SHELTER IN PLACE

SHELTER IN PLACE..........WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

COVID-19 has now KILLED over 100,000 People Worldwide and Over 20,000 people here in America.

CASES WORLDWIDE AS OF THIS ENTRY 1,777,515
CASES AMERICA AS OF THIS ENTRY  533,259

Pretty much everyone in the World is in SELF ISOLATION.

The orders out of Los Angeles county call for an extension til May 15TH TO STAY AT HOME.

Crazy, Crazy Times.

We as humans are SOCIAL CREATURES.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT IS FOREVER CHANGED.

We are approaching 60 plus days that we are told to not leave our homes.

This is all so weird.

We are seeing images from around the globe of tourist destinations VOID OF PEOPLE.

No more more telling than NYC where on any given day is bustling with 9 million plus people.

The streets are EMPTY. The EPICENTER. My beautiful New York.

Usually this time of year as New Yorkers have come out of hibernation from a winters slumber the city is alive again.

Spring is in the air Central Park is magical. NOT THIS YEAR.

It is like the city has FLATLINED.   For so many this has become an unfortunate reality as NYC become the city in the world with the most confirmed cases.

NYC is such a vibrant and resilient city.. But what is taking place hurts my heart, along with watching this pandemic sweep the world.
 INFECTING & KILLING God knows how many  by the time we get a handle on this.

There was an article i read today that the POPE was quoted as saying
" MAYBE THIS IS GODS WAY TO CORRECT CLIMATE CHANGE."

Very thought provoking.  The earth is getting a chance to BREATHE & REJUVENATE.

There is beauty in tragedy and loss.

The air is visibly cleaner, which is ironic as people that are dying are literally choking to death.

Mother Earth is beginning to BREATHE AGAIN.

My heart goes out to everyone out there on the front lines.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Cases and deaths are increasing by the hour.  I am hoping for a quick resolve. Unfortunately I think we are at the beginning of what are new world is.

Winston Churchill was quote as saying " There are Beginnings and Endings, Maybe this is the BEGINNING OF THE END. "

I pray that it is.

MY HEART IS IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUT OF PAIN WATCHING THE WORLD SUFFER.

My thoughts are with all of those sick and suffering as well as all those family and loved ones lost during this crazy times.  I cant even image the horror both and your families are going through.

It is INSANE and TRAGIC that family members are fighting this fight ALONE. Many having to send their loved to the hospital to never see them again.

Saying their final goodbyes on ZOOM.

As I sit here typing this I CRY.

I MOURN THE LOSS OF EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.

I TRUST THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN. TRUSTING COLLECTIVELY AS A WORLD WE WILL BE BETTER BECAUSE YOU WERE ALL IN IT.

BECAUSE OF YOU ALL THE WORLD MAKES A HUGE SHIFT AND BECOMES A MORE LOVING AND KIND WORLD.

If I myself live to witness this shift just know that I /WE will be forever indebted to all of you beautiful SOULS for being the ANGELS WHO CREATED THE NEW WORLD.

THANK YOU.  FLY FREE.

WE NEED TO LOVE AND TRUST THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN.

LIFE IN 2020

LIFE IN 2020.      

MASS HYSTERIA    COVID-19

So as we are being more affected by this Covid-19 Virus.

Things are getting VERY SERIOUS.

The virus is like the fires that were burning in Australia for so long.

COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL.

The numbers they are projecting for infection and deaths are STAGGERING

They are reporting up to 150 million infected with 500,00 plus deaths.   If this in fact is true that is like 1 in 3 AMERICANS.

AMERICANS ALONE.

As of today there are cases in 42 of the 50 states. I believe the cases worldwide is 110 countries.

This is INSANE.

Latest Stats.

ITALY COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN

AIR TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE AND UNITED STATES BANNED FOR 30 DAYS

NBC CANCELLED

SAINT PATRICKS DAY PARADES AROUND THE WORLD CANCELLED.

