Note to Self:

I should be asleep right now...or getting my gear together for the gigs tonight, or readying my apartment for the family that is descending upon me in the next few hours... but instead, I'm going to do something I really haven't done in awhile - certainly not in the past few months - and take just a moment before I sleep to be...here. Not in later tonight, or next week, or last month, but right here, right now, with what is. On so many levels I'm still a long-suffering struggling artist, while on others I'm a seemingly overnight success, but in this (rare) moment, I can honestly say that (for the most part) I am exactly where I want to be, doing exactly what I always wanted to do...at least in this moment. True, I'm exhausted, overwhelmed, and anxiety-ridden, but I have to admit, I'm genuinely happy, too, because for perhaps the first time in my life, I'm genuinely doing ME. Don't know that I have much more to say than that, or if I'm really writing this to anyone except myself, as a reminder to appreciate all this, but to whoever might be listening, thank you for sharing this moment with me.

Big love,
Maiysha