O.K.

Daily Photo - You Will Be O.K.

On a particularly rough day this car appeared in front of me. I tuned out the man sitting next to me shouting and had a moment of extreme gratitude for the license plate and whoever chose it.  Never in my life did I so need to hear those 4 little words.  I hope to pass it on … so, whoever you are looking at this photo … you will be o.k..

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September 14th, 2011

Daily Photo - I be lichen you.

Daily Photo - I be lichen you.

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