NYC FIRST TIME IN 258 YEARS

BROADWAY WENT DARK TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

IRELAND ON LOCKDOWN

DENMARK ON LOCKDOWN

COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS CLOSING DOWN FOR WEEKS. ALL CLASSES ONLINE.

TALK SHOWS TAPING WITH OUT AUDIENCES

NHL SEASON POSTPONED

BASEBALL SEASON POSTPONED

COACHELLA POSTPONED

SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST CANCELLED

GAY PRIDES BEING CANCELLED

WHITE PARTY BEING POSTPONED

TOM HANK & RITA WILSON TEST POSITIVE

JUSTIN TRUDEAU & WIFE TEST POSITIVE

STOCK MARKET IN A FREE FALL

Was in contact with a friend in Italy which has been one of the hardest hit countries.  They said this is much more serious than the US Government is letting on.

Hospitals can not keep up with the numbers of people in need of medical treatment.

Every country has been taking this very seriously and taking necessary precautions.

The ASSHOLE who has been SQUATTING in the WHITE HOUSE and FOX FUCKING NEWS has been saying it is all a HOAX.

Thankfully there are people out there that do not support or believe a single thing this FRAUD SAYS.

Because of that they are looking out for there fellow man and communities by taking necessary precautions.

PEOPLE WAKE UP.

We would not be dealing with this under any other presidents administration.   This administration has been an AGGRESSIVE CANCER ON THE US AND THE WORLD.

He has jeoperdized the US relations throughout the world because of his NARCISSISTIC  EGO.

Whoever is behind this is PURE EVIL. This did not just HAPPEN.

PEOPLE GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND.

We are now at the beginning of what ever this is. It is being called a GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

The fallout will be HUGE.

It is getting UGLY & REAL.

PEOPLE ARE GOING CRAZY.

My take on it all. Taking into account the unpredictability and seriousness of it all.

WE CAN LET FEAR STOP US FROM LIVING.

911
AIDS.            Now COVID-19 or we can CHOSE TO LIVE.

I was speaking with a friend today, I said even with all of this GLOOM is no different than any other day.

Every day we wake up, we wake up to uncertainty. WE DO NOT KNOW.

Today here on the mountain was a gorgeous day. Driving into town I could have driven the car off the canyon due to a tire blowing out or me trying to avoid hitting a deer.  I could have chocked on my sweet potato fries while at lunch at Big Al's. I could have had a heart attack at the grocery store.

While writing this post I could have had a stroke. Perhaps I may die in my sleep tonight.

The one thing I KNOW is whatever is happening in the world right now is not going to stop me from LIVING LIFE.

I GET TO MAKE THE CHOICE & SO DO YOU.

DON'T LET FEAR STOP YOU FROM LIVING.

THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT.

We are seeing MASS HYSTERIA. To see it is INSANE.

LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE.........LOVE AND BE KIND.

Thoughts are with us ALL.

MUCH LOVE.

EVEN IS DARKNESS THERE IS LIGHT.

JUST LIVE

JUST LIVE.

Crazy things happening in the World at the moment.

The World is at the beginning of a health crisis, that has had a GLOBAL REACH.

Many people infected. Also a number of deaths reported.

Many countries are taking great precautions to limit the spread of the virus.

Japan has cancelled all schools for 4-5 weeks.

Venice cancelled Carnival.

Airlines are cancelling flights.

Possibility of the Olympics in Japan being cancelled if we don't get a handle on things SOON.

Cruise ships being turned away at port destinations.

Just today I read that schools are being cancelled in parts of Italy until further notice.

A HUGH PANIC CREATED WORLDWIDE.

It is INSANE to me how crazed people are getting. It has instilled GREAT FEAR.

MANY PEOPLE QUARANTINED.

People racing to stores to STOCKPILE SUPPLIES.

My thoughts on this whole ordeal. People are so FEARFUL OF DEATH.

Something we all must face, at some point in our lives.  The death of family, friends, pets, neighbors, strangers and eventually OUR own.

I believe people are so fearful of dying because they are not really living the lives they want to be living.

They are putting off living fully. VERY DANGEROUS THING TO DO.

Now they are running scared because they may not get the chance.

I am not saying what is happening in the World today is not something to be concerned about. IT IS.

We as a World have survived much on this journey. We will survive this as well.

PEOPLE JUST LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW. THAT SIMPLE.

JUST LIVE.

It is pointless in my opinion to FEAR DEATH.

I MYSELF AM MORE FEARFUL OF NOT FULLY LIVING.

WASH YOUR HANDS, STOP WORRYING, WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.

LIVE YOUR LIFE.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS

WAKE UP AND LIVE.........MAYBE THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL FOR US TO GET OUT OF OUR OWN WAY.

 SPEND TIME IN NATURE IT DOES A BODY GOOD.

THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL. THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

REFLECTING ON LOSS

SLOW START.

REFLECTING ON LOSS

I closed out 2019 sick and went in 2020 sick.

It has been a ROUGH START to 2020.

2019 was a year of tremendous loss.
The year closed itself out with the loss of 13 friends and family members. I know in life there is loss. It is part of LIVING LIFE.

Of course the older we get it become more likely.  The loss of my friends and family were between the ages of 40-60.

That is young. They all had so much more life to live. Gifts to share.  A few were fighting and got to a point where they were unable to continue fighting.

Some were waging war with their bodies, other waging war with their minds. Some just wound up leaving with no warnings whatsoever.

CANCER, SUICIDE, STROKE, HEART ATTACK.

Do not even know how you go about processing so much loss. We just began the one year anniversaries of all of the loss.

What I believe I have learned through all of the loss is that we must accept the loss and in my belief that all those that have gone have completed their work here. Because of that they were able to move on to what is NEXT.

Those of us still here trying to navigate LIFE  are here because there are lessons that we still need to LEARN. Gifts we still have to SHARE.

I am not even sure that I have even properly mourned all of these beautiful people who have gone.

In honor of them all, I am working really hard on LIVING MY BEST LIFE.

So many of us merely EXIST. I don't want to just exist. We are not meant to just EXIST.

From all this loss I understand in the big scheme of things we are really only loaned the bodies that we are in for a very short period of time.  I have known this from a very young age but still have BLOCKED MY BLESSING through the years due to not feeling WORTHY, FEAR and SELF SABOTAGE

I HAVE WASTED so much of the time that I have been here already.

My goal moving forward is to honor not only my friends lost last year, but all those that have been lost weather I have personally known them or not.

 TO LIVE LIFE IN THE NOW. LIVE LIFE FULL OUT.

I sit here writing this entry on the 25th Anniversary of my grandmother Madeline Corinas  passing. She was fortunate to live to 89 years of age.

As she was preparing for her transition. She said," 89 years goes by really quick".

We as humans waste so much time giving energy to things that do not matter.

LIFE IS ABOUT LIVING JOYFULLY, BEING KIND AND HAVING A LOVING HEART.

Also LOVE YOURSELF.

In life there is darkness and light. Beauty can be found in both.

In life there will be OBSTACLES and STRUGGLES without a doubt. We get to choose how we RESPOND to these UPSETS.

Are CHOICE will make all the difference.

To all those that embarked on new journeys last year.
Thank you for allowing me to share space with you while we were both traveling here on Earth. I look froward to catching up with you all and sharing time and space wherever you all may be traveling  now.

I HOLD YOU ALL DEAR TO MY HEART.

PEACE & BLESSINGS

SIMPLY LUKE

LUKE

3.4. 2019

A shocking and sad day as yet another friend was called HOME.

SUDDENLY & without WARNING.

52 YEARS OLD. The cause. MASSIVE STROKE.

52 is my age. Actually I am six months older than LUKE.

As well wishes were coming in from around the world for a SPEEDY & COMPLETE RECOVERY, because at 52 one still has so much LIFE TO LIVE.

EVERYONE WAS HOLDING OUT HOPE.

Well a few days later on 3.4.2019 the news outlets broke the news that Luke was GONE.

GONE. What does that mean? It can not be possible. YET IT WAS.

My friend was GONE. This part of his story was complete.

I was blessed to call this man a FRIEND. Such a BEAUTIFUL HUMAN.

Luke was fortunate enough to have been a part of 90's POP CULTURE. Luke landed the role of DYLAN MCKAY which really put LUKE on the map as a bonafide CELEBRITY & HEARTTHROB.

Luke was grateful for his BLESSINGS, yet unaffected by his CELEBRITY.

He was a PRIVATE MAN living in a PUBLIC WORLD.

Those of us who had the good fortune of meeting and knowing LUKE were gifted with KINDNESS, LOVE,PRESENCE.

Luke was the REAL THING. A rarity in the INDUSTRY.

Like our mutual friend Cassie mentioned Luke was more comfortable and at home on a farm than on the RED CARPET.

He loved talking about REAL LIFE ISSUES.  LOVED HIS CHILDREN.

The past few days have been extremely upsetting hearing the news of Luke. Through tears and anger regarding Luke's loss, I smile as I read all of the messages of condolence coming in from EVERYONE.

Luke was loved by so many and will be missed by us ALL.

The common message coming in from AROUND THE WORLD was what A TRULY KIND & GENTLE SOUL LUKE WAS.

To the World most people new LUKE AS DYLAN MCKAY from BH 90210 or any of the other characters he has played.

 I was/am a LUKE PERRY FAN MYSELF.

I GOT TO BE FAN & FRIEND

Filled with GRATITUDE FOR HAVING KNOWN  YOU AND SHARED  GREAT CONVERSATION AND GOOD TIMES.

I WILL FOREVER REMEMBER THE CHRISTMAS WE WENT TO THE MOVIES AND DINNER.

LOVE YOU LUKE.

Thank you for sharing yourself with your fans, friends, family & ME.

I took these photos the day I learned the news that you embarked on a new journey. I want to believe this was you SOARING ONTO WHAT IS NEXT.

I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. PEACE & FRIENDSHIP.

24

2/21/19

Makes 24.

24 years ago this week.

Specifically 2/21/95 God had a plan for you to depart on a very cold winter day to begin whatever comes next when one leaves their earthly form.

Losing you was devastating on the whole family. We loved you and wanted you to stay with us FOREVER.

Forever I have come to realize is for as long as a RELATIONSHIP or LIFE lasts.

Still to this day one of my favorite memories as difficult as it was to lose you. It was to be there with you as you made your transition.

One of the most beautiful things I have experienced and I will treasure that moment and be grateful until I am embark on my new journey whenever that time comes.

In death one can FIND BEAUTY.

Mom's house was filled with LOVE & FAMILY for three days as you were preparing to begin your NEW JOURNEY.

This month has been a month of LOSS.

Earlier this month while on a quick trip to LA.  I received the devastating news that a member  of the family decided to take his life.

Getting the news of Drews suicide was HEARTBREAKING.

The outpouring of love and support for Marisa in her time of unimaginable loss was a BEAUTIFUL yet very sad thing to be a part of and witness.

There really is truth to the saying "There is the family that we are BORN into and the family we CREATE.

The family of misfits that was CREATED from my time at Tom Bergin's and Los Angeles WAS & IS THE REAL DEAL.

These people are beautiful SOULS that have traveled along my journey with me. THANK YOU. Some are still with me on this journey and some no more.
But with age and time you come to realize that not everyone is meant to STAY.

Some are meant to COME & GO.

That is ok. Everyone that has been a part of my journey  I am grateful for all of you and every thing that I have experienced. GRATITUDE IS KEY.

I just read something on facebook. "Watching someone you love die is an image you NEVER forget."

This is something that I totally agree with.

Me getting to watch my grandmother die was SPECIAL & BEAUTIFUL.

My friends who witnessed their loved ones die and the circumstances that they died in NOT SO MUCH.  Although I do believe with time they will come to realize that being a part of the transition of their loved ones will be something they will come to CHERISH.

Death is something we will all experience when our time here is complete.

There is BEAUTY in death.
If you are a lover of nature to watch autumn turn to winter is a spectacular event to witness.


The end of one thing is the beginning of another. IN MY BELIEF.

The best piece of wisdom I can share with all of you including myself is that WE MUST LIVE OUR BEST LIVES. That is what we are meant to do.

For those no longer here, to honor their lives we need to LIVE FULL OUT.

I WISH ALL OF US LOVE & HEALING & KINDNESS AS WE CARRY ON.

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL.

BUT WE HAVE THE POWER TO OVERCOME.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. GO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY GRANDMOTHER WHO TOLD ME, "THE SUN DOES NOT SHINE EVERYDAY, BUT IT WILL COME OUT AGAIN."

WE NEED TO LOVE OURSELVES AND ONE ANOTHER. PEACE.

 BELIEVE AND TRUST.

REUNITED IN GRIEF

REUNITED IN GRIEF.

So I was just two weeks ago on an impromptu trip to LOS ANGELES.

Los Angeles has been my HOME for 23 consecutive years before I decided to exit in 2009 to embark on whatever was to be next.

JANUARY 28TH marked my 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of stepping out from behind the bar at TOM BERGIN'S where I was a RESIDENT BARTENDER for almost 13 years.

The bar has since closed down. I thought it would be cool to fly out to LA and catch up with as many of my BERGIN'S FAMILY as possible during my trip.

Well I was REUNITED with FRIENDS & FAMILY, some who I have not seen since I left LA.

This reunion worked out  much different than I was hoping.

This reunion happened when I received a text at 6:22AM on 2/1/2019
"Words cannot express the sadness you have come home to. Call me when you get this."

Upon me waking up and seeing the text. I immediately phone my friend. I said to her, Who is dead?

Unfortunately I was correct in thinking someone had died. My friend delivered the news that our mutual friend decided that life was too much. Through his INCREDIBLE PAIN he reached out to friends and people were alarmed for his safety. After a FRANTIC SEARCH his partner and some friends found him. UNFORTUNATELY TOO LATE.

Our friend HUNG HIMSELF.

HANGING has become all too common. I have personally known 7 people in the last 18 plus months. Including my agent, and a childhood friend, whose son at 27 was battling ANXIETY & DEPRESSION.

I have also had 2 attempts with my sister.

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE REAL.  WE NEED TO TALK AND FEEL SAFE IN DOING SO.

Every family to some degree has these issues.  WE NEED TO LOOK FOR THE SIGNS.

A very SAD & TRAGIC time for OUR friends and family.  My heart breaks for his partner who he shared 22 plus years with. Me and my friends are very concerned for her as she mourns the loss of her SOULMATE.

She will now have to learn how to move on physically,spirtitually,financially and emotionally.
The road ahead of her is LONG.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE SUFFERING REACH OUT TO A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, EVEN A STRANGER.

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE 1-800-273-8255
24 HIURS A DAY/EVERYDAY

I wish her COMPLETE HEALING as she continues on her JOURNEY.  I know this will take time if not A LIFETIME.
I said to her if he was able to stay he would have.

DREW WAS LOVED BY MANY AND WILL SORELY BE MISSED BY MANY.
He was a FANTASTIC GUY and the LIFE OF THE PARTY who was always there to greet you with a HUG & HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I have been in and out of LA over the past 10 years. But on my trips back they were always made better by seeing DREW &  MARISA.  LOVED DREW & LOVE YOU.

This weekend was a HORRIBLE WEEKEND. I am GRATEFUL I WAS IN TOWN AND WAS ABLE TO BE WITH EVERYONE DURING THIS TIME.  I LOVE YOU ALL. MY HEARTBREAKS FOR US ALL.

The very same weekend the SOAP OPERA WORLD lost one of their own when Kristoff St. John was found dead in his home on Sunday February 3, 2019 of a suspected suicide.  They say that Kristoff died of a broken heart never getting over the loss of his son who years earlier died of suicide.

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Kristoff on my very first Soap Opera job.

HOPING BOTH DREW & KRISTOFF ARE ON A PAIN FREE NEW JOURNEY FILLED WITH PEACE & HAPPINESS. HOPING KRISTOFF IS REUNITED WITH HIS SON.

FLY FREE GUYS.

CURVE BALLS

CURVE BALLS.

Just like in a game of baseball life some times along the journey throws us CURVE BALLS.

The best way to get through these times is by being FLEXIBLE.
Flexible to whatever you may being facing.

The beginning of the new year for me is a time of HOPE.

HOPE & DETERMINATION.

I usually like to spend the last day of the year ALONE & QUIET with my thoughts.
I like to  REFLECT & JOURNAL on what my life was the previous 365 DAYS.

There is a MOMENTUM that comes with leaving a previous year in the past and moving on to what I hope will be a BRIGHTER, MORE FULFILLING FUTURE.

My goal is to always be GRATEFUL for all of the LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES that I have.

Sometimes it is not always comfortable where I am, or what I am going through in life. But I am a believer that whatever and wherever I am in life, I am meant to be there at that exact time for whatever lesson I am suppose to learn.

LESSONS ARE REPEATED UNTIL THEY ARE LEARNED. This I believe is the universe being PATIENT and having FAITH that with DETERMINATION AND WILL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE CURVE BALLS THROWN MY/OUR WAY..

The new year is always a time that I like to SET INTENTIONS & GOALS for what is to come.

I hate being sick at the beginning of a new year. When I am I often wonder is that is an indication of how the new year will play out.

What I am realizing that being sick at the beginning of the new year might be a way of the universe allowing me like a MARATHON RUNNER not expend all the energy before the NEW YEAR really begins.

Maybe it is a way to really do a system of CHECKS & BALANCES to make sure that the GOALS & INTENTIONS are in fact worth the ENERGY that will be spent for I/us to attain.

Of course I like many sure hope to improve the QUALITY OF OUR LIVES from year to year.
Starting the year off sick almost feels like the AIR has been knocked out of me at times.  It leaves me second guessing if things will be any different.

Throughout my life I have stumbled more times I would like to admit but the older I get I am realizing it is all part of WHATEVER I AM SUPPOSE TO LEARN IN THIS LIFE.

BELIEVING,HOPING,PRAYING, TRUSTING and WORKING  on continuing to  GROW and LEARN on this ROLLERCOASTER OF A RIDE CALLED LIFE.

I am learning to just ACCEPT IT IS A PROCESS and Be GRATEFUL that I am open and RECEPTIVE TO GOING ALONG THE JOURNEY.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS AND LOVE TO YOU ALL.

MAY YOU ALL TRAVELING ALONG YOUR JOURNEY PRACTICE GRATITUDE.

 IN A TIME OF DARKNESS IN THE WORLD LET US ALL SHINE LIGHT AND SHARE LOVE AND BE KIND.

SHARED BEAUTY.

SHARED BEAUTY.

So today is 12/31/18. 

Another one enters into the history books. My god they go by SO FAST.

DON'T BLINK.

 You go to sleep in January, and before you know it it is December. I guess the reality of life is there is just not ENOUGH TIME.

Because there is NOT ENOUGH TIME. 

It is CRUCIAL that we spend our time wisely. That means whatever it means to each and every one of us. As we are all on our own individual journeys.

We have the opportunity to CREATE & LIVE what type of life we WANT.

Some of us seek a life of SECURITY. This type of life from what I have witnessed keeps people bound to a life usually dictated by others. NOT FOR ME. 

Those that are able to live this type of life I give you props. My concern which really should not be a concern of mine, is that you will get to the end of whatever this part of your journey is and you will be UNFULFILLED.  Asking questions like should've, could've  and would've BUT DID NOT.

Than there of some of us who seek ADVENTURE & FREEDOM. 

This life is not for everyone either. Also seeking this type of life we ask ourselves some of, if not all the same questions.

There are + & - TO BOTH WAYS OF LIVING.

TIME IS PRECIOUS.........DO NOT WASTE IT.

As we close out this year, I just want to wish everyone of you a 2019 of your DREAMS.

Thank you all for following my JOURNEY and your APPRECIATION for the beauty that I am BLESSED & GRATEFUL to witness along my travels.

SOMETIMES IN LIFE YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE DARK TO FIND THE LIGHT. IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE COMFORTABLE BUT WORTH THE TRIP. 

PLEASE be on the lookout for tons of NEW WORK that will be posted on my site www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/joeburnsimages PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK.

Also BRAND NEW WEBSITE COMING IN 2019.

MYSELF & JOE BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY WISH YOU ALL AN AMAZING 19

RESTLESS SPIRIT

RESTLESS SPIRIT.

We are less than two weeks from closing out yet another year.

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.

As the years go by they go FASTER & FASTER

IN 2019, I begin my 53RD year on this PLANET.
HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN?

I have always had a love of travel. I have traveled extensively to some beautiful places.
We do live in a BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

The issue I have been dealing with the past three years, as I have driven cross country multiple times, as well as traveling abroad.

 I am constantly  RESTLESS.

Everywhere  I have been I am RESTLESS. I do not allow myself to just enjoy the NOW.

I have had ask myself the reason for this. I am not sure the answer has been revealed.

Thinking as I am making this entry that it possibly could be that the past three years the majority of my travel was to WORK.

I have had so much ADVENTURE the past three years since leaving Los Angeles, which makes for great writing material, yet I have not done ANY. This is so unlike me. I have journaled since I was seventeen.
THAT IS A LOT OF YEARS.

Hoping making this entry I get back in the groove. FINGERS CROSSED.

I think that as an artist sometimes we have to
PROTECT OURSELVES AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY SHARING AND SUBJECTING OURSELVES TO CRITICISM. Also as artists we are SO FRAGILE.

We have to live a CREATIVE LIFE.
FOR MANY OF US IT IS A LIFE OF ANGST AS WHAT WE DEEM AS SUCCESSFUL SEEMS T0 ALWAYS BE JUST OUT OF REACH.

A friend from Los Angeles has written a created a great project called THE DISAPPOINTMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR SO MANY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IF OUR DREAMS ARE NOT FULFILLED

Wishing you the best on this project Rich.

Makes for many RESTLESS NIGHTS AND YEARS.

LIFE PRESENTS A CERTAIN URGENCY.
 None of us know the amount of time we have been GIFTED ON THIS EARTH.

I am not afraid to die. What I am afraid of is not FULLY LIVING.

I have been doing a really good job of crossing off and living MY BUCKET LIST.
There is so much more I want to SEE & DO.

The sad reality is I will never get it all done. There just is not enough TIME.

My intention for the New Year is to really try and FOCUS on the HERE & NOW.

I do not know if I will be successful with this goal. I promise I am going to try.

So all we can do is try our BEST.  I believe if I/we do this we will find comfort in the HERE & NOW and our days of RESTLESSNESS will be replaced with JOY, PEACE and SERENITY.

I wish that for all of us.

Many times in life we have to weather the STORM BEFORE WE ARE AT PEACE.

PEACE & BLESSINGS.

BACK TO ONE

BACK TO ONE.

The beautiful thing about celebrating a New Years we get to begin to start over.

We get to BEGIN AGAIN.

We have a clean  slate

365 BLANK PAGES.

What we do with this fresh start is up to us.

A lot of it depends on choices we make as we move into a brand new space.

We also need to trust that there will be obstacles, challenges and setbacks that will either stop us dead in out tracks or will redirect our energies and move forward.

Usually this time of of year we take some alone time/quite time to REFLECT.

Reflect on the past 365 days and how we spent them. We also set goals and set our intentions for the next 365.

The new year is a magical time of year, We get a do over if things did not go as we liked. We can make a conscious effort to do things differently that hopefully will give us are desire for how we want to exist in the new year.

GRATITUDE is KEY.

We must be grateful for all that we are and all that we have and all that we would like to appear in our lives.

We have the POWER to create the space we want to exist in.

We need to come together so we can create a different tomorrow for all of us in 2018.

God Bless.  Happy New Year.  Let's Soar into the New Year.

S